An Environmental Product Declaration for the Italian Ceramics Industry
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- Europe
Country
- Italy
Product
- GaBi and GaBi Envision Software
- GaBi Databases
- Eco-Design Tool
Tech Stack
- EPD development software
- Environmental performance monitoring tools
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Environmental Impact Reduction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Confindustria Ceramica represents Italian ceramic tile manufacturers, supporting their competitiveness in global markets through a large network, strategic agreements with national and international organizations and various shareholders. Confindustria Ceramica offers support and consultancy to its members (approximately 166 companies) with a wide range of activities and services in the different sub-sectors of the industry. These include information, industrial relationships, fiscal legislation, European funds, support in legal issues and management of relations with trade unions. The association publishes statistical surveys, reports on market trends and research on relevant topics, such as the environment, transportation, energy, etc.
The Challenge
The Italian Ceramics Industry, represented by Confindustria Ceramica, was faced with the challenge of tackling an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) project that represented 82.6% of Italian ceramic tile production. The industry needed to communicate the environmental performance of Italian ceramic tiles in an objective and transparent manner, while emphasizing sustainability activities and investments. They also needed tools to qualify for green building rating schemes (LEED, DGNB, BREEAM) and Italian green public procurement bidding procedures (CAM). The industry was also looking to identify potential improvement areas and projects for better environmental performance of products and support individual companies in product-related environmental reporting.
The Solution
Sphera provided a solution through the development of a sector EPD with support from thinkstep’s consultancy services, GaBi and GaBi Envision Software and GaBi Databases. They developed an automated, verified and user-friendly tool compliant with the requirements of multiple program operators and able to generate further sector EPDs. They also developed an Eco-Design Tool to generate specific EPDs for member companies. This diversified offer for the Association and the member companies provided different options for different needs, from the single specific EPD to a complete autonomy in developing EPDs for the entire product portfolio.
Operational Impact
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