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:

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.

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.

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.

LC-IMPACT is a three and a half year project, funded by the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), which develops and further improves upon life cycle impact assessment methods, characterisation factors and normalisation factors. 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.

On 29-30 April 2013 the PCF World Forum will host in Berlin the PEF Policy Conference and the PCF Rountdable, to discuss developments and perspectives around Product Footprinting. Mark Goedkoop gives a brief insight about the conference and tells why PCR harmonization is critical

The work of LC-impact is nearing its culmination, after 3.5 years. The outcomes will be presented during a special session, which is organized during the SETAC Europe annual meeting in Glasgow.

The work of the LC-impact project is nearing its culmination. PRé is actively participating in this project, together with other 16 European partners from academia, industry, and SME’s.The first course materials for LC-impact have been developed.

A standardized system of classifying and communicating about hazardous chemicals is essential in today's complex, global economy and society. This addresses the importance of sustainability at a product level; not only as an environmental and/or economy issue, but also in its essential social aspect… Think about the health of the employees working in factories with hazardous chemicals

Starbucks bets a $1 reusable cup will be cheap enough to prod its customers to kick the disposable habit. Others doubt the low price will be enough to change behaviour. This article offers an LCA perspective, contributing to this discussion