COVID and Climate Hope
Looking back at the advances of 2020 and ahead to our hopes for 2021
Blog
New Advances in LCA Provide Quicker, More Robust Results—Learn More!
As Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been increasingly adopted as an analytical tool by corporations, organizations, and public agencies, there’s been a parallel rise in research into how LCA is done and how its utility for sustainability assessment and decision-making can be improved.
Our New Video on Sustainability Attributes vs. Impacts: How LCA Insights Help You Reduce Risk, Serve Customers Better
With ever-increasing interest in sustainability, companies serving both consumer and B-to-B markets often find it beneficial to highlight an attribute of a product, process, or piece of packaging that sounds good from a sustainability perspective.
Congratulating Our Colleague Nathan Ayer on His New Doctorate
We’re tremendously proud of Nathan and his accomplishment, and as part of our congratulations, asked him a few questions about his experience and how he sees it influencing his work going forward.
What is LCA’s Role in Quantifying Social Justice?
Recent Black Lives Matter protests and the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on minority populations have heightened societal awareness of systemic inequalities.
How O-LCA Can Identify Your Organization’s Most Effective Ways of Reducing Environmental Impact
Organizations seeking to reduce their environmental impact typically implement a range of different actions. They may focus on reducing emissions from employee commuting by encouraging carpooling, cycling, or (depending on pandemic conditions) use of public transportation or working from home.
Welcoming Dr. Claire A. Nelson to our Technical Advisory Board
Dr. Claire A. Nelson, the newest member of EarthShift Global’s Technical Advisory Board, spent three decades with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), a Washington, DC-based financial institution that lends to 26 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A Passion for Ikebana Provides Insights into Sustainability
Literally translated, ikebana can mean “giving life to flowers.” But it is far more than that.
A Request from Lise Laurin: Please Help Review the Newest Segment of the LCA Capability Roadmap
The Covid-19 pandemic is giving us all a good lesson in the importance of contributing to one’s community.
The Link between Health and Sustainability, by Way of Glyphosate and Our Microbiomes
Many of you know that my journey into sustainability started with an environmental illness. Some of you know that, after 15 years of apparently being cured, I am now beset with an autoimmune disease.