Success Stories

Armstrong World Industries:

Jennifer Ross Gaalswyk:

"The GaBi software and using a life-cycle based approach has enabled our company to begin to quantify environmental burden of our products. This is enabling us to make sure that our next generation of products meets our customers requirements in terms of environmental performance. The software is streamlined and easy to use; which makes it a great tool for companies whether they have a history of using LCA, or they are just beginning to use this approach."

ARUP:

David Dowell:

“With its extensive and consistent databases, the GaBi 4 software provides the depth, flexibility and functionality required by Arup to help deliver sustainable solutions to its clients. Arup has been using GaBi 4 to assist its clients with their strategic decisions on carbon and other environmental issues. We have been impressed with the professionalism of the software support provided by PE Europe GmBH and are pleased to recommend GaBi 4 to potential users.”

BMW:

You can find a statement of BMW in German language here.

COBRA Automotive Technologies:

L. Thomazetto (COBRA), M. Pierini and M. Delogu (both University of Florence - Deparment of Mechanics and Industrial Technologies):

"After having analysed different available supporting tools we decided to use the GaBi 4 software and its sector specific databases for our work on environmental assessment and eco-design of vehicle security systems. Since then GaBi 4 has efficiently supported us to characterize the eco-profile of a specific product during its life cycle and to identify and validate alternative design solutions to reduce environmental impact."

Deutsche Post:

Dr. Winfried Häser:

"Deutsche Post World Net has decided to use the sustainability software SoFi for the collection of company environmental data on a European scale. We have got to know PE International so far as a very reliable and exceptionally competent partner. Especially the flexibility of the basic application and the motivation in the PE International team to develop customized solutions for our needs have proven to be very valuable."

European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM):

Vinyl 2010 is the organisation providing the organisational and financial infrastructure to manage and monitor the actions undertaken by the industry as part of the Voluntary Commitment of the PVC Industry. It groups European PVC resin manufacturers, plastic converters and producers of stabilisers and plasticisers. The Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC industry is a 10-year plan initiated in 2000. It progresses the industry towards sustainability on many fronts, among which boosting collection and recycling of PVC waste products.

All possible waste treatment options must be carefully analysed to ensure that they meet the criteria of sustainable development. Eco-efficiency studies look at all the environmental and economic aspects in a systematic way by applying standardised methodologies.

In a project initiated early in 2002, PE International investigated various treatment options for PVC cable waste, taken as an example. The study concluded that all recovery options considered are preferable to landfill from an eco-efficiency point of view. From the perspective of material and energy recovery, the study indicated that the Vinyloop- mechanical recycling process achieved the best results, followed by two feedstock recycling processes and incineration with recovery of hydrochloric acid in third position. These conclusions were confirmed by a peer review and the study was presented and published in 2003.

This study was extremely valuable to Vinyl 2010 because it confirmed the soundness of actions aiming at diverting PVC waste from landfill. PVC waste must be considered as a resource and treated accordingly. It demonstrated also that recovery options can be selected on the basis of a combination of environmental and economic criteria, taking into account specific national or even local conditions because of differences in the available energy mix or even applied environmental policies. The modular design of the study will allow to benchmark other options in a comparable way, should the need arise. By doing so, Vinyl 2010 can optimise the benefits of its investments in terms of sustainable development.

EvoBus:

Mr. Walter Rau (Project director fuel cell bus project):

"Within the CUTE project the Institut für Kunststofprüfung und Kunststoffkunde (IKP) of the University of Stuttgart and the PE International GmBH (PE) are leading the analysis of the environmental impacts of the hydrogen-based fuel cell propulsion system for busses as well as the economic calculations of future hydrogen infrastructure. The use of GaBi4 software system supports the calculation of the environmental status of this innovative propulsion system and necessary infrastructure and allows the identification of improvement potentials. For all questions concerning Life Cycle Engineering IKP and PE are our trustful partners."

General Motors:

General Motors on our Life Cycle Assessment software - GaBi:

'GaBi 3 Professional was adopted as a common software tool for life cycle analysis studies and to utilize the world's largest database of life cycle inventory data related to the automotive industry.'

Source: General Motors

T. Gibson, General Motors:

'The authors consider GaBi clearly the best software package for use within General Motors. The rollout of GaBi software to other parts of the organization in preference to other environmental LCA tools has begun.'

Life Cycle Simulation GmbH:

PhD. Matthias Harsch (Managing Director of Life Cycle Simulation GmbH):

"Life Cycle Simulation consults companies in the coating industry and other sectors on the cost and environmental consequences of process design and material choices. The straightforward engineering approach and the powerful modelling capacities of GaBi enable us to efficiently fulfil these tasks. Since GaBi is an essential tool for our work, we expect first class service - and always get it. We are now keen to work with the database upgrade."

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG:

"Both the consultancy services of PE International GmbH and the use of the software system GaBi 4 assist us in our product-related environmental measures. New automobiles can be analysed regarding their environmental impacts as early as in the design phase and optimization potentials are identified. This system-wide approach of life cycle analysis yields detailed information and evaluations which are used profitable in different sections of our company."

Renault:

Mrs. Alice de BRAUER, VP Environmental policy at Renault:

"Since many years, the design of Renaults vehicles and its industrial sites incorporate an ecological dimension. Life Cycle Assessment is one of the usefull tools to develop environmental-friendly vehicles. PE International supports us effectively in terms of methods and tools to extend the ecological dimension in our car design."

Ruukki:

Ruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and mechanical engineering industries. The company has a wide selection of metal products and services. Ruukki has operations in 23 countries and employs 12,000 people.

Toni Hemminki:

"Founded an implementation project, our partnership with PE Europe has become a much valued and trusted one. The combination of PE Europe?s high expertise on environmental management, flexible software solutions and genuine will for superior customer service is unique and vitally beneficial for achieving our goals".

smart GmbH:

"There is a something final about conventional balance sheets. And since smart gmbh is anything but conventional, the eco balance sheet for the smart? is not just about figures. Instead it offers fascinating insights into the future,insights that are provided by GaBi, the software system which is used for the life cycle engineering of new component concepts as they are developed."

Source: smart GmbH

Unilever:

Nuno Da Silva:

"With the commitment of Unilever to further increase its sustainability assessments, the software GaBi 4 has proved to be the most advanced tool for LCA supported product development. The outstanding flexibility and functionality of GaBi 4 make the software highly aligned to Unilever business with a multiplicity of categories and products. The continuous further development of the software and the excellent service provided by PE International are two more reasons which ensure Unilever that the implementation of GaBi 4 into the company has been an investment into a sustainable future."

University of Surrey:

After a very successful year using GaBi in a number of research projects, the Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) has also switched to GaBi for its postgraduate educational programmes and professional development training.

Prof. Chris France, Director of CES, University of Surrey:

"We immediately benefited from GaBi’s clear, transparent and powerful concept. We particularly like the unparalleled flexibility in modelling and – thanks to the i-report feature – the ease for communicating results, scenarios or even build individual ecodesign applets. In our educational programmes, GaBi provides the students with a clear picture of LCA modelling due to its engineering approach".

Volkswagen AG:

Dr. Stephan Krinke:

"Volkswagen AG is using the GaBi software since 1996. Over the years GaBi has become a core tool for product- and process related environmental activities at Volkswagen. Linked to the companies IT systems, GaBi provides the VW experts with detailed data for strategic decisions.

Two reasons make GaBi 4 extreme useful for Volkswagen in its successful environmental product development and risk management: The complete functionality of the software itself and the high flexibility of PE International`s experts to continuously develop customer specific solutions."

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