It is generally believed that CO2 emissions in supply chains are often calculated using the formula: "Emissions = Activity level × Emission intensity."
Emission intensity refers to the amount of CO2 emitted per unit of activity, and includes CO2 emissions per 1 kWh of electricity used, CO2 emissions per ton-kilometer of cargo transported, and CO2 emissions per ton of waste incinerated. Emission intensity databases are databases that compile these emission intensity values into a list and are indispensable for accurately calculating CO2 emissions in supply chains. Representative domestic emission intensity databases include "IDEA" by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization, "GLIO" by the National Institute for Environmental Studies which considers environmental load intensity for global supply chains, and "ecoinvent Database," an overseas emission intensity database widely used mainly in Europe and the United States.
reference:Ministry of the Environment Green Value Chain Platform
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What is the ecoinvent Database?
The ecoinvent Database is a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) database that supports various types of sustainability assessments and is used for environmental impact assessments.
The ecoinvent Database was established in 2000 by the Swiss organization Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (EMPA) and is used by companies and research institutions worldwide, primarily in European countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and France. The ecoinvent Database contains over 18,000 activities (also called datasets) across various industrial sectors, including chemical industry, agriculture, energy, construction, transportation, and waste management. Each dataset models a specific human activity or process. For example, it includes processes from paper mills, oil refineries, trucking, and food manufacturing plants.
source:ecoinvent website
The "ecoinvent Database" is essential for global companies.
Global companies operate in multiple countries and regions for the production, distribution, and consumption of their products and services, and need to calculate CO2 emissions from production and consumption processes in each country and region. However, the complexity of global supply chains makes it difficult to accurately calculate CO2 emissions overseas.
<Main challenges in calculating emissions for companies with overseas bases>
- The available emission intensity levels are limited, and the coefficients (intensity levels) for each country are not consistent.
- The versatility of usable emission intensity units is limited, making comprehensive calculations impossible.
The ecoinvent Database is a highly versatile database covering a diverse range of countries and sectors. Developed with the aim of providing scientifically accurate and transparent international inventory data, it is highly reliable, having undergone reviews by multiple experts, and is widely used, particularly in Europe and North America, which are at the forefront of decarbonization.
By utilizing the diverse process data included in the ecoinvent Database, you can calculate CO2 emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of a product or service.
For global companies, using the ecoinvent Database offers the following advantages:
- Because it is an international database, it covers data from a wide variety of countries and regions, allowing it to address the complexities of global supply chains.
- Because scientifically accurate and transparent data is provided, it is highly reliable and can meet legal requirements.
- This allows for comprehensive calculation of CO2 emissions, enabling companies to implement concrete measures toward decarbonization.
- The ecoinvent Database conforms to ISO 14044, an international standard certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), thus offering high compatibility with environmental assessment methodologies adopted by many companies.
These benefits enable global companies to use the ecoinvent Database to accurately calculate CO2 emissions across their global supply chains and advance their decarbonization efforts.
CO2 emission visualization platform compatible with "ecoinvent Database"
' CO2 emissions visualization platform operated and developed by booost technologies Inc.booost GXIn February 2023, we began offering plans for companies with overseas bases.
By supporting the comprehensive, versatile, and highly reliable overseas emissions intensity database "ecoinvent Database," and enabling emissions management for 7 regions and 235 countries and areas, as well as a user interface in 25 languages, we enable centralized management of granular CO2 and other emissions across supply chains, including overseas locations, accelerating the decarbonization efforts of global companies with business partners in various countries.
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