Managing Biobased Products in the Circular Economy: Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Business Models
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 183
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental management; life cycle assessment; circular economy; circular business models
Interests: sustainability science; environmental and product quality; analytical methods; industrial ecology; life cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the managerial, methodological, and strategic dimensions of biobased products within the transition toward a circular economy. It aims to advance our knowledge of how life cycle approaches—particularly life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA), carbon and environmental footprinting, and life cycle management—can support evidence-based decision-making in the design, production, and commercialization of biobased products.
The overall focus of the Special Issue is on integrating environmental quantification into sustainable business models, circular strategies, and value chain management. The scope includes empirical studies, methodological developments, and conceptual contributions addressing the environmental, economic, and social performance of biobased systems across their life cycle. Particular attention is paid to measurable sustainability outcomes, trade-off analysis, burden shifting, resource efficiency, and long-term system viability.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to strengthen the analytical foundation of sustainable management in the bioeconomy by linking product-level environmental assessment with strategic and operational management decisions. By combining quantitative sustainability tools with circular business model innovation, this Special Issue contributes to defining, measuring, and monitoring sustainability in biobased product systems and supports more transparent, data-driven pathways toward sustainable development.
Dr. Magdalena Muradin
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Giungato
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biobased products
- bioeconomy
- circular economy
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA)
- sustainable business models
- circular business models
- environmental performance measurement
- sustainable supply chains
- life cycle management
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