Trust your LCA results: choose the right database and catch errors early

Most flawed LCA results trace back to a dataset choice made too early, too quickly, or without checking what the database actually covers. By the time the error surfaces, it is buried under everything modeled on top of it.

This free SimaPro training session covers the practical habits that prevent that. You will learn when to open the database and when not to, how to narrow roughly 25,000 ecoinvent datapoints down to the right one, and how to verify that a database genuinely covers your industry before you commit to it.

The session also clears up the cut-off vs. APOS distinction and why the same product can return different results depending on which you choose. Throughout, you will see the workflow demonstrated in both SimaPro Cloud and SimaPro Desktop.

What you’ll learn:

• When to go to the database: after your question is structured, not before
• Where to search, and how to narrow roughly 25,000 ecoinvent datapoints efficiently
• Checking whether a database covers your industry, including a vendor website tip
• Cut-off vs. APOS: what changes, and why results differ
• A quick sanity-check habit to apply before you trust any dataset

Who should attend the training:

LCA practitioners, sustainability managers, consultants, and anyone whose results need to withstand review. Useful whether you are new to database selection or want to tighten an existing workflow.