Full List of ESU's projects - LCA and carbon footprints

Since 1998, ESU-services has successfully executed more than 400 projects. The list is made chronologically with the most recent project first. All project titles and commissioners are listed below. You can easily find project for a specific theme with the search function for the table

Year	Project title	Commissioned by
Since 1996	Presentations about the food production, consumption and environmental impacts	Various
Since 2000	Data-on-Demand: life cycle inventory database for energy, biomass, chemicals and other commodities	Own development
Since 1995	World LCA database for food consumption and production (agriculture, food processing, distribution, consumption)	Own development
Since 1999	Peer Reviews of papers	www.publons.com/researcher/488732/niels-jungbluth
Since 2001	Subject Editor LCA for Energy Systems and Food Products	The International Journal of LCA
Since 2006	Training and coaching in LCA and SimaPro	Various
Since 2007	SimaPro Competence Centre Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein	PRé Sustainability, NL
Since 2008	Member of the Scientific Committee and reviewer of abstracts and papers (Niels Jungbluth, PhD)	International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Foods
Since 2001	Key parameter models for labelling of electricity, heat, biomethane and cooling from renewable resources with the naturemade star certification	naturemade - Association for environmentally sound energy (VUE)
2011-2018	Editorial Board ecoinvent for the themes: 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, 19 Coke and refined petroleum products, 27 Electrical equipment and several other themes	ecoinvent Centre, CH
Since 2014	Individual verifier for the international EPD® System	On request
2024	Verification: LCA and EPD of Kabuflex R plus 450 co2ntrol®	Fränkische Rohrwerke Gebr. Kirchner GmbH& Co. KG, DE
2024	Critical review: LCA of polymers, reinforcements, pigments and additives	Polykemi Gastonia, US
2024	Critical review, chair: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of the CP11 and CP22 Reusable Lighters	EarthShiftGlobal, US
2024	Critical review, chair: The environmental impact of digital over cash payments in Europe: White paper report	European Digital Payments Industry Alliance, EU
2024	Verification: LCA and EPD of Herbicide Reductants (WEED Solut-ioN®)	PT Pandawa Agri Indonesia, ID
2024	Critical review, panellist: Comparative LCA of TemperPack’s ClimaCell Insulation System and Expanded Polystyrene Shipping Cooler	TemperPack Technologies, Inc., US
2024	Verification: LCA and EPD of partitions and doors	Strähle Raum-Systeme GmbH, DE
2024	Critical review: LCA of circular textile value chains	RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
2024	Maintenance of the UVEK data in a SimaPro database	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2024	Verification: LCA and EPD of Concrete Mixture for LVT block production	Vigier Rail AG, CH
2024	Product Environmental Profiles (PEP) of various enclosure systems	ABB STRIEBEL & JOHN GmbH, DE
2024	Product Environmental Profile (PEP) for Dual Single Shunt Trip (verified)	ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH, DE
2019-2023	PROFUTURE: Microalgae Protein-Rich Ingredients for the Food And Feed of the Future	Horizon 2020
2023	Product Environmental Profile (PEP) for ABB MCB - Miniature Circuit Breaker (verified)	ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH, DE
2023	Product Environmental Profile (PEP) for S2C-HxxL series (verified)	ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH, DE
2023	Product Environmental Profile (PEP) for S2C Auxiliary Contacts (verified)	ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH, DE
2023	LCA of lens injector systems	Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, DE
2023	Analysis and testing of LCIA methods for biodiversity	Mondi, AT
2023	Critical review, chair: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of feed additives	Phileo by Lesaffre, FR
2023	Critical review, chair: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of lubricants	Peter Greven GmbH, DE
2023	Critical review: LCA of a cellulose carbamate fibre	RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
2023	Comparative life cycle assessment of sanitary fittings	LIXIL / GROHE AG, DE
2023	Carbon footprint of the City Council of Zurich	City of Zurich
2023	Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Mondi's paper-based solution to conventional LDPE shrink wrap for bundling and carrying PET bottles (panel critical review)	Mondi, AT
2023	Verification: LCA and EPD of electric bus - B19E01 and K9UD	BYD Company Limited, CN
2023	Comparative LCA of tap water and mineral water in Germany (panel critical review)	wvgw Wirtschafts- und Verlagsgesellschaft Gas und Wasser mbH, DE
2023	Key parameter model for environmental impacts of tap water supply.	wvgw Wirtschafts- und Verlagsgesellschaft Gas und Wasser mbH, DE
2023	Comparative life cycle assessment of resins for fibre compounds	CompPair Technologies Ltd., CH
2023	Screening LCA of different Indian disposal scenarios for mixed plastic waste	Cleanhub GmbH, DE
2023	Critical review: Comparative LCA of packaging kits	Vacheron Constantin, Branch of Richemont International S.A., CH
