Life cycle assessment (LCA) of your product

Effective sustainability strategies start with a clear understanding of the environmental impacts of products, services and organisations. CE Delft uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a standardised methodology to quantify a wide range of environmental impacts, including climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion.

An LCA assesses environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle of a product or service—from raw material extraction and manufacturing to transport, use and end-of-life treatment. This provides insight into where the greatest environmental impacts occur and where improvements can be made.

Interested in measuring and improving the environmental performance of a product, process or organisation? Our LCA experts can support you with:

• Carbon footprints and full LCAs. We assess the environmental performance of products to identify where impacts occur and how they can be reduced. Results can be presented in a concise memo or slide deck, or documented in an ISO-compliant LCA report. For external communication, we also prepare Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
• Organisational carbon footprints and emission reduction plans[Cv1.1]. We quantify an organisation’s greenhouse gas emissions and support the development and integration of sustainability expertise. Our work follows internationally recognised frameworks such as the GHG Protocol, the CSRD and the Dutch CO₂ Performance Ladder.
• Assessment of innovations and emerging technologies. We support the development of innovative technologies through prospective LCAs at an early stage of development. We analyse which technical and external factors determine environmental performance and assess the uncertainties associated with scaling up.
• LCA training and sustainability workshops.
• Methodological advice and critical reviews of LCA studies.

Examples of our LCA work

Our LCA specialists frequently work on projects at the intersection of emerging technologies, public policy and complex methodological challenges. Recent examples include:

• Prospective LCA of cultivated meat. CE Delft assessed the environmental performance of cultivated meat in the first independently verified LCA based on primary data provided by cultivated meat developers.
• Environmental assessments of chemical plastic recycling. Over the past several years, CE Delft has carried out LCAs, evaluated improvement measures and provided policy advice on chemical recycling technologies.
• Climate impact assessment of electric aviation. For Elysian, CE Delft compared the climate impact of electric aircraft with alternative transport modes, providing insights into both the potential benefits and the conditions required for successful implementation.

Our approach

• Our LCA projects are characterised by a tailored, practical approach combined with a strong understanding of policy developments. We adapt the scope and level of detail to the client’s needs—from a rapid screening LCA to identify sustainability opportunities to comprehensive studies that support strategic investment decisions.
• Beyond delivering quantitative results, we provide targeted recommendations for improvement. We identify the measures with the greatest potential for environmental benefit, advise on effective communication of results to stakeholders, and assess how government policy can support sustainability ambitions.
• In addition to our expertise in environmental science and technology, CE Delft has extensive knowledge of Dutch and European policy. This enables us to understand how current and future regulations affect businesses and to use LCA insights to support evidence-based policymaking.