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LCA (Life Cycle Analysis)

The life cycle assessment is the leading method for evaluating the environmental impacts of products and services throughout their life cycle; from the extraction or harvesting of the natural resources used in their production, through to their useful life and subsequent disposal after use.

 

As an undisputed pioneer in this field, for more than 20 years BIO Intelligence Service has been developing unique expertise in measuring the environmental footprint of any object, system, or political or industrial decision.
Always at the cutting edge of developments in methodology, BIO applies a rigorous approach with high added value, which relies on processing a sequence of specific environmental data in order to provide decision-making indicators that are adapted to the strategy and goals of its clients.

 

Using the results of the LCA, BIO also establishes ecoprofiles for communication purposes, or eco-simulators (computer-based environmental assessment tools) that help companies adopt an ecodesign approach.

Highlights

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    2007, Lexmark

    Life Cycle Assessment of laser and inkjet printers

    Provide the environmental data that would allow Lexmark to improve the environmental performance of its products.

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    2009-2010, ITBAN - ADEME

    Environmental assessment of the banana industry in Guadeloupe and Martinique

    In partnership with Asconit Consultant and with the support of the ADEME, BIO Intelligence Service performed an environmental assessment of [...]

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    2010-2011, ADEME

    Analysis of the environmental impacts of electronic communications

    The ADEME asked BIO Intelligence Service to carry out an impact analysis to strengthen understanding of the environmental impacts of [...]

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    2009-2012, French National Research Agency (ANR)

    The organic shopping basket vs. the shopping basket of the average French consumer: a comparative LCA

    The French National Research Agency (ANR) is funding a research project led by BIO Intelligence Service, in collaboration with Synabio, [...]

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    2009-2010, FCD/ANIA/ADEME Experiment

    Pilot environmental labelling project

    Agrifood companies and supermarket chains have selected BIO to carry out this experiment. Over 100 companies and some 10 supermarket [...]

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Environmental assessment of the banana industry in Guadeloupe and Martinique

In partnership with Asconit Consultant and with the support of the ADEME, BIO Intelligence Service performed an environmental assessment of the banana industry in Guadeloupe and Martinique, following the 2008-2013 Sustainable Banana Plan launched by the Guadeloupe and Martinique Banana Growers’ Association (UGPBAN).


To guarantee the success of the plan’s environmental component, the UGPBAN wanted to carry out an assessment of the environmental impacts associated with the banana industry, from the cultivation of the fruit in Guadeloupe and Martinique, to its commercialisation in France and Europe.


This assessment comprised two phases:

  • A product-centred approach conducted by BIO and involving a life cycle assessment that determined the environmental impacts of bananas from the French West Indies, from their cultivation on the islands to the ripening rooms in France;
  • An overview of the local situation, carried out by Asconit and focusing in particular on how much banana cultivation pollutes water catchment areas.


By combining both theoretical and actual scenarios, this dual approach made it possible to identify recommendations and optimisation solutions for stakeholders, with the aim of reducing the environmental impacts of the industry.

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