NGO

We offer our services pro bono to NGO’s and International organisations such as UNEP, ISO and SETAC.

Projects

• Mapping Business Impacts on the UN SDGs November 2022
  This project placed each of the 169 targets of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into a comprehensive, quantified and operational impact pathway framework. This project is being continued in the LCSA project.
• Social Life Cycle Assessment December 2021
  Over the years 2.-0 LCA consultants have contributed to the methodology development for social LCA, especially pointing out the close parallels with the biophysical LCA framework, and contributing to quantification of the social impact pathways with impact categories, indicators, and characterisation factors.
• Linking the UN SDGs to Life Cycle Impact Pathway Frameworks December 2021
  In line with the vision of the UN Environment Life Cycle Initiative, the project brings the qualitative and quantitative impact pathway thinking from Life Cycle Impact Assessment to bear on the 17 SDGs. The scope includes a range of options ranging from qualitative to screening approaches to fully quantified end-point metrics solutions.
• LCA of 500 Food Items December 2020
  Consumers as well as professionals in the grocery and catering industry are increasingly demanding information about the climate footprint of the foods they buy or sell. This project will result in a public climate database of more than 500 foods.
• Ecolabel Criteria for Buildings October 2020
  This project for Nordic Ecolabelling entails a review and assessment life-cycle based standards, methods and tools available for designers and producers of buildings and building materials.
• LCA Screening of Biofuels May 2013
  This project was initiated by the Danish green think tank Concito to assess the climate impacts of six different biofuels: wood pellets, wood chips, straw, biogas, ethanol and biodiesel.
• Carbon Footprint – Measurement and Use April 2012
  In this project the methods and standards for calculating and challenges in using Carbon Footprint are investigated.
• Background Report for a UNEP Guide to Life Cycle Management December 2004
  The Background Report for a UNEP Guide to Life Cycle Management - A bridge to sustainable products was as a support to the UNEP Life Cycle Initiative and the UNEP Guide to Life Cycle Management.      
• ISO Standardisation
  We play an active role in supplying expert delegates to the ISO TC 207 / SC5 on life cycle assessment and several other related Techical Committees.