Become a certified expert in LCA & Footprint Analysis in 6 days. Sustainability challenges call for professionals who can measure and substantiate environmental impact. Learn, experience and apply!

Sustainability challenges require insight, coherence and well-substantiated choices. As in nature, effective steering only emerges when patterns become visible and decisions are based on reliable information. In the LCA & Footprint Analysis course you learn how to systematically map environmental impact using internationally recognised methods such as Life Cycle Assessment and CO₂ footprint analysis. You develop the ability to translate data into insight and use it for decision-making, strategy and sustainable steering within organisations and value chains.

Biomimicry Centre is a Cedeo-accredited training institute. Cedeo is an independent certifying body that assesses training providers on quality, continuity and customer focus. The accreditation is based on independent customer satisfaction research and is only awarded when at least 80% of the customers surveyed are satisfied to very satisfied. It is reassessed every two years.

We carry the Cedeo quality mark on our courses and award PE points.

Who is it for?

This course is ideal for sustainability professionals, policy advisors, buyers and strategic decision-makers who want to measure and analyse environmental impact to steer organisations in a well-founded, future-oriented way.

Content

You follow a coherent learning path in which you learn to think in life cycles, define system boundaries and work with internationally recognised methods for impact measurement. The course takes you from data collection and calculations to analysis and interpretation: from insight into hotspots to well-founded choices for reduction and optimisation. You work on your own practical case.

Why biomimicry?

Organisations and value chains increasingly function as complex, data-driven systems, where choices in one place affect the entire chain. By learning to work with LCA and footprint analysis, you gain clear insight into where environmental impact arises, which hotspots need priority and how data can be used for targeted reduction.

Schedule & content

Day 1: 30 September 2026 Introduction to footprint & LCA thinking: impact and methods.
Day 2: 14 October 2026 CO₂ footprint & GHG Protocol: Scope 1, 2 and 3, data collection and calculations.
Day 3: 28 October 2026 Life Cycle Assessment (method): goal and scope, system boundaries and Life Cycle Inventory (LCI).
Day 4: 11 November 2026 LCA calculations & interpretation: impact categories, environmental cost indicator, scenarios and uncertainties.
Day 5: 25 November 2026 From analysis to steering: reduction strategies, reporting and decision-making.
Day 6: 9 December 2026 Practical exam.

Costs

The course costs € 5.450,00 (excl. VAT). This includes training materials, certification costs, use of the venue, coffee/tea and an extensive lunch arrangement.

Friends price: € 5.200,00 (excl. VAT)

Duration

The total duration of this course is 3 months with 6 course days. Preparation and assignments require an average of 3 hours per week.

How can you measure, analyse and use environmental impact in a well-founded way for decision-making and steering?

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