Sustainable Production and Consumption

Papers
(The TQCC of Sustainable Production and Consumption is 27. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Economic analysis of whole-county PV projects in China considering environmental benefits397
Walk and chew gum: A demand and supply illustration of macro and micro net-zero initiatives for the automobile industry302
An integrated design method for used product remanufacturing scheme considering carbon emission292
Decentralized production concepts for bio-based polymers - implications for supply chains, costs, and the carbon footprint214
Circular economy disclosure in corporate sustainability reports: The case of European companies in sustainability rankings192
Insect production as a novel alternative to livestock farming: Exploring interest and willingness to adopt among German farmers184
Does Mexico have the agricultural land resources to feed its population with a healthy and sustainable diet?184
Are air travelers willing to pay for mandatory carbon emission policies? Evidence from China180
Linking methodologies to assess climate impacts and circular economy strategies along supply chains176
Assessing the environmental impacts of rice in an anthropized Mediterranean wetland: Towards carbon farming175
Farmers' preferences for sustainable farmland construction — Insights from a discrete choice experiment in China173
Product destruction: Exploring unsustainable production-consumption systems and appropriate policy responses163
Comparative life cycle assessment of circular and linear product versions for a motorboat and smartphone163
Towards an integrated system modeling of water scarcity with projected changes in climate and socioeconomic conditions154
The synergistic role of carbon dioxide removal and emission reductions in achieving the Paris Agreement goal144
How do circular start-ups achieve scale?140
One Framework to Rule Them All: An Integrated, Multi-level and Scalable Performance Measurement Framework of Sustainability, Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis134
Calculating the true costs of protein sources by integrating environmental costs and market prices134
Multinational enterprises mitigate carbon inequality across Chinese cities128
Food waste and the effects of waste reduction in China's catering industry127
Environmental and economic sustainability of additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review127
Water and sludge resource planning for sustainable agriculture: An energy-water-food-waste nexus approach124
Evaluating the environmental and economic sustainability of energy from anaerobic digestion of different feedstocks in Turkey122
Consumer behavior in circular business models: Unveiling conservation and rebound effects118
Technology transition strategies for textile-dyeing sludge management in China from the environmental and economic perspectives117
Beyond the life cycle: assessing business models for the circular economy through life-cycle-based methodologies116
Comparative analysis of micro level indicators for evaluating the progress towards a circular economy114
Can consumers understand that there is more to palm oil than deforestation?112
Enabling environmental sustainability and circularity assessment in technology development: The Value-Impact Scanner111
Upgrading recycled concrete fines into high-value strategic resources via air classification: A dual utilization strategy for a closed-loop construction system108
“Bad rebounds” and the circular economy: are plastic waste from bottled water and separated plastic collection complements or substitutes?105
Unlocking synergies between waste management and climate change mitigation to accelerate decarbonization through circular-economy digitalization in Indonesia105
Review of the current knowledge and identified gaps in assessing the social and environmental impacts of mining processes in the Lithium Triangle103
Optimum operational lifespan of household appliances considering manufacturing and use stage improvements via life cycle assessment101
Assessing methods for the production of renewable benzene98
Consumer concerns over food insecurity drive reduction in the carbon footprint of food consumption98
A data-driven life cycle assessment of battery swapping for electric two-wheelers: A multi-city operational perspective97
Climate change impact of food distribution: The case of reverse logistics for bread in Sweden96
The EU Bioeconomy Footprint: Using life cycle assessment to monitor environmental impacts of the EU Bioeconomy96
Biogas and biohydrogen for net zero cooking and transportation in Bhutan95
Combining life cycle assessment and dynamic qualitative comparative analysis to analyze the environmental impacts of urban development across different provinces in China93
Temporal dynamic assessment of household energy consumption and carbon emissions in China: From the perspective of occupants91
Do environmental and cleaner production practices lead to circular and sustainability performance? Evidence from Colombian manufacturing firms91
Quantifying circular economy pathways of decommissioned onshore wind turbines: The case of Denmark and Germany91
Energy transition pathways for the Nigerian Road Transport: Implication for energy carrier, Powertrain technology, and CO2 emission90
Prosumerism for sustainability87
A feasibility analysis on adopting electric vehicles in the short food supply chain based on GHG emissions and economic costs estimations87
Current status of agrivoltaic systems and their benefits to energy, food, environment, economy, and society87
