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1 WBCSD’s Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) is a global effort by 24 leading cement producers, with operations in more than 100 countries. Collectively, these companies account for around 30% of the world's cement production and range in size from large multinationals to smaller local producers. To date the CSI remains one of the largest global sustainability programs ever undertaken by a single industry sector. For more information, see: www.wbcsdcement.org “To provide a consistent and comparable basis for our members to publish EPDs, we commissioned Quantis, specialist environmental consultants and world- leading experts in the field, to develop our online EPD tool.” Roland HUNZIKER Project Manager, Cement Sustainability Initiative Snapshot of the graphical user interface, including software- aided primary data collection and online help To support companies prepare Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) of concrete and cement, CSI commissioned Quantis to develop a user-friendly online calculation tool using its LCA expertise. CASE STUDY • CEMENT SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE • 2014 The Cement Sustainability Initiative commissioned Quantis to develop its online EPD tool for concrete and cement

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Page 1: CASE STUDY • CEMENT SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE • · PDF fileCASE STUDY • CEMENT SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE • 2014 ... company level but also ... Initiative Title: WBCSD-CSI_EPD-Tool_Case-Study_2014-06-10_Quantis_NewID

WBCSD’sCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)isaglobaleffortby24leadingcementproducers,withoperationsinmorethan100countries.Collectively,thesecompaniesaccountforaround30%oftheworld'scementproductionandrangeinsizefromlargemultinationalstosmallerlocalproducers.TodatetheCSIremainsoneofthelargestglobalsustainabilityprogramseverundertakenbyasingleindustrysector.

Formoreinformation,see:www.wbcsdcement.org

“ToprovideaconsistentandcomparablebasisforourmemberstopublishEPDs,wecommissionedQuantis,specialistenvironmentalconsultantsandworld-leadingexpertsinthefield,todevelopouronlineEPDtool.”

RolandHUNZIKERProjectManager,

CementSustainabilityInitiative

Snapshotofthegraphicaluserinterface,includingsoftware-aidedprimarydatacollectionandonlinehelp

TosupportcompaniesprepareEnvironmental

ProductDeclarations(EPDs)ofconcreteandcement,

CSIcommissionedQuantis todevelopauser-friendlyonlinecalculationtoolusingitsLCA

expertise.

CASESTUDY•CEMENTSUSTAINABILITYINITIATIVE•2014

TheCementSustainabilityInitiativecommissionedQuantistodevelopitsonlineEPDtoolforconcreteandcement

TosupportCSImembersprepareEPDs,Quan4sdevelopedauser-friendlyweb-basedLCAtoolaimedatpreparingthegroundforthesubsequentimplementa2onofcementandconcreteEPDs.

CSIEPDtool:Auser-friendlyonlineLCAtooltoassistincollectingdataandcomputingEPDresults

MainfunctionalitiesofCSI’sEPDtool:

§ User-friendlyonlineprimarydatacollectiondashboard,accessibleoverthewebfromanycomputeratanytime

§ Simplifiedandpre-framedanalysis,compliantwithPCRUNCPC375concrete

§ Generationofautomatedreportsincludingi)self-declarationinCSIformatandii)backgroundreport(completesetofinputdataandresults)

§ Assessmentoftheenvironmentalperformanceofclinker,cement andconcrete

§ Easilysharedatacollectionandexchangedatasetswithcolleagues

§ Noneedtoinstallanysoware

CASESTUDY•CEMENTSUSTAINABILITYINITIATIVE•2014

InordertofacilitatetheprocessandreducethecostsofpreparingcementandconcreteEPDs,theEPDtoolwasofficiallypre-verifiedbyanaccreditedindependentverifier.

CSIEPDtool:Apre-verifiedLCAtooltoreducecostsandeffortofproducingcementandconcreteEPDs

MainassetsofCSI’sEPDtool:§ Pre-verificationofthetool(onceforall),includingverificationofLCAmodel,projectdatabase,compliancewithPCR,andresultsprovidedbythetool

§ OnlytheinputdataneedtobeverifiedwhenfilingforEPDregistration

§ Verificationcostsreducedbyupto50%

MutualrecognitionbetweenmajorEPDProgramme Operators:§ AlthoughCSI’sPCRforconcreteisregisteredatEnvirondec,themutualrecognitionbetweenEnvirondec andIBUallowsEPDstocarrybothlogoswithoutfurtherverification

CASESTUDY•CEMENTSUSTAINABILITYINITIATIVE•2014

“TheCSIissupportingthepublicationofEPDsbymembercompaniesasawaytostimulateandimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofcementandconcreteatcompanylevelbutalsoglobally.”

PhilippeFONTAManagingDirector,

CementSustainabilityInitiative

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