LCA updates for DSM’s Eco+ program
For companies truly investing in sustainability, doing life cycle assessment (LCA) studies is not just a one-time thing. Regular updates – done in-house or by an external expert – are very valuable.
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Promoting environmental footprinting in the Southern Mediterranean region
For countries outside the EU, EU policies may become market barriers or market opportunities. UNIDO supported Southern Mediterranean countries by building capacity in Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) studies, which can help them establish a stronger position on the European markets.
Applying PEF rules to construction products
In the construction sector, which widely adopted the EN 15804 standard, organizations are interested to see what the new Product Environmental Footprint standard will mean for the assessment of their products. For a trade organization, PRé analyzed three construction products according to the PEF method and compared the outcome to earlier EN 15804 studies. This provided valuable information about the products, but also about how the PEF standards look at products differently than an EN assessment.
Comparative LCA study of traditional leather and Flyleather
If companies are looking into using an innovative, potentially more environmentally friendly material for their products, it is essential to find out how it performs, compared to the original solution. And if the performance is good, companies want to be able to use the environmental benefits in their marketing to win more customers. For shoe manufacturer Nike, PRé did an ISO-compliant LCA to assess the performance of traditional leather and the new material Flyleather. With this study in hand, Nike can now confidently communicate the benefits of Flyleather.
Developing Product Category Rules to gain transparency in the apparel sector
For apparel manufacturer Fristads, PRé took part in a Product Category Rules (PCR) Committee. The goal: to develop new PCRs to allow Fristads and other apparel companies to create Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for four categories of products. This helps level the playing field in the apparel sector, allowing companies to openly compete on sustainability. With EPDs, companies have transparent, verified and comparable information about the life cycle environmental impact of their products, which they can also communicate to their customers.
LCI automation tool for a furniture company
For Steelcase, PRé designed a tool to help them execute their extensive sustainability strategy more easily, by automating a large number of steps that previously had to be done manually. Not only does this save time when creating new life cycle assessments (LCA) of products, designs and updates, it also reduces the potential for error. For ease of use, the new, centralized tool uses SimaPro.
The impacts of the Magic Eraser and how it compares with other cleaning products
For Procter & Gamble, PRé did a study to help them chart the main impact drivers for their Magic Eraser product, created a parameterized model to assess today’s impact and allow for future variations, and made a comparison with other cleaning materials for standardized tasks. P&G can now use these results to improve their manufacturing even more and communicate better with customers about the product’s environmental performance.
Product Carbon Footprint standards: which one to choose?
Climate change is considered the number one threat for the future of our planet. To take concrete steps in the direction of mitigating climate change, we need sound standards and methodologies to quantify the impacts of our actions.
There are a number of different standards to quantify the carbon footprint of products, each best suited for specific applications and target audiences despite efforts to harmonize them. In this article, we take you through the most important standards and methodologies and give you some step-by-step guidance for choosing the right one for your application.
A guide to life cycle costing
Life cycle costing is very much similar to the life cycle assessment. In this article, you will find out what are the similarities, types and whether it can be done in SimaPro.
Identifying best existing practice for characterization modeling in life cycle impact assessment
Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) is a field of active development. The last decade has seen prolific publication of new impact assessment methods covering many different impact categories and providing characterization factors that often deviate from each other for the same substance and impact. Here you can read the journey towards identifying the best existing practice for characterization modeling in life cycle impact assessment.