Environmental footprint

The environmental footprint of a human activity measures the pressure exerted on resources and ecosystems on a global scale.

To carry out this study, the life cycle assessment method is used.

Life cycle assessment is a standardized evaluation method for producing a multi-criteria, multi-stage environmental balance sheet of a system (product, service, company or process) over its entire life cycle1. The aim is to obtain impact assessments on various indicators (kg C02, m3 of water used, m2 of arable land used, etc.), which can then be analyzed to estimate the impact of such structures on climate change, mineral resources, fossil resources, etc., in particular.