ASSET ™ lifecycle indicators explained
The ASSET ™ report shares a set of six balanced environmental impact indicators. By comparing a baseline packaging solution with an alternative, decision-makers can see the impact of this proposed change across 6 key areas:
The non-renewable primary energy demand for both fossil and nuclear energy sources.
Measurement: MJ
Measurement of the greenhouse gas emissions with a climate change impact
Measurement: kg CO2 fossil
Net greenhouse gas removals/emissions that are part of the biological carbon cycle e.g. have no long-term climate change impact
Measurement: kg CO2 biogenic
Total consumption of water, resulting in a decrease of the amount of readily available freshwater in a watershed.
Measurement: kg water
Ozone creation potential at ground level (summer smog) through photochemical transformation of ozone precursors like nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Measurement: kg VOC
Single-score environmental indicator aggregating different areas of environmental concern: ozone depletion, eco-toxicity, human toxicity, radioactivity, POCP, particulate formation, climate change, acidification, eutrophication, resource depletion.
Measurement: Points
