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Using Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate Sustainable Ingredients September 17, 2013 PR Puts the Metrics behind Sustainability For over 20 years we have used our inherent industry knowledge to provide our clients with relevant sustainability

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Using Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate Sustainable Ingredients September 17, 2013

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PRé Puts the Metrics behind Sustainability

For over 20 years we have used our inherent industry knowledge to provide our clients with relevant sustainability metrics, mapping out a clear path to success.

  • In more than 21 countries
  • Serving more than 2500 clients
  • Client industries ranging from

chemicals to retail to food & agriculture

  • Primary offices

– Washington, DC – Amersfoort, Netherlands

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What is LCA?

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Life cycle assessment is an environmental accounting methodology used to quantify and analyze the environmental performance of a product system. LCA can be part of the sustainability profile for systems and products.

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The Basics

  • Life Cycle Inventory
  • Impact Assessment
  • Life Cycle Stages

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Raw Material Extraction Processing Distribution Retailing Use Disposal

CO2 21 g N20 10 g VOC 20 g P 2 g Nitrate 20 g CH4 8 g

LCI Global Warming Potential Ozone Depletion Eutrophication Etc.

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How are LCAs used?

  • Evaluate and identify hot

spots

  • Compare products using a

standardized methodology

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Global Warming Potential Disposal Use Retail Distribution Processing Raw Material Extraction 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Global Warming Energy Demand Ozone Depletion Product A Product B

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Example: Degussa – Emollient esters

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Source: http://personal-care.evonik.com/product/personal-care/en/media- center/downloads/publications/Documents/biotimes-cosmetic-esters-made-by- biocatalysis.pdf

Impact Category Savings Energy 62% Global Warming 62% Acidification 88% Nutrient enrichment 74% Smog 76%

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Example: DuPont – Propanediol and propylene glycol

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Source: http://www.duponttateandlyle.com/life_cycle

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Bio-PDO Propanediol (PO Route) Propylene Glycol GHG Emissions (kg CO2e/kg)

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Bio-PDO Propanediol (PO Route) Propylene Glycol Non Renewable Energy (MJ/kg)

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Evaluating Ingredients and Formulations Using Life Cycle Thinking

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Value

  • Practically and systematically evaluate the environmental

implications of ingredients

  • Compare ingredients and formulations using a standardized

methodology

  • Build scenarios to answer what if questions
  • Use results to make decisions internally and communicate

externally

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Getting Started

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Consider your place in your supply chain and determine what type of analysis to use to evaluate ingredients and formulations.

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Defining the Analysis

Precursor Processes Ingredients Formulations

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  • Palm Oil
  • Corn Starch
  • Decyl Alcohol

Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment

  • Esterification
  • Hydrolysis
  • Hydrogenation
  • Emollients
  • Coloring Agents
  • Fragrances

Results

  • Soap
  • Shampoo
  • Lipstick
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Create LCI

  • Identify precursors
  • Identify processes
  • Determine data

availability

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Ingredients ? Processes Precursors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment Results

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Create LCI

  • Secondary databases
  • Expert input
  • Supplier Information
  • Extrapolation
  • Estimation
  • Proxies

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Ingredients Processes Precursors

Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment Results

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Impact Assessment

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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Global Warming Energy Water Waste % Example Comparison Between Formulations

Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment Results

Ingredient B Ingredient A Ingredient C Ingredient D Ingredient E Formulation 1 Formulation 2 Formulation 3

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Simplified Screening Tool

  • Non-expert tool to quickly screen or rank ingredients for a

defined set of impact categories

  • SimaPro Easy tool

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Simplified Screening Tool

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Simplified Screening Tool Results

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Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment Results

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Advanced Screening Tool

  • In addition to screening, use of full life cycle models of

product systems

  • More advanced analysis
  • SimaPro LCA software

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Example Output- Advanced Screening Tool

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Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment Results

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Utilizing Results

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Results

Evaluate Individual Ingredients Compare Ingredients Compare Formulations Identify Reduction Opportunities Baseline Impacts for Product Groups

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Utilizing Results

  • Rank ingredients and formulations based on

environmental impact

  • Additional ingredients can be added over time

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Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3 Low Impact Global Warming Energy Water Waste

Product A

High Impact

Life Cycle Inventory Impact Assessment

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Conclusions: Improved Decision-Making Through LCA

  • Internal uses

– Scenario building – Process evaluation – Performance quantification

  • External uses

– B2B or B2C communication – Respond to customer inquiries – Identify new business opportunities

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Questions

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Name

Job Title| <lastname>@pre-sustainability.com

  • J. Renée Morin

President, PRé North America, morin@pre-sustainability.com