Integrating nutrition into environmental impact assessments reveals limited sustainable food options within planetary boundaries85
Coupling the digital twin technology and life cycle assessment: Carbon dioxide emissions from polysilicon production83
Optimization of food-fuel-fibre in biorefinery based on environmental and economic assessment: The case of sugarcane utilization in Thailand81
A systematic literature review on circularity assessment indicators and frameworks in the built environment80
Conceptualizing circular economy policy instruments: The case of recycled content standards80
A composite indicator for evaluating safety and sustainability by design and circularity in emerging technologies80
Techno-economic assessment of co-pyrolyzed kitchen waste and rice straw for co-generation of heat and power79
Circular economy strategies as enablers for solar PV adoption in organizational market segments78
Reforming plastic packaging regulation: Outcomes from stakeholder interviews and regulatory analysis78
Social sustainability of communities: A systematic literature review77
Operationalizing telecoupling through territorial life cycle assessment: Environmental evaluation of international agricultural supply chains77
Optimal design of the ecological compensation mechanism in transboundary river basins under the Belt and Road Initiative76
The impact of the circular economy on sustainable development: A European panel data approach75
Towards suitable practices for the integration of social life cycle assessment into the ecodesign framework of hydrogen-related products75
A risk-based multi-criteria decision-making framework for offshore green hydrogen system developments: Pathways for utilizing existing and new infrastructure75
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on sustainability transitions in the cosmetic industry75
A parametric LCA platform for modelling environmental impacts in plant protein processing: Application to pea, soy, and wheat protein isolates and concentrates74
Evaluating circular economy strategies for raw material recovery from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries: A system dynamics model74
Balancing photovoltaic development and cropland protection: Assessing agrivoltaic potential in China72
Enablers for circular ecosystem transformation: A multi-case study of Brazilian circular ecosystems72
Integrating ex-ante and prospective life-cycle assessment for advancing the environmental impact analysis of emerging bio-based technologies72
Corrigendum to “Environmental performance of different sorbents used for direct air capture” [Sustain. Prod. Consum. 32 (2022) 101–111]71
Assessing the environmental impacts of product service systems in the digital-devices market: An application of attributional and consequential life cycle assessment71
Strategic productive arrangements to leverage greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in the production of sustainable aviation fuels in Brazil71
Food processing and value generation align with nutrition and current environmental planetary boundaries71
A sustainability analysis for a circular power-to-liquid process for diesel production69
Environmental performance of three innovative leather production processes using less chromium and water68
Multi-measure pathways for achieving carbon-neutral cement production68
High incidence of false biodegradability claims related to single-use plastic utensils sold in Brazil67
Sustainable development of phosphorus recovery: From a product perspective67
Assessing the sustainability of cultured meat in optimized Danish diets65
Proposed diets for sustainable agriculture and food security in Iran65
Transitioning the silk industry towards circularity: A thematic analysis of sustainable value chain practices64
Unveiling the potential for decarbonization of the building sector: A comparative study of technological and non-technological low-carbon strategies63
Demand-side strategies can mitigate critical material supply bottlenecks in China's solar photovoltaic deployment: A dynamic integrated assessment framework62
Social acceptance and economic impacts of biomethane: A resource for energy sustainability62
Introducing a new method to assess the benefits of resources recovered from wastewater to the natural environment62
Burying straw interlayers decreases CO2 emissions in deep saline soil61
Natural claims and sustainability: The role of perceived efficacy and sensorial expectations61
Supply chain circularity composite index: Measuring the closed-loopedness of material flows59
From tradition to transition: A multidimensional analysis of household dietary sustainability in Uganda59
The economic catch-up of developing countries has mitigated inter-country carbon inequality59
Life cycle assessment of absorbent hygiene product waste: Evaluation and comparison of different end-of-life scenarios59
Plastic alternatives and substitutes in the packaging sector – A UK consumer perspective59
Sectoral impacts of climate change in Iran: A dynamic analysis with emphasis on agriculture58
A framework for assessing the circular economy potential in the water and agriculture sectors in Türkiye through the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus58
Multi-objective optimization for comprehensive water, energy, food nexus modeling57
Sustainability Fingerprint - guiding companies in anticipating the sustainability direction in early design57
Indonesia's contribution to global carbon flows: Which sectors are most responsible for the emissions embodied in trade?55
“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)55
