ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASES
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CEDA Database
With CEDA Database, get comprehensive global data in one place.
CEDA has been serving the professional greenhouse gas accounting and life cycle assessment communities for more than two decades as the most trusted source of environmental data. Our latest development, CEDA Global, is the first multi-regional input-output (MRIO) application of CEDA that covers over 90% of global economy and greenhouse gas emissions. By combining the best quality data and state-of-the-art methodological innovations, CEDA Global presents professional quality greenhouse gas emissions factors covering 149 countries and economic regions and 400 product and service categories for each. With this global extension, CEDA continues to serve our professional community as the most comprehensive and reliable environmental database on the market. Join CEDA Global today and be part of data quality advocates!
Introducing CEDA Database
An analysis is only as good as the data it references. CEDA is the most reliable and complete environmental database on the market.
Answers for nearly every industry
CEDA Database covers 2,700+ environmental exchanges by 400 industry sectors and commodities and the linkages between them. A global extension for greenhouse gas emissions part of the database, CEDA 6 Global covers 170 countries.
Data down to the smallest details
CEDA is the only database on the market that provides both industry-technology and commodity technology model outputs and uncertainty characterizations. The devil is in the details, and we got the details meticulously sorted out.
Easy to access, easy to use
An annual license is available in the format you prefer for easy downloading and formatting with clear documentation on how to use it and where to find data.
Regularly updated with current data
Now on its 6th version, CEDA Database uses 2018 as its baseline. The database is updated regularly, taking into account feedback from dozens of private & public companies, and is consistent with ISO standards required for LCA (ISO 14040 & 14044).
Clear choice of the market
Over the last 20 years, CEDA played a key role in numerous studies by Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. The original methodology and data used for compiling CEDA were published in a peer-reviewed article in 2005.
Compatible with Ecoinvent
Practitioners often need to use multiple databases, where compatibility or interoperability is the key. Our databases are designed to be interoperable with the ecoinvent database. A quantitative uncertainty analysis compatible with the most up-to-date ecoinvent is accompanied with the dataset.
"Knowing that world class science is behind CEDA gives us and our clients ultimate confidence in the methodology and process we require from the enterprise and supply chain footprints provided."
-Phil Williams, Vice President | Webcor Builders
USE CASES
Used for a variety of environmental assessments across the industry
GHG Accounting
Quantify GHG emissions as accurately as possible.
Policy Research
Quantify the environmental impacts of cities, regions, and states to develop new policies.
Life Cycle Assessment
Assist Life Cycle Assessment studies to make the process as cost-effective and timely as possible.
Spend Analysis
Quantify supply chain footprints by looking at the spend data and identifying key contributors.
Transaction Analysis
Quantify hard to calculate supply chain footprints by analyzing credit or debit card transactions across the globe.
INSIGHTS
Learn how our environmental databases are used in action
PRODUCT SHEET
Download the CEDA 5 product sheet, with a detailed overview of product features
CASE STUDY
Learn how Kashi Brand identified hidden supply chain risks with CEDA
CASE STUDY
Learn how NIST used CEDA to build a Life Cycle Inventory database
Get an annual license to the database today
Discover for yourself why CEDA is the most trusted, peer-reviewed database available today.