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Dr. Taylor Uekert of the National Laboratory of the Rockies shows how pairing LCA with a qualitative adoption-risk screen helps R&D teams catch scale-up barriers, such as process scalability and materials availability, before they lock in.
Tribute to the researcher, mentor, and friend whose pursuit of more sustainable agriculture, and whose singular way of seeing the world, continues to shape our work and the wider LCA community.
Technically sound LCAs often stall not because of calculation errors but because stakeholders read the same results through different assumptions and vocabulary. This post looks at how inconsistent terminology across ISO standards, software tools and sectors creates friction. Examples include assessment vs. analysis and elementary flows vs. substances. It also shows how structured facilitation helps stakeholders agree on terms early, so LCA results can move decisions forward.
Since 27 September 2026, the EU's Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT) has banned generic green claims, carbon neutrality claims based on offsets, and self-made sustainability labels. It applies to any business marketing to EU consumers, wherever that business is based, and B2B suppliers will feel it through evidence requests from their customers. This guide covers what has changed, who is exposed, what the penalties are, and five steps suppliers can take now to audit, substantiate and govern their environmental claims.
September 2026 Brown Bag Webinar. This webinar provides a practical, side-by-side look at how four widely used LCA software platforms — LCA for Experts (former GaBi), SimaPro, openLCA, and MatterPD — handle uncertainty in practice.
As the EU Batteries Regulation phases in carbon-footprint declarations, performance classes, and digital battery passports, manufacturers selling into Europe will need life cycle data — not just performance specs — to stay compliant and competitive.
A practical guide to choosing the right chart—bar charts with error bars, box plots, violin plots, or blur charts—for communicating uncertainty in life cycle assessment results without hiding it or overwhelming your audience.
July 2026 Brown Bag Webinar
LEED v5 introduces a mandatory Human Impact Assessment that puts social sustainability on equal footing with environmental performance—and EarthShift Global helps project teams turn this new requirement into a strategic advantage.
From certifications and innovation to risk management and brand value, here's what's really driving LCA adoption.
