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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management A Simplified LCA methodology tailored A Simplified LCA methodology tailored to meet the challenge of Sustainable to meet the challenge of Sustainable Production. . Production

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A Simplified LCA methodology tailored A Simplified LCA methodology tailored to meet the challenge of Sustainable to meet the challenge of Sustainable Production Production. .

STEFAN BORO STEFAN BOROŃ Ń, DEREK SELMES , DEREK SELMES Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management Edinburgh Edinburgh

Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

s.boron@hw.ac.uk s.boron@hw.ac.uk derek@selmes.com derek@selmes.com tsm.org.uk tsm.org.uk

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) (SCP) Through a Through a Back Back-

  • casting

casting procedure procedure Using a form of Using a form of Life Cycle Assessment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (LCA)

Aim Aim

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Through a Through a Back Back-

  • casting

casting procedure procedure Using a form of Using a form of Life Cycle Assessment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (LCA)

Sustainable Consumption Sustainable Consumption and Production and Production

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Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Sustainable Production and Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCP) Consumption (SCP) Sustainable Processing Sustainable Processing

Doing things in a way that does not Doing things in a way that does not cause cause “ “environmental environmental” ” degradation degradation Processing that has Processing that has “ “Continuance Continuance” ”

Sustainable Consumption Sustainable Consumption and Production and Production

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Sustainable Processing Sustainable Processing

Sustainable Consumption Sustainable Consumption and Production and Production

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negative side effects negative side effects Goods and services Goods and services Primary unsustainabilities Secondary unsustainabilities

Sustainable Processing Sustainable Processing

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KN Ecological RESOURCE

  • 1. Raw materials
  • 2. Assimilative capacity
  • 3. life support context

KH human RESOURCE

  • 1. Individual
  • 2. Social/
  • rganizational

Production Process/ Business/ National Economy Production Process/ Business/ National Economy KM man- ufactured KM man- ufactured

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SCP is about producing and SCP is about producing and consuming consuming goods and services goods and services and at and at the same time the same time maintaining maintaining Resource Availability Resource Availability

Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) (SCP) Through a Through a Back Back-

  • casting

casting procedure procedure Using a form of Using a form of Life Cycle Assessment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (LCA)

Aim Aim

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Using a form of Using a form of Life Cycle Assessment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (LCA)

Back Back-

  • casting

casting

Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) (SCP)

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Backcasting Vision and Strategy

Company: Business: Process P r o b l e m

Detect / measure Cause / Effect analysis Remediation Strategy To SOLVE the problem after it happens Implementation Cause / Effect analysis To AVOID the problem Implementation Problem Cause within process Recognise & measure

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Back Back-

  • casting

casting

REACTIVE - FEEDBACK PROACTIVE - ANTICIPATION

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Back Back-

  • casting is a

casting is a Process Orientated Process Orientated approach. approach. Back Back-

  • casting is a

casting is a journey journey that requires an that requires an Absolute Goal Absolute Goal (destination) to be defined. (destination) to be defined.

Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

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continue

There is sizable gap between the sustainability of a current processing path and the ideal sustainable way of doing the same thing

Sustainable Processing Path Present Processing Path

The The “ “Journey Journey” ” towards SCP towards SCP

time time time time Some processing routes have a sustainability limit which cannot be

  • vercome without drastic redesign

continue

The management challenge is to take the processing route towards the sustainable equivalent as quickly as possible

continue

Initial Sustainability Gap Final Sustainability Gap maximum improvement procedure

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continue

There is sizable gap between the sustainability of a current processing path and the ideal sustainable way of doing the same thing

Present Processing Path

time time Some processing routes have a sustainability limit which cannot be

  • vercome without drastic redesign

continue

The management challenge is to take the processing route towards the sustainable equivalent as quickly as possible

continue

maximum improvement path Initial Sustainability Gap No Final Sustainability Gap Sustainable Processing Path

time time

The The “ “Journey Journey” ” towards SCP towards SCP

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

A dedicated goal defining the destination for the A dedicated goal defining the destination for the “ “journey journey” ” towards sustainability or SCP towards sustainability or SCP Process Orientation Process Orientation Resource Availability as a criterion of sustainability Resource Availability as a criterion of sustainability

Tool Requirements for SCP Tool Requirements for SCP using Back using Back-

  • casting

casting

An improvement procedure to facilitate the An improvement procedure to facilitate the “ “journey journey” ” Cradle to Grave extent Cradle to Grave extent Simple ( Simple (kiss); Relevant; Familiar; Effective; Versatile ); Relevant; Familiar; Effective; Versatile

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) (SCP) Through a Through a Back Back-

  • casting

casting procedure procedure Using a form of Using a form of Life Cycle Assessment Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (LCA)

Aim Aim

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Through a Through a Back Back-

  • casting

casting procedure procedure

Life Cycle Life Cycle Assessment Assessment

Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Creation of a strategy for the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) (SCP)

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I nter- pretation

Stepwise Stepwise Improvement Improvement

  • f processing
  • f processing

routes routes towards towards “ “full full” ” sustainability. sustainability.

