Mikaela Decio

Corporate Environmental Sustainability Manager

Mapei SpA

Biography

Mikaela Decio graduated in pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Milan, in Mapei R&D since 1999.

Since 2003 she’s involved in evaluation of Volatile Organic Compounds emissions and certifications of green products. She’s now Corporate Environmental Sustainability Manager, performing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), monitoring international regulations and market needs for eco-labels and green programs such as LEED and BREEAM.

Convenor in TC 189 WG7 “Sustainability issues for ceramic tiling systems”, she is member of the board in GBC Italia.

Member of Construction TWG in FEICA (European Association of adhesives and Sealants) and of Sustainability Committee in EFCA (European Federation of Concrete Admixtures Associations).

She is author of several papers in adhesives, sustainability and VOC emissions fields.

Presentation Abstract

How to Measure Circular Economy in the Organizations: the Experience of Mapei

Many platforms have been developed in the last years for the evaluation of circularity in the organizations, meanwhile the European Committee starts thinking that linear model of organizations is not sustainable anymore, and a new circular action plan is needed.

That's why new politics are going towards strategies, rules and incentives to align the economies with circular principles and a new standard has been developed: the ISO 59020 gives a framework for the measurement and the evaluation of circular economy.

From all these thrusts, Federchimica – AVISA with Certiquality and University of Pisa (ERGO Sant’Anna) developed a specific tool for the chemist industry for the measurement and the evaluation of circularity.

The tool was customized even for the building sector (chemical companies for paints, adhesives and sealant).

Mapei was asked to join a pilot phase for this tool, called COACH (Circularity Oriented Assistance for CHemical companies),  based on all environment, social and economic aspects of the whole system:  eco design, logistic, supply chain, production, health and safety but even communication.

It analyses the strength and the weakness aspects, giving new opportunities for improving circularity in the company.

This presentation will show Mapei experience using COACH, describing all phases analysed, difficulties, and benefits obtained.
Measuring circularity is an essential requirement for strategical choices of companies, and the indicators Mapei found out can be concrete tools to start thinking evermore in a circular way. 

 

Co-authors: M. Mazzetti, F. Carollo

Presentation Time

Breakout X - Digitalisation and Automation

Friday, 13 September 2024, 11:30 - 12:00

FEICA Conference