State of the art of LCA in business
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.
Sustainability is about collaboration, open dialog and – most of all – action. Read our articles to share in our knowledge and expertise and to build your capacity for purposeful action.
How a life cycle-driven business model can accelerate sustainable value creation
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.
Why “It depends…” is often the right answer
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.
How to make your LCA results relevant for other departments
LCAs are too valuable to end up unread at the bottom of a pile. Before LCA practitioners can claim their seat at strategy discussions, they face the challenge of making the other departments understand the relevance of LCA for their work.
Filling The Gaps With The Social Hotspots Database
Other departments in your organisation already look to you to provide information on your company's environmental impacts. With the Social Hotspots Database, you can help them make even better decision by looking at your social impacts as well.
Behind the scenes at Monte Carlo simulations
The Monte Carlo simulation is a well-known way of dealing with the fact that most environmental data isn't confined to a single value but falls in a range of values with some sort of probability attached. But how does it actually work?
LCA has some storytelling to do
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?
Creating shared value requires shared valuation
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?
Improved pedigree matrix approach for ecoinvent
Interesting news for ecoinvent users: the pedigree matrix approach of deriving uncertainty factors has been refined. The method developed by Andreas Ciroth and colleagues replaces expert judgement with empirical values.
Weighting: applying a value judgment to LCA results
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.