Sustainable Production and Consumption

Papers
(The TQCC of Sustainable Production and Consumption is 28. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Can consumers understand that there is more to palm oil than deforestation?384
Economic analysis of whole-county PV projects in China considering environmental benefits284
Product destruction: Exploring unsustainable production-consumption systems and appropriate policy responses279
Multinational enterprises mitigate carbon inequality across Chinese cities263
Social sustainability indicators: A comprehensive review with application in the energy sector203
Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges191
One Framework to Rule Them All: An Integrated, Multi-level and Scalable Performance Measurement Framework of Sustainability, Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis181
Does Mexico have the agricultural land resources to feed its population with a healthy and sustainable diet?176
Environmental and economic sustainability of additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review175
Food waste and the effects of waste reduction in China's catering industry168
Enabling environmental sustainability and circularity assessment in technology development: The Value-Impact Scanner166
Evaluating the environmental and economic sustainability of energy from anaerobic digestion of different feedstocks in Turkey165
Calculating the true costs of protein sources by integrating environmental costs and market prices155
Decentralized production concepts for bio-based polymers - implications for supply chains, costs, and the carbon footprint152
Assessing methods for the production of renewable benzene151
The synergistic role of carbon dioxide removal and emission reductions in achieving the Paris Agreement goal141
Comparative analysis of micro level indicators for evaluating the progress towards a circular economy140
Perspectives on food waste management: Prevention and social innovations135
Consumer behavior in circular business models: Unveiling conservation and rebound effects132
Linking methodologies to assess climate impacts and circular economy strategies along supply chains130
Insect production as a novel alternative to livestock farming: Exploring interest and willingness to adopt among German farmers124
Circular economy disclosure in corporate sustainability reports: The case of European companies in sustainability rankings123
Optimum operational lifespan of household appliances considering manufacturing and use stage improvements via life cycle assessment122
How do circular start-ups achieve scale?119
Unlocking synergies between waste management and climate change mitigation to accelerate decarbonization through circular-economy digitalization in Indonesia119
Towards an integrated system modeling of water scarcity with projected changes in climate and socioeconomic conditions117
Farmers' preferences for sustainable farmland construction — Insights from a discrete choice experiment in China115
Assessing the environmental impacts of rice in an anthropized Mediterranean wetland: Towards carbon farming113
Walk and chew gum: A demand and supply illustration of macro and micro net-zero initiatives for the automobile industry113
Are air travelers willing to pay for mandatory carbon emission policies? Evidence from China113
Comparative life cycle assessment of circular and linear product versions for a motorboat and smartphone109
Consumer concerns over food insecurity drive reduction in the carbon footprint of food consumption106
Beyond the life cycle: assessing business models for the circular economy through life-cycle-based methodologies103
Technology transition strategies for textile-dyeing sludge management in China from the environmental and economic perspectives102
Water and sludge resource planning for sustainable agriculture: An energy-water-food-waste nexus approach102
An integrated design method for used product remanufacturing scheme considering carbon emission100
Review of the current knowledge and identified gaps in assessing the social and environmental impacts of mining processes in the Lithium Triangle100
Socio-techno-economic assessment to design an appropriate renewable energy system for remote agricultural communities in developing countries99
Evaluating circular economy strategies for raw material recovery from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries: A system dynamics model99
Climate change impact of food distribution: The case of reverse logistics for bread in Sweden96
A risk-based multi-criteria decision-making framework for offshore green hydrogen system developments: Pathways for utilizing existing and new infrastructure96
The EU Bioeconomy Footprint: Using life cycle assessment to monitor environmental impacts of the EU Bioeconomy93
Current status of agrivoltaic systems and their benefits to energy, food, environment, economy, and society93
Temporal dynamic assessment of household energy consumption and carbon emissions in China: From the perspective of occupants92
Integrating nutrition into environmental impact assessments reveals limited sustainable food options within planetary boundaries91
Biogas and biohydrogen for net zero cooking and transportation in Bhutan90
Combining life cycle assessment and dynamic qualitative comparative analysis to analyze the environmental impacts of urban development across different provinces in China88
Enablers for circular ecosystem transformation: A multi-case study of Brazilian circular ecosystems87
How to reduce overpackaging of food in China: Analysis based on evolutionary game86
A parametric LCA platform for modelling environmental impacts in plant protein processing: Application to pea, soy, and wheat protein isolates and concentrates86
