Relationships Between Environmental Impacts and Added Value Along the Supply Chain

摘要: Abstract The ecometric approach developed by Unilever for overall business impact assessment (OBIA) is extended to show how environmental impacts and economic value build up along the supply chain of a product. Aggregated data industrial sectors specific one type product—mobile telephones—both same conclusion: primary resource industries give rise disproportionate associated added value. This simple result has important implications positioning companies in chain, developing economies, re-use recycling manufactured goods.