The importance of sustainability has grown in recent years, and the attention that companies give to ESG factors has also increased. In this context, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become a fundamental tool for organizations because it allows them to calculate the environmental impacts generated during the lifecycle of products and services. This thesis explores the LCA methodology and its regulatory framework, analyzing in detail its four phases, their strengths and weaknesses. It highlights the future prospects of LCA, including its potential integration with blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the adoption of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, a tool that considers environmental, economic, and social impacts. To support the theory, an analysis of Unox SpA, a company operating in the manufacturing sector, is taken as example: the company conducted two LCA studies with the purpose of reducing product impacts. From the literature review and the analysis of Unox SpA, it emerges that Life Cycle Assessment is an important tool for companies, both in terms of product innovation, as it allows for the study and development of more sustainable solutions, and in terms of reputation, thanks to its ability to communicate transparently to stakeholders.
L’attenzione rivolta alla sostenibilità è cresciuta esponenzialmente negli ultimi decenni e, accompagnata dalle normative, ha incentivato le imprese a porre maggiore interesse verso i fattori ESG. Il Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) è, in questo contesto, diventato uno strumento fondamentale per le organizzazioni poiché permette di calcolare gli impatti ambientali generati lungo il ciclo di vita dei prodotti offerti. La presente tesi approfondisce la metodologia LCA e il contesto normativo di riferimento, analizzando nel dettaglio le quattro fasi di cui è composta e i suoi punti di forza e debolezza. Vengono inoltre evidenziate le prospettive future dello strumento LCA, tra cui emerge la possibile integrazione con blockchain, intelligenza artificiale e l’adozione del Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, strumento che offre un’analisi completa poiché non considera solo gli impatti ambientali, ma anche economici e sociali. A supporto degli aspetti teorici, viene esaminato il caso Unox SpA, azienda operante nel settore manifatturiero. L’impresa ha svolto due studi LCA per ridurre gli impatti dei prodotti. Dalla review della letteratura e dall’analisi di Unox SpA emerge come il Life Cycle Assessment rappresenti un valido supporto per le imprese, sia in ottica di innovazione di prodotto, consentendo di studiare e sviluppare soluzioni più sostenibili, sia in termini reputazionali, grazie alla possibilità di comunicare in modo trasparente con stakeholder sensibili alle tematiche ambientali.
LCA e misurazione della performance ambientale. Il caso Unox SpA
BARAUSSE, CAMILLA
2024/2025
Abstract
The importance of sustainability has grown in recent years, and the attention that companies give to ESG factors has also increased. In this context, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has become a fundamental tool for organizations because it allows them to calculate the environmental impacts generated during the lifecycle of products and services. This thesis explores the LCA methodology and its regulatory framework, analyzing in detail its four phases, their strengths and weaknesses. It highlights the future prospects of LCA, including its potential integration with blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the adoption of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, a tool that considers environmental, economic, and social impacts. To support the theory, an analysis of Unox SpA, a company operating in the manufacturing sector, is taken as example: the company conducted two LCA studies with the purpose of reducing product impacts. From the literature review and the analysis of Unox SpA, it emerges that Life Cycle Assessment is an important tool for companies, both in terms of product innovation, as it allows for the study and development of more sustainable solutions, and in terms of reputation, thanks to its ability to communicate transparently to stakeholders.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14247/25486