Client

ZICLA was founded in Barcelona in 2005 with the aim of promoting the large-scale use of recycled materials and products and finding alternative solutions to traditional waste management. Since 2008, the company has been developing and manufacturing products made from post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste, including bike lane separators, traffic delineators, vertical signs and bus platforms. These solutions help make cycling safer in cities and facilitate easier, safer and more efficient access to buses from bus stops.

The company seeks to strike a balance between material performance in urban environments, user experience and a minimal environmental footprint. Its products are ecodesigned and are modular, recycled, reusable and recyclable.

Challenge

To calculate the carbon footprint of eleven product references corresponding to four new products launched on the market.

What was done?

The ISO 14067 methodology was followed, as it is considered the reference standard for calculating product carbon footprints. Subsequently, strategic lines of action to reduce the climate impact of the products analysed were identified jointly with the company.

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Results

11

Product carbon footprint calculations, one for each new product reference.

3

Proposed actions to reduce the carbon footprint of the products, focusing on materials, packaging and transport logistics.

Conclusions

ZICLA now has rigorous, verifiable and traceable environmental metrics for its new products. This information enables the company to identify areas with the greatest potential for improvement and make data-driven decisions to reduce their impact.

In addition, the company has indicators that allow it to communicate these results and its improvement efforts transparently. Having access to this information also strengthens ZICLA’s positioning as a company committed to the ecodesign and decarbonisation of its products. It provides a differentiating factor in responding to growing environmental demands in the market and makes the company more competitive compared with other suppliers and in public tenders.

 

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