Footprinting & LCA
The environmental impact of Quinoa and how we calculated it
Quinoa is tasty, but what is the CO₂ footprint of it? And how does it compare to its biggest competitor – rice?
Toby Liebsch
July 22, 2020
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Footprinting & LCA
The CO₂ footprint of different energy sources
What’s the environmental impact of our energy supply? The IPCC has compared the different sources of energy.
Toby Liebsch
July 16, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
These food companies put their carbon footprint on their packaging
For consumers, it’s hard to compare the carbon footprint of different food products. These companies lead by example and show their carbon footprint on their packaging.
Toby Liebsch
June 25, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
Coca Cola’s first LCA in 1969 – A brief history of LCA
We put a man on the moon, and we conducted the first Life Cycle Assessment. All in one year.
Toby Liebsch
June 10, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
Sustainability Reports from the world’s biggest brands, and where their emissions come from
We looked into the sustainability reports of the world’s biggest brands. What have they been focusing on? And where does their environmental impact come from?
Toby Liebsch
May 13, 2020
Capacity & Awareness
Let’s stop debating whether ‘sustainability pays off’
The battle to get companies interested in sustainability is basically over. No self-respecting company big and small, debates whether environmental and social issues can affect the company’s bottom line. At the very least, executives recognize their key stakeholders like their customers and employees, do care about these issues. So, sustainability is on the strategic agenda to stay. Or isn’t it, really?
Roel Drost
April 29, 2020
Environmental Policy & News
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) – How is it different from LCA?
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) are commonly used throughout the EU and the world. But what do they analyze? And how do they differentiate from Life Cycle Assessments (LCA)?
Toby Liebsch
April 29, 2020
Climate & Science
The rise of the face mask: What’s the environmental impact of 17 million N95 masks?
Many countries plan to make face masks mandatory in order to open up society during the COVID-19 crisis. Germany is expecting to need up to 12 billion masks. What’s the environmental footprint of that? And how do N95 masks compare to the DIY version?
Toby Liebsch
April 22, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
Life Cycle Assessment Software Tools – Overview
Life Cycle Assessments are complex calculations, and tools make it much easier. But which LCA tool is the right one for your job?
Toby Liebsch
April 15, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
Measuring & managing Scope 3 environmental impact
For most organizations, the (indirect) environmental impact in the value chain is a dominant contribution to the overall environmental impact. Therefore, for most companies, reducing the scope 3 provides the ‘biggest bang for the buck’ in terms of impact reduction.
Roel Drost
April 15, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
How to calculate and compare product environmental footprints with Mobius
Improving the environmental footprint of your product is a step-by-step process. But how do you actually do it? Where do you start? In this overview, we will walk you through the process of measuring the footprint of manufacturing a T-Shirt with our tool Mobius.
Toby Liebsch
April 9, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions: Overview to Direct and Indirect Emissions
What are Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions? And which emissions are direct and indirect? In this article, we will give you a brief overview of the concept behind Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
Toby Liebsch
March 26, 2020
Footprinting & LCA
Ecodesign – Overview for 2022
How does design reduce environmental impact? Get started with the fundamentals of Ecodesign and Circular Design.
Toby Liebsch
October 24, 2019
Capacity & Awareness
Circular Economy – Beginner’s Guide
The Circular Economy – also referred to as circularity – is an economic system that often gets connected to sustainability. But what does it actually mean? And how does it look like in practice?
Toby Liebsch
August 19, 2019
Footprinting & LCA
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) – Overview
Environmental Product Declarations are often used to showcase LCA results from business to business. But what is an EPD exactly?
Toby Liebsch
July 18, 2019
Environmental Policy & News
Carbon Tax & Carbon Pricing – 15-Minute Guide
Carbon taxes and carbon pricing are a hot topic: Policymakers around the world debate whether they help fight climate change or not. This article will give you a head start in understanding carbon taxation and the idea behind it.
Jeff Gomez
June 27, 2019
Environmental Policy & News
Environmental Cost Indicator (ECI) – Overview
The Environmental Cost Indicator (ECI) unites relevant environmental impacts into a single score of environmental costs. What is it used for? How is it calculated?
Luc Hillege
June 13, 2019
Footprinting & LCA
Impact Categories (LCA) – Overview
Learn what environmental impact categories are useful for and which impact categories there are in LCA.
Luc Hillege
June 7, 2019
Environmental Policy & News
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.
Luc Hillege
May 31, 2019
Footprinting & LCA
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – Complete Beginner’s Guide
A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) measures the environmental impacts of a product or service. Learn all about LCA in our extensive guide.
Toby Liebsch
May 3, 2019
Capacity & Awareness
How the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) can help businesses
The awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations is growing. What are they exactly? And how can your business contribute to – and benefit from these goals?
Luc Hillege
April 24, 2019