LEADER 04057nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910438248303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a94-007-6116-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-6116-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000536571 035 $a(EBL)1317039 035 $a(OCoLC)846446660 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000894594 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11560452 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000894594 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10841752 035 $a(PQKB)11690027 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-6116-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1317039 035 $a(PPN)17049439X 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000536571 100 $a20130328d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aProduct-oriented environmental management systems (POEMS) $eimproving sustainability and competitiveness in the agri-food chain with innovative environmental management tools /$fRoberta Salomone ... [et al.], editors 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aDordrecht [Germany] ;$aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a94-007-6115-5 311 $a94-017-8071-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $apt. 1. Background and concepts -- pt. 2. Integrated management systems (ims) -- pt. 3. Simplified life cycle assessment (s-LCA) -- pt. 4. Environmental labels and declarations -- pt. 5. Product-oriented environmental management systems (POEMS). 330 $aRepresenting the coordinated work of a research group from four different Italian University departments which conducted the Eco-Management for Food (EMAF) Project, this book offers a systematic approach for managing and improving the environmental aspects of agri-food processes and products using Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). The European Commission's EIPRO study estimates that food alone is responsible for 17% of overall emissions of greenhouse gases, and uses 28% of natural resources. Moreover, food wastage in Europe is estimated at 90 million tonnes per year, which translates to 180 kg per person annually. The 2011 European Road Map for Resource Efficiency sets ambitious targets for agriculture by 2020: 50% reduction of waste and wastage; conservation of natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystem services; reduction of land use and improvement of soil quality; independence from fossil fuels. The distinctive characteristic of the proposed POEMS model is its modular structure: it is composed of a collection of management tools that can be applied, individually (Integrated Management System, Life Cycle Assessment, product environmental labeling guidelines) or as combination of two or more elements, based on the specific requirements and objectives an organization aims to reach. The contents include the analysis of the individual environmental management tools of which the POEMS model is made up, with a description of their methodological structure and the main results of their implementation in different pilot agri-food companies, in order to verify their effective functioning and to highlight the strong and weak points of the POEMS model and of its individual fundamental components. The book is designed to help support sound sustainability decision-making, informed by scientifically-sound quantitative information. 606 $aFood supply 606 $aAgricultural industries 606 $aFood industry and trade 606 $aSustainable agriculture 615 0$aFood supply. 615 0$aAgricultural industries. 615 0$aFood industry and trade. 615 0$aSustainable agriculture. 676 $a338.927 701 $aSalomone$b Roberta$0601483 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438248303321 996 $aProduct-oriented environmental management systems (POEMS)$94204834 997 $aUNINA