The GFLI Board gathered in Rome for the second in-person meeting this year. This time we were able to get a full day meeting at the fantastic FAO headquarters in Rome. How did we end up there? The effort from one of our association members IFIF interacted with FAO and made GFLI part of their […]
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GFLI leaflets will be available at the booth of @CJ Bio @CJ Europe gmbh. Read up on GFLI’s mission, the content of the database, branded data, and what else is on the agenda for the Global Feed LCA Institute! Have any questions? Dr. @Behnam Saremi, active in the GFLI Technical Management Committee, is present at the
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The Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) announces that SES, Inc., a consulting firm for the agriculture sector, has joined GFLI as of September 2024. Since 1998, SES has helped clients reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact, making their operations more sustainable and safer. SES also helps the agriculture industry and regulatory communities build resiliency
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New Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) Member: U.S. Grains Council, Export Market Developer for U.S. Corn, Sorghum and Barley Industry. U.S. Grains Council www.grains.org is a non-profit and member-led organization that supports corn, sorghum and barley producers to develop international markets, enable trade and improve lives, promoting these U.S.-origin products across international food, feed and fuel supply
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When does it apply? Zero allocation is commonly spoken about in LCAs for materials that are deemed ‘waste’ with no economic value. The GFLI database has three different allocations to choose from, which are economic, mass, and energy. In the feed sector it is acknowledged economic allocation is the preferred method due to the contribution
what are they and why are they used in the database? Processed products, also indicated as ‘at processing’, are indicated in the country where they are processed. Generally, companies source the raw materials from various countries and import such to process in the country of the factory. For regional and sectoral datasets, market mixes are
The Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) announces a new member: Innovafeed, a global biotechnology company and a leader in insect production (Hermetia illucens – Black Soldier Fly) offering sustainable ingredients for animal and plant nutrition. Created in 2016, Innovafeed‘s mission is to find innovative and disruptive solutions to the challenges faced by the global food system.
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The carbon footprint is the quantification of the total amount of greenhouse gases for a product and covers the impact category climate change. In most life-cycle impact assessment methods, other impacts categories, such as eutrophication and acidification potential, water use, human and ecotoxicity are also accounted. The GFLI database offers all impact categories compliant with the two impact assessment methods: ReCiPe and Environmental Footprint.
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