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What is the ISO 14044 standard for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?

ISO 14044 is the international standard that sets out the requirements and guidelines for carrying out a rigorous, comparable Life Cycle Assessment (L ...

What is the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) and how is it used

Product carbon footprint

What is the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) and how is it used

The Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) is the complete, quantified list of every flow of materials, energy, water, emissions, and waste that enters and leaves ...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): how to evaluate a product's environmental impact

Product carbon footprint

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): how to evaluate a product's environmental impact

Companies can no longer simply claim to be green: regulators and customers demand quantitative evidence . The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) provides tha ...

Water footprint

What's the Difference Between Direct and Indirect Water Footprint?

When a company reports its water performance, the figure is usually summarised as a single aggregate number. Beneath it sit two distinct realities: th ...

Water footprint

Water Footprint in Agriculture: The Impact of Water Use on crops

According to the FAO, agriculture uses around 70% of the fresh water withdrawn worldwide . This figure places the primary sector at the centre of the ...

Water footprint

How to measure the corporate water footprint

The corporate water footprint is the total volume of freshwater that a company consumes and pollutes across its entire value chain, from the extractio ...

Water footprint

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How to calculate the water footprint of a product or activity

The water footprint of a product is the total volume of freshwater used to make it, taking into account its entire value chain and not just the water ...

Water footprint

Green Water Footprint: What it is and How it Supports Sustainability

The green water footprint is the volume of rainwater, temporarily stored in the soil as moisture, that plants consume during their growth. It is one o ...

Water footprint

Grey Water Footprint: The Impact of Water Pollution

The grey water footprint is the volume of fresh water needed to assimilate the load of pollutants discharged during the production of a good or servic ...

Water footprint

Blue Water Footprint: What it is and How It is Calculated

The blue water footprint is the volume of fresh surface water or groundwater (from rivers, lakes and aquifers) consumed in producing a good or service ...

Water footprint

What is the Water Footprint and How does it Impact the Environment?

The water footprint is the total volume of fresh water used, directly and indirectly, to produce a good or service across its entire life cycle. It is ...

SDG guide for Mexican companies: aligning your strategy with the 2030 Agenda

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