LCA is a quantitative, bottom-up sustainability tool. C2C is qualitative and top-down. LCA provides numbers; C2C provides stories. Often, it is thought that the two methods are incompatible. But is this really true? Or can they work together?
We conducted research among 274 respondents in 28 countries to find out what the struggles and the drivers are that LCA Champions find in their organization.
The business world needs a more holistic approach to value creation. In a business model based on life cycle thinking, everyone involved can derive value from their participation in creating a value proposition. This might just be the way forward.
If you want a decisive answer to a straightforward sustainability question, getting a vague answer from your company's sustainability professionals is frustrating. This article explains why they do that and how you can help get the answer you need.
LCA is science-driven and robust, but showing its value is not always easy. A big step LCA practitioners can take is learning to use LCA to tell the stories of your products, your people, and your company. How can you use LCA to meet needs?
We measure business models through a conventional cost-benefit analysis, and we do that even in what are considered sustainable business models. Is that the way to go, and does it reflect all values that are created?
This series of articles discusses the steps in an LCA, each explained by an expert consultant. Today, Ellen Meijer talks about weighting - or applying a value judgement to impact categories - and the controversies associated with this.
Sustainability assessments result in mountains of data. Before being able to implement a new business model or start improving your products, you need to sort through it all and set priorities. This article discusses two methods for doing so.
This series of articles discusses the steps in an LCA, each explained by an expert consultant. Today, Tommie Ponsioen talks about normalization, or why it's a good idea to compare your product's impacts to Average Joe's.
This series of articles discusses the steps in an LCA, each explained by an expert consultant. Today, Laura Golsteijn tackles the characterization step and showcases some of the new ecotoxicity modeling developments from her PhD research.