Life Cycle Assessment

In a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the sources of environmental impacts are identified, quantified, and analyzed throughout the entire life cycle.

The entire life cycle chain, from production through use to the disposal of packaging, a product, or your entire company, is considered in this process.

The objective is to highlight improvement potentials in your processes and/or products and compare the environmental impacts of different materials and manufacturing methods.

We offer assessment based on both a Full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and a Streamlined LCA:

FULL LCA

• The Full Life Cycle Assessment involves a comprehensive, quantitative evaluation of a product, service, or organizational unit.

• The assessment is conducted according to the following criteria:

ISO 14040/14044Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)GHG Protocol

A Full LCA is based on precise company data and minimal assumptions. Therefore, it is much more extensive and informative than a Streamlined LCA.

STREAMLINED LCA

• The Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment provides a simpler and more cost-effective alternative to the full LCA This allows you to identify potential problem areas resource-efficiently and consequently improve your packaging sustainably.

• Streamlined LCA calculations are performed using our developed tool, the Packaging Cockpit.

As a result, you will receive a report, including graphics for all 16 impact categories, as well as an individual interpretation of selected impact categories.