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.
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 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.
Influencing product design is difficult as an LCA expert. By the time you get measurable data, it's probably too complicated and expensive to change the design. So how can you contribute to more sustainable products? The answer: collaboration.
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.
There is a conflict of interest in supply chain LCA. Manufacturers want to know everything. Suppliers want to guard their processes. Two apparel companies showed that transparency and confidentiality can get along, boosting supply chain collaboration
Among the strategies for creating a circular economy, the recycling of electronic waste or e-waste has an important role to play. Laura Golsteijn and Elsa Valencia present a brief outline of their extended publication on the topic.
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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.
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.