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Life Cycle Assessments

With Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculations, it becomes easy to select products based on their environmental impact.

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Calculating the impact from raw materials to disposal

With LCAs, we can calculate the environmental impact of each step within our products’ life cycles. We can compare different combinations of raw materials, packaging solutions, transportation methods, end-of-life handling (and the list goes on), when designing and developing your products. That provides a unique opportunity for customers to choose products based on raw materials, functionalities and environmental footprint.

How do we calculate LCA at ABENA?

Based on 16 impact factors, we calculate all resources extracted from the environment (for instance raw materials) to the emissions that go into the environment (for instance carbon dioxide) on the majority of products within our assortment.

The factors measured* are:

Climate Change (CO2)

Ozone depletion

Ecotoxicity for aquatic freshwater

Human Toxicity - cancer effects  

Particulate Matter/Respiratory Inorganics

Ionising Radiation – human health effects

Photochemical Ozone Formation

Acidification

Eutrophication – terrestrial

Eutrophication – freshwater

Eutrophication – marine

Resource Depletion – water

Resource Depletion – mineral

Resource Use - fossils

Land transformation

*Source: Ecochain

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The calculations are available upon request for the following product categories:

Foodservice, Protective wear, Bed protection, Gloves, Skin care (wet wipes), Waste management, Incontinence products, Baby diapers, Female hygiene products, Fittings, Hygiene paper, Tabletop (paper supply), Cleaning (mops, cloth etc.). 

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Standars for LCA

Our LCA method is standardized and we follow various internationally acknowledged methodologies, standards, software databases, and knowledge-exchange collaborations.

Sphera LCA for Experts 

This software delivers the data used for our life cycle calculations.

ISO 14040

This standard outlines the principles and framework behind the LCA calculations.

ISO 14044

This standard outlines the requirements and guidelines of the LCA calculations.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

This panel provides scientific assessments on climate change as well as options to mitigate the change.

Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)

PEF 3.1 is used to calculate the environmental impact factors within a product’s life cycle.

Sustainability

Big impacts begin with small actions

Every product we make and every decision we take has an impact. That is why we work hard to make our impact a responsible one – for people, the planet, and future generations.

See how we work with sustainability