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The “Ecological Scarcity Method” (ESM) was developed to make the environmental impacts, which arise during the everyday commercial operation of manufacturing sites or plants, measurable, assessable and comparable. The method was developed by industry in Switzerland between 1987 and 1990 because no reliable assessment method was available but industry and commerce were nevertheless increasingly being expected to address environmental issues. The method has been used ever since. It has constantly been developed, and continously been further and kept completely up to date with regard to the basis for assessment.
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Ahbe, S., Weihofen, S., Wellge, S. (2018). Introduction. In: The Ecological Scarcity Method for the European Union. AutoUni – Schriftenreihe, vol 105. Springer, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-19506-9_2
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