M. Graczyk

Ecological Innovations in Agricultural Production as a Pro-Development Factor of the Economy

Abstract The study presents the impact of eco-innovation and policy conducive to the implementation of the principles of sustainable development in agriculture on economic development. The starting point was the analysis of economic growth models and indicating in them the approach to innovation for the implementation of sustainable development. The specifics of eco-innovation in the agricultural sector and their typology have been presented. Due to the complexity of innovative processes and in particular the resulting effects, multi-component measures of innovation and eco-innovation have been discussed. In the last part, using the panel analysis, the effect of eco-innovation in agriculture on socio-economic development at the level of the entire economy has been demonstrated.

Environmental Performance of the Technology of Production of Bimodal Polyethylene (HDPE) with the Application of LCA Techniques

Abstract The paper discusses the issue of environmental management in chemical industry. The aim of the paper is develop reliable information about environmental footprints of the technology of production of bimodal polyethylene HDPE by means of the diagnostic tool Life Cycle Assessment with the application of the ReCiPe Endpoint (H) method of SimaPro 8.5 software

Life Cycle Perspective for Improving Sustainable Supply Chain Management

This paper presents the supply chain management with life cycle approach and direction of improving sustainable supply chain management. The main aim of this paper is to implicate of life cycle perspective across the supply chain, to show importance of this concept. This paper provides an overview of the current status of sustainability assessment methodology and its applicability for extended supply chain. Life cycle approaches to supply chain and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for improving sustainable supply chain were developed in this paper.