About the Tool
The Zero Carbon Tool is a digital solution designed to help companies assess and understand the environmental impact of their products and processes. Based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) principles, it goes beyond carbon emissions to evaluate a full range of environmental impact categories across the entire lifecycle.
Why it matters
Companies that understand their environmental impact can make better design, material, and process decisions. This leads to more sustainable products, stronger market positioning, and increased trust from customers and partners.
European initiatives such as the Green Deal are driving stricter environmental requirements. Measuring your impacts helps you prepare for upcoming regulations, carbon pricing, and emission-related taxes.
LCA provides reliable data for environmental reporting and ESG strategies. It helps companies respond to increasing demands from investors, clients, and regulators for transparent and measurable sustainability performance.
A lifecycle approach allows you to capture both direct and indirect impacts across your value chain. This is essential for identifying and managing Scope 3 emissions, which often represent the largest share of total impact.
- Up to 80% of environmental impact is determined in the design phase.
- Scope 3 emissions often account for more than 70% of total footprint.
By identifying environmental hotspots, companies can reduce material use, energy consumption, and waste. This leads not only to lower environmental impact, but also to tangible cost savings. Savings are achieved by using fewer materials, consuming less energy, reducing waste, and optimizing processes across the lifecycle. This directly lowers production and operational costs, while also reducing exposure to future carbon-related expenses.
Who is it for?
The Zero Carbon Tool is designed for companies that want to measure, understand, and improve the environmental performance of their products and processes. It is suitable for both small and medium-sized enterprises as well as larger organizations looking to integrate sustainability into their decision-making.
Designed for the mechanical sector
The Zero Carbon Tool is primarily designed for companies operating in the mechanical sector, with a focus on the following industries:
Applicable beyond one sector
While the tool is tailored to these industries, its methodology and approach can be applied across a wide range of sectors. The examples, guidance, and training materials are based on the mechanical sector, but the tool remains flexible for broader use.