LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
A win-win-win scenario for your Life Cycle Assessment.
Reduce costs, improve operations, and build a more resilient supply chain with VitalMetrics. Here's how.
THE CHALLENGE
“On average, companies report having supply chain greenhouse gas emissions that are 5.5 times greater than their own direct impact from scope 1 and 2 emissions.”
—CDP 2019 Report
THE OPPORTUNITY
We help you tackle your biggest hurdles in life cycle assessment.
Quantify the environmental impacts of your product throughout the life-cycle
Analyze the environmental impacts of your supply chain
Build a supplier engagement strategy
Quantify the environmental impacts of your product with ease
We look past the surface, at hidden areas driving the biggest impact
We look past the surface, at hidden areas driving the biggest impact. Using our proprietary CEDA database, covering the entire spectrum of products across 170 countries, we are able to provide a full view of the environmental profile of your product.
Understand upstream & downstream impact
Scope 3 often accounts for a company's largest GHG emissions, yet they are notoriously difficult to measure. We have removed that burden, making it simple for companies to quickly grasp it and identify improvement opportunities without months of work and costly endeavors.
Stay current with the latest standards, regulations, and filing requirements
Standards & protocols are always changing, making it exhausting to keep up. Let us do the legwork for you so that you can focus on your ambitious sustainability goals.
Get everyone on the same page
We don't just measure your emissions, we identify what's driving them. We break down and interpret the data so you can distill important insights. We help you communicate the results with technical and non-technical people alike. Understanding life-cycle impacts has never been easier.
Let your LCA stand the test
Completing the calculation is not the end of an LCA. The results are often put to the test of third-party peer reviews and competitor scrutiny. We stand behind the quality of our LCAs so that you can present your LCA with confidence.
Measure the environmental impacts throughout the life-cycle and uncover answers
LCA tailored with your goals in mind
We know that not only is every product unique, but also the best strategy depends on the goal of an LCA study. We take into account your goals and customize a life cycle assessment study for you. This is how we conduct an LCA.
Define goals & scope
We take the time to understand your priorities, budget, and timeline to recommend the best strategy for you. We have experience in a range of LCA models - from scenario-based Life Cycle Assessment to hybrid approaches. Our approach significantly reduces the time and resources required while maintaining a high level of quality and integrity.
Conduct an LCA
We developed an efficient algorithm to economize an LCA. Using a rapid screening, we quickly identify the key areas that additional information is needed so that your limited resources are well spent. We are armed with the best-in-class data, up-to-date methodologies, and world-class expertise in LCA, so you may be rest assured you're in good hands.
Interpret the results
It's not about the numbers but the insights that you extract from the numbers that matter. We bring meaning out of LCA results so that you can make an informed decision. Our interpretation process identifies hotspots and the key opportunities to reduce the life-cycle environmental impacts of your products.
Third-party peer review & verification
If needed, we arrange a third-party review to ensure the project methodology and results align with international standards.
Build a supplier engagement strategy that drives results
We don't just help identify the solution, we implement it
With potentially hundreds of suppliers from different sectors and countries, it can be challenging to reduce supplier emissions. We bring a supplier engagement strategy to put our findings into action.
Understand
We start by analyzing the contribution of different suppliers to identify the largest contributors to its carbon footprint.
Plan
After identifying the hotspots and key contributors, we build a clear roadmap highlighting which suppliers we want to engage and how.
Act
We then work with you to ensure that your commitment to sustainability is understood within the organization and with the suppliers.
Learn
As a result, you will acquire supplier-specific results, improving the quality of your LCAs. We help you continue to monitor and improve supplier emissions using our cloud-based solutions connected to your suppliers.
"We commissioned VitalMetrics to quantify and analyze the carbon, energy, water and waste impacts within our supply chain. We were very impressed with the efficiency of the process, and the support throughout the project. The findings allowed us to more easily identify focused interventions that are likely to have the greatest impact and deliver results. We will now also be able to help suppliers identify areas of their own operations where improvements can be made."
- Jez Cutler, Head of Environment & Sustainability | Travis Perkins
Insights
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PRODUCT
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ARTICLE
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CASE STUDY
Learn how VitalMetrics helped Travis Perkins conduct a supply chain analysis
See what’s happening. Make informed decisions
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