Partner story | Meet KMA
Meet KMA, our Korean partner. A non-profit active for more than 50 years, KMA is making great strides in sustainability adaptation and alignment throughout Korea.
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.
A brief on the European Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint Guide
The European Commission released the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide in April, 2013, along with the Organizational Environmental Footprint (OEF) Guide, under the premise of the “Single Market for Green Products Initiative.” The objective is to support a single metric for a single market, thus enhancing transparency and fair competition.
PCR guidance review for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition
PRé was commissioned to review the internal PCR Guidance documents for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. This coalition spans about one-third of the apparel (clothing and shoes) sector. Their aim is to create a Higgs index for all apparel, reflecting the environmental impact
The Modern Knights of the Round Table
Tick tock, tick tock, as resources are diminishing, time is ticking away for companies. Those more alert are already actively thinking about how they will survive, and possibly prosper, 20 or even 50 years from now. Let’s hope that the modern “knights” of our round tables will dare the challenge.
Social Pioneers Roundtable | DSM’s Dedication to Social Sustainability | Interview
As PRé has initiated the Social Pioneers Roundtable, a roundtable on social metrics together with peers from different industries, we profile the pioneers that joined this endeavour, in a serie of interviews. This time we spoke to Jacobine Das Gupta, sustainability manager at DSM
Partner story | Meet Earthshift
Collaborating with partners all over the world is crucial for PRé as we work to meet your precise needs. Our global partners also flourish thanks to this collaboration, based on synergy and transparency. See the first Partner Story of this month. Meet our American partner Earthshift:
What does an LCA do, anyway? A 20 Year perspective
What do carbon footprints, water footprints, environmental product declarations, the GHG protocol, and PAS 2050 all have in common? These metrics, B2B communication platforms, and standards all adopt a life-cycle perspective.
SETAC Europe: A multidisciplinary approach to research and policy
The 23rd SETAC Annual Europe Meeting was held May 12 - 16 in Glasgow (glasgow.setac.eu). The event was attended by members from all over the world, most of whom work on research unrelated to LCA.
Project leader LC-IMPACT about the outcomes of a 3.5 year project
LC-IMPACT is a three and a half year EU project. It complements and builds upon the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) work done in the context of the European platform for LCA and the UNEPSETAC Life Cycle Initiative.
LC-IMPACT | A Multidisciplinary Approach to Success
After nearly four years of hard work, a research team led by Mark Huijbregts completed the LC-IMPACT project, an EU grant developed to further improve life cycle impact assessment methods. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the project was a success. The LC-IMPACT team presented their results this May at SETAC in Glasgow.