Since the beginning of LCA, there has been a major issue on which we will probably never reach a consensus: how to deal with multifunctional processes and recycling. This article tries to explain the concepts underlying this issue.

LCA results can be difficult to understand for people not used to working with it. Yet your results can only be truly useful if the rest of your company understands their importance and impact. This article provides a few tips on how to best share your LCA results with non-LCA experts.

Every month, one of PRé’s people talks about their personal favorite sustainable initiative. This can be a product or a shop, a local initiative or a new website. This month, Sanne van der Es shares her experience with shareyourmeal.net. This platform helps people build social contacts, reduce food waste and contribute to a better, happier society.

Every month, one of PRé’s people talks about their personal favorite sustainable initiative. This can be a product or a shop, a local initiative or a new website. This month, Laura Golsteijn will tell you a little about her work as a voluntary shop assistant at Dress for Success.

In the first two parts of this series, we explored the motivations behind creating a sustainability index, and the steps to take when creating an index. In this final part of the series, we will explore how organizations can deploy an index to make consistent decisions to support a sustainability strategy.

Suppose your life cycle assessment shows that product A is better than B. Will this conclusion still hold if you take into account that most data is likely to fall in a range of possible values? That is, if you take into account the uncertainty in the inventory data?

In the business world we are inundated with data on a daily basis, certainly in the sustainability arena. We all recognize there is big data embedded within our business systems, but the real question is, how do we turn all this data into information that feeds into intelligent decision-making?

Life cycle thinking is and always has been a powerful tool to gain insight into the impact your products have on the environment. It’s perhaps the most comprehensive and robust methodology we have available. However, its use seems to stay limited.

The key question for every business model is whether the initiative is viable and sustainable over time. We measure that 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? Is it at all possible to develop a sustainable business when not all implicit values ​​are valued? The answer, of course, is no, but… how can we do it differently?

Business partnerships are an integral part of PRé’s ongoing success. These relationships, which strengthen both parties, are based on synergy and transparency. By working in tandem with companies who share our commitment to measurable sustainability, PRé’s continued accomplishments are guaranteed. PRé spoke with, who recently joined our network of partners.