Harmonized footprinting rules for the floriculture sector
With the new method to measure the environmental impact of potted plants and cut flowers, the floriculture sector can be more transparent and experimental about reducing impacts.
SETAC Europe 2023: Three key takeaways, and what we’re doing about them
Three main challenges are defining the fact-based sustainability world right now: data, standardization and collaboration. At PRé, we’re already working on the key next steps.
Cooking up an LCA study
Daunted by the idea of doing an LCA? If you can bake a quiche, you can do this too. Just like in the kitchen, you really only need four types of elements for a reliable, valuable LCA.
The EU Taxonomy for sustainable investments
The European Commission is developing a tool that will make it easier to identify sustainable investments – investments that make a substantial contribution without doing harm.
Product environmental footprint (PEF) Environmental performance monitoring Harmonizing LCA rules
Helping the floriculture sector reduce its environmental footprint
PRé is taking a data-driven approach to helping the FSI meet one of its objectives under FSI 2025: to minimize the carbon footprint of certain products in the floriculture sector.
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Product environmental footprint (PEF) Harmonizing LCA rules Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR)
Developing a methodology for environmental footprinting of horticultural products
In a consortium representing the horticultural sector, PRé helped develop the Hortifootprint category rules, an environmental footprinting methodology.
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Environmental footprint methodology for horticultural products
Horticultural products are in increasing demand, and so is a good methodology for measuring their complete environmental footprint. A new methodology now provides that capability.
SimaPro Craft Life cycle assessment Harmonizing LCA rules
Sector-harmonized approach to life cycle assessment
For labelling industry associations FINAT and TLMI, PRé developed a harmonised approach to LCA. This helps FINAT and TLMI members integrate LCA in their practice in a way that increases transparency and insight throughout the sector.
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Harmonizing LCA rules
Tailored tools for sustainable product development in the apparel industry
For the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, a global alliance of apparel, footwear and home textile companies, PRé developed three tools for sustainable product development. The tools focus on material sustainability, ecodesign and data gathering.
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SimaPro Craft Life cycle assessment Harmonizing LCA rules
Developing advanced sustainability profiles
For the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E), PRé helped develop a method to determine the hotspots in a product's life cycle. This helps determine key performance indicators.
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