2024 was a great year at ecoinvent; our team grew significantly, we released a new version of our database (explore v3.11), participated in more events than ever before, engaged in meaningful projects, published academic papers, and connected with partners all over the world.
In November, we published the latest version of our database featuring 2,066 new and 4,497 updated datasets and provided an update to version 3.10. Learn more about these database updates in our introductory webinar.
In 2024, we also published various video resources to help our users understand our database and mission.
Introducing:
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The license calculator is a series of short videos created to help users discover which license type best suits their use case.
To use the license calculator, watch the video and click the answers to the questions when prompted. At the end of the journey, users will receive a description of their recommended license type.
For pricing information, please consult our licenses page.
We were pleased to feature IPC and Mura Technology in our partner spotlight series this year. Thank you to Timothée Harvey, Catherine Colin, and Dr. Geoff Brighty for sharing their insights on the importance of collaboration for the availability of robust, high-quality data and how the ecoinvent database supports more accurate Life Cycle Assessment.
Read our partner spotlights:
We are also grateful to our version 3.11 data providers for enabling us to provide transparent, accurate data.
The ORIENTING research project was finalized this year.
This 3.5-year project aimed to create a robust, operational methodology for product Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA). It allows practitioners to understand and manage possible trade-offs, whilst also supporting a societal shift towards a more sustainable and circular economy.
More information about our contributions and the final results are available on our ORIENTING project page.
We joined 30 events around the world, delivering presentations, posters, and lectures and attending many more events in 14 countries.
As well as sharing our knowledge and facilitating discussion, we’ve also collected insights to share on our blog.
Read our reflections:
We keep a regularly updated list of our upcoming events on our website. Announcements can be found in our quarterly newsletters or through LinkedIn.
There has been significant evolution behind the scenes at the ecoinvent headquarters in Zürich. This year, we welcomed a new addition to our management team and the anniversaries of some of our extraordinary employees.
For our latest management update, we welcome Ondrej Szabo to the ecoinvent team as our new Chief Revenue Officer. Read more about our new leadership here.
This year, we celebrated our team members whose tenure has reached a significant milestone. Thank you again to Guillaume, Tessa, and Tarja for sharing your unique perspectives on ecoinvent’s growth and history. We will share more milestones in 2025 via the blog.
As a team, we came together to celebrate various festivities and successes. Whilst fostering a collaborative and positive team culture at ecoinvent, we socialized, explored, and enjoyed lots of good food!
In 2024, our team grew to 80 passionate professionals, and counting! Check our careers page for available positions and more information about joining the ecoinvent team.
Thank you for your continued trust and partnership. Our team wishes you a holiday season filled with joy, peace, and renewal, and we look forward to working together in the coming year to continue driving positive environmental change.