The Challenge
Savvy consumers not only consider brand, quality and price when making purchasing decisions, but are now also increasingly looking at the sustainability of every product they buy. As a result, the need to identify, measure, reduce and communicate the environmental footprint of textile products along the entire life cycle is more important than ever.

In order to maintain a competitive advantage, textile brands, retailers and manufacturers need an innovative solution that allows them to easily calculate the environmental performance of their products across the entire supply chain through accurate data collection and verification processes. In addition, more and more companies are looking for a turn-key solution, allowing creative designers and stylists, as well as purchasing, quality and marketing staff, to both eco-design and communicate the environmental credentials of their textile products.

The Solution
Intertek has developed Instant LCA Textile^TM, an innovative life cycle assessment (LCA) tool, enabling non-experts to measure and assess the environmental impacts of textile and fashion products, including apparel, bedding and accessories, along their entire life cycle. Instant LCA Textile^TM is an easy-to-use eco-design and eco-labeling solution, allowing brands, retailers and manufacturers to access key eco-design parameters and compare results instantly to reduce the environmental footprint of their products.

This user-friendly tool, developed by LCA experts, provides results fully compliant with international LCA standards including:
◇    ISO 14040-44:2006 and ISO 14067
◇    WRI-GHG Product Life Cycle standard
◇    PAS 2050
◇    BPX30-323

Innovative calculation and reporting functionalities allow you to visualize your LCA results in seconds or to ｃｒｅａｔｅ your own report for internal or external communication (in case of eco-labeling requirements).Instant LCA Textile^TM is the first tool to use pre-integrated LCA models, and enables data collection from supplier partners through an interactive module. Results are based on primary data collected directly from your business partners and by default values coming from secondary data from internationally recognized LCA databases (Ecoinvent, ELCD, PlasticsEurope, FEFCO, USLCA, WorldSteel).

Instant LCA Textile^TM
☆    User-friendly
☆    Intuitive interface
☆    Pre-integrated models, compliant with LCA Standards
☆    Live results on screen
☆    Automated data collection
☆    Results exported on XLS, DOC and PDF

For more information, please contact contact.eis@intertek.com.