The Guardian’s take on last year’s LCA conference in Lille, France. The Guardian reports that LCA trends are progressing towards more industry standardization, and that “LCAs [a]re the beating heart of any company’s sustainability journey, and that standards and modern technologies [a]re making them more accessible and relevant than ever”. The story is available here.

Environmental watchdog packagingeurope reports that Foodstuffs, formerly criticised for their overpackaging of food products, will include Life Cycle Assessments as part of all future packaging procurement decisions. Full story available here.