The relationship among the life-cycle costs, sustainable production and consumption
Published: July 30, 2026
Abstract
The development of society and the population growth around the world make natural resources increasingly scarce and more expensive, and also lead to climate change and environmental pollution. Businesses are now paying more attention to sustainable production and consumption trends in order to increase their economic benefits as well as improve environmental protection. This paper presents some concepts and content about life-cycle costs, and sustainable production and consumption through life cycle thinking. This paper also introduces some specific situations in the world that have successfully applied the product life cycle approach to do sustainable production and consumption.
Keywords
life-cycle costsproduct life cyclesustainable production and consumption
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