Overview of indicators

The available indicators are described in detail in this article. They are based on the EN 15804 Cumulative LCIA model from the ecoinvent database. It is recommended to use a consistent version of ecoinvent throughout a report, for example the latest version v3.12.

Environmental impact

Indicator		Unit
GWP-total	Global warming potential – total	kg CO2e	Kilograms of CO₂ equivalents
GWP-fossil	Global warming potential – fossil	kg CO2e	Kilograms of CO₂ equivalents
GWP-biogen	Global warming potential – biogenic	kg CO2e	Kilograms of CO₂ equivalents
GWP-luluc	Global warming potential from land use and land change (luluc)	kg CO2e	Kilograms of CO₂ equivalents
ODP	Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer	kg CFC 11 e	Kilograms of CFC-11 equivalents
AP	Acidification potential of land and water	mol H+ e	Mole H⁺ equivalents
EP-fw	Eutrophication potential – freshwater	kg P e	Kilograms of phosphorus equivalents
EP-m	Eutrophication potential – marine	kg N e	Kilograms of nitrogen equivalents
EP-t	Eutrophication potential – terrestrial	mol N e	Mole nitrogen equivalents
POCP	Formation potential of tropospheric ozone photochemical oxidants	kg NMVOC e	Kilograms of NMVOC equivalents
ADPE	Abiotic depletion potential for non-fossil resources (elements/minerals and metals)	kg Sb e	Kilograms of antimony equivalents
ADPF	Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources	MJ	Megajoules
WDP	Water (user) deprivation potential	m³ world e deprived	Cubic meters world equivalents – One m³ world-eq represents an average cubic meter of water consumed globally, weighted by the locations where water consumption occurs.

Indicators to describe resource use

Indicator		Unit
PERE	Use of renewable primary energy excluding renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials	MJ	Megajoules
PERM	Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials	MJ	Megajoules
PERT	Total use of renewable primary energy resources	MJ	Megajoules
PENRE	Use of non-renewable primary energy excluding non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials	MJ	Megajoules
PENRM	Use of non-renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials	MJ	Megajoules
PENRT	Total use of non-renewable primary energy resources	MJ	Megajoules
SM	Use of secondary material	kg	Kilograms
RSF	Use of renewable secondary fuels	MJ	Megajoules
NRSF	Use of non-renewable secondary fuels	MJ	Megajoules
FW	Use of net fresh water	m3	Cubic meters

Waste indicators and output flows

Indicator		Unit
HWD	Hazardous waste disposed	kg	Kilograms
NHWD	Non-hazardous waste disposed	kg	Kilograms
RWD*	Radioactive waste disposed	kg	Kilograms
CRU	Components for re-use	kg	Kilograms
MFR	Materials for recycling	kg	Kilograms
MER	Materials for energy recovery	kg	Kilograms
EEE	Exported electrical energy	MJ	Megajoules
EET	Exported thermal energy	MJ	Megajoules
EE	Exported energy – total	MJ	Megajoules

*RWD: Summed indicator of ILLRW (intermediate and low-level radioactive waste disposed) and HLRW (high-level radioactive waste disposed)

Additional impact categories

Indicator		Unit
PM	Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions	Disease Incidence	Measure of health impacts expressed as disease incidence due to particulate matter emissions
IRP	Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235	kBq U235 e	Kilobecquerel uranium-235 equivalents
ETP-fw	Potential comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems	CTU e	Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems
HTP-c	Potential comparative Toxic Unit for humans (cancerogenic)	CTU h	Comparative Toxic Unit for humans
HTP-nc	Potential comparative Toxic Unit for humans (not cancerogenic)	CTU h	Comparative Toxic Unit for humans
SQP	Potential soil quality index	-	Dimensionless indicator (no unit)

Biogenic carbon content

Indicator		Unit
Biogenic carbon content packaging	Biogenic carbon content in the packaging of the product	kg C	Kilograms of carbon
Biogenic carbon content product	Biogenic carbon content in the product	kg C	Kilograms of carbon