The Data You Need For a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a scientific method to measure the environmental footprint of a product. The result: 15+ impact outcomes. But before you can measure, you need information on your product. Think of data on your usages & emissions, utilities, transport, materials, etc. That’s why the first step in measuring LCA’s is Data Collection. Data […]
The impact of our daily fashion choices – How to design for durability.
Olof conducted an extensive study where he documented EVERY single piece of clothing he wore every day (for 3 years!!) – And monitored the amount he used each piece. This taught him a thing or two about the value and environmental impact of the clothing we use. At Ecochain we see it all the […]
#GotData Webinar 1: Data Collection for Environmental Footprinting
GotData – Webinar 1: How to do Data Collection in Environmental Footprinting – With Ieke Bak, Environmental Specialist at Ecochain Data on your usages & emissions, utilities, transport, ingredients, etc. Measuring the environmental footprint of products (whether it’s your portfolio or individual products) always starts with data collection. We discuss: – Who is responsible […]
How to take the environment seriously in tough industries – Example from Emma Safety Footwear.
They had already implemented many sustainable improvements in their manufacturing processes & supply chain. But, lacked measurable environmental insights on the effectiveness of these initiatives. So – they measured the environmental footprint of their shoes with Ecochain Mobius. To find out about how and what they discovered we had a chat with Iris van […]
Can safety shoes be produced sustainably? EMMA Footwear Case Study
Sustainable footwear is here, thanks to EMMA! As the global leader in safety footwear for over 90 years, EMMA Safety Footwear understands that the footwear industry accounts for 1.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. They can take the lead to produce sustainable footwear, even for protective safety shoes! They took the first step to replacing […]
How Much Of My Emissions Do I Need To Offset?
**This article was written in collaboration with our offsetting partner ClimateSeed. Let’s do a quick recap on carbon offsetting first. According to IPCC, carbon offsetting is any activity that compensates for the emissions of CO2 or other greenhouse gasses (measured in CO2-eq) by providing an emission reduction elsewhere. Companies can purchase carbon credits* to compensate […]
How To Tackle SDG’s and Create A Killer Sustainability Report: Practical Examples
With her extensive work in the field of translating governmental initiatives to sustainability action plans, Tuuli-Anna Tiuttu CEO of SDG Monitor is the perfect person to provide the tips and tricks on this topic. In the episode: The UN SDG’s explained; How can your company apply them?; How to translate data into stories; And […]
5 Key Questions to Get Started With Biodiversity and Business
Biodiversity is a hot topic for businesses. Companies have a growing awareness of their relation with ecosystems: they have an impact on ecosystems and they are dependent on resources from those ecosystems. We also see more and more organizations ‘quantify’ their biodiversity impacts enabling them to start managing the impact. But the domain is also […]
4 Arguments Against Climate Action – And How To Counter them!
We know these responses to sustainable action- and they are understandable. Because it’s not an easy peasy lemon squeezy kind of responsibility we’re talking about here. Yet- in saving our planet, these responses only cause delays in sustainable action. So, it’s crucial we understand them & know how to provide hope. We give you […]
How To Do Carbon Offsetting Right – It Might Surprise You.
In this conversation we speak to Alessandra Souroujon the Senior Analyst Strategy and Development at ClimateSeed. A carbon offsetting company who aim to make the carbon market more transparent and beneficial for everyone. In this episode: The first 2 steps BEFORE carbon offsetting What makes a credible offsetting project? How to communicate about your […]
