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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AS AN ENABLER
OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
EVOLUTION AMID INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES:
A BEST PRACTICE FROM THE FURNITURE
INDUSTRY
Europe's furniture industry is facing burgeoning pressures that are reinforcing one another. With
climate change undermining supplies, regulatory bodies imposing further constraints, and a
steep increase in prices, the industry is being drawn into a vicious cycle. This study explores
how masterfully embracing the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool can help internalize Life Cycle
Management (LCM) through receptive organizational learning (OL), ultimately facilitating companies in
this industry to unravel this vicious cycle. By Sara Tessitore, Francesco Testa, Vinicio Di Iorio and
Fabio Iraldo, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
lobal challenges such as climate change, pollution, weather patterns, disrupting the supply of raw materials such
and biodiversity loss present companies with wicked as timber. This is particularly problematic in regions that
Gproblems, leading to internal and external tensions. depend on forests vulnerable to fires, pests, and droughts.
Climate change, for instance, has led to more unpredictable Additionally, regulatory bodies like the European Environment
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