Product footprint

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A product footprint maps environmental effects per life-cycle stage through life-cycle assessment (LCA), as a basis for circular and regenerative design choices.

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A product footprint shows the environmental effects of a product across the full life cycle, from raw materials to end of life. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) makes the main hotspots visible and indicates where material choice, production, lifetime, maintenance, reuse or recycling can make the largest difference.

The life cycle

1Raw materials: extraction, origin and material selection.
2Production: energy, processes, losses and manufacturing choices.
3Use phase: lifetime, maintenance, repair and operational consumption.
4End of life: reuse, recycling, recovery or waste.

From footprint to design choice

1Define product scope, functional unit, system boundary and life-cycle stages.
2Collect data on materials, processes, energy, logistics, use and end-of-life routes.
3Calculate environmental effects and identify hotspots across the life cycle.
4Translate findings into circular design options, material alternatives and next steps.

What the analysis delivers

  • Insight into environmental effects per life-cycle stage.
  • Hotspots where design choices create the largest impact shift.
  • A substantiated basis for circular business models and regenerative product development.
  • Building blocks for an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) or digital product passport.

Further reading in the knowledge base

Methods and concepts behind footprint, life-cycle assessment (LCA), ecodesign and circular product strategy.

What is life-cycle assessment (LCA)? LCA as a starting point for circular design Ecodesign and footprint-based design choices What is the R-ladder? What is an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)? What is a digital product passport?

Related services

Regenerative design Strategy and action plan Footprint baseline Circular potential

Transparency on sources and models

For material and product comparisons, New Economy applies eco-cost analysis, Idemat data, CE Delft sources, life-cycle assessment (LCA) references and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). Assumptions, sources and model versions are stated explicitly. Calculation logic and public source references are made public where possible. Licensed source data and confidential client data are not republished.

Methods, sources and calculation models Open calculation models
In practice

Projects and insights

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Frequently asked questions

What is a product footprint?

A product footprint maps the environmental effects of a product across the life cycle, from raw materials to end of life.

What is the difference between a footprint and an LCA?

Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is the method used to calculate the footprint. The footprint is the result: environmental effects per life-cycle stage and in total.

Which life-cycle stages are included?

The scope can include raw materials, production, transport, use and end of life. A full analysis covers the complete cycle.

How does a footprint support design choices?

Hotspots show where material choice, lifetime, repair, reuse or recycling can create the largest reduction in impact.

Ready for substantiated design choices?

A product footprint or life-cycle assessment (LCA) makes the largest effects and opportunities visible.

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