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Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs
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: Received: 31 May 2023 / Approved: 1 June 2023 / Online: 1 June 2023 (15:22:06 CEST)
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Eleftheriadis, I.; Anagnostopoulou, E. Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs. Sustainability 2024, 16, 1905. Eleftheriadis, I.; Anagnostopoulou, E. Developing a Tool for Calculating the Carbon Footprint in SMEs. Sustainability 2024, 16, 1905.
Abstract
Abstract: The need to rapidly reduce GHG has accelerated the adoption of circular models of production. However, this has proved to be a challenging task for SMEs, who lack the financial, organizational and informational capabilities to implement circular business models. In this context, calculating the carbon footprint (CF) of their products could provide the basis for assessing the different circular economy (CE) practices. The aim of this study is to present a CF calculation tool that can be used to calculate the CF of SMEs. The design of the tool was based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, taking into account the various barriers that SMEs face in adopting CE practices. The tool was tested in a small cheese factory in northern Greece. The pro-duction process was mapped, a GHG inventory was created and the total emissions related to the production of a specific product was estimated. The final aim is to test this tool at a large scale.
Keywords
Circular Economy; Life Cycle Assessment; Carbon Footprint; Information Systems
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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