Coupling the digital twin technology and life cycle assessment: Carbon dioxide emissions from polysilicon production85
Quantifying circular economy pathways of decommissioned onshore wind turbines: The case of Denmark and Germany85
Energy transition pathways for the Nigerian Road Transport: Implication for energy carrier, Powertrain technology, and CO2 emission84
Reforming plastic packaging regulation: Outcomes from stakeholder interviews and regulatory analysis83
Optimization of food-fuel-fibre in biorefinery based on environmental and economic assessment: The case of sugarcane utilization in Thailand83
Circular economy strategies as enablers for solar PV adoption in organizational market segments80
Prosumerism for sustainability80
A feasibility analysis on adopting electric vehicles in the short food supply chain based on GHG emissions and economic costs estimations79
Do environmental and cleaner production practices lead to circular and sustainability performance? Evidence from Colombian manufacturing firms79
A systematic literature review on circularity assessment indicators and frameworks in the built environment78
Conceptualizing circular economy policy instruments: The case of recycled content standards78
Optimal design of the ecological compensation mechanism in transboundary river basins under the Belt and Road Initiative77
Towards suitable practices for the integration of social life cycle assessment into the ecodesign framework of hydrogen-related products76
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on sustainability transitions in the cosmetic industry76
Social sustainability of communities: A systematic literature review75
A composite indicator for evaluating safety and sustainability by design and circularity in emerging technologies75
The impact of the circular economy on sustainable development: A European panel data approach75
Balancing photovoltaic development and cropland protection: Assessing agrivoltaic potential in China75
Integrating ex-ante and prospective life-cycle assessment for advancing the environmental impact analysis of emerging bio-based technologies74
Techno-economic assessment of co-pyrolyzed kitchen waste and rice straw for co-generation of heat and power73
Burying straw interlayers decreases CO2 emissions in deep saline soil73
Social acceptance and economic impacts of biomethane: A resource for energy sustainability73
Environmental performance of three innovative leather production processes using less chromium and water73
Proposed diets for sustainable agriculture and food security in Iran73
Transitioning the silk industry towards circularity: A thematic analysis of sustainable value chain practices72
Introducing a new method to assess the benefits of resources recovered from wastewater to the natural environment70
A sustainability analysis for a circular power-to-liquid process for diesel production70
The economic catch-up of developing countries has mitigated inter-country carbon inequality69
High incidence of false biodegradability claims related to single-use plastic utensils sold in Brazil67
Corrigendum to “Environmental performance of different sorbents used for direct air capture” [Sustain. Prod. Consum. 32 (2022) 101–111]66
Demand-side strategies can mitigate critical material supply bottlenecks in China's solar photovoltaic deployment: A dynamic integrated assessment framework66
Food processing and value generation align with nutrition and current environmental planetary boundaries66
Assessing the sustainability of cultured meat in optimized Danish diets65
Sectoral impacts of climate change in Iran: A dynamic analysis with emphasis on agriculture65
Sustainability Fingerprint - guiding companies in anticipating the sustainability direction in early design64
Assessing the environmental impacts of product service systems in the digital-devices market: An application of attributional and consequential life cycle assessment64
Supply chain circularity composite index: Measuring the closed-loopedness of material flows62
Multi-objective optimization for comprehensive water, energy, food nexus modeling62
Life cycle assessment of absorbent hygiene product waste: Evaluation and comparison of different end-of-life scenarios62
Thermo-ecological cost optimization of a solar thermal and photovoltaic integrated energy system considering energy level62
A framework for assessing the circular economy potential in the water and agriculture sectors in Türkiye through the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus62
Unveiling the potential for decarbonization of the building sector: A comparative study of technological and non-technological low-carbon strategies61
Natural claims and sustainability: The role of perceived efficacy and sensorial expectations61
Sustainable development of phosphorus recovery: From a product perspective60
Multi-measure pathways for achieving carbon-neutral cement production60
Strategic productive arrangements to leverage greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in the production of sustainable aviation fuels in Brazil60
Plastic alternatives and substitutes in the packaging sector – A UK consumer perspective60
Environmental assessment of oyster farming from a life cycle perspective58
“High incidence of false biodegradability claims related to single-use plastic utensils sold in Brazil” by Barbosa Moreno et al., (Sustainable Production and Consumption Vol.41 (2023) 1–8)57
Indonesia's contribution to global carbon flows: Which sectors are most responsible for the emissions embodied in trade?57
Water-energy-food nexus ecolabel for the hotels, restaurants and catering sector56
