Ecochain

Ecochain makes software that automates life cycle assessment for products. Manufacturers use it to calculate environmental footprints at volume, then produce the documents that customers and regulators ask for.

What Ecochain offers

• Product footprinting — builds assessments from a bill of materials, modelling the firm's own production and supplier data.
• Environmental declarations — generates EPDs and product carbon footprints.
• Hotspot analysis — shows which parts of a product drive its impact.
• Expert support — assessment specialists help verify results when needed.
• Open Mobius — a related initiative for measuring product impact.

Who it works with

Industrial manufacturers and the sustainability and product teams within them. The site says the work scales from a handful of products to thousands.

Key facts

• Experience: 15 years in business
• Customers: more than 450 manufacturers
• Output: over 2 million assessments, with EPDs published through several programme operators