Journal
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Volume 27, Issue 8, Pages 1751-1764Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bse.2241
Keywords
Corporate Register; CSR report; environmental assessment; environmental management; environmental strategy; LCA
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- FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions [631910]
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Large companies now commonly release corporate sustainability (CS) reports in which they describe their approach to handle sustainability challenges. To guide environmental sustainability efforts in the industry, the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology has been recognized as an important tool by researchers and policy makers. But to what extent has the LCA methodology been present in companies' narratives through their CS reports up to now? To answer this question, we map references to the LCA methodology in CS reports over the past two decades at geographical, sectoral, and company levels through keyword searching within an extensive database (similar to 45,000 CS reports), analyze trends, and highlight challenges, opportunities, and recommendations to strengthen the presence of LCA in CS reports. The results show that LCA generally remains weakly present in CS reporting, with some geographical and sectoral variations. Recommendations to strengthen LCA presence in CS reports are derived for method developers, policy makers, and companies.
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