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I have a product which, from an environmental point of view, I believe brings improvements to the environment because it uses fewer resources and is easily recyclable: how can I prove it?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

One of the purposes of the environmental analysis of the life cycle of products, also called LCA, is actually the quantification and assessment from cradle to grave of the environmental impacts of that product. The comparison between products with the same function (i.e. with the functional unit itself) allows to emphasize and communicate externally the environmental benefits of the product on one or more impact indicators (e.g. climate-changing emissions, eutrophication, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

I am undertaking a phase of restructuring my production cycle aiming to improve the technical and management characteristics of the production chain and the product I propose to the market: how can I do it?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

The Upstream phase and Downstream reconstruction of the material and energy flows of its production cycle (core) makes it possible to identify the most resource-consuming phase of life (materials and energy, both renewable and non-renewable) or at greater risk of pollution (emissions, discharges, etc.): the so-called \"bottlenecks<\/em>\". By intervening technically on the life cycle phase that the organization monitors (e.g. redesign of the product according to circular economy criteria, electricity from renewable sources both self-produced and acquired on the tracked and certified market), and from a management point of view (e.g. purchases of raw materials from companies with a lower environmental impact, more rational management of the distribution phase, design of a product with a more sustainable end of life), significant and especially quantifiable improvements can be introduced that can be communicated to its stakeholders<\/em> in a clear and incontrovertible way over the years (technically defined activity of performance tracking<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

One of my competitors offers services similar to mine, enhancing the environmental performance of its service: how can I enhance the environmental performance of my service?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

Se il competitor afferma esclusivamente un miglioramento delle prestazioni ambientali senza nessun tipo di quantificazione, oltre ad incorrere in problemi di greenwashing (potenzialmente denunciabili all\u2019Autorit\u00e0 Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato per pratica commerciale scorretta o pubblicit\u00e0 ingannevole), \u00e8 facilmente superabile contrapponendo delle Dichiarazioni Ambientali (certificate o meno) basate sulla metodologia LCA che valorizzino il servizio offerto. La sola comunicazione delle prestazioni ambientali del proprio servizio \u00e8 riconosciuta dal mercato come un importante vantaggio competitivo.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

I am planning an investment related to my production cycle: how do I calculate the environmental performance of the technologies that have been proposed to me?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

LCA studies provide precisely these kinds of answers. With the same technical performance (perhaps even with improved economic performance) some technological solutions have proved in the short to medium term more environmentally impacting with significant economic repercussions during the year. A careful assessment of the life cycle of the investment to be addressed, both in the upstream (construction of the plant) and downstream (decommissioning of the plant), but especially of the operation of the plant with repercussions on the flows of matter and energy to and from the environment can lead to apparently less convenient choices, but with time more competitive and sustainable both environmentally and economically.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

I made an investment in my production cycle and I want to compare my environmental performance before and after the change put in place: how can I do?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

Having a set of data on pre- and post-investment consumption and emissions. With the same functional performance to the product realized (e.g. tons produced, square meters made, kg treated, etc.) to be established during the analysis, an LCA study can quantify on time the improvements on one (usually the Carbon footprint) or more indicators of environmental impact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

How can I combine Life Cycle Perspective logic with the goals of improving my environmental management system?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

Certifications pursuant to ISO 14001:15 and the EMAS Regulation require to expand the prospects for improving the performance of organizations (improvement objectives) from direct aspects\/impacts (under the direct control of the certified\/registered organization) to indirect ones, i.e. those on which the organization can intervene by keeping its production chain under control (both upstream: production of m.p.,auxiliaries, packaging, and in the downstream phase: distribution, use and end of life of the product and its packaging).<\/p>\n

Especially for companies that have been certified\/registered for some years, the use of tools for analyzing the life cycle of their product \/service (even if only in screening mode) always involves an increase in the audience of the possibilities for improving their environmental performance without \"fossilising\" in the usual and now already exploited indicators of efficiency of the production cycle (kWh\/t produced, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

During the funding call they asked me to demonstrate the environmental sustainability of my product: what tools can I use?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

At European level, but also at national and regional level, public administrations tend to require an assessment of the life cycle of the product or service for which the company applies for funding. The only reliable tool from this point of view are LCA studies that allow to quantify with defined margins of uncertainty the environmental performance of the product\/service. Environmental communication tools such as the Environmental Declaration (which uses a set of environmental impact indicators defined for each product\/service category) or the Environmental Footprints (Carbon Footprint, Water Footprint, Environmental Footprint) are always based on the LCA methodology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

My clients ask me for detailed data on the environmental performance of my product: how can I respond?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

Of course, you have to frame the customer's request well and understand his needs well: do you want to make a comparison with other similar products to choose the one with the lowest environmental impact? Do you want a data to carry out an LCA study on your product\/service? Answering these and other similar questions is essential to choose the most effective communication tool for your stakeholders<\/em>Certainly, LCA studies are the right tool to quantify the environmental performance of your product\/service to be communicated outside.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

I hear about sustainability, carbon footprint, water footprint, environmental product declaration (EDP): how can I untangle myself about these tools?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

It is certainly not easy for a non-insider to extricate himself from all these terminologies and especially to fully understand the pros and cons of each of them. In this regard, in this site we have dedicated an entire web page to try to clarify these different tools as much as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ho sentito parlare di indice di circolarit\u00e0, \u00e8 vero che grazie a questo dato posso comunicare chiaramente quanto il mio prodotto e la mia azienda aderiscano al modello \u201cEconomia Circolare\u201d?<\/i><\/span><\/h4><\/a><\/div>

S\u00ec, \u00e8 vero.<\/p>\n

L\u2019 Indicatore di circolarit\u00e0 \u00e8 uno strumento che serve a misurare quantitativamente il livello di circolarit\u00e0 di un prodotto\/servizio o di un\u2019organizzazione aziendale.<\/p>\n

Il dato che si ottiene \u00e8 il risultato di un processo di analisi e misurazione degli impatti e delle misure di mitigazione, riduzione e compensazione messe in atto dall\u2019organizzazione e viene espresso in un valore numerico percentuale che attesta il livello di circolarit\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Questo valore viene calcolato mediante un set di indicatori di economia circolare.<\/p>\n

Allo stato attuale non \u00e8 prevista una certificazione, in quanto lo strumento \u00e8 una proposta di norma: UNI1608856 \u201cMisurazione della circolarit\u00e0 - Metodi ed indicatori per la misurazione dei processi circolari nelle organizzazioni\u201d.<\/p>\n

In attesa di ufficialit\u00e0, le organizzazioni interessate che vorranno aderire al progetto potranno citare lo studio effettuato come azione di miglioramento in ottica circolare e di continuit\u00e0 al \u201cPerformance Tracking\u201d, comunicando cos\u00ec il loro impegno e la loro trasparenza.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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