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Yves Loerincik
How to evaluate the Environmental Performance of a Company
Ecointesys - Life Cycle Systems sàrlParc Scientifique de l'EPFL
C.P. 538, CH-1001 [email protected]
www.ecointesys-lcs.ch
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No reliable information -> poor communication
No reliable assessment of a company -> high risks
No information on the main impacts on the environment -> little chance to take the right decision
The problems
Companies generally don’t know what are their direct and indirect impacts on the environment –> strategic information.
Companysite
SuppliersCustomer
Elimination(Malmodin, 2001)
The life cycle approach
CO2 at different stages of the Life Cycle of the company
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Case study 1: pharmaceutical company
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Buildings
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Heating
Raw materials
Electricity
WIN-WIN SOLUTION
Environmental impacts linked with costs
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Take the right decision
Optimise return on investment
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Buildings
Packaging
Heating
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CO2 emissions
Communicate your efficiency
Optimise your communication
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Commuting
Waste treatment
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Packaging
Heating
Raw materials
Electricity
Strategic risk management
costs
2011: CO2 tax on vehicles
Emissions CO2
Manage the risks
Case study 2: building materials reseller
Cumulative Energy demand, non-renewable primary
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How to consider thousand of products
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Results at the company level
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First on-line tool for environmental accountingAnalysis based on the inputs and outputs
Establish priorities: manage, invest, certify & communicateEasy to use
Solid results (well developped methodology)Beyon carbon (Impact on human health, ecosystem quality)
Green-e (entreprise)
CSR report Serono - 2004
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We are at the beginning of the environmentalaccountability;
LCA is the only way one can really evaluate and follow objectively the environmental impact;
This will concern all type of companies (production and services, multinationals and SME, private and public, north and south);
Perspectives
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Ecointesys – Life Cycle Systems sàrl
Parc scientifique de l’EPFLCP 538
1001 [email protected]
www.green-e.ch
