ENVIRONMENTAL SCORE
How the environmental performance of our products is calculated ?
SOKOA has developed a simplified internal tool for conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and calculating the environmental performance of its products. This tool is based on an eco-design methodology developed by an external design office, which uses simplified life cycle assessments and French and European sectoral standards. This methodology has been externally validated by a third-party organisation: Le Pôle Éco-Conception.
Scope of these LCAs: The LCA tool created for Sokoa is based on the product life cycle, covering raw materials, procurement, packaging, manufacturing, distribution and end of life. Assumptions made: The use phase is excluded from the study's scope, and packaging only includes distribution packaging.
Functional unit of these LCAs: One seat, 50 cm wide, used daily over the course of one year.
The environmental score
This is determined based on the PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) score, which considers 16 environmental factors and enables SOKOA products within the same category (operator chairs, visitor chairs and soft seating) to be compared with each other. The rating ranges from A to E; chairs classified as A have the lowest environmental impact.
