Quantifying a product's environmental impact is not a matter of opinion: it's methodology, data and rigour. An LCA gives you exactly that in a verifiable report you can use with customers, in tenders or with regulators.
Life Cycle Assessment studies all the environmental impacts of a product, from the moment raw materials are extracted until it is disposed of or recycled at the end of its useful life. It covers manufacturing, transport, use and waste management.
It is not a green certificate or a sustainability label. It is a technical study that tells you, with real data and ISO 14040/14044 methodology, how much your product pollutes, where and in what proportion. From there you can make decisions, communicate with evidence or meet regulatory requirements.
For an SME, an LCA reveals where the environmental hotspots of its product lie before regulation or a major customer demands it.
An LCA is a joint effort. We bring the methodology and the analysis; you bring the knowledge of your product.
Together we define the scope: which product, which stages to include, which functional unit to use and the timeline.
We request the activity data for your process: raw materials, energy, transport, waste. You gather it with our guidance.
We build the model in SimaPro or OpenLCA using verified databases (ecoinvent), applying the ISO standard and the agreed constraints.
We calculate impacts across all categories, identify the hotspots and draw actionable conclusions.
We deliver the ISO-compliant report and go through it together so you understand every figure and can communicate it with confidence.
Goal and scope: functional unit, system boundaries and constraints applied.
Life cycle inventory (LCI): every input and output flow, quantified.
Impact assessment: climate change, water use, resource depletion and other categories.
Sensitivity and hotspot analysis: where the impact is concentrated and why.
Interpretation and recommendations for improvements you can apply to your process or design.
Statement of conformity with ISO 14040/14044 and model documentation.
You don't need to have everything from day one: we'll guide you in gathering it. The essentials to get going:
How it's made, what materials it uses, where they come from, how it's transported and what happens at the end of its life.
Quantities per unit of product, energy use, waste, distances. Invoices, technical data sheets or internal records all work.
What you need it for: communication, a tender, a regulatory requirement, a comparison or internal improvement. This defines the scope.
Any stages you want to exclude and why. They are technically justified and agreed at the kick-off.
The CPR requires environmental declarations (EPDs) for European public projects. An LCA is the mandatory first step.
ESPR and the Green Claims Directive require environmental claims to be substantiated. Major brands already demand LCAs from suppliers.
Distributors and retailers use impact data as a selection criterion. An LCA lets you compare and communicate with data.
Generation and storage are subject to sustainability criteria in public procurement and European funding.
The packaging regulation requires packaging to be designed with its life cycle in mind. An LCA gives the decision a technical basis.
Anyone selling to other businesses receives sustainability questionnaires. An LCA lets you answer with your own data.
A full LCA takes from 4 months and is quoted to measure according to product, scope and sector. The first step is an honest, no-commitment conversation.
