USEtox®, available in SimaPro, is a well-known model for characterizing the toxic impacts of chemical emissions in a life cycle assessment (LCA). But what is it exactly and how do you use it? This article gives a short overview.

I have been one of the PRé LCA and SimaPro trainers since October 2014, a task I particularly enjoy because of the variety of people attending. In this article, I will spend some time discussing who these people are and where they come from, to help paint a picture for anyone interested in following one of our training sessions.

The Social Hotspots Database system license is now available in the SimaPro LCA software. This database is the first comprehensive database for performing Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA).

In the 30 years of our existence, we have learned that there’s always plenty of work to do. To keep relevant, you have to keep innovating and exploring new territory. We have also learned to put our customers first and to involve them in the development of our software. In the end, they’re the ones using it successfully. That’s why we wanted to give them the floor to share ideas on what SimaPro will look like ten years from now.

SIMAPRO PARTNER STORY | With a focus on science-based, integral sustainability implementation, CADIS is bringing long-term sustainable change to Latin America. As a result, a very practical approach to social sustainability.

SIMAPRO PARTNER STORY | Providing services for integral sustainability is the goal of Spanish-based firm Lavola. The company has been assisting clients with all aspects of environmental responsibility for more than three decades.

The demand for life cycle information is increasing at an accelerating rate, and these demands are coming from a growing number of actors and stakeholders. Organizations want to use their life cycle assessment (LCA) results to improve the eco-profile of their products and the sustainability performance of their operations. And consumers are looking for reliable sustainability information to make informed purchasing decisions. All this information can only be provided by scaling up massively. ECOFACT is developing one way to do so.

A water footprint is a measure of how much water your business uses and which direct and indirect environmental impacts result from this. It can help you understand and manage your water use and even protect your company from physical, regulatory, and reputation risks. But how does it work and how is it calculated in SimaPro?

A new method is available in the SimaPro 9.0 release: Environmental Prices. This method expresses the external costs of one additional unit of pollution in money and results in midpoint characterisation factors that can be used for single-score exercises in life cycle assessment (LCA). Read on to learn the basics of Environmental Prices, or check out the full Environmental Prices Handbook by CE Delft.