Use Cases

The ecoinvent database supports a broad and diverse range of sustainability assessments.

Use Cases – Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSR) is fundamental for achieving a sustainable economy. It requires companies to share more targeted, reliable, and…

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Use Cases – Environmental Footprinting and Offsetting

Calculators of carbon footprints rely on background databases to compute CO2 emissions associated with transport, energy consumptions and goods. However,…

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Use Cases – Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Environmental Product Declarations communicate verifiable, accurate, non-misleading environmental information for products and their applications.

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Uses Cases – Green (Public) Procurement

Buying green products and services can increase your organization’s efficiency, enhance its public image, and is an excellent way to…

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Life Cycle Assessment

LCA is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product, process, or service throughout its entire life…

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Use Cases – LCSA

By combining (environmental) Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing, social LCA, Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment is the joint evaluation of…

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Use Cases – Product Supply Chain Management

An increasing number of environmental regulations and legislations and a larger market demand for products following sustainable supply chains require…

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Use Cases – Sustainable Product Design

Applying a safe and sustainable approach to design in products’ pre-market design phase can improve product safety, reduce the risks…

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