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Supporting customers and innovation
While the tool has strengthened Base Materials’ own sustainability capabilities, its greatest value may lie in how it supports customers. The ability to provide auditable product-level carbon data gives customers greater confidence when evaluating material choices, while also supporting Scope 3 reporting and wider sustainability initiatives. It has also enabled more detailed conversations around lifecycle impacts, extending beyond manufacturing to include use-phase considerations and potential end-of-life scenarios.
“ One of the most valuable outcomes has been the way the tool supports collaboration with customers,” Sophie says.“ It allows us to have more informed technical discussions about material selection, carbon impact and product development. In some cases, it has also supported wider lifecycle studies that help identify where the greatest environmental impacts occur and where meaningful improvements can be made.”
Internally, the benefits extend beyond reporting. The tool has improved visibility of carbon hotspots, strengthened product optimization efforts and created new opportunities to evaluate environmental impacts earlier in the development process.
Increasingly, sustainability considerations are being incorporated alongside technical and commercial requirements rather than being treated as a separate exercise.“ Our approach to innovation has always been practical and customer-led,” Sophie explains.“ We focus on solving genuine manufacturing challenges and increasingly that includes helping customers understand environmental performance in the same way they would evaluate cost, quality or technical capability.”
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