One Click LCA and Elmateriel Leverantörerna have entered a collaboration to provide Elmateriel Leverantörerna’s members with an accessible, cost-effective solution for creating high-quality environmental product declarations (EPDs), enhancing sustainability in Swedish manufacturing.
Sweden, January 2025 — One Click LCA, the leading sustainability software platform for construction and manufacturing, announces a partnership with Elmateriel Leverantörerna, Sweden's leading trade association for suppliers of electrical installation materials, representing over 80% of the industry. This collaboration is aimed at promoting the adoption of EPDs within the Swedish electrical sector and providing Elmateriel Leverantörerna's members with streamlined access to One Click LCA's EPD Generator.
With growing demands for sustainability and transparency in construction and manufacturing, EPDs have become an essential tool for documenting and communicating the environmental impact of materials and products. By partnering, One Click LCA and Elmateriel Leverantörerna aim to make the EPD creation process more accessible, affordable, and efficient for Swedish manufacturers, advancing the industry towards greater environmental responsibility.
The partnership combines One Click LCA's expertise in life-cycle assessment (LCA) and EPD automation with Elmateriel Leverantörerna's robust network and deep understanding of the Swedish electrical industry. The collaboration will empower Elmateriel Leverantörerna's members to respond effectively to sustainability demands, including stricter regulations, public procurement requirements, and market expectations for environmental transparency.
"Partnering with Elmateriel Leverantörerna represents a significant step towards scaling EPD adoption in Sweden's electrical industry. Our goal is to make sustainability accessible and practical for manufacturers of all sizes. This collaboration will not only support Swedish manufacturers in creating reliable EPDs but also help reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable practices across the supply chain."
- Erik Björn, Head of Business, Nordics, One Click LCA
“Sustainability is a top priority on our agenda, and we are excited to initiate a collaboration with One Click LCA. EPDs are the future for declaring a product's environmental impact, making it essential to choose the right partners.”
- Mikael Castanius,CEO, Elmateriel Leverantörerna
About Elmaterial Leverantörerna
Elmateriel Leverantörerna (E.L.) is Sweden's leading trade association for suppliers of electrical installation materials, representing over 80% of the industry. Elmateriel Leverantörerna drives innovation and sustainability with tools like standardized environmental declarations and the SEGEL file format, streamlining environmental reporting and data management for its members. Elmateriel Leverantörerna supports Sweden’s decarbonization goals, promoting transparency and compliance across the electrical materials sector. Key contributors to industry events like Elfack, Elmateriel Leverantörerna connects manufacturers, importers, and suppliers to advance smart, sustainable infrastructure. Founded in 1995, Elmateriel Leverantörerna is a trusted partner in the electrical industry’s transformation. Learn more at elmateriel.se.
About One Click LCA
Used in 170+ countries, One Click LCA is the leading end-to-end sustainability platform for construction and manufacturing. The AI-powered software decarbonizes and drives sustainability across the construction value chain with scientific, easy-to-use, automated life-cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPDs) to calculate and reduce the environmental impacts of building, infrastructure, and renovation projects and products. The platform also allows assessment of circularity, life-cycle cost, and biodiversity. One Click LCA is used by blue-chip enterprises like AECOM, Arcadis, Foster+Partners, WSP, ArcelorMittal, Geberit, and Saint-Gobain, among others. It offers a unique global database with +250,000 LCA datasets; supports +80 standards and certifications, including LEED, BREEAM, GRESB and other national regulations; and seamlessly integrates with +20 of the most widely used BIM software tools, including Autodesk Revit®, Tekla Structures® and Bentley iTwin®. One Click LCA was founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2001, with a team of +200 people on all continents. Learn more at: oneclicklca.com