Research and innovation with SimaPro

Environmental research requires a high level of transparency. When conducting LCAs, you need to be able to track the source of your impact scores down to the smallest detail. If organizations come to you with a research question, they are looking for truly independent, scientifically supported results. Thoroughly substantiating the source of impacts and uncertainties is important, as is being able to provide a detailed sensitivity analysis of your assumptions.

Essentials for robust scientific research

• Databases: SimaPro comes with various databases, including ecoinvent with unit processes, uncertainty parameters, and different options to deal with multi-output processes: cut-off, allocation at the point of substitution (APOS) and consequential system models.

• Methods: SimaPro also supports you in selecting the right methods for your LCAs – you can select many options within various methods, such as the different perspectives and normalization sets in ReCiPe. Switching between these options is a powerful way to test the sensitivity of your LCA models. The uncertainty of each flow can be analyzed quantitatively, and you can also add uncertainty factors to your own data.

• Uncertainty analysis: The built-in Monte Carlo analysis feature allows you to calculate uncertainty in your inventory results. A Monte Carlo analysis gives you an indication of how reliable, complete, and representative your results are.

Identify hotspots to drive change

Pinpointing the exact processes that cause the strongest impacts in each life cycle stage is crucial for making impactful decisions. SimaPro helps you substantiate which materials or processing are most in need of change, and which life cycle stage needs the most attention. Determining these ‘hotspots’ provides decision-makers with science-based, actionable information that is easy to understand.

A reliable choice

SimaPro is used by research institutes and individual sustainability practitioners. It’s science-driven, always strives to incorporate the latest methodologies and databases, and relies on over 30 years of LCA thought leadership. PRé Sustainability, the developer of SimaPro, has been at the forefront of LCA development since the 1990s and continues to contribute to major policy and research developments.

Find the right plan for you

For robust scientific research, we recommend the SimaPro Expert plan. Do you need to link SimaPro to Excel spreadsheets or other programs? Then SimaPro Power is the best option for you.

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