For many people, Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, for sharing gifts and feasting with family and friends. It’s certainly a lavish time of year, so here at Circular Ecology we have put together a few simple tips to help you enjoy a greener Christmas: Christmas Tree There is often the question of […]
Circular Ecology is pleased to share a press release from our client, Cotality™, of Carbon Aware™, a new sustainability solution designed to support the property insurance sector in measuring and reducing Scope 3 emissions. The platform integrates a bespoke carbon impact library developed by Circular Ecology, providing line-item insight into thousands of materials and restoration […]
A message from Dr Craig Jones, original author of the ICE Database The ICE Database remains a well-used embodied carbon database. However, obtaining funding for a free database has been a significant challenge over the last 15 years. This has resulted in infrequent updates, with the embodied carbon landscape moving more quickly than the ICE […]
Circular Ecology are excited to announce the release of ICE Database v4.1, the latest update to our free embodied carbon dataset. Downloaded by over 50,000 professionals globally, the ICE Database is a free embodied carbon database for materials and appears in countless reports, journals, books, embodied carbon footprint calculators, and more. What’s New in ICE […]
As part of establishing Circular Ecology’s Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Operator Programme, we invite interested parties to review and comment on our draft documentation before it is finalised. The consultation period will run from Friday, 10th October 2025, until Friday, 31st October 2025. This marks an important step toward launching a credible EPD programme, developed […]
Circular Ecology are delighted to announce they will soon be launching an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Programme. An EPD is a short document, summarising the environmental impacts of making materials or products. They are based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and include more than just carbon emissions, covering over 20 environmental and resource use […]
At Circular Ecology, we are proud to offer tree planting as part of our broader commitment to sustainability, scaling carbon reductions, and reforestation. While tree planting has long been a key aspect of our activities, we are delighted to add tree-planting initiatives to our online store. Through our partnership with Eden: People+Planet, we make it […]
As the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup continues in Qatar, more focus is being given to the carbon impact of this event. With a cumulative attendance of over 2.45 million people for the first 48 matches alone, the impact of fans travelling from all over the world to Qatar for the event is […]
Globally, the tea industry is worth $40 billion. In the UK alone, we consume over 100 million cups of tea each day! The tea production process is extremely rigorous and often involves many stages across different regions of the world. The carbon impact of these processes is surprisingly understudied. This study investigates the carbon footprint of […]
