Sustainability 
Assessment and Management

SAM.lab

Research center to design and test integrated tools and methods to support assessment and management of environmental, economic and social sustainability

Coordinated by Prof. Anna Mazzi, SAM.lab collaborates with public and private organizations and others research institutions, in the field of life cycle analysis, sustainability assessment, process/product optimization, supply chain management, circular innovation.

We design new tools and methods to improve sustainability

We develop tools for sustainability assessment, focusing on measurement and reporting of risks and impacts for the environment, health and safety
(sustainability assessment, circularity indicators, ESG reporting)

We design methods for sustainability management in operations and supply chain to optimize processes’ performance and support products’ innovation
(integrated management systems, input-output efficiency, supply chain optimization, circularity management)

We apply the life cycle thinking tools to support ecoinnovation of products and processes
(environmental-economic-social life cycle assessment)

We use the risk management approach to strategically reduce environmental-health&safety-economic risks and support organizational sustainability (environmental risk assessment, health&safety risk assessment, organizational risk management, strategic risk management)

Our Team

Padua University – Department of Industrial Engineering

Anna Mazzi

Associate Professor

Elena Battiston

Phd student

Caterina Barbiero

Phd student

Martino Oliboni

Phd student

NEWS

Our participation in events, conferences and seminars

Associazione RILCA

Workshop: “Il ruolo della LCA per l’ecosedign dei processi chimici

25 gennaio 2024, Milano, Italia

LIGHTFORGE Project

Half-Year Meeting

13 e 14 dicembre 2023, Freiberg, Germania

SAIPho23 Workshop

Sustainability Assessment of Innovative Photovoltaics 

14 e 15 novembre 2023, Siena, Italia

Ambiente Lavoro

Il 23° Salone della Salute e Sicurezza nei luoghi di Lavoro

10, 11 e 12 ottobre 2023, Bologna, Italia

EURECA-PRO Conference

The 3rd Eureca-Pro Conference on Responsible Consumption and Production

27, 28 e 29 settembre 2023, Chania, Grecia

SDEWES Conference

The 18th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

24-29 settembre 2023, Dubrovnik, Croazia

LCM 2023 Conference

The 11th International  Conference on Life Cycle Management 

6. 7 e 8 settembre 2023, Lille, Francia

Associazione RILCA

XVII Convegno: “30 anni di Life Cycle Assessment: Sviluppi metodologici e applicativi”

28, 28 e 30 giugno 2023, Milano, Italia

Cyrkl Italia

Circular brunch: “Sfide e soluzioni innovative circolari nel settore edilizio”

9 giugno 2023, Bologna, Italia

AWARE

6ª Giornata di studio “Rifiuti e Life Cycle Thinking”: Circolarità e sostenibilità

7 marzo 2023, Milano, Italia

Ambiente Lavoro

22° Salone della Salute e Sicurezza nei luoghi di Lavoro 

22, 23 e 24 novembre 2022, Bologna, Italia

ING 4 FUTURE green

L’ingegneria della sostenibilità
e la sostenibilità dell’ingegneria

25 novembre 2022, Vicenza, Italia

RSLD

La città universitaria come fattore strategico di sviluppo:
il caso di Padova

12 maggio 2022, Padova, Italia

Publications

List of recent publications

The role of life cycle thinking-based methodologies in the development of waste management plans (2023)

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Environmental and safety risk assessment for sustainable circular production: Case study in plastic processing for fashion products (2023)

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Environmental performance of glass foam as insulation material from waste glass with the alkali activation process (2023)

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Environmental profile of anaerobic and semi-aerobic landfills within sustainable waste management: an overview (2022)

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Double-life sustainable construction materials from alkali activation of volcanic ash/discarded glass mixture (2022)

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Environmental Performance of Semi-Aerobic Landfill by Means of Life Cycle Assessment Modeling (2022)

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