MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTING OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE CLEAN PRODUCTION OR FOR THE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Abstract

Abstract: The sustainability of the planet is treated as a collective responsibility and actions are necessary. These actions include the adoption of sustainable practices of production and consumption. The objective of this paper is to make a critical analysis of the Clean Production (P+L) and the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), those are indispensable tools for the sustainable environmental development including social, economical and environmental aspects. Besides telling the importance of the involvement of concerned groups (government, industries and society), we also alert to the social responsibility attached to each individual. There has been an increasing interest in this issue all over the world through theoretical research and case studies. A comparison between the Clean Production and the Life Cycle Assessment has been made so as to find out whether there are similarities between them (or not). It was concluded that the P+L is more focused on the reduction of internally generated residues while the LCA includes the whole production cycle, from the extraction of raw material to the disposition of the product and its return to the environment. Key-words: Life Cycle Assessment, Clean Production, Environmental Preservation, Sustainable Development.