5 Ways To Use LCA To Make Your Business More Sustainable
Turning environmental data into sustainable action. You can’t make sustainable improvements in your business, without knowing where you stand in the first place. A *Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tells you exactly that. With an LCA, you measure the environmental footprint of a product or your complete product portfolio. The results include impact types such as; […]
What is Ecoinvent? Meet the LCI Database
Ecoinvent is the World’s leading LCI database containing over 16.000 unique datasets. The datasets in ecoinvent cover a wide array of products, services and processes, from building materials to food and from resource extraction to waste management. Ecoinvent is widely considered as the largest, most consistent and most transparent database on the market. How Does […]
Measuring Carbon Footprints: Scope 2 Emissions Explained
Almost 40% of our global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to energy generation. And half of that energy is used by industrial or commercial entities. It’s time for companies to take responsibility, become transparent on their carbon footprint, and start reducing them. Read everything about scope 2 emissions and how to measure them […]
Scope 1 Emissions Explained: Measuring Carbon Footprint
Let’s take a step back. Yes. Everyone would love to reduce their company’s or products’ carbon footprint. But before you do that you need a clear picture of your carbon emissions. And connect them to data that you can actually measure and monitor. So how can you map out your carbon emissions? The GHG provides […]
The EU’s Green Deal & Taxonomy Are a Big Deal: Prepare for LCA’s
The European Green Deal The European Green Deal was presented by the end of 2019, and slowly rolled out and introduced throughout the EU in 2020. The European Green Deal can be described as the following: “The European Green Deal provides a roadmap with actions to boost the efficient use of resources by moving to […]
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: […]
The Environmental Footprint of Fruit from Europe & South America compared
Recently, we compared the environmental footprint of plastic and glass bottles. A comparison of two comparable products – after all, you wouldn’t want to compare apples and oranges, right? What was intended as a pun for our newsletter actually sparked an interesting question: How do different fruits compare in terms of environmental impact? How much […]
What has the lowest impact: glass vs. plastic packaging
Plastic has a reputation issue. For consumers, using less plastic ranks as the number one goal to help the planet. Plastic packaging is frowned upon. Glass, paper, and other “organic“ solutions are gaining popularity. Material choices define the sustainability of our packaging products. In this case study, we demonstrate how environmentally friendly glass packaging is […]
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. […]