2023	Critical review, chair: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment: Beef and Veg Burgers	Tesco, UK
2023	Feedback on LCA calculations: Advertising-related emissions and environmental impact in Switzerland	Infras, CH
2023	Background data for a carbon footprint calculator for German citizens	Landkreis Günzburg
2023	Critical review, panellist: LCA of liquid fabric enhancers and in-wash fragrance boosters	EarthShiftGlobal, US
2023	Critical review: LCA of plastic foils	Scanfill AB, SE
2023	Comparative carbon footprint of biodegradable polymer compounds (single expert critical review)	Agrana Group, DE
2023	Critical review, panellist: LCA of tofu, A comparison to chicken and beef as protein sources	Long Trail Sustainability, US
2023	Critical review: Carbon footprint of medicine containers	Laboratoire AGUETTANT, FR
2023	PCF assurance: Product Carbon Footprint of kitchen cabinets	Reform Group, DK
2023	Update of the LCIA in naturemade key parameter models: Life cycle assessment for the labelling of electricity, heat, biomethane, biogas and cooling from renewable resources with the naturemade star certification	naturemade - Association for environmentally sound energy (VUE)
2023	Implementation of life cycle inventories of crude oil and natural gas extraction and supply for ecoinvent v3.10	ecoinvent Centre, CH
2023	Implementation of life cycle inventories of crude oil and natural gas extraction and supply for CarbonMinds database	CarbonMinds, DE
2023	Critical review: LCA of polymers	Polykemi Kunshan, CN
2023	Critical review: Carbon footprint of safety shoes	UVEX, DE
2023	Critical review, panellist: Comparative LCA of hygienical products	Mondi, AT
2022	Critical review: LCA of a medical device	Philips, FR
2022	Critical review: LCA of RFID inlays	Tageos, FR
2022	Critical review: LCA of bottle packages for fabric softener	Detergent producer
2022	Verification: LCA and EPD of CIGS solar panels by Midsummer AB	Miljögiraff, SE
2022	Critical review: Comparative LCA of UK lithium supply	E4tech, UK
2022	EPD of a hard foam sheet (verified)	Airex AG, CH
2022	Critical review, panellist: Comparative Carbon Footprint Assessment: Meat & meat substitutes	Valess, NL
2022	Critical review, chair: Comparative Carbon Footprint Assessment: Meat & Veg Beef Mince	Tesco, UK
2022	Verification and Critical Review: Life Cycle Assessment and EPD of District Heat	Hässleholm Miljö AB, SE
2022	LCA of hard foam sheets	Airex AG, CH
2022	Life Cycle Assessment of a medical product	Sulzer Mixpac AG, CH
2022	Life cycle assessment of Vietnamese coffee for the US market	Copper Cow Coffee, US
2022	Product Environmental Profile for ABB MCB - Miniature Circuit Breaker (verified)	ABB Stotz-Kontakt GmbH, DE
2022	Verification: LCA and EPD of Coloreel Instant Thread Colouring Unit (ITC-U)	Miljögiraff, SE
2022	Environmental impacts of holiday scenarios starting in Stuttgart and abroad including travel, accommodation and food	SWR
2022	Implementation of life cycle inventories of crude oil and natural gas extraction and supply for ecoinvent v3.9	ecoinvent Centre
2022	Critical review: LCA of polymers	Polykemi, SE
2022	Critical review: LCA of chemical product	Teijin Aramid B.V., NL
2022	Critical review: LCA of HDPE bottles	Kornit Digital LTD, IL
2022	Verification: EPD of Advanced Counter FAdC R2 Indoor equipment	Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH, AT
2022	Verification: EPD of Wheel sensor RSR123 & Outdoor equipment	Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH, AT
2022	Critical Review, chair: LCA of solvent and resin production from lignocellulosic biomass (GreenSolRes)	RWTH Aachen, DE
2022	LCA of laser cutting	Bystronic AG, CH
2022	LCA of milk packed in different containers	Sher Consulting, IL
2022	Swiss dietary recommendations: Scientific basis and statistical model	BLV
2022	LCA of waxes	Clariant
2021	Ecological payback calculation for heating systems	WWF Switzerland
2021	Manual for naturemade key parameter models: Life cycle assessment for the labelling of electricity, heat, biomethane, biogas and cooling from renewable resources with the naturemade star certification	naturemade - Association for environmentally sound energy (VUE)
2021	LCA of pet food	Barkyn, ES
2021	Environmental impacts of travel scenarios	BMW, DE
2021	Verification: EPD of Photovoltaics	Pleiades, AU
2021	Critical review: LCA of rail track equipment	Denkstatt, AT
2021	Critical review: LCA of a male catheter	Anthesis, UK
2021	Critical Review, chair: LCA of paper and other products	Confidential
2021	Seasonal calendar for products imported to Switzerland	Gebana
2021	Critical Review, chair: LCA of denim garment and jeans	Confidential
2021	Critical Review, chair: LCA of paper and alternative paper products made from Silphie	Confidential
2021	Environmental impacts of strawberries and other fruits in spring: A fact sheet	MIGROS
2021	LCA of hemp drink, vegan drinks and cow milk	AlpenPionier AG
2021	Update and harmonization of life cycle inventories of crude oil and natural gas extraction and supply for Switzerland	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) Verband der Schweizer Gasindustrie (VSG)
2021	LCA comparison of Mondi Advantage StretchWrap to conventional plastic stretch film (critical review by panel)	Mondi, AT
