Melbourne environmental consultancy, Lifecycles Lab has launched a program to assist organisations and startups carve clear pathways to constructing sustainable merchandise. 

The consultancy does life-cycle assessments (LCA) and shares strategies for analysing the impacts of services.

Evaluation outcomes assist firms maximise environmental innovation, minimise adverse penalties, and decide the easiest way to show and promote their environmental credentials.

The half-day hackathons are held each fortnight in Collingwood, Victoria and prices $3,500 for 2 individuals from the identical firm. 

Lifecycles Lab’s shopper base consists of Woolworths, the Victorian and Australian governments, Telstra, Diageo, and Origin Power.

Founder Tim Grant mentioned most eco-conscious companies don’t interact LCA  consultancies early because of the value and time concerned, but 80% of all product-related environmental impacts are decided in the course of the design part.

“Lifecycles Lab exists to deliver environmental evaluation to early improvement. Relatively than relying  on intestine really feel and a google search, we put concepts underneath the blow torch to see how the numbers  stack up,” he mentioned.

“So many seemingly inconsequential choices on the early stage can lock in some  undesirable environmental baggage.” 

This system consists of an hour of pre-workshop session, six hours of coaching and workshopping, entry to LCA practitioner, software program, knowledge for the Lab Day, and a abstract report on preliminary findings.

With elevated scrutiny of firms’ local weather credentials within the startup house, Grant mentioned Lifecycle affords a quick and inexpensive answer to kick-start companies.

“The LCA hackathon supplies a approach to bridge the hole between motivation and know-how,” he mentioned.

“It basically helps entrepreneurs discover the place their services or products sits when it comes to environmental efficiency, figuring out key alternatives, key assets, and pathways to verification as effectively  as an illustration of environmental bona fides.”