Tag Archives: ecolabel
Is organic better?
Many consumers who are conscious of their environmental impact choose organic products, particularly food, but is this really better for the environment? There is no doubt that there are some benefits from organic agriculture compared with the equivalent conventionally-grown food due to less use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically modified organisms. However, results [...]
Edge Environment at the [avniR] 2012 LCA Conference in France
The [avniR] 2012 LCA Conference held in Lille, France from 6 to 7 of November, comprised two days of co-learning between business, local authorities, researchers and experts around life cycle assessment in order to learn about how life cycle approaches can help address today’s challenges and create business value. Over the 2 day conference, the participants attended 6 workshop [...]
Latest International Trends on measuring Food Sustainability
During the first week of October, Edge Environment’s Director Jonas Bengtsson presented at the 8th International Conference on LCA in the Food industry. This conference continued its growth trend, with over 430 participants, a great increase over the last Conference in 2010 in Bari, Italy with 272 attendants. While the usual topics such as [...]
Report from LCA Food 2012 Conference in St Malo
The International Conference on LCA in the Agri-Food sector was held in St Malo in France from 1 to 4 October 2012. This was the eighth conference in a series including Brussels (1996, 1998), Gothenburg (2001, 2007), Horsens (2003), Zürich (2008) and Bari (2010). The conference saw increased focus on labelling in all forms (eco-, carbon [...]
Walmart requesting supplier information for Sustainability Index
Never before have we seen such bold sustainability plans being launched by high profile companies. The list includes GE’s ecoimagination, Nike Better World, Unilever’s Sustainable Living Plan, and Marks & Spencer’s Plan A. Now Walmart has taken its next step and officially launched the Sustainability Index. Walmart is requesting product information from the first 18 [...]
Case Studies: Life Cycle Assessment, Greenwash and Eco-labels
LCA is the most complete and comprehensive method for assessing and comparing the environmental impacts of materials, products and services. It does this by following the product from its “cradle,” where raw materials are extracted from natural resources, through production and use to its, “grave,” the disposal. The outcome of the assessment provides a complete, [...]
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