2012-2020	Environmental impacts of cooking recipes	Tabula
2020	Environmental indicators for brewery processes	Versuchs- und Lehranstalt für Brauerei in Berlin (VLB) e.V.
2020	Validation and verification according to PEFCR beer: LCA of Feldschlösschen Original Lager® beer distributed in Switzerland in different stock keeping units	Feldschlösschen, CH
2020	Update of background data for the German footprint calculator	WWF Germany
2020	Life cycle inventory of ruthenium chloride	Exeger Operations AB
2020	Testing of new eco-factors 2021 for food production and consumption	Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2020	Review: LCA calculation rules for bitumen	ecochain, BE
2020	Environmental impacts of high-sea ship transport: Fact sheet for public discussion	Gebana
2020	Critical Review: Environmental impact of upgrading Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG) from feed to food	Blonk Consultants, NL
2020	Eco-profile of skis	Mountain Wilderness Schweiz
2020	LCA of meat alternatives	ETH Zurich
2020	LCA of cow milk and vegan drinks	WWF Switzerland
2020	Critical Review: LCA of CIGS thin film solar panels	Miljögiraff, SE
2020	Key parameter model for planting substrates	RICOTER Erdaufbereitung AG
2020	Calculation of CO2 intensities and validation for the Greenhouse gas balance of the rental and leasing platform Sharely.ch: Determination of the amount of CO2-eq saved per rental transaction	Sharely AG, CH
2020-21	Background data for a carbon footprint calculator for German citizens	Climatelabs
2020	Background data for a carbon footprint calculator for Swiss citizens	EWL Energie Wasser Luzern
2020, 2017	Environmental intensities of food portions for the Swiss nutritional pyramid	SGE - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung
2020	Life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis plant for biomass	IWB Industrielle Werke Basel
2020	Feedback consumer counsellor to the topic grey energy	Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES
2020	Life cycle assessment for avocados: Comparison with other products used as sandwich topping	Satori S.A.
2019	Calculation tool for comparing different scenarios for the purchase of Christmas trees	SRF Kassensturz
2019	Eco profile for primary packages	Neoperl, CH
2019	Updating of oil and gas life cycle inventories for reference year 2018	Plastics Europe
2019	Expert opinion on the environmental impact of the district heating planned for the city of Wil	Technische Betriebe Wil
2015-2019	Expert for short consultancy on environmental improvements	Reffnet
2019	Verification: EPD of the Stadler double-decker train KISS	Stadler Bussnang AG, AT
2019	Organisation of DF72: Normalization and weighting: The forgotten theme in LCA	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2019	Compilation of literature data on the environmental impact of alternative propulsion systems and fuels	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2019	Critical Review: Comparative carbon footprint of transport services	Denkstatt, AT
2019	Brush-Up of life cycle inventories for oil and gas production for inventory data focus Switzerland (IFS)	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2019	Verification: EPD of a thin film solar cell	Miljögiraff & MälarEnergi, SE
2019	Verification: EPD of a glass-glass PV module	Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW), CH
2019	Critical Review: LCA of meat trays made from different materials	Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik, DE
2019	Verification: EPD model for lightweight concrete drainage channels	BG-Graspointer GmbH & Co KG, AT
2019	LCA on chemical products (conventional and bio-based)	DuPont, GLO
2019	Life cycle assessment of different storage types and sites for a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in Switzerland (critical reviewed by panel)	Nagra (National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste), CH
2019	Updated Eco-profile of Composites Core Materials	Airex AG, 3A Composites Core Materials
2019	Generic LCI archetype models for crude oil and natural gas extraction, transportation and refineries	CDLCI Coöperatie U.A.
2019	Comparison of environmental impacts of mineral and natural cat litter	Verbande der Betriebsleiter und Betreiber Schweizerischer Abfallbehandlungsanlagen (VBSA)
2019	Evaluation of the Bioeconomic Research Programme Baden-Württemberg	Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg, DE
2018	Recommendations for calculation of the global warming potential of aviation including the radiative forcing index	ESU-services
2018-19	Critical Review: Life cycle inventory of bitumen products	Eurobitume, BE
2018	Short expertise on grey energy and Swiss politics	Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung
2018	Life cycle assessment of pet animals	Internship
2018	Life cycle assessment and carbon footprint of canteen meals	Universität Zürich, Kommission für Nachhaltigkeit
2018-19	Expert panel for the revision of Product Category Rules (PCR) for preparing an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Electricity, Town Gas, Steam, and Hot and Cold Water Generation and Distribution	ESU-services
2018	Carbon footprint of two hard foam sheets	Airex AG
2018	Key parameter model for the calculation of the EPD of hydropower plants	BKW Energie AG
2018	Critical Review: Life cycle assessment of concrete drainage channels of BG-Graspointer GmbH & Co KG	BG-Graspointer GmbH & Co KG, AT
2018	Analysis of the environmental impacts abroad of commodities traded in Switzerland	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2018	Critical review: LCA study on transport packages for vegetables and fruits	Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik, DE
2018	Background data for the German footprint calculator	WWF Germany
2018	Life cycle assessment of flow measuring installations	Sensus GmbH Hannover
2017-18	Update life cycle inventories of crude oil extraction, refining, distribution of mineral oil products and oil heating (validation by ZHAW)	Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) Erdöl-Vereinigung (EV/UP)
2017-18	Critical Review: Comparative LCA between bio-isobutene (produced from sugar beet) and fossil propane/butane for gas cooker application	Butagaz, FR
2017-18	Critical Review: LCA of mono propylene glycol	Oleon, FR
2017-18	Life cycle assessment of packaging films	n.n.
