LCA Data and Supply Chain Modelling

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1 LCA Data and Supply Chain Modelling Alex Hardwick Senior Consultant, thinkstep

2 Agenda 1.LCA data: What are the options? 2.Data in supply chain modelling 3. The future of LCA data 2

3 About thinkstep

4 2,000 Customers

5 LCA data: What are the options?

6 Trends in 2016 OUT!! Succeed Sustainably

7 Trends in 2016 In Succeed Sustainably

8 Business Value Sustainability maturity curve Long-term company success Value Chain optimization Sustainable Product Portfolio Management Reduce cost & increase revenue Product Communication & Verification Granularity Process & Resource Efficiency Verifiable BOM / BOP & Compliance Quality Eco-design & sustainable product Innovation Coverage Rapid Prototyping (Generic LCA) Overview / Orientation Material Comparison Screening Maturity of LCA usage

9 What s out there? Single indicator data (Carbon or Energy) DEFRA carbon factors GHG Protocol ICE database Pros Generally free to use and publically available Easy to understand and use GWP is often a key focus area Cons Single impact methods not compliant with e.g. EN 15804, ISO Trade-offs not visible If sourced from literature, methodology may be inconsistent

10 What s out there? Impact Assessment data (multiple impact category results) EPD data Ecolabel data (?) Company product environmental data Pros Generally free to use or available on request Not limited to single methods Likely to be compatible with sector standards Cons Not transferable to another standard/set of methods May not be updated regularly Input of data into system may be manual Need to check consistency of scope and assumptions

11 What s out there? Full LCI data (aggregated cradle-to-gate or unit processes) GaBi data Ecoinvent ELCD or USLCI Pros Comprehensive records all inputs/outputs Methodologically consistent Generally regularly updated remains consistent with any new standards or methods e.g. water data Cons Complex data with 100s of inputs and outputs Needs to be used with LCA software or integrated with existing software Generally not free

12 Business Value Sustainability maturity curve Long-term company success Increasing amounts of primary data and more specific secondary data Value Chain optimization Sustainable Product Portfolio Management Reduce cost & increase revenue Overview / Orientation Screening Material Comparison Process & Resource Efficiency Verifiable BOM / BOP & Compliance Eco-design & sustainable product Innovation Rapid Prototyping (Generic LCA) Product Communication & Verification LCA data simple models, secondary data, averages for upstream High level data OK could be single indicator focussed Maturity of LCA usage

13 LCA data and supply chain modelling

14 Getting the priorities right Organization Markets Product Life Cycle Materials Common materials, processes & supply chains Product Categories Brands Manufacturing Distribution Screen Scope Steel Concrete Relevant issues in detail to identify opportunities Concrete Type A Type B Type C Products Use End of Life Scale Cost & Risk reduction Brand improvement & growth Implementation

15 Data Foundation realistic Industry focus always upto-date Regular technology checks and frequently updated established Widely used across sectors LCA Data credible Externally reviewed with continuous improvement adaptive comprehensive All major standards covered extendable Open to any relevant data and expansion Geographically and technologically broad

16 Existing integrations

17 Case Study BASF [thinkstep s] agricultural and LCA specialists deliver highest quality results which we can credibly use in our customer communication. BASF SE Markus Frank Global Sustainability & Product Stewardship, Crop Protection Goal Communication of sustainability issues to supply chain and customers Help people in the agricultural supply chain with knowledge and tools to make farming operations more sustainable. Solution The BASF AgBalance sustainability tool holistically discloses environmental, social & economic indicators of cultivation systems to help retailer, purchaser & farmer making the optimal decision. thinkstep calculates and reviews AgBalance studies and helps to optimize the applied LCA methodologies Business value Strengthen customer relationship Gain competitive advantage by differentiating their brand from their competitors Build alliances along the value chains

18 Outlook

19 Data Demands Increasing demand for primary data from industry more accurate than literature data Increased demands for more sophisticated secondary data: Improve geographical coverage Novel materials and products Collect data for new metrics Water (scarcity) Regional impacts Land use change

20 Data Demands

21 Data Demands

22 LCA Data and Supply Chain Modelling Electric Works Sheffield Digital Campus, Sheffield, S1 2BJ, United Kingdom (0)