Colab4Food has the main objective of promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of the food industry. It will contribute to a paradigm shift in collaboration between different stakeholders from Academia and Industry and implement the concepts of Circular Economy and Innovation in this sector.

Life Cycle Assessment

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) provides a thorough evaluation of the environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product's life, from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal according to ISO 14040 and 14044.

We provide LCA services which include:

• Comprehensive Impact Analysis
• Data-driven decision making
• Comparative studies
• Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and Organizational Environmnental Footprint (OEF)

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

The EPD is an ISO type III Environmental Declaration acc. ISO 14025 standard. An EPD provides verified and transparent information about the environmental impact of products based on their LCA results.

Our EPD services include:

• EPD development (incl LCA)
• Support EPD submission and evaluation process (incl Third-party verification)

Sustainability Management Support

Sustainability Management Support Services by colab4food are designed to integrate sustainability into the core of business operations.

We offer:

• Sustainability Strategy Development
• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Training and capacity building

Partner with Colab4Food to make a positive impact on the environment and achieve your sustainability goals. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can support your sustainability initiatives.

SHAPING - Sustainable and tecHno-economic digitAl models of PromINent food technoloGies

Focused on the development of a support tool to help food companies in their decarbonization process, SHAPING allowed knowledge sharing between teams about techno-economic models and emerging food processing technologies. Based on this knowledge exchange, a simple tool, integrating techno-economic assessment with Carbon Footprint calculation, was developed to support the risk/benefit evaluation of adopting new technologies.