Goal and scope definition

  • Sustainable Systems Design

Sustainable Systems Design

  • ver entire Cradle to Grave.
  • ver entire Cradle to Grave.
  • Boundaries of varying

Boundaries of varying

  • perational control
  • perational control

I nventory Analysis

Mass and Energy streams Mass and Energy streams + policy items leading to + policy items leading to resource depletion resource depletion destruction and destruction and contamination contamination

I mpact Assessment

Based on links between Based on links between processes and Resource processes and Resource Availability destruction etc. Availability destruction etc.

Direct Direct applications applications

The creation and The creation and stepwise stepwise implementation implementation

  • f strategies for
  • f strategies for

the achievement the achievement

  • f SCP
  • f SCP

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Life Cycle Life Cycle Assessment Assessment

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A SCP study of brewing A SCP study of brewing

  • peration
  • peration.

.

Life Cycle Management approach Life Cycle Management approach

CASE STUDY

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Bottles Lauter Tun Mash Screen Kettle Cooler Ferm Filler Pasteurise Label Pack T T T Pub Use

Malt Agriculture

Chem

Yeast Refrig. Bottles Water works Paper + glue Plastic Metal NH3 Hops

E N V I R O N M E N T E N V I R O N M E N T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 T T T Gas Water 20

Dust Spent grain CO2 Waste water Misc. solid CHP

Steam Power BOUNDARY 1 BOUNDARY 2 BOUNDARY 3

Life Cycle operational influence (Scope) Life Cycle operational influence (Scope) Beer Making CASE STUDY

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Undermined Resource Under- mining Effect Imme- diate cause Inter- mediate agent Source Process Water Fossil Reserves Climate Stability Social and Social and

  • ther
  • ther

effects effects Soil Air Bio-mass Bio- diversity

1 1 11 9 8 15 20 14 13 7 12 10

BEER BEER Production

Production

19 2

  • Misc. Solids

CO2 1 5 4

Agriculture

Landfill Abstraction Water use Water cont. BOD Air emissions

Susp. solids

Bio-effects P-synthesis destruction Mono- culture VOC Malt import Power Generation (CHP)

Transport Ammonia Chemical+Plastic Retailer operation

Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment) Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment)

17 6 3

Un Un-

  • sustainability

sustainability profile profile Cradle to Cradle to Grave Grave

Sustainability Sustainability Gap Gap

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Brewing CASE STUDY

STRATEGY STRATEGY

  • Purchase renewable energy share and install CHP

running on woodchip or coppice.

  • Acquire own farmland (move boundary 2) or go

into partnership with organic farming or permaculture.

  • Collect rain-water and install water treatment
  • Go into partnership with “green” transportation

firms and convert own fleet to hybrid

  • Look at a network of local production retail units

Life Cycle Management approach Life Cycle Management approach

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Undermined Resource Under- mining Effect Imme- diate cause Inter- mediate agent Source Process Water Fossil Reserves Climate Stability Social and Social and

  • ther
  • ther

effects effects Soil Air Bio-mass Bio- diversity

1 1 11 9 8 15 20 14 13 7 12 10

BEER BEER Production

Production

19 2

  • Misc. Solids

CO2 1 5 4

Agriculture

Landfill Abstraction Water use Water cont. BOD Air emissions

Susp. solids

Bio-effects P-synthesis destruction Mono- culture VOC Malt import Power Generation (CHP)

Transport Ammonia Chemical+Plastic Retailer operation

Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment) Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment)

17 6 3

Un Un-

  • sustainability

sustainability profile profile Cradle to Cradle to Grave Grave

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Undermined Resource Under- mining Effect Imme- diate cause Inter- mediate agent Source Process Water Fossil Reserves Climate Stability Social and Social and

  • ther
  • ther

effects effects Soil Air Bio-mass Bio- diversity

1 1 11 15 20 14 13 7 12 10

BEER BEER Production

Production

19 2

  • Misc. Solids

CO2 1 5

Agriculture

Landfill Abstraction Water use Water cont. BOD Air emissions

Susp. solids

Bio-effects P-synthesis destruction Mono- culture VOC Malt import

Transport Ammonia Chemical+Plastic Retailer operation

Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment) Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment)

17 3

Un Un-

  • sustainability

sustainability profile profile Cradle to Cradle to Grave Grave

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Undermined Resource Under- mining Effect Imme- diate cause Inter- mediate agent Source Process Water Fossil Reserves Climate Stability Social and Social and

