Carbon Footprint estimation for a Sustainable Improvement of Supply Chains: State of the Art
Abstract: This paper examines
the current methodologies and approaches developed to estimate carbon footprint
in supply chains and the studies existing in the literature review about the
application of these methodologies and other new approaches proposed by some
authors.
Design/methodology/approach: Literature review about methodologies
developed by some authors for determining greenhouse gases emissions throughout
the supply chain of a given sector or organization.
Findings and Originality/value: Due to its usefulness for the design and
management of a sustainable supply chain management, methodologies for
calculating carbon footprint across the supply chain are recommended by many
authors not only to reduce GHG emissions but also to optimize it in a
cost-effective manner. Although these approaches are in first stages of
development and the literature is scarce, different methodologies for
estimating CF emissions which include EIO analysis models and standardized
methods and guidance have been developed, some of them applicable to supply
chains especially methodologies for calculating CF of a specific economic
sector supply chain in a territory or country and for calculating CF of an
organization applicable to the estimation of GHG emissions of a specific
company supply chain.
Author: Pilar Cordero
Journal Code: jptindustrigg130038
