Why a life cycle assessment is essential for sustainable product design
Without knowing your company or product’s environmental impact, it’s almost impossible to know where to begin and what changes you need to make. This is why a life cycle assessment (LCA) is a critical starting point for sustainable product design. There’s an urgency for action as climate change has become a global crisis, and the time […]
How to Interpret Your LCA Results
The third Phase of LCA gave you your LCA results. Great! You know the environmental footprint of your product! Now…what does it tell you exactly? The fourth (and last) Phase of LCA is about interpreting these results and gaining the environmental insights you need. So, let’s get into: The goal and process of LCA Interpretation […]
How to define the goal & scope of your LCA
In the Goal and Scope (LCA Phase 1) phase of making a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) you specify: what, why, how, and for whom your LCA is relevant. It’s a crucial phase in making LCAs, as it determines your outcome and how you interpret and check your results. That’s why you always return to this […]
End-of-life (EoL) in LCA: Impacts of Waste and Benefits of Recycling
The End-of-Life (EoL) is the 5th product life-cycle phase in LCA: it’s the “grave”. Frightful (at first sight) as its name implies, this phase causes emissions and frowning faces alike. It has two main challenges: 1. How do you find out what happens to your product after it’s discarded? 2. How do you account for […]
3 Sustainability Trends Among Outerwear Brands
Outerwear fit to fight climate change When it comes to fighting climate change, every piece of clothing has a part to play. We switch up our normal clothing every day – and buy according to new trends. But that doesn’t count for outerwear. People often own 3-4 coats and jackets, maybe 2 pairs of great […]
Comparison of Top LCA Software: Your Ultimate Guide to LCA Solutions
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the scientific method to measure the environmental footprint of products and services. Sustainability, climate change, the circular economy – they’re all becoming part of everyday business. As a result, the market for LCA tools develops quickly. Companies have an increasing need for LCA software. In this article, we highlight and […]
Beginners Guide: 6 Steps to Create Sustainable Apparel
Extensive water use and- pollution, worker exploitation, microplastic, CO2 emissions… The apparel industry has faced increasing criticism over the past years. Fashion is getting a bad name and customers demand “sustainable” products. But making sustainable apparel products isn’t easy. What criticism should you focus on? What kind of impact do your products actually have on […]
How Supply Chain Data Helps Make the Complex Fashion Industry Less Complex
With over 10 years of experience in the fashion industry Jolanda Kooi, Co-Founder of tex.tracer is the perfect person to speak to help with this issue. She talks us through how to best collect supply chain data in the fashion industry and help move the sustainable transition forward. In the episode: Why fashion supply […]
Yumeko CEO Rob van den Dool on the Future of the Textile Industry
The textile industry is one of the worlds big polluters. The good news is there are companies out there looking for solutions. As founder & CEO of Dutch bedding company Yumeko- our guest Rob van den Dool wants to revolutionize the textile industry. And share his advice with you. In this episode? What are the […]
How the EU’s CSRD Indirectly Hits Suppliers Too
The EU’s new proposed Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), is here to take sustainability reporting up a notch. It’s the successor of the already existing NFRD and will increase the scope of companies who have to report on their sustainability- from 11.000 to more than 50.000 in Europe. Companies will comply with the new CSRD […]
