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. Environmentalassessmentandcommunicationarestrictlyrelated.Aproperenvironmentalcommunicationstrategyisnecessarytoallowmoreinformedchoicesandtoencouragethegrowthofa"greenmarket". ConsideringthatinEuropethefoodsectoraccountsfor20%-30%ofallenvironmentalimpactsfromconsumptions(ESTOandIPTS,2006),consciousproductschoicescanleadtoasignificantreductionoftheenvironmentalpressurecausedbythissector. Consideringtheexpansionofthegreenmarketandthegrowingimportanceofenvironmentalinformationinthefoodsector,in2012theEnvironmentalLabelforfoodwasbornbytheinitiativeoftheItalianConsultancyCompanySPRIMandtheInstituteofAgrarianandEnvironmentalChemistryoftheUniversitàCattolicadelSacroCuore(Piacenza,Italy). Thelabel,simpletounderstandbyconsumers,hasbeendesignedtobeplaceddirectlyonfoodpackaging,inordertoallowcomparisonbetweenproductsand,consequently,tosupportmoreinformedchoices.Areportaboutthecalculationisavailableonthewebsite.

Lingua originale	English
Titolo della pubblicazione ospite	SETAC Europe 19th LCA Case Study Symposium
Pagine	186-187
Numero di pagine	2
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2013
Evento	Setac Europe 19th LCA case study symposium - Roma Durata: 11 nov 2013 → 13 nov 2013

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Convegno	Setac Europe 19th LCA case study symposium
Città	Roma
Periodo	11/11/13 → 13/11/13

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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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OSS delle Nazioni Unite

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