{"id":74647,"date":"2026-01-09T15:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miljogiraff.se\/kunskapshubb\/from-environmental-analysis-to-business-strategy-business-model-lca\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:01:13","slug":"from-environmental-analysis-to-business-strategy-business-model-lca","status":"publish","type":"kunskapshub","link":"https:\/\/miljogiraff.se\/en\/kunskapshubb\/from-environmental-analysis-to-business-strategy-business-model-lca\/","title":{"rendered":"From Environmental Analysis to Business Strategy \u2013 Business Model LCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Connect Environmental Analysis to Your Business Strategy with Business Model LCA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Developing more sustainable products is good \u2014 but it is no longer enough. The real leverage for climate work and increased resource efficiency lies in the business model itself, and in how value is created, delivered, and captured between producer and consumer. The business model and the resulting profit are what motivate companies\u2019 operations. In a world where companies need to continue to exist, but only within planetary boundaries, a company\u2019s profit must be decoupled from increased environmental impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is also necessary that the results from LCA and other environmental analyses have real influence on the decisions made within companies, not least at management level. For that to happen, environmental analysis must speak the language of management. This is where Business Model LCA (BMLCA) comes in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Business Model LCA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BMLCA is a method for analyzing the environmental performance of entire business models, not only individual products or processes. The method was developed by Daniel B\u00f6ckin, together with Henrikke Baumann and Anne-Marie Tillman at Chalmers, among others, and was published in the article \u201cBMLCA \u2013 A Method for Analysing the Environmental Performance of Business<\/a>\u201d (B\u00f6ckin et al., 2022). It builds on the logic of LCA methodology, but shifts the focus from \u201ca product during a life cycle\u201d to \u201ca business model that creates value over time.\u201d This is done by basing the functional unit of the analysis on the company\u2019s profit instead of the production of a product. We follow the monetary flows and material flows between different actors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This means that questions can be asked such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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