{"id":2956,"date":"2024-06-02T15:35:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T13:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elfin.de\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:49:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T13:49:40","slug":"elfin-consulting-organizational-life-cycle-assessment-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elfin.de\/en\/elfin-consulting-organizational-life-cycle-assessment-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ELFIN Consulting &#8211; Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"22cce074-8a46-42ca-b94e-8c72dcdeb4c7\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/elfin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-02-131208-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each billed consulting hour led to 0.93 kg of CO2 emissions. How do we know this?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve taken a deep dive into understanding the environmental impacts of our immaterial consulting services through a comprehensive Organizational Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sneak peek at some key findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each billed consulting hour led to 6.3 m\u00b3 of water consumption or 0.93 kg CO2 emissions.<\/li>\n<li>Each employee&#8217;s overall work in 2022 potentially:\n<ul>\n<li>Affected human life quality across the life cycle by 82.2 micro Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), which equal the sum of years of life lost (YLLs) and years lived with disability (YLDs) resulting from impacts of emissions of harmful substances having effects on human health.<\/li>\n<li>Damaged ecosystems by 34 milli species-years, expressed as the Potentially Disappeared Fraction of species over one square meter and during one year caused by emissions of harmful substances.<\/li>\n<li>Impacted resource availability by 38,447 \u20ac, which quantifies the future costs for extraction of resources as a consequence of current depletion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our commitment doesn&#8217;t stop here!<\/p>\n<p>For the next iteration, we&#8217;re expanding our LCA to include circularity and social metrics, aiming for a more holistic understanding. Expect innovative approaches to assess both &#8216;negative footprint&#8217; and &#8216;positive handprint&#8217; impacts.<\/p>\n<p>These insights will shape our internal sustainability\/ESG strategy, identifying hotspots and guiding improvement measures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reach Out for More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For further details on how we can support your company in getting its LCA, reach out to <a href=\"mailto:michael.kuehnen@elfin.works\">Dr. Michael K\u00fchnen<\/a> or\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:cansu.gedik@elfin.works\">Cansu Gedik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to download our comprehensive 2022 LCA Report.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-n7jfo-eac766510f769d4c05a9c4a34fd217a4\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-n7jfo-eac766510f769d4c05a9c4a34fd217a4{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-n7jfo-eac766510f769d4c05a9c4a34fd217a4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_button  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-37eigs-246c0f8a631b466d6c149f87f4c1c9cb-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><a href='https:\/\/elfin.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/EC-OLCA2022.pdf'  class='avia-button av-37eigs-246c0f8a631b466d6c149f87f4c1c9cb av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-small avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Download\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue82d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Download<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-359ztw-5760abc83a7ce9957fafec4b3acf68f3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-359ztw-5760abc83a7ce9957fafec4b3acf68f3{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-359ztw-5760abc83a7ce9957fafec4b3acf68f3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deep dive into understanding the environmental impacts of our immaterial consulting services through a comprehensive Organizational Life Cycle Assessment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[70,68,69,67],"class_list":["post-2956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports","tag-environmentalimpact","tag-esg","tag-lca","tag-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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