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This book details the Product-Oriented Environmental Management System (POEMS), an innovative chain-focused tool for exploiting environmental performance of products.

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Representing the coordinated work of a research group from four different Italian University departments which conducted the Eco-Management for Food (EMAF) Project, this book offers a systematic approach for managing and improving the environmental aspects of agri-food processes and products using Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS).

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PART I: Background and Concept

1. Innovative Environmental Management Tools For the Agri-Food Chain

PART II: Integrated Management Systems (IMS)

2. The Integration of Quality Management and Environmental Management Systems

3. A Model of Integrated Management System for Agri-Food Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

4. The Implementation of Integrated Management System in Agri-Food SMEs

PART III - Simplified Life Cycle Assessment (s-LCA)

5. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) For the Agri-Food Sector

6. A Model of Simplified LCA For Agri-Food SMEs

7. The Implementation of s-LCA in Agri-Food SMEs

PART IV: Environmental Labels and Declarations

8. Environmental Labels and Declarations in the Agri-Food Sector

9. Guidelines for Environmental Labels in the Agri-Food SMEs

10. The Implementation of the Guidelines for Environmental Labels and Declarations in Agri-Food SMEs

PART V: Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS)

11. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems: Methodologies and Experiences

12. A Model of Product-Oriented Environmental Management System (POEMS) for Agri-Food SMEs

13. The Implementation of Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems in Agri-Food SMEs

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