How to attract newness-conscious consumers to a circular electric vehicle economy56
Ease of robotic disassembly metric and information for digital product passports in flexible remanufacturing systems55
Absolute environmental sustainability of solid biofuels: An investigation by different environmental-ecological performance indicators55
A life cycle assessment model to evaluate the environmental sustainability of lignin-based polyols55
Assessing consumer perceptions of chemical leasing business models and possibilities for adoption by Taiwanese manufacturers55
Understanding ethical products: Definitions and attributes to consider throughout the product lifecycle55
Unveiling hidden environmental costs and optimizing sustainable BATs screening in finished fabrics production: An LCA-based approach55
Additive manufacturing in green supply chains: A parametric model for life cycle assessment and cost54
Global peak of international trade-induced CO2 transfers and drivers: From multiple perspectives54
How to make sustainable water-saving policy based on public preferences in China? A conjoint analysis perspective54
Bridging the divide between projected hydroclimatic variability and agricultural ecosystem sustainability through Life Cycle Assessment–Geographic Information System53
A systematic design of integrated palm-oil biorefinery networks: Identifying sustainable solutions53
Sustainable construction based on green roofs designed to retain rainwater and provide food: An LCA compared to conventional roofs53
Turning food loss and waste into animal feed: A Mexican spatial inventory of potential generation of agro-industrial wastes for livestock feed53
Exploring behavioural intentions behind biochar technology adoption in agriculture53
Decoupling analysis on China's civil aviation carbon emissions from transportation revenue: A three-dimension decomposition framework53
Closing the loop: Structural, environmental and regional assessments of industrial symbiosis52
“Thought for food”: A systematic review of how psychological state factors affect sustainable food outcomes52
Designing sustainable innovations in manufacturing: A systems engineering approach52
Water and land use in China's food systems: Exploring potential mitigation strategies52
Meat production and consumption for a healthy and sustainable Australian food system: Policy options and political dimensions51
Environmental sustainability assessment of a biorefinery platform utilizing black soldier Fly larvae for organic waste valorization51
Assessment of the sustainability of the European agri-food sector in the context of the circular economy51
Evaluating the environmental and financial performance of additive manufacturing at scale in the consumer goods industry51
Navigating sustainability transitions: A science for policy approach50
Optimizing the rate of straw returning to balance trade-offs between carbon emission budget and rice yield in China50
A sustainability scoring system to assess food initiatives in city regions49
Towards a holistic assessment of circular economy strategies: The 9R circularity index49
Towards zero waste: A comprehensive framework for categorizing household food waste49
Corrigendum to “Life cycle assessment and shadow cost of steam produced by an industrial-sized high-temperature heat pump” [Sustain. Prod. Consum. 40 (2023) 48–62]49
Analysing regulatory instruments in sustainability transitions: A combined ‘intervention points’ and ‘roles of law’ approach to the European Union's Ecodesign framework49
Joint assessment of the environmental impacts and resource criticality of French food consumption scenarios in 2050 from a regionalised life cycle perspective48
A systems approach to analysing drivers and barriers to waste-to-energy utilization in the Global South: The case of Cameroon48
Development of the virtual battery concept in the paper industry: Applying a dynamic life cycle assessment approach48
Absolute environmental sustainability assessment of rice in Pakistan using a planetary boundary-based approach48
Information as an enabler of sustainable food choices: A behavioural approach to understanding consumer decision-making47
Towards more sustainable animal-feed alternatives: A survey on Spanish consumers' willingness to consume animal products fed with insects47
Why can't the alternative become mainstream? Unpacking the barriers and enablers of sustainable protein innovation in Brazil47
Energy potential assessment and geospatial site suitability analysis for crop residue-based power plants in Pakistan47
Sustainability risk assessment in manufacturing: A Life Cycle Assessment-based Failure Mode and Effects Analysis approach47
Development and application of a nutritional quality model for life cycle assessment of protein-rich foods46
Life cycle assessment for circular biomanufacturing of lactic acid from sugarcane bagasse46
Sustainable development of clean heating in rural northern China: Locally tailored energy options46
Parametric life cycle assessment model for absolute environmental sustainability assessment of lithium-ion batteries45
Repurpose or recycle? Simulating end-of-life scenarios for electric vehicle batteries under the EU battery regulation44
Critical assessment of the scope and applicability of circularity indicators for the sustainable life cycle management of wind turbine blades44
Heterogeneous interactions in the water-land-food nexus in shaping resource efficiency: A supernetwork simulation44
Decarbonizing the lime-based construction materials industry: A practical guide for cradle-to-gate life-cycle inventory44
Circular economy assessment using project-level and organisation-level indicators for construction organisations: A systematic review44
