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New LCA-based environmental indicator for evaluating the positive climate impacts of products
Wednesday 1, May 2019
Environmental impacts are often expressed through footprint indicators describing a negative impact, as in the familiar carbon and water footprints. […]
New USDA Beef Lifecycle Assessment Finds Environmental Impacts Lower Than Perceived
Wednesday 1, May 2019
A new study, recently published in the journal Agricultural Systems, is the most comprehensive beef cattle lifecycle assessment ever completed. […]
Wood Pallet Industry seeks assistance in a survey to develop environmental product declaration
Wednesday 1, May 2019
The Pallet Foundation is funding the development of a scientifically-sound EPD, which will report a standardized environmental impact of a […]
Decathlon makes a leap on environmental labelling – and it wants to share the data
Tuesday 30, April 2019
Global sporting goods retailer, Decathlon is currently completing a 10 year project that will see all textile and footwear items […]
New third-party life cycle assessment reveals minimal carbon footprint from Midsummer’s thin film solar cell production process
Tuesday 30, April 2019
A new study commissioned by solar energy technology leader Midsummer shows that the company’s proprietary flexible CIGS thin film solar […]
New study uses LCA to estimate the environmental cost of packing our favorite fast-foods
Tuesday 30, April 2019
A new study estimates there are 2025 million takeaway containers per year being used in the European Union (EU) alone. […]
Replacing plastic packaging with other materials increases environmental impacts
Friday 12, April 2019
The study “Life Cycle Impacts of Plastic Packaging Compared to Substitutes in the United States and Canada: Theoretical Substitution Analysis,” prepared by Franklin […]
LCA confirms fluorine textile coating risks
Friday 12, April 2019
A 3-year EU life cycle assessment study to evaluate alternatives to fluorine-based durable water and oil textile repellents (DWOR) has […]
Australasian EPD Programme Publishes 50th EPD
Wednesday 10, April 2019
EPD Australasia has recently reached the milestone of publishing their 50th EPD. The programme, which is affiliated with the International EPD […]
A life cycle solution to fossil fuel impacts
Wednesday 10, April 2019
Pennsylvania’s energy history is rich with the quantities of fossil fuels that it has produced, but is also rife with […]
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