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Global provider of life cycle inventory data, supporting sustainable decision-making through comprehensive environmental impact assessments.

ecoinvent is a Swiss non-profit organization that maintains the world's most widely used life cycle inventory (LCI) database. It provides peer-reviewed environmental datasets covering more than 26,000 processes across sectors including energy, chemicals, metals, agriculture, transport, and textiles. Customers range from individual researchers to large enterprises, who access the data through licenses or a new API.

Why it matters

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the backbone of credible environmental claims - carbon footprints, Environmental Product Declarations, supply chain emissions accounting, and offsetting programs all depend on reliable background data. ecoinvent supplies that underlying data, meaning its database directly shapes the quality of sustainability decisions made by companies, governments, and standard-setters worldwide. Without accurate inventory data, carbon footprint calculations and environmental reporting lose scientific grounding.

ecoinvent is headquartered in Zurich and continuously expands its geographical coverage and sector depth. Its version 3.12 release added or updated data across fuels, batteries, plastics, forestry, and more, reflecting an ongoing effort to keep pace with real-world supply chain changes and emerging regulatory requirements.