Imagine you could map every single ripple effect your product has on nature, from a mine in Ghana to a store in Europe. This work creates a GPS for sustainability that shows how changing one business habit can stop nature loss. It helps companies and governments agree on a roadmap to keep the planet healthy while still trading goods.
Companies struggle to identify the hidden environmental drivers of biodiversity loss in complex, global supply chains. This leads to regulatory risks and unsustainable sourcing that threatens long-term resource availability.
A set of analytical tools including Participatory Systems Dynamics Modelling and Life Cycle Assessment methods to trace environmental pressures and behavioral drivers in supply chains.
If you are a chocolate manufacturer dealing with deforestation risks in Peru — this project developed a system dynamics model that identifies the drivers of biodiversity loss. This allows you to change corporate policies to ensure your supply chain is truly sustainable.
If you are a mining company in Ghana dealing with environmental degradation — this project developed a way to trace environmental pressures using Life Cycle Assessment. This helps you design a pathway to reduce your ecological footprint while maintaining production.
If you are a brand selling forest-based products from the Amazon dealing with ethical sourcing — this project developed behavioral studies to understand urban consumption patterns. This helps you nudge customers toward biodiversity-friendly choices.
Based on available project data, there is no specific pricing or cost for the tools mentioned; the project was funded by a EUR 2,999,998 EU contribution.
The project tests its methods across 4 global value chains (cocoa, forest products, fisheries, and gold), suggesting the methodology is designed for industrial-scale supply chains.
Based on available project data, specific licensing or patent details are not provided in the project summary.
It uses Life Cycle Assessment and Multi-Regional Input-Output analysis to trace environmental pressures, which can be used to meet corporate and policy reporting requirements.
Based on available project data, the project period runs from 2022-12-01 to 2025-11-30, indicating a multi-year development and testing cycle.
The consortium is highly business-oriented with a 38% industry ratio, including 8 SMEs. This mix of 13 partners across 9 countries, led by a major research body (CNR), ensures that the tools are developed with practical commercial input rather than just academic theory.
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