Supply chain management in response to climate change: A system dynamics approach44
Economic assessment of a renewable energy-electricity-hydrogen system considering environmental benefits44
Life cycle assessment of apple production and consumption under different sales models in China44
Multisectoral water‑carbon pressures and economic benefits in China: An embodied perspective driven by consumption44
Assessing circular economy at company level: Comparison of tools and methodological challenges44
Assessment of food-related nitrogen and phosphorus footprints in Indonesia44
Jute bags as a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic bags in Bangladesh: Rethinking the sole reliance on life cycle assessment43
Mariculture carbon sequestration efficiency in China: Its measurement and socio-economic factor analysis43
Life cycle assessment of frozen broccoli processing: Environmental mitigation scenarios43
Circular economy metrics for batteries: Enhancing sustainability in energy storage systems43
Investigating the entrepreneurial orientation of circular-social hybrid start-ups by assessing their path toward sustainability: Evidence from 20 European cases43
A new method of patent analysis to support prospective life cycle assessment of eco-design solutions43
Assessment of the Environmental Performance of Blended Cements from a Life Cycle Perspective: A Systematic Review43
Screening life cycle assessment of medical workwear and potential mitigation scenarios42
Prospective life cycle assessment of an integrated biorefinery for production of lactic acid from dairy side streams42
Environmental performance of fruiting vegetable production in vertical farms42
Transforming the food system with a biomass value hierarchy: Sustainability and policy insights42
Right to repair in practice: Environmental and economic performance of coffee machine repairs42
Selection of non-financial sustainability indicators as key elements for multi-criteria analysis of hotel chains42
Towards a circular economy for the plastic packaging sector: Insights from the Italian case42
Global projections of plastic use, end-of-life fate and potential changes in consumption, reduction, recycling and replacement with bioplastics to 205042
Drivers and barriers in sustainable supply chains: The case of the Brazilian coffee industry42
How to measure and enhance the resilience of energy systems?42
Urban residents' acceptance of recycled water: An improved innovation-decision model considering the needs satisfied and social characteristics42
Circular strategy assessment for digital services: The CADiS framework42
Identifying environmental impacts linked to the production of plant-based spreads in Peru using life cycle assessment41
Applying Critical Systems Practice meta-methodology to improve sustainability in the rice supply chain of Iran41
Stakeholder perceptions of the role of standards for addressing the sustainable development goals41
An environmental assessment framework for circular steel products41
Exploring public perceptions of carbon capture and utilization in the U.S41
An Environmentally-Extended Input-Output analysis of province-level carbon emissions from energy use in China's food system41
Advancing the European energy transition based on environmental, economic and social justice41
Spatiotemporal dynamics of China's food supply chains and associated greenhouse gas emissions41
Life cycle assessment of carbon capture and storage value chains: A systematic, critical literature review41
1.5° lifestyle changes: Exploring consequences for individuals and households41
Integrating life cycle assessment and ecodesign to improve product effectiveness and environmental performance: A novel approach41
Life cycle assessment of waste tire recycling: Upgraded pyrolytic products for new tire production41
Unveiling the inequalities in virtual water transfer in China: The environmental and economic perspectives41
Carbon-neutral natural gas in South Korea: Households' perspective obtained through a contingent valuation experiment41
Transition towards carbon neutrality: Forecasting Hong Kong's buildings carbon footprint by 2050 using a machine learning approach40
An integrated optimization framework for regional energy planning with a sustainability assessment model40
Carbon sequestration potential of sustainable agricultural practices to mitigate climate change in Indian agriculture: A meta-analysis40
Reducing life cycle environmental impacts of milk production through precision livestock farming40
Beggar-thy-neighbor: Carbon leakage within China's pilot emissions trading schemes40
Challenges in life cycle assessment implementation for construction environmental product declaration development: A mixed approach and global perspective40
The impact of influencers on sustainable consumption: A systematic literature review40
Sustainability assessment of economic, environmental and social impacts, feed-food competition and economic robustness of dairy and beef farming systems in South Western Europe39
Social life cycle assessment of a desalination and resource recovery plant on a remote island: Analysis of generic and site-specific perspectives39
Consumer collectives in the circular economy: A systematic review and research agenda39
Agriphotovoltaics as a profitable land use approach for regions in transformation? - An economic analysis and technical validation of suitable concepts39
Exploring green product attributes and their effect on consumer behaviour: A systematic review39
Circular economy and the separated yet inseparable social dimension: Views from European circular city experts39
