Global Guidance Principles for Life Cycle Assessment Databases released

The document provides guidance principles for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) databases; this includes how to collect raw data, how to develop datasets and how to manage databases.

The publication also addresses questions concerning data documentation and review, coordination among databases, capacity building and future scenarios.

 

The bridge between data users and data providers

LCA databases provide fundamental energy, materials, land, water consumption data and emissions data into water, air and soil for a wide range of processes, products and materials. In this way the publication provides the bridge between the data users and the data providers, making basic information easily accessible for computing the environmental footprints of materials and products that are key to make and judge green claims and to allow institutional and individual consumers to make informed consumption choices.

 

The ‘Shonan Guidance Principles’ workshop and PE's  contribution

The document is the output of the UNEP/SETAC “Global Guidance for LCA Databases” workshop, (30th January – 4th February 2011, Shonan, Japan), also known as the ‘Shonan Guidance Principles’ workshop. Martin Baitz and Jim Fava from PE INTERNATIONAL took part in the workshop and were part of the worldwide authors team.

 

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Draft version of the EU environmental footprinting methodology released

The European Commission has released a draft version of the EU environmental footprinting methodology currently under development.

DG ENV is now working together with the Commission’s JRC IES and other European Commission services towards the development of a harmonised methodology for the calculation of the environmental footprint of products (including carbon footprint).

This methodology will be developed building on the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) Handbook as well as other existing methodological standards and guidance documents (ISO 14040-44, PAS 2050, BP X30, WRI/WBCSD GHG protocol, Sustainability Consortium, ISO 14025, Ecological Footprint, etc).


You can find more information and the draft methodology here

SoFi confirmed to be leading enterprise carbon accounting software

On 11 May 2009, a group of North American consultancies published the most extensive and up-to-date study on corporate carbon footprint software solutions. A total of 51 software products have been assessed, based on software presentations and client interviews. This led to a shortlist of 7 emerging ECA (Enterprise Carbon Accounting) leaders, with SoFi Software of PE INTERNATIONAL in a leading position: Next to being in this shortlist, SoFi Software has the highest number of confirmed implementations of all products in this market analysis, including clients such as Kraft Foods, Carnival Corporation or ThyssenKrupp Elevator

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"Die Bilanz des Klopapiers" - Artikel bei Süddeutsche.de

Heute ist ein interessanter Artikel in der Süddeutschen Zeitung zum Thema Product Carbon Footprint erschienen. Bei der Erstellung der CO2 Bilanzen war unter anderem auch PE INTERNATIONAL beteiligt.

Hier geht es zum Artikel bei süddeutsche.de

Practitioner-Workshop: Using GaBi 4 software and databases for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon foot-printing

Nowadays environmental aspects have high importance for strategic, short and mid-term business decisions on a daily basis in all industries. A variety of industries are faced with global discussion on Global Warming Potential, carbon footprinting and upcoming questions about the sustainability of processes and products. The environmental effects of transport systems are also high on the agenda. Your industry too?

Then sign up here for our workshop!