Zero emission products sound like the ultimate in sustainability. But what does 'zero emission' mean in practice? And how difficult is it to truly drive out all emissions from sustainable products? This month's Sustainability Mythbusters.
Electricity used for manufacturing or using products is a big environmental burden. Designing individual products for energy efficiency sounds like a good answer. But is it always best to focus on energy use? This month's Sustainability Mythbusters.
Transportation is a source of greenhouse gas emissions. That makes it an obvious starting point to reduce impacts by minimizing transportation in the supply chain. But is that the best use of your time? Read this month's Sustainability Mythbusters.
It seems logical to assume that bio-based products are always more sustainable than fuel-based products. Biomass is renewable and doesn't disrupt natural cycles. But is it really more sustainable? Find out in this month's Sustainability Mythbusters.
Life cycle hotspot analysis can help confirm your intuition or lead you to new insights.This article gives a view on how to make detailed hotspot analysis in LCA, clear to everyone involved
It is considered obvious that recycling, and designing for disassembly, is always good. The easier a product is disassembled, the easier it is to recycle. But is recycling really always good? Read this month's Sustainability Mythbusters.
Everyone likes good ideas, and in sustainability, it's often very effective to let others just run with them. But how do you get them to do that? Stay connected, learn their language, and stand for more. Read on to see how you can do that.
Packaging materials are often discarded the moment a product comes into your house, only to end up in incinerators or landfills. That makes packaging seem like the bad guy. But is it, really? Find out in this month's Sustainability Mythbusters.
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.