Environmental assessment of oyster farming from a life cycle perspective55
Thermo-ecological cost optimization of a solar thermal and photovoltaic integrated energy system considering energy level55
Assessing consumer perceptions of chemical leasing business models and possibilities for adoption by Taiwanese manufacturers54
How to attract newness-conscious consumers to a circular electric vehicle economy54
Additive manufacturing in green supply chains: A parametric model for life cycle assessment and cost54
Navigating sustainability transitions: A science for policy approach53
A sustainability scoring system to assess food initiatives in city regions53
Absolute environmental sustainability of solid biofuels: An investigation by different environmental-ecological performance indicators53
How to make sustainable water-saving policy based on public preferences in China? A conjoint analysis perspective53
Global peak of international trade-induced CO2 transfers and drivers: From multiple perspectives53
Sustainable construction based on green roofs designed to retain rainwater and provide food: An LCA compared to conventional roofs52
A systematic design of integrated palm-oil biorefinery networks: Identifying sustainable solutions52
Exploring behavioural intentions behind biochar technology adoption in agriculture52
Water-energy-food nexus ecolabel for the hotels, restaurants and catering sector52
Water and land use in China's food systems: Exploring potential mitigation strategies52
Bridging the divide between projected hydroclimatic variability and agricultural ecosystem sustainability through Life Cycle Assessment–Geographic Information System52
Turning food loss and waste into animal feed: A Mexican spatial inventory of potential generation of agro-industrial wastes for livestock feed51
Towards zero waste: A comprehensive framework for categorizing household food waste51
A life cycle assessment model to evaluate the environmental sustainability of lignin-based polyols50
Closing the loop: Structural, environmental and regional assessments of industrial symbiosis49
Decoupling analysis on China's civil aviation carbon emissions from transportation revenue: A three-dimension decomposition framework49
Unveiling hidden environmental costs and optimizing sustainable BATs screening in finished fabrics production: An LCA-based approach49
Environmental sustainability assessment of a biorefinery platform utilizing black soldier Fly larvae for organic waste valorization49
Optimizing the rate of straw returning to balance trade-offs between carbon emission budget and rice yield in China49
Ease of robotic disassembly metric and information for digital product passports in flexible remanufacturing systems49
Assessment of the sustainability of the European agri-food sector in the context of the circular economy48
Designing sustainable innovations in manufacturing: A systems engineering approach48
Towards a holistic assessment of circular economy strategies: The 9R circularity index47
Evaluating the environmental and financial performance of additive manufacturing at scale in the consumer goods industry47
“Thought for food”: A systematic review of how psychological state factors affect sustainable food outcomes47
Understanding ethical products: Definitions and attributes to consider throughout the product lifecycle46
Urban residents' acceptance of recycled water: An improved innovation-decision model considering the needs satisfied and social characteristics46
Sustainable production pathways for the photovoltaic supply chain under circular economy considerations amid uncertain demand46
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]46
Meat production and consumption for a healthy and sustainable Australian food system: Policy options and political dimensions46
Analysing regulatory instruments in sustainability transitions: A combined ‘intervention points’ and ‘roles of law’ approach to the European Union's Ecodesign framework46
Economic assessment of a renewable energy-electricity-hydrogen system considering environmental benefits45
A systems approach to analysing drivers and barriers to waste-to-energy utilization in the Global South: The case of Cameroon45
Critical assessment of the scope and applicability of circularity indicators for the sustainable life cycle management of wind turbine blades45
Jute bags as a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic bags in Bangladesh: Rethinking the sole reliance on life cycle assessment45
Life cycle assessment of apple production and consumption under different sales models in China45
Assessment of food-related nitrogen and phosphorus footprints in Indonesia45
Heterogeneous interactions in the water-land-food nexus in shaping resource efficiency: A supernetwork simulation45
Prospective life cycle assessment of an integrated biorefinery for production of lactic acid from dairy side streams45
Sustainable development of clean heating in rural northern China: Locally tailored energy options45
Towards more sustainable animal-feed alternatives: A survey on Spanish consumers' willingness to consume animal products fed with insects44
Life cycle assessment of frozen broccoli processing: Environmental mitigation scenarios44
Decarbonizing the lime-based construction materials industry: A practical guide for cradle-to-gate life-cycle inventory44
Energy potential assessment and geospatial site suitability analysis for crop residue-based power plants in Pakistan44
Towards a circular economy for the plastic packaging sector: Insights from the Italian case44
