The European Commission's Environmental Footprinting Initiative pilot phase is coming to an end. Participants shared what they learned in a masterclass, answering questions from a wide range of companies interested in the outcomes.
To create value from sustainability, you need both a solid sustainability strategy and detailed LCA data. How can we bring these worlds together? The recipe for success is to embrace both inspirational ideas and hard, concrete facts.
PEF SERIES | PEF data accessibility is crucial for the Environmental Footprint initiative adoption. This week, we give a short update on the status and content of the datasets that had been released by the European Commission for the EF initiative.
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.
PEF SERIES | Part of the European Commission’s Environmental Footprinting initiative is testing its new rules with real products. PRé and Ecomatters reviewed 40 studies, uncovering useful information that will be used to refine the rules.
The updated method enhances accuracy in quantifying life cycle impacts on human health, ecosystem services and natural resources. Laura Golsteijn explains the applications and shares experiences.
What is good enough in LCA? Something is needed for visual representation of 'flat' models, like a list of investments, for example. That was the reason to develop BioScope, driven by the Dutch Platform for Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Economy
HUNTINGTON, VT – EARTHSHIFT announced this week that the company will change its name to Long Trail Sustainability (LTS), effective immediately.
Many exciting initiatives started to bear fruit in 2016, and sustainability in business seems just about ready to enter the mainstream. Let's look back on what happened this year and what still needs to be done, and look forward to 2017.
INTERVIEW | In 2015, a study uncovered that Volkswagen Group had been cheating with their emissions test. In this interview with Rik Oldenkamp, we talk about how robust metrics contributed to explain the impacts of the fraud on human health damage.