Eco-efficiency Assessment and Carbon Footprint

 

What was at stake?
In a joint venture, an AkzoNobel business unit and one of their larger customers asked us to help identify which paint and curing technology would be most likely to meet future environmental requirements and match their cost structures.

Monitoring the carbon footprints of the company’s value chains is a key part of AkzoNobel’s Carbon strategy. A carbon footprint is one of the outputs of the methodology used in this joint venture (Eco-efficiency Assessment, EEA).

What we did
We carried out an eco-efficiency assessment to evaluate the environmental impact and costs for alternative coating technologies. We compared the economic and environmental performance of eight paint/curing alternatives over their life cycles, based on customer benefits. We also estimated the carbon footprint by assessing several of the business unit’s value chains.

Added value
The results of the EEA study gave the customers insight into the comparative performance of different coating technologies. From the value chains assessment the business unit gained insight into their contribution to global warming, the various contributions in the value chains, and options for mitigation. All of this formed a basis for their carbon policy and helped them become more fit for the future.