Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats analysis of carbon footprint indicator and derived recommendations

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 121, Issue , 2016, Pages 238-247

  Alvarez, Sergio ^a   Carballo Penela, Adolfo ^b   Mateo Mantecón, Ingrid ^c   Rubio, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate carbon footprint; Integrated approach; ISO 14067; ISO 14069; Product carbon footprint; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE;

INTEGRATED APPROACH; ISO 14067; ISO 14069; PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINTS; SWOT ANALYSIS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84976211117     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.028     Document Type: Article

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