An overview of environmental co-benefits and trade-offs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in municipal wastewater management39
Intentions to purchase a sustainable mobile phone by network analysis in four European countries39
Overarching Business Models for a Circular Bioeconomy: Systematising archetypes38
Dynamic stock model based assessment of carpooling in passenger transportation carbon emissions: Will avoided trips and material credits help?38
From bytes to sustainable: Assessing the environmental and socioeconomic footprints of the global digital industry38
Circular economy and agriculture: Mapping circular practices, drivers, and barriers for traditional table-olive groves38
Testing circularity measures: Lifespan and end-of-life modelling influence on the environmental impact of the EU residential building stock38
Can markets for nature conservation be successful? An integrated assessment of a product label for biodiversity practices in Germany38
Analysis of energy-saving and environmental benefits from power structure adjustment in China: A comparative study from 2020 to 206038
Towards a sustainable circular economy: Understanding the environmental credits and loads of reusing modular building components from a multi-use cycle perspective38
Reducing environmental pressure through a more circular consumption of clothes38
The value of externalities for biofuels and implications for policy-led development: A discrete choice experiment with Australian consumers37
Improving the sustainability of milk production across different climate regions in China37
Environmental and economic assessment of hard apple cider using an integrated LCA-LCC approach37
Consolidation of management practices for Sustainable Product Development: A systematic literature review37
Factors associated with Finnish, German and UK consumers' intentions to test, buy and recommend reusable fast-moving consumer goods packaging37
Strengthening Social Life Cycle Assessment for a just bioeconomy: Insights from Namibia's bush-based value chains37
Investigating the sustainability, utilisation, consumption and conservation of sea mammals – A systematic review37
Climate change-aware individuals and their meat consumption: Evidence from Italy36
The assessment of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in China's chemical industry36
Driving sustainability at early-stage innovation in production of zinc oxide nanoparticles36
The impact of demand-side strategies to enable a more circular economy in private car mobility36
Leveraging voluntary simplicity in promoting sustainable consumption from the perspective of moral appeals36
Decarbonizing last-mile logistics: A life cycle and just transition perspective36
Pathways for enhancing sustainable mobility in emerging markets: Cost-benefit analysis and policy recommendations for recycling of electric-vehicle batteries in Thailand35
Company views of consumers regarding sustainable packaging35
Opportunities to mitigate process-related greenhouse gas emissions in global trade networks35
Analysis of emission reduction effects of carbon trading: Market mechanism or government intervention?35
Environmental performance of second-life lithium-ion batteries repurposed from electric vehicles for household storage systems35
The life cycle environmental impacts of negative emission technologies in North America35
Level of decoupling between economic growth and environmental pressure on Earth-system processes35
Implications of water conservation measures on urban water cycle: A review35
A comparative life cycle assessment of novel technologies: Extraction of essential oils from rosemary leaves35
Developing an indicator-based assessment framework for assessing the sustainability of urban water management35
Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the automotive sector – A systematic literature review35
Toward an organizational theory of sustainability culture35
Advancing towards circular economy: Environmental benefits of an innovative biorefinery for municipal solid waste management34
Environmental Protection Tax Law on the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon reduction in China: Evidence from a panel data of 107 cities34
How can the circular economy support the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A comprehensive analysis34
The effect of transportation choices for mitigating climate-related impacts: The case of solid biofuels exported to Europe produced by Latin American countries34
Environmental and Economic Sustainability Impacts of Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Study in the Industrial Machinery and Aeronautical Sectors34
Ethical AI for sustainable development: User perceptions across the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals34
Analysis of carbon peak achievement at the provincial level in China: Construction of ensemble prediction models and Monte Carlo simulation34
Optimal-sustainable multi-energy management of microgrid systems considering integration of renewable energy resources: A multi-layer four-objective optimization34
How to promote sustainable development of construction and demolition waste recycling systems: Production subsidies or consumption subsidies?34
Differences in science-based target approaches and implications for carbon emission reductions at a sectoral level in Germany34
Environmental impacts of field peas and faba beans grown in Norway and derived products, compared to other food protein sources33
Social risk assessment of the transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles: Material supply chains in China, Japan, and South Korea33
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