The Hidden Water Footprints In Your Supply Chain
Water is important Undeniable truth right? And the funny thing is, that although 70.9% of our world is covered in water, only 0.03% of this water is actually suitable for our consumption. “However, this 0.03% of water is crucial for us humans. It is not only the most important means for us to survive but […]
Are You Prepared For The Product Environmental Footprint?
Imagine a world where you have full visibility over the environmental footprint of products you can buy. It would provide you with the freedom to buy ‘green’ products. But this would only work if you can rely on the quality of the information: you need to know that such information can be trusted. PEF methodology: […]
Coca Cola’s First LCA in 1969: A Brief History of LCA
It might come as a surprise – but the first Life Cycle Assessment was conducted by Coca Cola in 1969! The late 60’s were a time of sustainable awakening: The oil crisis and concerns about population growth led to environmental movements in many countries. The study The Limits of Growth summarized that sentiment in 1972. […]
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): How Is It Different From LCA?
Environmental Impact Assessments (short EIA, sometimes also EA) is the assessment of a project’s environmental impact. It is conducted ex-ante, so before the project is concluded. This sounds similar to a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – which is defined as: A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an analysis of the impact one object has on the world around it. […]
How To Calculate And Compare Product Environmental Footprints With Mobius
What’s the environmental footprint of your product? If you have ever asked yourself this question, you are not alone. The demand for sustainable products is constantly rising. How do you measure a product’s environmental footprint? A product footprint is measured via the scientific method Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). An LCA calculates the impact a product […]
What To Know About Direct & Indirect Emissions: Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions
The concept of emission scopes was introduced by The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol). The goal: to define how a company controls the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions it is responsible for. Do we cause the GHG emissions ourselves, or are we causing them indirectly, through our supply chain? Even though the emission scopes are related […]
Circular Economy: Beginner’s Guide
The Circular Economy has gained an incredible amount of traction in recent years: Since 2010, the amount of searches on the internet for the term has increased by more than 1000%, as you can see in the graph below. Many different organizations have been involved in creating this momentum – the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals […]
Impact Categories (LCA): The Complete Overview
Impact categories help us make actionable statements about how Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions influence the environment. Actionable is a very important aspect here. Environmental sciences are immensely complex. Thus, when companies try to become more sustainable, they have to define what they mean by that. Definition: What are impact categories in LCA? An impact category groups different […]
ISO 14001 Explained: The Standards That Define Environmental Management
The methodology of an LCA is defined in ISO 14040. But the family of standards defined in ISO 14000 ff sets standards for many more aspects of the environmental impact of a company. ISO 14001, for example, defines how an Environmental Management System should be set up. These standards define how environmental management systems are […]
