Abstract
When considering the sustainability of production processes, research studies usually emphasise environmental impacts and do not adequately address economic and social impacts. Toy production is no exception when it comes to assessing sustainability. Previous research on toys has focused solely on assessing environmental aspects and neglected social and economic aspects. This paper presents a sustainability assessment of a toy using environmental life cycle assessment, life cycle costing, and social life cycle assessment. We conducted an inventory analysis and sustainability impact assessment of the toy to identify the hotspots of the system. The main environmental impacts are eutrophication, followed by terrestrial eco-toxicity, acidification, and global warming. The life cycle costing approach examined the economic aspect of the proposed design options for toys, while the social assessment of the alternative designs revealed social impacts along the product life cycle. In addition, different options based on the principles of the circular economy were analysed and proposed in terms of substitution of materials and shortening of transport distances for the toy studied.
Highlights
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The most critical potential consequences emerged from warming global warming in most critical potential consequences emerged from global (GWP), (GWP), followed by acidification (AP), terrestrial eco-toxicity (TETP), eutrophication followed by acidification (AP), terrestrial eco-toxicity (TETP), eutrophication (EP) (EP)
A holistic analysis of the indicators of fair salary, and freedom of association and collective bargaining leads us to conclude that it will be necessary for governments and interested parties to determine policies that, instead of widening the gap of inequality, fomenting conflict and delinquency, promote the development and welfare of workers through a wage distribution that is in line with inflation and the cost of living
Summary
Existing environmental challenges leading to natural resource depletion, material scarcity, and increased pollution have driven consumption and production processes worldwide towards more sustainable strategies [1]. These sustainable strategies have changed the goals of companies, with companies becoming more aware of their environmental impacts [2]. Production processes focused more on increasing economic efficiency and growth [3], but recently there has been a transition towards cleaner and more sustainable processes that emphasise social and environmental aspects [4]. Incorporating sustainability principles into products and production processes has several positive economic impacts and improves environmental and social performance [5].
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