Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment
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Data de Publicação: | 2017 |
Tipo de documento: | Dissertação |
Idioma: | eng |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/24067 |
Resumo: | Environmental increasing awareness and the demand for environmental protection fed the need for the development of internationally recognized standards and regulations, such as ISO 14001. The new version of the present standard emerges on 2015 (ISO 14001:2015), including the recommendation of using life cycle thinking perspective upon the assessment of the organization’s environmental aspects – considered so far one of the most difficult phases to accomplish amongst the environmental certification. The present study takes place on a tire manufacturing industry where a LCA-based methodology is to be developed and proposed - according to the collected data about their activities, services and products - in order to stress its efficiency, in opposition to the already qualitative/semi-quantitative methodology applied on the organization. Ultimately, the proposed methodology of the present study combines a LCA-based quantitative assessment, a qualitative assessment (concerning legal compliance and stakeholder’s perspective) and a risk degree analysis. This combination guarantees the evaluation of the whole framework of inputs and outputs related to the life cycle of a tire. It seeks to provide a standardized and scientifically accepted method, able to reach reliable, stringent and reproducible results. Indeed, it is effective on lowering the subjectivity inherent to the majority of the assessments currently applied on environmental aspects assessment, as well as raising the environmental relevance assigned to those aspects. For all this reasons, the suggested methodology under study might be a suitable option for the present organization, as well as for other companies to adopt. |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessmentAssessment methodologiesEnvironmental aspectsISO 14001Life Cycle AssessmentEnvironmental increasing awareness and the demand for environmental protection fed the need for the development of internationally recognized standards and regulations, such as ISO 14001. The new version of the present standard emerges on 2015 (ISO 14001:2015), including the recommendation of using life cycle thinking perspective upon the assessment of the organization’s environmental aspects – considered so far one of the most difficult phases to accomplish amongst the environmental certification. The present study takes place on a tire manufacturing industry where a LCA-based methodology is to be developed and proposed - according to the collected data about their activities, services and products - in order to stress its efficiency, in opposition to the already qualitative/semi-quantitative methodology applied on the organization. Ultimately, the proposed methodology of the present study combines a LCA-based quantitative assessment, a qualitative assessment (concerning legal compliance and stakeholder’s perspective) and a risk degree analysis. This combination guarantees the evaluation of the whole framework of inputs and outputs related to the life cycle of a tire. It seeks to provide a standardized and scientifically accepted method, able to reach reliable, stringent and reproducible results. Indeed, it is effective on lowering the subjectivity inherent to the majority of the assessments currently applied on environmental aspects assessment, as well as raising the environmental relevance assigned to those aspects. For all this reasons, the suggested methodology under study might be a suitable option for the present organization, as well as for other companies to adopt.Nos últimos anos, a consciência ambiental e, consequentemente, a necessidade de proteção ambiental despoletaram o crescimento e desenvolvimento das normas e regulações ambientais, como é exemplo a ISO14001. Em 2015, surgiu, então, uma versão atualizada da referida norma (ISO14001:2015), que passa a recomendar que as metodologias de avaliação de aspetos ambientais sejam desenvolvidas tendo em conta a perspetiva de ciclo de vida – sendo esta uma das fases mais complexas de gerir aquando de uma certificação ambiental. O presente estudo foi realizado numa indústria de pneus onde, de acordo com as atividades, serviços e produtos da mesma, foi desenvolvida e proposta uma metodologia baseada em avaliação de ciclo de vida, com o intuito de se realizar uma análise comparativa com o método qualitativo/semiquantitativo atualmente aplicado, permitindo, então, determinar qual a mais eficiente de acordo com as necessidades da organização. Em última análise, a metodologia proposta ao longo do estudo combina um método quantitativo, baseado em avaliação de ciclo de vida, com um método qualitativo, baseado em requisitos legais e perspetiva de partes interessadas e, inclui, ainda, uma análise de risco. Desta maneira, garante a avaliação de todos os inputs e outputs relacionados com o ciclo de vida do pneu. Assim, a presente proposta fornece um método standard, cientificamente aceite e que se mostra capaz de obter resultados fidedignos e reprodutíveis. Para além disso, este método diminui a subjetividade inerente à maior parte das metodologias que têm vindo a ser adotadas pelas organizações, assim como aumenta o foco do impacte ambiental associado aos referidos aspectos. De acordo com os pontos acima mencionados, a metodologia sugerida pode ser considerada uma boa opção para ser aplicada em qualquer tipo de organização.2019-07-27T00:00:00Z2017-07-20T00:00:00Z2017-07-20info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10773/24067engTeixeira, Catarina Brandãoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-22T11:47:22Zoai:ria.ua.pt:10773/24067Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:57:53.121408Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment Teixeira, Catarina Brandão Assessment methodologies Environmental aspects ISO 14001 Life Cycle Assessment |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment |
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Methodologies for environmental aspects assessment |
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Teixeira, Catarina Brandão |
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Teixeira, Catarina Brandão |
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Assessment methodologies Environmental aspects ISO 14001 Life Cycle Assessment |
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Assessment methodologies Environmental aspects ISO 14001 Life Cycle Assessment |
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Environmental increasing awareness and the demand for environmental protection fed the need for the development of internationally recognized standards and regulations, such as ISO 14001. The new version of the present standard emerges on 2015 (ISO 14001:2015), including the recommendation of using life cycle thinking perspective upon the assessment of the organization’s environmental aspects – considered so far one of the most difficult phases to accomplish amongst the environmental certification. The present study takes place on a tire manufacturing industry where a LCA-based methodology is to be developed and proposed - according to the collected data about their activities, services and products - in order to stress its efficiency, in opposition to the already qualitative/semi-quantitative methodology applied on the organization. Ultimately, the proposed methodology of the present study combines a LCA-based quantitative assessment, a qualitative assessment (concerning legal compliance and stakeholder’s perspective) and a risk degree analysis. This combination guarantees the evaluation of the whole framework of inputs and outputs related to the life cycle of a tire. It seeks to provide a standardized and scientifically accepted method, able to reach reliable, stringent and reproducible results. Indeed, it is effective on lowering the subjectivity inherent to the majority of the assessments currently applied on environmental aspects assessment, as well as raising the environmental relevance assigned to those aspects. For all this reasons, the suggested methodology under study might be a suitable option for the present organization, as well as for other companies to adopt. |
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