Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Digital Product Passport (DPP)
We develop and review the methods, data and information structures behind Life Cycle Assessment and Digital Product Passports.
As to LCA, we have a special focus on the European Commission’s Environmental Footprint (PEF/OEF) method, that we have originally authored 2010-2012, while working at European Commission. We work with and on other methods as well, e.g. the GHG protocol. Since 2013, we have continued in-person experience with PEFCR development, EF data and PEF studies review, advising industry and governmental bodies on method, data quality and data format further development, EF-compliant LCI dataset and database development.
Our DPP work covers information requirements, schemas and ontologies development and implementation, user interface and user experience, e-commerce, and market surveillance questions. maki is CIRPASS-2 consortium member and was contractor in the development and testing of the DPP scoping methodology for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), published in March 2026.
Our two senior experts bring more than 50 years of combined experience, advising and having worked at European Commission bodies, Thai public research bodies, Universities, and other consultants. We work at the interface between industry and policy.
Clients work directly with the senior expert responsible for the technical work.
Expertise, development, and review:
- LCI dataset and database development, software specification and development support
- DPP schemas and ontologies development
- Strategic and policy advice
- Independent review and verification of methods, data and studies
Recent selected work
- DPP requirements and ontologies: co-authorship of the JRC’s 2026 DPP data requirements methodology and contributions to CIRPASS-2 ontology development, 2024-2027.
- Environmental Footprint data: development of EF-compliant datasets and representative product models for hotel accommodation services, co-developer of the PEFCR, 2024-2026
- Review and verification: critical review of methods, studies and datasets for industry associations, companies and public bodies. Contributing to draft revised data quality and reviewer requirements for EF-compliant datasets, for European Commission, 2024-2025
Contact us at info@maki-consulting.com to discuss your project
Working languages offered:
English, German, Thai. Requests in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian language are welcome.
