Project news: Linking the UN SDGs to LCA
The UN Sustainable Development Goals are an inspiration to many companies. But how do you measure your company’s impact on them? Two new approaches are being developed to shed light and help you get concrete.
Explore expert insights on sustainability and life cycle thinking. Our articles offer practical advice, best practices, and the latest trends to support informed decisions.
Life cycle seeds taking root in Chilean energy policies
PARTNER STORY | Latin America is quickly catching up in LCA expertise. PRé partner Regenerativa shares the growth of LCA in Chile, where the government is starting to support life cycle thinking in its policies.
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.
Sustainable palm oil in Europe: a life cycle thinking alternative to the European approach
GUEST POST | In this piece, our partner Jannick Schmidt displays his perspective on the European approach for sustainable palm oil production, and proposes an alternative approach based on life cycle thinking.
Mitigating climate change towards disaster risk reduction
Climate change, global warming and disaster risk reduction: how sustainability practitioners can help companies take action against climate change by using LCA metrics and indicators.
The business benefits of including water footprinting in your environmental KPIs
On World Water Day, Paula Bernstein talks about how water footprinting helps you understand and manage your water use and even protect your company from physical, regulatory and reputation risks, adding an actionable dimension to your environmental KPIs.
Biodiversity, part 3: biodiversity, climate change and a final question
In our biodiversity series, we discuss the impact assessment of biodiversity. In this article, we link climate change to biodiversity and pose one final question for all sustainability professionals and policy makers interested in biodiversity.
The EN 15804 building product LCA standard: more challenges than benefits?
GUEST POST | Standards are very important, especially in complex industries such as construction. But sometimes they cause more challenges than they solve, as is the case with the EN 15804 building standard. A guest post by researcher Sahar Mirzaie.
Biodiversity, part 2: land use and biodiversity
In our biodiversity series, we account for the effects of biodiversity in impact assessment. In this article, we tie land use to loss of biodiversity. What has the biggest impact, land conversion or land use? And who do we hold responsible?
Quantifying your activities’ impact on biodiversity
Biodiversity provides a lot of value to humankind, directly or indirectly, and often in ways you don't immediately realise. In this article, we discuss how to work with current LCA methods, albeit imperfect, to assess your impact on biodiversity.