The Environmental Label: a tool to communicate the environmental impact of food for the Italian market

Chiara Corbo; Sara Corrado; Paola Riscazzi; Emmanuel Pauze; Marco Trevisan

The Environmental Label: a tool to communicate the environmental impact of food for the Italian market

Chiara Corbo
, Sara Corrado
, Paola Riscazzi
, Emmanuel Pauze
, Marco Trevisan

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Abstract

AgrowingnumberofCompaniesisnowadayscommittedtoevaluatetheimpactoftheirproduction,drivenbydifferentforcesasthegrowingdemandforgreenproductsbythemarketandthepressurefromtheInstitutionsinpromotingamoresustainableproductionandconsumptionmodel.\r\nEnvironmentalassessmentandcommunicationarestrictlyrelated.Aproperenvironmentalcommunicationstrategyisnecessarytoallowmoreinformedchoicesandtoencouragethegrowthofa"greenmarket".\r\nConsideringthatinEuropethefoodsectoraccountsfor20%-30%ofallenvironmentalimpactsfromconsumptions(ESTOandIPTS,2006),consciousproductschoicescanleadtoasignificantreductionoftheenvironmentalpressurecausedbythissector.\r\nConsideringtheexpansionofthegreenmarketandthegrowingimportanceofenvironmentalinformationinthefoodsector,in2012theEnvironmentalLabelforfoodwasbornbytheinitiativeoftheItalianConsultancyCompanySPRIMandtheInstituteofAgrarianandEnvironmentalChemistryoftheUniversitàCattolicadelSacroCuore(Piacenza,Italy).\r\nThelabel,simpletounderstandbyconsumers,hasbeendesignedtobeplaceddirectlyonfoodpackaging,inordertoallowcomparisonbetweenproductsand,consequently,tosupportmoreinformedchoices.Areportaboutthecalculationisavailableonthewebsite.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SETAC Europe 19th LCA Case Study Symposium
Publisher	Setac
Pages	186-187
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Environmental label
Life Cycle Assessment

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The Environmental Label: a tool to communicate the environmental impact of food for the Italian market

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