Abstract
In response to consumer demand, footwear manufacturing has increased dramatically in recent decades, which in turn increases the industry's impact on the natural environment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) methods can be used to quantify the environmental impacts of the footwear manufacturing process. Using state-of-the-art software such as GaBi4 and I-Report, this project will develop a calculator which can be used by footwear designers at Deckers Outdoor Corporation to predict the environmental impact of manufacturing shoes in the design phase. This calculator will give shoe designers the ability to incorporate environmental impact into their shoe design. The environmental impacts assessed using GaBi LCA software will ultimately be translated to simplified environmental scores to better highlight the impacts to the client. If feasible, the calculator will also incorporate the cost of each shoe design.
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