2017	Reliability of eco- and fair-trade labels of cotton	An European Organisation
2017	New data for the environmental footprint calculator (mobility, energy consumption, purchases)	WWF Switzerland
2017	Carbon footprint for the calculation of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions	Emmi Schweiz AG
2017	Validation of company specific LCA guidelines	Nestec Ltd. │ Nestlé Research Center, CH
2017	Carbon footprint of an electronic device	confidential
2016-17	Review: Developments of a Product Biodiversity Footprint method	i care & consult
2016	LCI modelling of photovoltaic electricity, district heat and cooling	Miljögiraff & MälarEnergi
2016	Eco-check for new options for the Pandamobil	WWF Switzerland
2016	Expertise study on sustainable nutrition: Recommendations for palm oil and animal husbandry	République et Canton de Genève
2016	Life cycle assessment of milk foam systems (one way and reusable)	Schaerer AG
2016	Life cycle inventory analysis for materials and processes for food packaging	Nestec Ltd. │ Nestlé Research Center, CH
2016	Food – The essence of life. Calculating the energy analysis of food transports	alimentarium
2016	Eco-profile of Composites Core Materials	Airex AG, 3A Composites Core Materials
2016	Eco-profile of beverage cups	SV Group (Schweiz) AG
2016	Eco-profile of source water from Zurich distributed in bottles	Max Ditting AG, CH
2016	Critical review: LCA study on transport packages for vegetables and fruits	Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik, DE
2015	Critical review of WWF Label-Guide	WWF Switzerland
2015	Critical review: LCA study on cotton recycling	H & M
2015	Eco-profile for nutritional styles	WWF Switzerland
2015	Assessment of a student thesis investigating the social, economic and environmental aspects of a fairphone	Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
2015	Life cycle assessment and nutritional value of protein products made from plants - pilot study	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2015	Carbon footprint of tomatoes and cucumber	Bosshard Gemüse
2014	Organisation of DF56: Are Environmental Declarations of Products and Organisations the way to harmonise LCAs?	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2014	Critical review: LCA study on coffee	Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., IT
2014	Review: GreenCALC web tool	NEFAB
2014	Carbon footprint of flow measuring installations	Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG
2014	Critical review: LCA for bread baking and ovens	FP7 Low Energy Ovens (LEO) project, EU
2014	Eco-profile of whey utilization	Berner Fachhochschule BFH
2014	Critical review: LCA and ILCD dataset for global organic cotton production	TEXTILEEXCHANGE
2014	Calculation of handprint for instant coffee in meeting situations	European Aluminium Foil Association e.V. (EAFA)
2014	Evaluation of CO2 reduction for project ideas in the I4C Challenge	WWF Switzerland
2014	Environmental impacts of holiday scenarios in Switzerland and abroad including travel, accommodation and food	WWF Switzerland
2014	LCA for tap water, mineral water and other beverages	Schweizerischer Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches SVGW
2013	Carbon footprint calculator for canteen menus	SV Group (Schweiz) AG
2013	Key parameter model for calculating the primary energy demand of solar thermal installations	Sebasol Vaud
2013-2017	DecarboNet - investigate the potential of social platforms in mitigating climate change	The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme
2013-2016	SUSMILK - Re-design of the dairy industry for sustainable milk processing. LCA for energy, cooling and water supply in the dairy	The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme
2013	Roundtable for sustainable nutrition recommendations (FOODprints)	SGE - Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung
2013	Workshop Environmental impacts of food waste	Ökopol GmbH
2013	Critical Review: LCA of a water consumption device	Itron, CH
2013	Review of research proposals	The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme
2012, 2013	Review of project proposals FNR	Fonds National de la Recherche, Luxembourg
2013	Eco-profiles of distance heat and electricity supply systems	AGRO Energie, CH
2012-13	Resource efficiency in Switzerland: Background report for resource efficiency and resource usage	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2012	Organisation of DF49: Sustainable Consumption Patterns	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2012	Environmental key figures for the biogas plant Hahnennest	Geberit International AG
2012	Update of ecoinvent life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) of energy systems (natural gas, photovoltaics, hydropower, electricity mixes) for ecoinvent v3	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2012	Life Cycle Assessment of Rock Wool Insulation	Flumroc AG
2012	Update of company-internal ecobalance	Flumroc AG
2012	Environmental impacts of nuclear energy: The Japanese case	Practical Training
2012	Resource efficiency in cooling technology	Forschungsrat Kältetechnik
2012	Data mining LCA of packaging	Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
2012	Consulting for energy use in buildings	Energieinstitut Voralberg
2012	LCA and carbon footprint of Gateways to assist the procurement	swisscom (Schweiz) AG
2012	Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) SECUGRID according to ISO 14025	Naue GmbH & Co. KG
