Product life cycle assessments.
Beyond carbon.

Planetary Insights for Products is life cycle assessment software based on the Planetary Boundaries.

Model your supply chain, run assessments across 10 environmental impact categories, identify hotspots throughout your value chain, and communicate results with Planetary Facts — nutrition labels for the planet.

Coming soon - EDP-ready outputs and PEF results
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Planetary Facts Labels
LCA Hotspot Analysis
Supply-Chain LCA Modelling
Virtual Sustainability Team
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What are Planetary Facts Labels?
Planetary Facts labels show a product's full impact on nature - across all the Planetary Boundaries. Like nutrition facts show the overall energy content (calories), and nutrition data (e.g. protein, fat, and carbohydrates) as a proportion of a recommended daily intake; Planetary Facts show the overall planetary footprint, and each environmental footprint (carbon, water, waste, biodiversity, land-use and more) in context of a recommended daily budget.
including:
  • Holistic impacts on nature - from biodiversity to climate change, water, and waste
  • Consistent format - for meaningful product comparisons against any product category
  • Science-based context - founded in the Planetary Boundaries
  • Easy to communicate results - on-pack, in procurement submissions, and for customer and stakeholder engagement
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LCA Hotspot Analysis
Planetary Insights for Products' hotspot analysis breaks down a product's life cycle assessment results by process, input material, supplier, or environmental impact category. Unlike carbon-only tools, it shows impacts across all 10 planetary accounts simultaneously — so you can see whether a material change that reduces carbon increases water stress or land use - and understand whether this tradeoff improves environmental performance overall or not.

Scenario modelling lets you test material swaps, supplier changes, and logistics alternatives before committing, with results updated across all impact categories in real time.
including:
  • Process-level impact breakdown - drill down by input material, process, or supplier to pinpoint environmental hotspots
  • Multi-boundary scenario modelling - test material swaps, new suppliers,  or alternative distribution solutions and see the impact on all 10 environmental footprints simultaneously
  • Side-by-side product comparison — compare design variants or alternative formulations before production decisions are made
  • Supports ESPR and CSRD reporting — provides the evidence base for product-level environmental performance claims under EU regulations
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An example of the Hotspot Analysis graph showing the breakdown of Distribution impacts across the 10 dimensions.
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Supply Chain Modelling
Planetary Insights' supply chain modelling tool enables you to build a complete product life cycle model using a visual process-flow builder. Map every input, output, co-product, and waste stream at each stage of production, from raw material extraction through manufacturing, distribution, use, and end of life. Background data sources are integrated directly into the platform, so you can begin your first life cycle assessment without sourcing data from external LCA databases.
including:
  • Visual process-flow builder - drag and drop mapping from cradle to gate or cradle to grave without specialist LCA expertise required
  • Multi-output process support — model co-products, by-products, and waste streams with correct allocation, in alignment with ISO 14040/44 methodology requirements
  • Multi-source impact mapping — attribute environmental impacts to specific suppliers or production periods, supporting supply chain transparency and procurement decisions
  • Integrated background LCA data — built-in background datasets reduce setup time and lower the barrier to a first assessment, compared with traditional LCA tools that require separate database subscriptions
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Virtual Sustainability Team
Many businesses need life cycle assessments but don't have in-house LCA expertise. Planetary Insights solves this through a network of accredited Planetary Facts Practitioners — who build your full product LCA models directly inside the platform. Because the work is delivered into your Planetary Insights account, not a consultant's files, the models remain yours to update, reuse, and build on as your products evolve.
including:
  • Accredited Planetary Facts Practitioners — a vetted network of experts who can build product models on your behalf
  • Models delivered into your account — all LCA work is completed inside Planetary Insights and remains your asset — no consultant lock-in, no separate file management
  • Bundled, transparent pricing — no separate vendor management or consultant invoices; partner work is scoped and priced alongside your platform subscription
  • Full coverage, end to end — from data collection and process modelling through to Planetary Facts label generation. EPD-ready outputs, and PEF results coming soon
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common questions
We’re here to answer your questions.
What is a product LCA?
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A product life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic analysis of a product's environmental impact from raw material extraction through production, use, and end of life. Planetary Insights is LCA software that automates data collection, impact calculation, and reporting. Results can be used to generate Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), support Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) assessments, and meet regulatory requirements such as the EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).
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How is Planetary Insights different from other LCA software?
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Most LCA software tools — including SimaPro, GaBi, One Click LCA, and OpenLCA — provide a set of environmental outputs that are very difficult to interpret. While users may be able to quantify the carbon, water, and waste footprints of their products, they cannot use the results to determine which footprint is most material or whether to reduce one footprint at the cost of another.

Planetary Insights uses Planetary Accounting, a scientifically peer-reviewed framework, to show each impact relative to another. This means users not only know the size of each impact, they can use the results to manage trade-offs meaningfully. Planetary Insights tells users when they should reduce carbon at the cost of waste and other impacts, and when they shouldn't.
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Does Planetary Insights produce EPD outputs?
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This functionality is coming soon. Planetary Insights is developing outputs aligned with EN 15804+A2, the primary standard for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for construction and manufactured products. This means assessment results can be used as the basis for a formal EPD, reducing the additional work typically required to translate LCA results into a verified declaration.
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Does Planetary Insights support Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) assessments?
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This functionality is coming soon. Planetary Insights is developing support for the EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology, which is the European Commission's standardised approach to assessing and communicating product environmental impacts. PEF results from Planetary Insights will help businesses meet requirements under EU sustainability regulations including ESPR and CSRD.
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What is the Planetary Accounting Framework?
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The Planetary Accounting Framework is a peer-reviewed scientific methodology that translates the Planetary Boundaries — the Earth system thresholds identified by scientists as safe limits for human activity — into quantitative budgets that can be allocated to individuals, organisations, and products. Planetary Insights is built on this framework, which means its assessments are grounded in established science.
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Who uses Planetary Insights for product LCA?
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Planetary Insights is used by sustainability managers, product development teams, and procurement professionals at manufacturers, brands, and consultancies who need to understand the full environmental footprint of their products — not just carbon. It is also used by businesses preparing for EPD requirements, EU ESPR compliance, CSRD product-level reporting, and customer sustainability disclosures.
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Do I need LCA expertise to use Planetary Insights?
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No. Planetary Insights' network of accredited Planetary Facts Practitioners can build product models on your behalf, delivered directly into your account. You can then analyse your results, update your assessments, and add different scenarios in-house. Planetary Insights is designed for use by sustainability and product teams without specialist LCA training. Tools such as our visual process-flow builder, integrated background data, and guided assessment workflow reduce technical barriers significantly.
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Where do the emission factors and background data come from?
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Emissions factors and background data are pulled from ecoinvent, agribalyse, and other LCA datasets. We can also work with you to build adapted datasets that are specific to your supply chain.
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