The Green Building Council of Australia recently amended its LCA credit to increase improvements in building materials selection. Here, Edge CEO Jonas Bengtsson describes the...
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Corporations leading the fight against Climate Change using Science Based Targets
By Wouter Meindertsma and Vincent Hoen, Ecofys More and more companies, including leading Australian multinationals, are actively combatting climate change by committing to set science-based...
ARENA launches method and guidance for undertaking life cycle assessment (LCA) of bioenergy products and projects
Australia is committed to taking strong domestic and international action on climate change. The Government is implementing national policies to reduce emissions and adapt to the...
Surf the green wave or drown? How EPDs are changing B2B sales conversations
What are Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and how are they changing B2B sales conversations? Jonas Bengtsson, CEO and co-founder of Edge Environment, provides his opinions....
Part II: Reviewing TfNSW’s ‘Sustainable Design Guidelines’ from a life cycle perspective
LCA in transport infrastructure Part II: Edge puts TfNSW’s ‘Sustainable Design Guidelines’ through the life cycle test. You can read Part I here. Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is...
Part I: Be careful what you wish for – the only ‘con’ to life cycle thinking
LCA in transport infrastructure Part I: Life cycle thinking is one of those things – next to democracy, justice and education – that is a...
Infrastructure projects now targeting EPDs
Environmental Product Declarations – verified documents that convey transparent and comparable information about a product’s environmental impact – will now gain credits in rating tools for infrastructure...
Edge’s new staff members, new roles and departures
In the past three years Edge’s business and staff numbers have tripled, demand for service offerings has grown rapidly and our work has expanded to cover...
ARENA Life Cycle Assessment Approach for Bioenergy Projects
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is an integral element of the Australian Government’s strategy for driving the long-term transformation to a clean energy economy....