Is our SimaPro training something for (people like) 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.
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.
Highlights of developments in impact assessment in 2018
Researchers around the world are constantly working on new methodologies for LCA. In this first article of our bi-annual update series, you can read more about the most exciting projects of 2018.
The 2018 Handbook for Product Social Metrics is available now!
The Roundtable for Product Social Metrics is proud to announce the fourth edition of the Handbook, with many interesting updates that make its social LCA methodology more robust and easier to apply.
LCA basics: life cycle assessment explained
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the factual analysis of a product’s entire life cycle in terms of sustainability. With it, you can reliably evaluate the environmental impacts of your product or service from cradle to grave.
Why is it so difficult to become truly circular?
Repair, reuse, recycle. That’s something almost everyone knows when it comes to being circular. But what about the higher levels of circular strategy? How can companies tap into refuse, reduce and rethink?
97% of collected e-waste recycled for useful applications
Electronic waste has a high potential for recycling. A large Dutch organisation has specialised in its collection and recycling for years. PRé, a long-standing partner, calculated their 2017 results.
Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals with science-based metrics
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are ambitious top-down goals to help our planet and all who live upon it. A new initiative will use LCA-based knowledge to help make these goals come true.
New project: “Linking the UN Sustainable Development Goals to life cycle impact pathway frameworks”
The visionary approach of the Sustainable Development Goals is valuable, but even more so when it is linked to real-world data. Read on about a new project that will create that link.
The end of the PEF pilot phase and the start of a beautiful friendship
The European Commission PEF pilot phase has ended. Now, an exciting new phase begins: applying the EF rules to your product or organisation! Read on for a review and where to go next.
How can we scale up LCA studies without compromising on quality?
The need for credible LCA studies is strongly growing. The question “how do we make quality LCA results available on a larger scale?” is very relevant. Eric Mieras explains how technology offers a solution to scale up quality LCA studies.