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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.

PROSUITE makes sustainability assessment of technologies possible

The PROSUITE project for the sustainability assessment of technologies culminated on October 30th. After 4 years of intensive developments, the PROSUITE consortium met in Brussels to present the outcomes of the project to a diverse group of stakeholders: EU and other policy makers, industries, researchers.

November 07, 2013

Social Hotspots database now available for SimaPro LCA software

The Social Hotspots Database system license is now available in the SimaPro LCA software. This database is the first comprehensive database for performing Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA).

October 14, 2013

Quantifying product life cycle impacts for the apparel industry

With qualitative sustainability indicators already established, the Sustainable Apparel Coalition wanted to work to quantify product life cycle impacts in a standardized way. To assist with this effort, the non-profit group developed a PCR Guidance document, and PRé helped with the review process.

October 02, 2013

Measuring the social impacts of products

Begun in early 2013, the Social Pioneers Roundtable has already made great strides in harmonizing approaches for measuring the social impacts of products. Of course, there is still work to be done. Therefore, we are delighted to extend our group for the next phase of this Roundtable.

August 19, 2013

Impacts and innovations in labelling standards | Product social metrics

Last month, João Fontes, Consultant at PRé, attended the ISEAL Conference in London. The ISEAL Alliance is the global membership association of sustainability and labelling standards, including FSC, MSC, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, and Bonsucro. This year their event focused on “Impacts and Innovations”

July 04, 2013

Product Environmental Footprint to provide critical mass for footprinting

The critical mass has been reached to provide unified product environmental footprinting. The plan to move forward with this initiative was discussed at the recent PCF World Forum in Berlin.

May 10, 2013

The Social Pioneers Roundtable: filling the gaps

PRé has a long history of supporting product sustainability with a focus on environmental issues, from developing methods to making tools available to a wide range of organizations. One relatively new demand has emerged over the past few years was posed by frontrunners who want to help their companies to go beyond the norm by addressing social sustainability in a similar way.

December 04, 2012

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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.

PROSUITE makes sustainability assessment of technologies possible

Social Hotspots database now available for SimaPro LCA software

Quantifying product life cycle impacts for the apparel industry

Measuring the social impacts of products

Impacts and innovations in labelling standards | Product social metrics

Product Environmental Footprint to provide critical mass for footprinting

The Social Pioneers Roundtable: filling the gaps

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Fact-based solutions to help you drive positive change.

About PRé

We can work together on your best strategy to increase your organisation’s positive impact.

Articles

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.

PROSUITE makes sustainability assessment of technologies possible

Social Hotspots database now available for SimaPro LCA software

Quantifying product life cycle impacts for the apparel industry

Measuring the social impacts of products

Impacts and innovations in labelling standards | Product social metrics

Product Environmental Footprint to provide critical mass for footprinting

The Social Pioneers Roundtable: filling the gaps

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