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. […]
Measuring and Managing Scope 3 Environmental Impact
Based on several case studies from our portfolio and external resources, we see that in various sectors, the scope 3 emissions account usually for more than 80% of the total value chain environmental impact. And although the impact may be indirect, the impact can be strongly influenced by a company’s actions. This includes e.g. product […]
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 […]
How the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Can Help Businesses
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a blueprint for the prosperity of our planet and the people on it. The agenda addresses 17 urging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to inequality, climate, peace, justice, prosperity, and environmental degradation. Every part of society – state, industry, academia, and civil society – has to collaborate to achieve these goals […]
