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Green Certifications to Achieve Climate Targets

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Achieving net-zero targets by 2050 necessitates transparency in supply chains, making green certification a vital tool for assessing environmental performance. Yet existing green certification schemes exhibit inconsistencies in emission limits and fail to align with environmental carrying capacities. This study reviews various certifications and presents a dynamic framework for quantifying emissions within green certifications. Our proposed methodology integrates a comprehensive cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment with dynamic adjustments based on evolving data and scenarios. This approach enhances transparency and accuracy in emissions accounting, equipping organisations with a robust and adaptable tool to meet net-zero targets and improve environmental performance evaluation across supply chains.

Source: Procedia CIRP

DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2024.12.106

Authors: Sareh Shahrabifarahani, Michaël Lejeune, Sami Kara

Institutions: UNSW Sydney, Australian Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Australian Research Council