2012	Critical Review: Life Cycle Assessment of Toray Film Europe’s PET and OPP films	Toray Film Europe
2012	LCA of cars fuelled by natural gas	Erdgas Zürich
2012	LCA of information technology services	Swisscom
2012	Life cycle assessment of ready-made and home-made Lasagne Bolognese considering differences in food waste	Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V., GDA
2012	Life cycle inventory analysis of solar collector systems in EcoSpold v2 submitted for ecoinvent v3	ecoinvent Centre
2012	Carbon Footprint of Swiss electricity mixes	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2012	Green economy in Switzerland: Environmental impacts of intermediate products, private consumption and reduction potentials	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2012	Feasibility study for an update of the total environmental assessment for Switzerland	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2012	Critical Review: Carbon footprint and energy use for unconventional natural gas from fractionating	International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy (IINAS)
2012	Organisation of DF 47: LCA of energetic biomass utilisation: actual projects and new developments	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2012	Environmental impacts of electricity generation in Switzerland	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2012	Product category rules for palm oil and sunflower oil	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2012	Short expertise on the energy pay-back time of photovoltaics	ewz electric utility of the City of Zurich
2012	New data for the environmental footprint calculator	WWF Switzerland
2012	Environmental impacts of eco-labelled cotton compared to conventionally grown cotton	an European Organisation
2012	Life Cycle Assessment of the R-215 Rotation Evaporator	BÜCHI Labortechnik AG
2012-2014	Homepage for public life cycle inventory data - www.lc-inventories.ch	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2012-2015	Environmental criteria for food purchases of canteens. Organisational environmental footprint for the project One Two We	SV Group (Schweiz) AG
2012-2015	Impact assessment on biodiversity during production of organic food products	Coop and Federal Office for the environment in Cooperation with FIBL and ETH Zürich
2008, 2012	Data for teaching materials concerning environmental conscious purchases	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2011	Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Geosynthetics versus Conventional Construction Materials	European Association for Geosynthetic Manufacturers (EAGM)
2011	Life Cycle Assessment of Lavatory taps	Geberit International AG
2011	Life Cycle Assessment of Geberit urinal systems	Geberit International AG
2012-2015	HarmoniSed ENvironmental Sustainability in the European food and drink chain (SENSE). Case studies on orange juice, dairy products and beef	The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme
2011-13	Update for the LCIA method ecological scarcity 2013	Schweizerische Vereinigung für ökologisch bewusste Unternehmensführung ÖBU
2011	Organisation of DF45: Environmentally extended input-output-analysis and LCA	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2011	Carbon footprint, water footprint and other environmental impacts of bio-ethanol production pathways	Unilever, UK
2011	Carbon footprint of an NGO	Wycliffe International
2011	LCA data for a web calculator on food consumption	World Vision Switzerland
2011	LCA evaluation of bread and meat products as a basis for labelling criteria	MIGROS
2011	Extension of the list of environmentally sound cars	Verkehrsclub der Schweiz
2011	Update of primary energy factors energy supply and transports and online calculation tool for environmental impacts	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2011	WWF. A Biography. Calculation of carbon footprint of consumer goods in the "footprint garden"	Landesmuseum Zürich
2011	Primary energy factors of district heat	City of Zurich
2011	Critical Review: Life cycle inventory of bitumen products	Eurobitume, BE
2011	Implementation for the 2000 W society: Basic study concerning the today situation and reduction potentials	City of Zurich
2010	LCA of online catalogues	Inter IKEA Systems B.V., NL
2010-11	Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of Portland Cements	Holcim Switzerland corporation
2010-11	Upstream and downstream impacts of goods sold by a food retailer	WWF Switzerland
2010	Critical Review: EPD for agricultural biogas	AXPO AG, CH
2010	Life cycle assessment of solar collector systems	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2010	Feasibility study for a label on wood combustion	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2010	Life cycle assessment of phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2010	Life cycle inventory analysis of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN)	Effet de Levier, FR
2010	Environmentally conscious acquisition of technical equipment	ewz electric utility of the City of Zurich
2010	Potential of LCA in refrigeration	Forschungsrat Kältetechnik
2010	Carbon footprint of Swiss mountain railways	grischconsulta ag, CH
2010	Carbon footprint Polyurethane	Merquinsa SL
2010	Life cycle inventories of renewable energies in Germany	Institute for applied ecology
2010	Critical Review: LCA study of bio-ethylene vs. ethylene	The Procter and Gamble Co., US
