CarbonFootprintofVipp18-19
SummaryofISO14067CFPStudy
GeneralInformation:
Commissioner:VippA/S
Practitioner:QuantifiedImpactsApS|SiyingCaiandSimonMayall
Issuedon:19-12-2023
Version:1.2
StudyReviewedby:DalemarkenAB
StudyStandard:ISO14067–noappliedPCR Copyright
©2023QuantifiedImpactsApS.Allrightsreserved.
AIntroduction
Withrisingattentionfrombusinessclientsandprivatecustomers,Vippcommissionedafulldocumented andtransparentISO14067studytodetermineanddocumentthecarbonfootprintoftheiconicpedal wastebinseriesVipp18-19.Thispaperisasummaryofthestudy,onlyhighlightingresultsandconclusions.Thefullreportisavailableuponrequest.Themainreasontocarryoutthestudy:
• UncoverthecarbonfootprintofopenwastebinseriesVipp18-19fromcradle-to-gravewithinEU.
BResultsandHighlightsfromTheStudy
B.1TotalGHGEmission
Theusephaseisbyfarthemostcontributinglifestagewithmorethan90%ofthetotalcarbonfootprint dependingonbinmodel.Inacradle-to-gateperspective,emissionsrelatedtorawmaterialpre-processing ofsteelcontributewithmorethan50%oftherespectivecarbonfootprints.
Commentsontheresultstotakenotice:
• Theusephaseresultsmustbeinterpretedwithcareastheyarenotconsideredrobustandareonly applicableforthespecifiedchangefrequencyscenarios;
• Aconsistentlyconservativeapproachhasbeenappliedtomodeltheimpactfromsteelassuming BOFrouteforunalloyedsteelandEAFrouteforstainless,forthisreasontheimpactfromsteelis mostlikelyoverestimated;
• Retailertoend-customertransportiscut-offduetolackofdata;
• Anyonemakinguseoforinterpretingtheresultsshouldbeawarethatuncertaintiesremain.How theuncertaintiesareaddressedisdocumentedinthefullreport.
2023
Figure1: Totalemissionswithandwithoutusephase.Colorsindicatehowmucheachlifestagecontributes.
1
CRecommendationsforUseofResults
Canbeusedfor:
• RequestsfromB2BandB2C.EspeciallyforB2Ccommunication,itisrecommendedtoalways presentresultsofalllifestages.
• Asaninternalreferencee.g.forcarbonaccounting.
Restricteduse:
• Marketing.Theresultsarenotintendedforpushmarketingbuttheycanserveasdocumentation ontheproducts’CFPs;
• Comparison.Theresultscanonlybecomparedwithotherproducts/studiesiffunctionalunit, scope,etc.arethoroughlyaligned.
Cannotbeusedfor:
• Directexposure.Theresultsarenotintendedtobeexplicitlyrevealedonawebsiteorsimilar;
• ConclusionsaboutgenerallybeingECO-friendly.Thestudyonlyassessestheimpactcategoryclimatechange,thusonlyconclusionsaboutcarbonfootprintscanbedrawn.
DQuestionsandAnswers
Q:WhatistheCO2 emissionofthebinfromcradletogate(A1-A3)?
BasedonISO14067,thecarbonfootprintsfromcradle-to-gateare:
Vipp18 Vipp19
Q:WhereistheVippbinmade,andhowmuchoftheCO2 footprintcomesfromtransportation?
ThebinsareproducedinEuropeandtheGHG-emissionsfromthedistributionareasfollows:
Vipp18 Vipp19
Itmustbenotedthatthetransportincludestransportfromproductionsitetowarehousetoretailers inEU,basedonthesold-tosplitfrom2020-2023.Thetransportfromretailertoend-consumerisnot includedduetolackofdataandcaninsomecasesbenoticeablebasedontransportmeans,distance,and allocation.
Q:TheVippbinisproducedinsteel–areyoulookingforamoresustainablealternative?
Productsproducedinsteel,nomatterthesizeandpurpose,arelong-lastingduetotheabilitiesofsteel. Steelisstronganddurableanditcanbereusedagainandagain.Weurgeourcustomerstotakegoodcare oftheirVippproducts,weoffersparepartsincaseofrepairsandbasedonaproduct’sentirelifecycle, thecarbonfootprintperyearinuseisreducedbycontinuousandlongeruse.
2023
kgCO2 e 32 55
kgCO2 e 1.4 2.2
2
Q:YouhavedefinedthattheaveragelifetimeofaVippbinis30years.Howwasthatdetermined,and canyoupleaseforwardcalculationsthatliesbehindthisstatement?
The30yearslifetimeismainlydeterminedfromourexperiencewithsimilarproductswithintheproduct categoryofwastebins.Thebinsaremadefrommainlysteelandpowdercoatedmakingthemdurable. Also,thebinsareserviceable,andweofferspareparts.
Q:Howmuch(%)oftheVippbinconsistsofrecycledmaterials?
Thestudydoesnotdocumentthe“actual”contentofrecycledmaterials.Forcalculation,marketaverage recyclingratesforthedifferentmaterialshavebeenapplied.
Q:Ingeneral,whenlookingataproducts’lifecycleassessment,howimportantistheproduct’slifetime fortheentirefootprint/CO2 emission?
Alongerproductlifetimemeansthattheemissionsassociatedwithmanufacturing,transportation,and disposalorrecyclingarespreadoveralongerperiod.Aproduct’slifetimeisveryimportantfordeterminingitscarbonfootprint.Dependingontheproduct,theusephasecancontributesignificantlyto theoverallcarbonemissions.Forexample,fortheusephaseofthebins,theconsumptionofbinlinersovertimesurpassestheemissionsfrommanufacturing,transportation,anddisposalofthebins.Itis aninvariablerequirementtodefineaserviceperiodaspartofthefunctionalunitinanLCA.Inmost casestheserviceperiodwillbeequaltotheproduct’slifetime.Insummary,theproduct’slifetimeplays acriticalroleinthecarbonfootprintofaproductandcalculationhereof.Alongerproductlifespancan helpmitigatetheemissionsassociatedwithmanufacturingandreducethecumulativeimpactofmultiple replacements.
2023
3