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We are witnessing the transformation of developing countries into vibrant economies, which requires us to deal actively with the challenges of sustainability and resource efficiency. This article describes the Henkel Sustainability#Master®—a holistic product assessment based on life-cycle thinking that takes both value creation and product footprint into account. In this paper, the authors illustrate how this concept is successfully applied in practice.
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Footprint Network (2013)/biocapacity, also called biological capacity, is the capacity of an ecosystem to provide useful biological materials and absorb waste produced by humans.
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CSCP stands for the Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Wuppertal, Germany.
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Lost time accidents per million hours worked.
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Schröder, F.R., Holbach, D., Müller-Kirschbaum, T. (2015). Henkel: Sustainability in the Value Chain: From Philosophy to Practice. In: D'heur, M. (eds) Sustainable Value Chain Management. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12142-0_10
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