Development of the virtual battery concept in the paper industry: Applying a dynamic life cycle assessment approach44
Why can't the alternative become mainstream? Unpacking the barriers and enablers of sustainable protein innovation in Brazil43
How to measure and enhance the resilience of energy systems?43
Development and application of a nutritional quality model for life cycle assessment of protein-rich foods43
Assessing circular economy at company level: Comparison of tools and methodological challenges43
Joint assessment of the environmental impacts and resource criticality of French food consumption scenarios in 2050 from a regionalised life cycle perspective43
Transforming the food system with a biomass value hierarchy: Sustainability and policy insights43
Circular economy metrics for batteries: Enhancing sustainability in energy storage systems43
Assessment of the Environmental Performance of Blended Cements from a Life Cycle Perspective: A Systematic Review42
Supply chain management in response to climate change: A system dynamics approach42
Selection of non-financial sustainability indicators as key elements for multi-criteria analysis of hotel chains42
A new method of patent analysis to support prospective life cycle assessment of eco-design solutions42
Sustainability risk assessment in manufacturing: A Life Cycle Assessment-based Failure Mode and Effects Analysis approach42
Multisectoral water‑carbon pressures and economic benefits in China: An embodied perspective driven by consumption42
Circular economy assessment using project-level and organisation-level indicators for construction organisations: A systematic review42
Life cycle assessment for circular biomanufacturing of lactic acid from sugarcane bagasse42
Investigating the entrepreneurial orientation of circular-social hybrid start-ups by assessing their path toward sustainability: Evidence from 20 European cases42
Parametric life cycle assessment model for absolute environmental sustainability assessment of lithium-ion batteries42
Absolute environmental sustainability assessment of rice in Pakistan using a planetary boundary-based approach42
Repurpose or recycle? Simulating end-of-life scenarios for electric vehicle batteries under the EU battery regulation42
Trade-off or synergy: How is the carbon footprint of agricultural food products linked to other environmental impacts?41
Circular strategy assessment for digital services: The CADiS framework41
Agriphotovoltaics as a profitable land use approach for regions in transformation? - An economic analysis and technical validation of suitable concepts41
1.5° lifestyle changes: Exploring consequences for individuals and households41
Global projections of plastic use, end-of-life fate and potential changes in consumption, reduction, recycling and replacement with bioplastics to 205041
Identifying environmental impacts linked to the production of plant-based spreads in Peru using life cycle assessment41
Reducing life cycle environmental impacts of milk production through precision livestock farming41
An overview of environmental co-benefits and trade-offs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in municipal wastewater management41
Carbon-neutral natural gas in South Korea: Households' perspective obtained through a contingent valuation experiment41
Environmental performance of fruiting vegetable production in vertical farms41
Mariculture carbon sequestration efficiency in China: Its measurement and socio-economic factor analysis41
Circular economy and the separated yet inseparable social dimension: Views from European circular city experts41
Social life cycle assessment of a desalination and resource recovery plant on a remote island: Analysis of generic and site-specific perspectives40
Drivers and barriers in sustainable supply chains: The case of the Brazilian coffee industry40
Exploring public perceptions of carbon capture and utilization in the U.S40
Intentions to purchase a sustainable mobile phone by network analysis in four European countries40
Consumer collectives in the circular economy: A systematic review and research agenda39
Applying Critical Systems Practice meta-methodology to improve sustainability in the rice supply chain of Iran39
Life cycle assessment of carbon capture and storage value chains: A systematic, critical literature review39
Integrating life cycle assessment and ecodesign to improve product effectiveness and environmental performance: A novel approach39
Beggar-thy-neighbor: Carbon leakage within China's pilot emissions trading schemes38
An Environmentally-Extended Input-Output analysis of province-level carbon emissions from energy use in China's food system38
An environmental assessment framework for circular steel products38
Spatiotemporal dynamics of China's food supply chains and associated greenhouse gas emissions38
Screening life cycle assessment of medical workwear and potential mitigation scenarios38
Right to repair in practice: Environmental and economic performance of coffee machine repairs38
Challenges in life cycle assessment implementation for construction environmental product declaration development: A mixed approach and global perspective38
An integrated optimization framework for regional energy planning with a sustainability assessment model38
Advancing the European energy transition based on environmental, economic and social justice37
Unveiling the inequalities in virtual water transfer in China: The environmental and economic perspectives37
Sustainability assessment of economic, environmental and social impacts, feed-food competition and economic robustness of dairy and beef farming systems in South Western Europe37
