Product LCAs, made simple
Ecochain Mobius, LCA software built for the business user, helps you measure your product’s footprint with easy-to-make LCAs. Design more sustainable products with actionable insights in a click.
Why Mobius is your go-to LCA software
Business user-friendly
Ecochain Mobius is crafted for the business user. You don’t need an LCA degree to measure your product’s footprint. Our intuitive user interface helps you create an LCA in a jiffy.
Science-based results
With Ecochain Mobius, any insight you get is backed by science and supported in common methods and standards. Gain accurate science-based environmental insights on every product, process, activity, material, or ingredient.
Actionable insights
You shouldn’t have to wait long for insights that you can act upon from your LCA software. Being cloud-based, Ecochain Mobius provides actionable insights, in your preferred format, instantly.
How Mobius works
Create
Model your product and its impact
Create your complete product inventory in Ecochain Mobius. Tap into the various environmental databases we offer, like Ecoinvent, by linking the product’s impact to appropriate datasets. Choose the scope of your LCA and assess the impact of your product—right from the materials and components to processes involved in the manufacturing process.
Measure
Zoom in on the hotspots
Once you model your products, dive into the impact each phase creates. You don’t need a magnifying glass to see the major contributors to your product’s environmental impact. Ecochain Mobius highlights the hotspots for you to assess and change if necessary.
Compare
Compare different products and scenarios
Incorporate iterations in your product design process. Substitute materials in your products’ composition and see if it has a lower or higher impact. You can also compare two products in your portfolio to see which one is more sustainable.
Share
Share it with your team
Want a concise one-pager of your product footprint? Done! Ecochain Mobius summarizes your LCA result into a PDF. Want to dive deeper? No problem! Download your product’s inventory as a csv file or convert your results into a comprehensive xls file, showing all the impact categories in an overview. Ecochain Mobius does it all.
Support is just a click away
Find all the help you need to make a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with our easy-to-use software. Learn how to measure & improve your footprint in no-time. And if you cannot find what you are looking for, just ask one of our experts.
- Help Center
- Knowledge Blogs
- Training Courses
- Talk to an Expert
- Professional Services
Priced just right
Ecochain Mobius has different pricing options for your needs.
Yearly payment (save 24%)
Monthly payment
Use of Ecoinvent included
Unlimited Talk to an Expert calls
For 1 user
With 3 workspaces
And up to 100 objects
Use of Ecoinvent included
Unlimited Talk to an Expert calls
2 users included (€230/per extra user)
With unlimited workspaces
And unlimited objects
- Use of Ecoinvent included
- Unlimited Talk to an Expert calls
- Custom number of users
- Unlimited workspaces
- Unlimited objects
Frequently Asked Questions
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What’s included in the Mobius 14-day free trial?
The free trial allows you to find out how Mobius works. Scenarios can be built, impact datasets can be found in the LCI databases (e.g. Ecoinvent 3.8), questions can be asked to experts, and you can learn how to model and adjust a full life cycle for you product. The trials functions as a free training to learn more about LCA and environmental impact measurements. Start creating LCAs in an easy way.
The features are the same as for the paid Mobius version(s). The only difference is the #datasets you can take from our impact (LCI) database Ecoinvent. This holds a maximum of 20 datasets in the free trial.
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What kind of support can I get during the trial?
Each trial includes 2×30 minute calls with one of our experts. Additionally, we have recorded several tutorial videos that give our users more information about how the tool works- and what exactly you can do with it. You can find them in our Help Center.
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Does Ecochain provide any LCI databases within the Mobius free trial?
The free trial, Professional, Business, and Enterprise subscription plans of Ecochain Mobius come with the LCI database Ecoinvent (versions: 3.5, 3.6, and 3.8). The Dutch NMD Bepalingsmethode is also included. The Ecochain Mobius free trial has a limit of 20 Ecoinvent datasets that can be used during the trial.
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How can Mobius be purchased after the free trial?
Basically, there are two options:
- Monthly subscription (can be cancelled monthly): via our free trial environment of Mobius, a subscription can be purchased via credit card. So start your free trial and purchase the software whenever you like.
- Annual subscription (terminable annually): if there is an immediate interest in an annual contract, please contact us. We will share a tailor-made offer specific to your situation. Contact: info@ecochain.com
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What kind of questions can be answered with Mobius?
- What happens if the design uses less material? (Scenario-based Analysis)
- Is material ‘A’ superior to material ‘B’ from an environmental life cycle perspective?
- Are recycled materials more environmentally friendly in this application? (Comparative Analysis)
- Does this design maximize transport efficiency? (Cube Utilization)
- How do varying recycle rates affect end-of-life impact? (Custom Recycling Analysis)
- What are the biggest sources of impact, and what are the alternatives? (Environmental Hot-Spot Analysis)
- How does this package design stack up in terms of carbon footprint, water footprint, or nitrogen footprint?
- Will a redesign be better than the original from an environmental perspective?
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What can you do with Mobius?
- Identify stages or materials where additional impact can be reduced.
- Create innovative products based on sustainable designs
- Reduce time and energy spent on the life cycle and sustainable design research
- Identify the environmental impact of your product early in the design process allowing ‘prevention’ rather than ‘cure’
- Prioritise simple solutions by highlighting the most environmentally damaging processes and materials
- Identify opportunities for innovation
- Compare existing products with theoretical alternatives
- Compare existing products with competitor products
- Estimate the environmental impact of a product over its entire lifespan
- Target specific carbon emissions of individual stages of the products life cycle
- Tailor each individual LCA to cater to different world locations
- Use for marketing and product eco-labeling
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What makes Mobius different from other LCA tools in the market?
Ecochain Mobius is LCA software developed for users with little or no LCA experience. But no worries, it can also be used by those who are more experienced in LCAs. Ecochain Mobius is simple to use, allows you to quickly get accurate results, has a broad range of use cases, and suits different industries.
Questions?
Explore if Ecochain Mobius is the right solution for you. Book a call with our sustainable business specialist, Kurt.
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