2010	Update LCA of electricity from waste heat	Thomas Bürki GmbH
2010	Review: The ecological footprint calculator	WWF Switzerland
2010	Environmental impacts of holiday scenarios in Switzerland and abroad	WWF Switzerland
2010	Organisation of DF 41: Environmental product information and LCA	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2009	Reliability of eco- and fair-trade labels of cotton	an European Organisation
2009-11	Research programme biomass: LCA of biogas from different substrates and combustion of biomass wastes	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2009-10	Multirisk analysis sewage sludge	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2009-11	Environmental impacts of Swiss consumption and production: Combination of environmental extended Input-Output-Analysis and life cycle assessment	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2009-10	LCA of Ready to Serve Goulash Soup Packed in Stand-Up Pouch	Flexible Packaging Europe, FPE
2009-10	Critical review of recycling concrete LCA	Holcim Switzerland corporation
2009-10	Ecological scarcity method developed for Japan	National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation, Japan
2009-2014	National expert in the standard development working group ISO PC 248 - DIS 13065 (Sustainability principles, criteria and indicator for bioenergy)	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2009	Environmental rating of loans	Alternative Bank Switzerland
2009	Life cycle assessment of a grass refinery	Biowert AG
2009-11	Feasibility study for environmental information on consumer products	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2009-10	Expert in the UNEP-SETAC working group assisting the development of the Product Accounting & Reporting Standard by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Resources Institute	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2009	LCI for littering of cigarette butts	Phillip Morris
2009	Consulting services	econcept
2009	LCA of chilled and frozen ready-to-eat lasagne	Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V., GDA, DE
2009	Review of project proposals for the French Food Research Programme ALIA	INRA support Unit of ANR, FR
2009	LCA of power production	Laborelec
2009	Calculation of a personal carbon footprint and energy analysis	private person from Liechtenstein
2009	LCI data on electric individual mobility for mobitool	SBB Swiss railways
2009	Review: Sustainable construction with steel	Stahlbau Zentrum Schweiz
2009	Ecological footprint calculations	UCS Ulrich Creative Simulations GmbH
2009	Life cycle inventory database of food products	WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme), UK
2009	Life Cycle Inventories of Metals (magnesium, gold, silver, Tellurium, Gallium and Cadmium Compounds, processing, )	Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories
2009	Ecoprofile of meals prepared in hospitals and retirement homes	WWF Switzerland
2009	Carbon footprint of consumer products for web tool	Zurcher Kantonalbank, ZKB
2008	Organisation of the discussion forum on future biofuels	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2008	Review of primary energy factors	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2008-10	Criteria for energy-efficient and low-emission cars: UBP of electricity and biofuels	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2008-2012	National expert in the working group on GHG accounting for the development of the CEN TC 383 - EN 16216 standard (Sustainably criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications)	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2008-09	Mandate representation Switzerland LCA international	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2008	Cumulative energy demand factors of energy supply	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2008	LCA of using Biomass-to-Liquid fuels	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2008-12	Update Photovoltaics for ecoinvent data v2.1 - v2.3	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2008	Background information for an article about CO2 optimized life styles	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2008	Regionalization of eco-factors applied on water resource use	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2008	Background review of consumer information	Coop, CH
2008	Critical Review: LCA of green waste disposal and utilization in Basel	ERZ Entsorgung und Recycling Zürich
2008	LCA of pet food and meat roast with aluminium packaging	European Aluminium Foil Association e.V. (EAFA)
2008	ecological scarcity results of different products	Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und Energietechnik, DE
2008	Review of LCA studies	Geberit International AG
2008	Life cycle assessment of herb butter, chocolate and yoghurt packed in aluminium packaging systems	Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V., GDA
2008	LCA of deodorants in aluminium aerosols cans	Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V., GDA
2008	Review: openLCA data converter	GreenDeltaTC GmbH
2008	confidential LCA project	Hofmann La Roche
2008	editorial report on ecological scarcity method 2006	ideja
2008, 2015	Background data for the climate change calculator Le climat entre nos mains	LaRevueDurable
2008	Ecoprofile of MDS-diesel fuel	MDS System AG
2008	LCA of bio-based materials	Merquinsa SL
