Development of LCA Guideline for Emulsifiers - Specialty … · Technical Committee, Brussels, 14 November 2011 Development of LCA Guideline for Emulsifiers - experiences from EFEMA

Technical Committee, Brussels, 14 November 2011

Development of LCA

Guideline for Emulsifiers - experiences from EFEMA

Mikkel Thrane

LCA WG Chair (EFEMA)

WG members: G Schöner (BASF), V Norn (Palsgaard), J Eley (Kerry

Ingredients and Flavours) and M Thrane (DuPont N&H)


Outline

Introduction to LCA

Why LCA work in EFEMA?

The scope of EFEMAs LCA work

Challenges in developing an LCA guideline

Expected outcome

Scope of LCA work in different industry associations


Sustainability, LCA and CF

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Eco-efficiency

Sustainable

Livability

Equity

Carbon Footprint

Life Cycle Assessment

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Different scopes of LCA

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Standards and guidelines

ISO 14040/44 (International)

PAS2050 (UK)

ISO 14067 (International)

Life Cycle Assessment

Carbon Footprinting

GHG-protocol (International)

ILCD handbook (EU)

PEF guideline (EU)

ENVIFOOD (EU)


Why LCA work in EFEMA?

Food product represents 30% of human induced GHGs

Pressure from customers, retail and consumers

(e.g. concern about impacts associated with palm oil)

Need to establish leveled playing field

Compared to other - more focus on methodology (less

on results)

Collaboration instead of possible ‘unfair’ competition


Scope of work

Develop LCA and CF methodology

Inspiration from IDFs Carbon Footprint

Guideline but with focus on ‘all’ impact

categories (hence LCA & CF)

First version to be ‘simple’ and in ‘alignment

with the PEF (European Product

Environmental Footprint Guideline)


Scope of work


Challanges: The four phases of LCA


Phase 1 and 2 (questions)

Phase 1: Goal and Scope

How should the functional unit be defined?

Scope, boundaries and level of detail?

Requirements data quality and database?

Phase 2: Inventory

How to handle co-product allocation?

What data to use for key raw materials (vegetable oils)

How to model emission from electricity use?


Why data matters

Carbon footprint of palm oil

Ecoinvent (database): 1.6 kg CO2e per kg palm oil

Ecoinvent (database): 2.8 kg CO2e per kg palm kernel oil

Schmidt (2011): 3.6 kg CO2e per kg palm oil

Schmidt (2011): 7.0 kg CO2e per kg palm oil (incl ILUC)

Pick a number..


Data for vegetable oils

Data for Palm-, Rapeseed-, Sunflower and Soy oil will be

based on the best available data

Intention is to use a RSPO funded LCA project of the

major vegetable oils, carried out by 2.-0 LCA

Consultants. The study is not completed yet, but will

most likely be available medio 2013.


Phase 3 and 4

Phase 3: Life Cycle Impact Assessment

What LCIA model to use for Carbon Footprinting?

What LCIA model to use for multiple issue assessment (LCA)?

Phase 4: Interpretation

How to communicate results?

How to address uncertainty?

How to address limitations of the study?

External verification?


Process and Outcome

Kick-off meeting in Brussels September 6th 2012

First version of sustainability statement September 30th 2012

Conf call October 26th 2012

First draft of LCA Guideline October 30th 2012

Presentation for TC November 27 2012 – decision to follow the EU PEF

guideline

Conf call December 5th 2012

Adoption of Sustainability Statement January 18th 2013

Meeting in Brussels February 12th 2012 (incl presentation by M Galatola

DG Environment)

Conf call March 18th 2013

Conf call May 2nd 2013

Completion of LCA guideline version 1.6 (10 pages)

Presentation for TC may 31st 2013 (Dublin)


EFEMA Sustainability Statement


Food products

More info videos etc: http://www.pcf-world-forum.org/

Timeline for EU EFPCR


Alignment of methods for LCA and other types of

footprinting for specific product categories

Development of guidelines or PCRs (e.g. EFPCR)

LCA case studies – e.g. baseline of average product

Discuss and communicate about sustainability

Possible Role of Industry

Associations


LCA guideline for Emulsifiers

(European Food Emulsifiers manufacturers Association)

Carbon Footprint of Starch

(European Starch Industry association, aAf)

Carbon Footprint of Gelatin

(Gelatin Manufacturers of Europe, EMA)

Carbon Footprint of Yeast

(The EU Yeast industry COFALEC)

Carbon Footprint of Feed Ingredients

(EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients, FEFANA

Examples of other initiatives

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