Life cycle assessment (LCA): automated and accurate environmental measurement

GS1 Resolver: The key to interoperable & transparent traceability

The digitisation of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes it possible to measure, analyse and improve the environmental impact of each product throughout its entire life cycle: from the sourcing of raw materials to recycling or reuse. With CircularPass, this process is automated and integrated into the product's digital ecosystem, offering transparency, traceability and verifiable data.

What is life cycle assessment (LCA)?

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology that measures the environmental impact of a product from its manufacture to its recycling.

Unlike the traditional approach, which relies on manual studies and specific data, digital LCA connects real-time information sources such as sensors, material databases and traceability systems to provide a continuous, automated and verifiable view of environmental impact.

In this way, environmental analysis becomes a dynamic and connected process, capable of providing accurate and up-to-date data that is directly integrated into the product's digital ecosystem.

How CircularPass is driving the digitalisation of LCA

At CircularPass, LCA digitisation goes beyond calculating emissions or impacts.

Our platform integrates LCA into the Digital Product Passport, connecting environmental, material and process data in a single interoperable environment. Each product thus has a digital identity that reflects its actual environmental footprint, directly linked to its traceability and European sustainability regulations.

With this integration, environmental analysis is no longer a one-off report but becomes a living system, capable of automatically updating with product changes and reflecting its impact in real time.

In this way, companies can demonstrate transparency, comply with Digital Product Passport requirements and ISO standards, and improve their environmental performance without duplicating efforts.

Automate
Integrate environmental impact data from multiple sources to generate up-to-date and consistent analyses.

Optimises
It converts life cycle data into real decisions: it detects opportunities for optimisation, reduces the environmental footprint and provides verifiable information in real time.

Complies
It ensures regulatory compliance and facilitates transparent and verifiable communication of each product's sustainability.

How life cycle assessment works?

LCA Digitalisation combines real data, automation, and traceability to provide a comprehensive and dynamic view of each product's environmental impact. At CircularPass, this process is carried out in six interconnected steps:

How GS1 Resolver works

Scope definition

We determine the boundaries of the product, its processes and the impact categories to be assessed.

Data integration

We connect information sources (ERP, sensors, LCA databases or blockchain systems) to collect reliable and up-to-date environmental data.

Digital product modelling

We create a structured representation of the life cycle, where each material, process and flow is digitally documented.

Visualisation and traceability

The results are displayed in intuitive dashboards, with comparable and exportable indicators within the digital product passport (DPP).

Continuous updating

Every change in the product or process automatically updates its environmental footprint, ensuring that data is always verifiable and aligned with European regulations.