2008	Energy factors for the 2000W society	Novatlantis
2008	Consulting on environmentally friendly food purchases	City of Zurich
2008	Cumulative energy demand factors of transport services	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2008	Metals recovery from slag of waste incinerators	AWEL Zürich
2008	cumulated energy and CO2-equivalents of transport services	SBB Swiss railways
2007	Review building products database by Empa	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2007	CEN 350 standard development	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2007	Environmental product declaration of electricity products	ewz electric utility of the City of Zurich
2007	Development of assessment methods for optimal energetically and ecological use of organic waste.	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2007	Review: CO2-intensities used by EnvImpact	Centre Info
2007	Extended life cycle assessment for the Cool-fit cooling system	Georg Fischer Piping Systems
2007	LCA of flexible packaging including packed products (coffee, butter, spinach)	Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e.V., GDA
2007	Life cycle inventory of sodium acetate and expanded graphite	Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du canton de Vaud
2007	Critical Review: LCA for hand drying systems	HTS Suisse SA
2007	Climate foot print of local.ch	local.ch
2007	Literature survey for LCA studies of air transports vs. greenhouse production of herbs	Mäder Kräuter
2007	Environmental optimization of traffic	öbu, SBB
2007	eco-profiles of one-way dishes	Pacovis, CH
2007	Life cycle assessment and key parameter model of wood gasification with electricity production	Pyroforce
2007	Life Cycle Assessment of rapeseed biorefinery	RESAG-Power
2007	Energy analysis of Argentinean beef	Sagittaria
2007	Emission factors of fossil and renewable fuels	SBB Swiss railways
2007	LCA of two meal options for a TV broadcast	Schweizer Fernsehen, drs
2007	Fact sheet on grey energy	SIA - schweizerischer ingenieur- und architektenverein
2007	Consultancy on environmental background information	SodaClub
2007	Literature analysis for LCA of internet and paper based office applications	WWF Switzerland
2006 - 2007	Life cycle inventories for ecoinvent data v2.0: metal engineering, electricity mix (external validation)	Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories
2006	Organisation of the discussion forum on biofuels	Swiss discussion forum on LCA
2006	Update of the key parameter model for electricity from biogas including co-substrates.	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2006	Review: New CHP Energy Systems	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2006	Update of BUWAL SRU 232, Life cycle assessment for paintings used in the construction sector.	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2006 - 2010	Update Photovoltaics for ecoinvent data v2.0	European Photovoltaic Industry Association
2006	Environmental conscious acquisition of technical equipment	ewz electric utility of the City of Zurich
2006	Key-parameter model for the certification of electricity made with vegetable oil	Jürg Schwaller, Engineering & Consulting
2005 - 2006	Import and Export of embodied greenhouse gas emissions of Switzerland (Update of the Grey greenhouse gas emissions report, Umwelt-Materialien No. 128)	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2005	LCA for biowaste treatment in Zurich. Update 2005	ERZ Entsorgung und Recycling Zürich
2005	Synopsis of the LCA comparisons of fuel oil and natural gas as combustible	Erdöl-Vereinigung, EV (Switzerland), unpublished
2004-05	LCA for a heat pump with waste heat use from raw sewage: Update 2005.	Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich
2005 - 2006	Life cycle inventory data management concept of the geothermal power plant Basel,	Geopower Basel AG
2005 - 2006	Environmental impacts of energy standards: perspectives of the Swiss building stock,	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2005	Life Cycle Assessment for the Next Generation Network	Swisscom, Deutsche Telekom
2005	Timely replacement for household appliances	Schweizerische Agentur für Energieeffizienz S.A.F.E. und Bundesamt für Energie
2005	Life cycle assessment for the Cool-fit cooling system	Georg Fischer Piping Systems
2004	Review of an LCA study for an advanced biodiesel production process	Fortum, FL
2004-6	Update for the LCIA method ecological scarcity 2006	Schweizerische Vereinigung für ökologisch bewusste Unternehmensführung ÖBU
2004-2005	LCA for tap water and mineral water	Schweizerischer Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches SVGW
2004	LCA for biowaste treatment in Zurich	ERZ Entsorgung und Recycling Zürich und Erdgas Zürich
2004	Combination of Input-Output- and Process-LCA - a feasibility study	Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscapes, BUWAL
2004 - 2008	NEEDS: New Energy Externalities Development for Sustainability,	The European Commission, 6th framework program, 2004-2007
2004	Energy analysis for wood products and transports	WWF Switzerland
2004	Critical Review: Different LCA studies for biofuel production and use	Various
2004	Contribution of a book chapter on life cycle assessment for a book on Renewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2004	LCA for timely replacement of electric household appliances and a washing machine	Schweizerische Agentur für Energieeffizienz S.A.F.E.
