LCA software for technology

From batteries and consumer devices to digital infrastructure, technology companies need to quantify and reduce impact across complex value chains. SimaPro helps you deliver reliable product footprints, support regulatory readiness, and guide better design decisions, built on transparent, science-based life cycle assessment (LCA).

Sustainability challenges in the technology sector

High Scope 3 emissions, making it difficult to deliver accurate product footprints or respond to customer and procurement requests with confidence
Complex supply chains, creating uncertainty in results and slowing down sustainability reporting and supplier engagement
Impact-intensive materials, leading to difficult trade-offs between performance, cost, and environmental impact
Rising product carbon footprint (PCF) expectations, increasing pressure to provide transparent, consistent, and verifiable footprint calculations
Evolving regulations, raising the risk of non-compliance or misalignment without standardized, audit-ready methodologies
Rapid product cycles, making it challenging to track, compare, and improve environmental performance over time

How SimaPro supports technology sustainability & compliance

Build audit-ready LCA models

Develop cradle-to-grave assessments aligned with ISO 14040/44 standards. This ensures your results are consistent, transparent, and ready for external review, whether for customers, regulators, or internal stakeholders.

Gain visibility into Scope 3 impacts

Model upstream and downstream emissions across global, multi-tier supply chains. Identify where impacts are highest so you can prioritize supplier engagement and reduction efforts.

Deliver credible product footprints

Calculate product footprints across devices, components, and infrastructure. Respond to customer and procurement requests with clear, verifiable data and strengthen your position in sustainability-driven markets.

Compare design scenarios with confidence

Evaluate material choices, manufacturing processes, and energy scenarios early in development. Enable teams to reduce impact without compromising performance or cost.

Generate transparent, decision-ready reports

Produce structured outputs for EPDs, ESG disclosures, and internal reporting. Build trust by clearly documenting assumptions, data sources, and system boundaries.

Key use cases for technology teams

SimaPro supports the decisions your teams need to make across product development, procurement, and sustainability strategy.

Quantify and communicate product footprints: Calculate product footprints for devices, components, or infrastructure to meet customer, procurement, and reporting requirements
Prioritize high-impact products and components: Identify where environmental impact is highest and focus improvement efforts where they matter most
Reduce impact through better design choices: Compare materials, components, and manufacturing options early in development
Make more informed supplier and sourcing decisions: Understand upstream impacts and support more sustainable procurement strategies
Optimize packaging and distribution impacts: Evaluate packaging materials and transport options to reduce emissions and material use
Strengthen ESG reporting with credible data: Support internal reporting and external disclosures with consistent, science-based results

From data to decision

Turning complexity into clarity doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

A typical workflow with SimaPro:

Import supply chain and product data
Integrate bill of materials (BOM), energy use, logistics, and supplier inputs
Model environmental impacts
Apply life cycle inventory data and impact assessment methods
Analyze hotspots and scenarios
Identify key impact drivers and test improvement pathways

Clear steps. Transparent assumptions. Actionable outcomes.

Why technology leaders choose SimaPro

Sustainability decisions in the technology sector require clarity across complex global value chains. Products combine energy-intensive materials, advanced manufacturing, and rapidly evolving designs. Environmental claims must be supported by transparent, science-based analysis.

Organizations choose SimaPro because it offers:

Scientific robustness grounded in decades of LCA expertise
Access to trusted LCI databases covering electronics materials, energy systems, manufacturing processes, and global transport
Full transparency and traceability across supply chain assumptions, datasets, and system boundaries
Flexible, parameter-based modeling to assess material choices, manufacturing locations, energy mixes, and design alternatives
Scenario and sensitivity analysis to support eco-design decisions and product footprint improvements
Adoption by consultants, researchers, and global organizations, reinforcing methodological credibility

We believe credible sustainability progress in technology starts with transparent data and well-grounded decisions.

LCA insights to design better next-generation hardware

For a financial software and media giant, PRé modelled their latest customer hardware in SimaPro. The goal was to give the company the tools they need to continually generate insights and improvement opportunities.