The Science of
Sustainable Performance

News
EcoTopia Exhibition Juror for submission for sustainable product design
February 2010

CNN Video Partnership with Sustainable Earth Technologies
January 2010

Welcome

Interested in quantified environmental performance of products, services or policies?

We are.

We quantify environmental performance based on life cycle assessment approaches. We focus on creative ways to make things work better and more effectively, and more importantly, make the right choices with no hidden trade-offs.

McCombs School of Business UT Sustainable Business Summit - panel on labeling and marketing
February 2010

Core competences
Our core competences relate to services in:
● Environmental footprinting
● Sustainability assessments
● Eco-labeling
● Training and education
● Strategic consulting

Clients
We provide services to clients ranging from manufacturers to governments both local and global and have done so for more than 12 years.
● PepsiCo Ltd.
● Shell Global Solutions
● Michigan DOT
● Eastman Chemical Company
● Hasbro
● Heidelberg Cement
more...

Meet us at...
... the MAGNET Manufacturing Innovation Center for a workshop on to 'Master Environmental Impact in the Design process' in Cleveland, Ohio, through the ecosmart manufacturing program -->.

In the news
Washington Street Journal Hot Jobs: Calculating Producer's Environmental Performance

We develop the future
We are proud members of several committees to advance the science of quantified, harmonized, objective environmental performance. We actively help ASTM and USGBC to forward their ambitions and goals.

Practical Sustainable Design Sustainable Minds and IDSA Partner to Advance Greener Product Design Knowledge and Practice. Sustainable Minds and IDSA to bring education, expertise and software

Featured partner
Ecolect Inc 's mission is to help designers, architects & builders discover eco-material alternatives.

We have developed a Material NutritionLabel™ that showcases the sustainability performance of materials and products.

Featured download
LCA 101 An introduction to Life Cycle Assessment is provided by the EPA it lays out the principles and current practice: LCA 101