2004 - 2007	Project leader Life cycle assessment of bioenergy products. Coordination of project partners, validation of data for ecoinvent v2.0. Critical review of final LCA	Bundesamt für Energie, Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft and Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft
2004 - 2008	RENEW: Renewable fuels for advanced powertrains. LCA of BtL-fuel (Biomass-to-Liquid) production (panel review by panel)	FP7, The European Commission, Bundesamt für Energie and Bundesamt für Bildung und Wissenschaft
2004	Evaluation for the research project Ernährungswende within Evalunet	Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
2004	Life Cycle Inventory of Gold and Silver as a By-Product	Internal project
2004	Literature survey for greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2003	Feasibility study LCA of renewable energy products	Bundesamt für Energie, Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft and Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft
2003	Validation: ecoinvent reports for waste management and transport systems	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2003	ecoinvent 2000: life cycle inventories of crude oil, natural gas, photovoltaics, solar collectors, electricity mixes, etc. (external validation)	Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
2003	Material Flow Accounting for Switzerland	Swiss Federal Statistical Office
2003	ECLIPSE (Environmental and Ecological Life Cycle Inventories for present and future Power Systems in Europe)	co-funded by the European Commission under the Energy & Sustainable Development Programme of the 5th Framework Programme
2003	Screening LCA of different methods for waste management of used tire	VCS - Verkehrsclub der Schweiz
2003	Data investigation for the calculation of regional CO2-emissions and energy uses with an internet database	EcoSpeed SA
2003	Potential reduction of environmental impacts due to changes in consumers behaviour quantified for the activities nourishing and habitation	WWF Switzerland
2002	The project Metabolism of the economic activities of the canton of Genève applies the MFA-method on a Swiss region	the Département de l'intérieur, de l'agriculture et de l'environnement (department of interior, agriculture and environment)
2002	Impact Assessment for the use and pollution of water resources with case studies on orange juice, cotton, meat, shoes and skiing	WWF Switzerland
2002	Key-parameter model for the certification of electricity made with biogas from agricultural plants with the eco-label naturemade star	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2002	Life cycle inventories for solar- and heating systems within ecoinvent 2000 (external validation)	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2001	Data Collection on Embodied Energy and CO2 Emissions for an Ecological Footprint Calculator at the Household Level	WWF Switzerland
2001	Life cycle inventory for fuels in Germany: Methanol, ethanol, rape seed methyl ester, low sulphur gasoline, diesel oil, biogas and natural gas	Daimler Crysler
2001-2007	ecoinvent 2000, project to establish a central LCA database (ecoinvent Database) and develop coherent individual LCI datasets (LCI Data v1.0)	Swiss Federal Offices
2001	Critical Review: Treatment of recycling of aluminium in LCA	The European Aluminium Association
2001	Energy- and Eco-Efficiency in Data Centres,	Service cantonal de l'énergie, Département de l'interieur, de l'agriculture, de l'environnement et de l'énergie, République et Canton de Genève
2001	CO2-reduction potential of natural gas	Schweizerischer Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches SVGW
2001	LCA of biogas from sewage sludge; assessment of the preconditions for a certification of green electricity according to naturemade star	eam, Ernst A. Müller
2001	LCA of electricity from wood and waste wood combustion,	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
2001	Life Cycle Assessment of the Mobile Communication System UMTS: Towards Eco-efficient Systems,	The research cooperation sustainable mobile communication
2001	LCI of Vanadium Pentoxide from power plant slag	confidential
2001	LCA for a refrigerating plant using water as a cooling agent	Administration de l'Environnement, Luxembourg
2000	Ecological criteria for an electricity label based on LCA	naturemade - Association for environmentally sound energy (VUE)
2000	Environmental conscious acquisition of technical equipment	ewz electric utility of the City of Zurich
2000	Environmental Impacts from household food consumption: Methodologies for evaluation and indicators for monitoring	OECD Environment Directorate, Project on Sustainable Consumption
2000	Embodied greenhouse gas emissions of the energy and nourishing sector of Switzerland,	Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscapes, BUWAL
2000	LCA of flat screens	ewz electric utility of the City of Zurich
2000	LCI of Lithium and Lithium compounds,	confidential
2000	Literature survey LCA studies of photovoltaic	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
1999	Environmental relevance of natural refrigerants, Life Cycle Assessments of energy delivered by heat pumps and refrigerating plants	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
1999	Human health effects of Ionising Radiation in Life Cycle Impact Assessment	Swiss Priority Program Environment and PRé Consultants
1999	Life Cycle Assessment of domestic heating system based on light fuel oil, natural gas and wood chips	Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscapes, BUWAL
1999	Life Cycle Assessment in Refrigeration Technology; Status and Future Potential	Research Council for Refrigeration Technology, Frankfurt
1999	Environmental Retrofitting of Office Buildings	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
1999	Board member of CHAINET, the European Network on Chain Analysis for Environmental Decision Support	concerted action funded by the European Commission, (a follow-up activity of LCANET)
1999	Project lead of the project Centre for Life Cycle Inventories within the ETH-domain, ecoinvent 2000	ETH Zürich & Lausanne, EMPA St. Gallen & Dübendorf, PSI Villigen, EAWAG Dübendorf, BUWAL, Ciba SC
1999	Assessment of the energy related environmental impacts caused by a Swiss company within the chemical industry
1999	Subject-matter for education in secondary schools: Environmental impacts of energy systems	Koordinationsstelle für Umweltschutz des Kantons Zürich
1999	Critical Review: Recycling and Recovery of Plastics from Packaging in Household Waste	European Commission; Institute for Prospective Technological Studies in Seville
1999	Critical Review: Electricity in Life Cycle Assessment	Infel
1999	Assessment of the influence of the electricity model on the environmental life cycle performance of heat pumps	Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
1999	Consultancy on Heat pumps for Low Temperature Heating Systems - Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Analysis
1996	Working contract, data compilation, input, analysis and documentation for the computer program Environmental Manual.	German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) GmbH, Eschborn
1994-96	Life cycle assessment of using different cooking fuels in India. Diploma Thesis of Niels Jungbluth	Cooperation with Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, India

Full List of ESU’s projects – LCA and carbon footprints

Full List of ESU’s projects – LCA and carbon footprints

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