Kick-off meeting of the FP7 project “LCA to go” (24/01/2011)
January 2011
Simpple will be the software developer of the FP7 project "LCA to go". The objective of this project, which involves in total 18 partners, is to develop sectoral methods and tools for bio-based plastics, industrial machinery, electronics, renewable energy, sensors and smart textiles.
Free webtools ("apps") will serve dedicated needs of these sectors, addressing the specifics of the technologies and implementing parameterised models and Key Environmental Performance Indicators (KEPIs). Selected Product Category Rules will be developed to provide a robust LCA guidance for SMEs. The approaches will be tested in 7 sectoral case studies, involving suppliers, end-product manufacturers and engineering companies. A broad dissemination campaign includes a mentoring programme for 100 SMEs, which will act as showcases for others, boosting use of LCA approaches among European SMEs at large. RTD and dissemination activities will be complemented by policy recommendations and liaison with standardisation activities. The web-tools, being compatible with ILCD data and other external sources, will be made available as open source software, to be adapted to other sectors.
