A guide to life cycle costing
Life cycle costing is very much similar to life cycle assessment. In this article you will find out what are the similarities, types and whether it can be done in SimaPro.
Sustainability is about collaboration, open dialog and – most of all – action. Read our articles to share in our knowledge and expertise and to build your capacity for purposeful action.
Finding your way in multifunctional processes and recycling
Some issues in LCA are heavily debated because there is no single right answer. How to allocate impacts in multifunctional processes or recycling is such a debate. This article explains the concepts underlying this issue.
How SimaPro Explore helps you to design and develop sustainable products
With SimaPro Explore, you can look at product design and manufacturing alternatives in as much detail as you need, to make better decisions, lower your impact and stay compliant.
Join us in building an ecosystem of informed change-makers
The future of LCA is in collaboration. Do you have an idea for a tool or project related to LCA and would you like to partner with PRé? We’d love to hear from you.
SimaPro in 2030: where are we headed?
We asked our users where they thought SimaPro was headed in the next 10 years. Their ideas were excellent, with a great feel for the important themes of this decade.
30 years of fact-based sustainability: celebration and looking ahead
PRé is turning 30 – a time to reminisce about where we started, celebrate the progress and community spirit in the sustainability field and look to the future challenges that lie ahead.
Using the Environmental Footprint database in SimaPro
With the new Environmental Footprint database set in SimaPro, you can get started with assessing the environmental footprint of your organisation and products free of charge – 3200 datasets, 2 OEFSRs and 19 PEFCRs.
Calculate the costs of pollution in SimaPro with Environmental Prices
Discussing the results of LCA with business people is not always easy. With the new Environmental Prices method in SimaPro 9.0, you can express impacts in a metric that is intuitive and clear: money.
Is our SimaPro training something for you?
Interested in our training courses? Our SimaPro trainer Laura Golsteijn talks about the people who participate, their choices and their origins, to make you feel like home and help you decide.
Introduction to water footprinting
A water footprint is a measure of how much water your business uses and which direct and indirect environmental impacts result from this. It can help you understand and manage your water use and even protect your company from physical, regulatory, and reputation risks.