Stakeholder perceptions of the role of standards for addressing the sustainable development goals37
Exploring green product attributes and their effect on consumer behaviour: A systematic review36
The impact of influencers on sustainable consumption: A systematic literature review36
Element-based material flow analysis to identify unexplored industrial symbiosis opportunities36
Carbon sequestration potential of sustainable agricultural practices to mitigate climate change in Indian agriculture: A meta-analysis36
Carbon-water eco-efficiency trade-offs and spatial inequalities in China's low-carbon urban transition: Evidence from county-level data36
Climate change-aware individuals and their meat consumption: Evidence from Italy36
Transition towards carbon neutrality: Forecasting Hong Kong's buildings carbon footprint by 2050 using a machine learning approach36
Life cycle assessment of waste tire recycling: Upgraded pyrolytic products for new tire production36
Decarbonizing last-mile logistics: A life cycle and just transition perspective36
Investigating the sustainability, utilisation, consumption and conservation of sea mammals – A systematic review35
Improving the sustainability of milk production across different climate regions in China35
Dynamic stock model based assessment of carpooling in passenger transportation carbon emissions: Will avoided trips and material credits help?35
Reducing environmental pressure through a more circular consumption of clothes35
A comparative life cycle assessment of novel technologies: Extraction of essential oils from rosemary leaves35
Factors associated with Finnish, German and UK consumers' intentions to test, buy and recommend reusable fast-moving consumer goods packaging35
Life Cycle Assessment of single- vs multi-use surgical equipment: Impact of methodology on sustainability decisions35
Environmental and economic assessment of hard apple cider using an integrated LCA-LCC approach35
From bytes to sustainable: Assessing the environmental and socioeconomic footprints of the global digital industry35
The value of externalities for biofuels and implications for policy-led development: A discrete choice experiment with Australian consumers35
Level of decoupling between economic growth and environmental pressure on Earth-system processes35
Driving sustainability at early-stage innovation in production of zinc oxide nanoparticles34
The life cycle environmental impacts of negative emission technologies in North America34
Company views of consumers regarding sustainable packaging34
Can markets for nature conservation be successful? An integrated assessment of a product label for biodiversity practices in Germany34
How can the circular economy support the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A comprehensive analysis34
Strengthening Social Life Cycle Assessment for a just bioeconomy: Insights from Namibia's bush-based value chains34
Consolidation of management practices for Sustainable Product Development: A systematic literature review34
Overarching Business Models for a Circular Bioeconomy: Systematising archetypes34
Circular economy and agriculture: Mapping circular practices, drivers, and barriers for traditional table-olive groves34
Opportunities to mitigate process-related greenhouse gas emissions in global trade networks34
The impact of demand-side strategies to enable a more circular economy in private car mobility34
The assessment of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in China's chemical industry33
Testing circularity measures: Lifespan and end-of-life modelling influence on the environmental impact of the EU residential building stock33
Toward an organizational theory of sustainability culture33
Aligning healthier diets with water efficiency through trade integration in African food systems33
Developing an indicator-based assessment framework for assessing the sustainability of urban water management33
Towards a sustainable circular economy: Understanding the environmental credits and loads of reusing modular building components from a multi-use cycle perspective33
Leveraging voluntary simplicity in promoting sustainable consumption from the perspective of moral appeals33
Analysis of carbon peak achievement at the provincial level in China: Construction of ensemble prediction models and Monte Carlo simulation33
Analysis of emission reduction effects of carbon trading: Market mechanism or government intervention?33
Implications of water conservation measures on urban water cycle: A review33
Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the automotive sector – A systematic literature review33
Pathways for enhancing sustainable mobility in emerging markets: Cost-benefit analysis and policy recommendations for recycling of electric-vehicle batteries in Thailand33
Environmental performance of second-life lithium-ion batteries repurposed from electric vehicles for household storage systems33
Industrial policy for a circular industrial transition in Sweden: An exploratory analysis32
From field to table through the long way. Analyzing the global supply chain of Spanish tomato32
Sustainability assessment of increased circularity of urban organic waste streams32
Integrating product-focused life cycle perspectives in the fresh food supply chain: Revealing intra- and inter-organizational views32
Evaluating material passports for circularity in the construction industry32
Transition towards sustainable diets: Multi-objective optimization of dietary pattern in China32
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