  • ther
  • ther

effects effects Soil Air Bio-mass Bio- diversity

1 1 11 15 20 13 7 12 10

BEER BEER Production

Production

19 2

  • Misc. Solids

CO2 1 5 Landfill Abstraction Water use Water cont. BOD Air emissions

Susp. solids

Bio-effects P-synthesis destruction VOC

Transport Ammonia Chemical+Plastic Retailer operation

Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment) Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment)

17 3

Un Un-

  • sustainability

sustainability profile profile Cradle to Cradle to Grave Grave

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Undermined Resource Under- mining Effect Imme- diate cause Inter- mediate agent Source Process Water Fossil Reserves Climate Stability Social and Social and

  • ther
  • ther

effects effects Soil Air Bio-mass Bio- diversity

1 1 11 15 13 7 12 10

BEER BEER Production

Production

19 2

  • Misc. Solids

CO2 1 5 Landfill Abstraction Water use Air emissions VOC

Transport Ammonia Chemical+Plastic Retailer operation

Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment) Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment)

17 3

Un Un-

  • sustainability

sustainability profile profile Cradle to Cradle to Grave Grave

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Undermined Resource Under- mining Effect Imme- diate cause Inter- mediate agent Source Process Water Fossil Reserves Climate Stability Social and Social and

  • ther
  • ther

effects effects Soil Air Bio-mass Bio- diversity

1 1 11 15 13 7 12 10

BEER BEER Production

Production

19 2

  • Misc. Solids

1 5 Landfill Abstraction Water use Air emissions VOC

Transport Ammonia Chemical+Plastic Retailer operation

Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment) Life Cycle (I mpact Assessment)

17 3

Un Un-

  • sustainability

sustainability profile profile Cradle to Cradle to Grave Grave

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Present Processing Route I nitial Sustainability Gap Final Sustainability Gap Sustainable Processing Route Maximum I mprovement Path I nfrastructure Sustainability Gap

A B

Total Sustainability Management (TSM Total Sustainability Management (TSM)

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Total Sustainability Management (TSM Total Sustainability Management (TSM)

Transport System Gap Power Generation Gap Ancillary Services Gap Dominant I nfrastructure Sustainability Gap

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

A A major source of un major source of un-

  • sustainability is due to

sustainability is due to infrastructure and out infrastructure and out-

  • with the immediate influence

with the immediate influence

  • f the company
  • f the company..

..

Some Conclusions Some Conclusions

Liabilities from un Liabilities from un-

  • sustainability arise anywhere within

sustainability arise anywhere within the cradle to grave extent of the operations the cradle to grave extent of the operations Company sustainability is tangibly increased by Company sustainability is tangibly increased by extending it extending it’ ’s influence into boundary 2 and beyond s influence into boundary 2 and beyond

CASE STUDY

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Tool Requirements for SCP Tool Requirements for SCP using Back using Back-

  • casting

casting

Simple ( Simple (kiss); Relevant; Familiar; Effective; Versatile ); Relevant; Familiar; Effective; Versatile

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Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

Goal orientated and strategic Goal orientated and strategic

Simplified LCA Approach Simplified LCA Approach -

  • Summary

Summary

Uses the full life cycle extent (not 'cradle Uses the full life cycle extent (not 'cradle-

  • to

to-

  • gate')

gate') Seeks to promote sustainability directly and explicitly Seeks to promote sustainability directly and explicitly Emphasis on understanding the nature of life cycle, not Emphasis on understanding the nature of life cycle, not

  • n targeted
  • n targeted “

“problem problem” ” issues issues Does not necessarily require numerical impact data Does not necessarily require numerical impact data Avoids complexity of analysis developed for rigorous LCA Avoids complexity of analysis developed for rigorous LCA

Improvement strategies explicit part of the approach Improvement strategies explicit part of the approach

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“ “Would you tell me Would you tell me please which way you please which way you want to go from here? want to go from here?” ” “ “That depends a good That depends a good deal where you want deal where you want to get to to get to” ” said the cat said the cat. . “ “I don I don’ ’t much care t much care where where” ” said Alice. said Alice. “ “Then it doesn Then it doesn’ ’t much t much matter which way you matter which way you go go” ” said the cat. said the cat.

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A Simplified LCA methodology tailored A Simplified LCA methodology tailored to meet the challenge of Sustainable to meet the challenge of Sustainable Production Production. .

STEFAN BORO STEFAN BOROŃ Ń, DEREK SELMES , DEREK SELMES Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management Edinburgh Edinburgh

Total Sustainability Management Total Sustainability Management

s.boron@hw.ac.uk s.boron@hw.ac.uk derek@selmes.com derek@selmes.com tsm.org.uk tsm.org.uk