The European Commission (EC) has been developing an assessment framework to monitor the evolution of environmental impact associated to the European Union (EU) consumption. The assessment framework should help to support a wide array of policies, such as those related to resource efficiency,...

The European Commission (EC) has been developing an assessment framework to monitor the evolution of environmental impact associated to the European Union (EU) consumption. The assessment framework should help to support a wide array of policies, such as those related to resource efficiency,...

Sustainability science explores the interactions between human activities on the Earth's life support systems. Unless we understand these interactions, we will not be able to design a path towards sustainable development. In this report we focus our attention on water as key resource for human...

In 2013, the Environmental Footprint methodology has been established with a specific Recommendation (2013/179/EU), within the framework of the "Single Market for Green Products" communication (COM/2013/0196). The International Life Cycle Data system, developed since 2007, released in 2010 and...

In 2013, the Environmental Footprint methodology has been established with a specific Recommendation (2013/179/EU), within the framework of the "Single Market for Green Products" communication (COM/2013/0196). The International Life Cycle Data system, developed since 2007, released in 2010 and...

In 2011 the European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) published the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook recommendations on the use of Impact Assessment models for use in LCA (EC-JRC, 2011a). This created the basis for the Product and Organisation Environmental...

In the past years, several research initiatives have been promoted in the area of food waste. Many of these were focused on the identification of key drivers of food wastage and on the quantification of food waste generation. While these initiatives provided fairly accurate information over...

In the past years, several research initiatives have been promoted in the area of food waste. Many of these were focused on the identification of key drivers of food wastage and on the quantification of food waste generation. While these initiatives provided fairly accurate information over...

This report details the methodology of the Consumption Footprint indicator employed in the science for policy report 'Consumption Footprint and Domestic Footprint: Assessing the environmental impacts of EU consumption and production' and the Consumption Footprint Platform. In particular, it...

This report details the methodology of the Consumption Footprint indicator employed in the science for policy report 'Consumption Footprint and Domestic Footprint: Assessing the environmental impacts of EU consumption and production' 1 and the Consumption Footprint Platform2 . In particular, it...