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Why Food Sustainability LCAs Make Up a Full 25% of All Published LCAs
Food sustainability is perhaps one of the most crucial areas for the LCA industry and for consumers. This is the first in a serie of articles that will be highlighting important questions and developments in the field of agricultural LCA. First up: why is agriculture-related LCA such a huge topic?
LCA insights to design better next-generation hardware
For a large financial software and media company, PRé did cradle-to-grave LCA studies of their latest customer hardware models. Comparing these results with previous studies showed that the new models had lower impacts.
The New Calculation Engine In SimaPro 8
SimaPro 8 has been equipped with a completely new calculation engine. The reason for this is simple. The old calculation engine worked well with life cycle assessment (LCA) models of a few thousand processes. But with the introduction of ecoinvent 3 - resulting in much larger models - SimaPro needed a software update to continue supporting the available data sources.
What the revised EN 15804 EPD standard means for you
In the European construction sector, the EN 15804 standard defines how companies should go about creating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). On 21 June 2019, a substantial revision of this standard has been accepted after a formal vote by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Under the revised EN 15804 standard, EPDs are more aligned with the European Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF). In this article, we will take you through what this revision means for you.
Build a better sustainability strategy with a portfolio sustainability assessment
Many companies have lots of experience when it comes to long-term strategic portfolio planning. They review their portfolios regularly to identify growth opportunities, to decide where to invest and whether to discontinue products or develop them further. Thinking about sustainability during this review, however, is often unpaved territory. Companies usually report on their environmental performance at the level of the entire company or, with the use of impact assessment, at the product level. But doing a portfolio sustainability assessment can really elevate strategic decision-making.
Carbon footprinting: how it works and how we can help
It’s painfully clear: climate change is here. The recent record-breaking years and both extremely hot summers and winters indicate that the planet really is getting hotter. In their latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) once again showed that we, as humans, drive the current temperature increases. To do anything about it, we need to know what’s the smart thing to do. Fortunately, that’s why we have carbon footprinting.
Using the Environmental Footprint database in SimaPro
Life cycle-driven business models to increase sustainable impact
Many companies have embarked on the road to sustainability and are looking to adopt sustainable business models. That’s great news. However, there's a big risk in following the latest trends without making sure that that’s the right choice for your business.
Blending big data and sustainability business goals to improve your positive impact
Big data is heralded as the next frontier for discovery, innovation, competition, and productivity. As sustainability experts, we can learn from that to use sustainability data to (co-)create shared value with new products and business models.