What is Holis?
Holis is an innovative LCA and eco-design platform designed to help companies quantify and reduce the environmental impacts of their products. Developed to tackle the high cost and time-consuming nature of traditional life cycle assessments (LCA), Holis offers an accessible tool that boosts environmental performance without the usual headaches. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in LCA, this platform, powered by AI, lets you intuitively assess your product’s environmental footprint in just minutes. Plus, it’s not just about numbers — Holis helps users spot eco-design strategies easily, from swapping out materials for greener alternatives to giving new life to co-products that might otherwise go to waste.
Main Benefits of Using Holis
Here’s why Holis stands out:
- Cost and Time Efficiency: Conduct detailed life cycle analyses for a fraction of the usual cost and time.
- Accessibility: Makes LCA and eco-design approachable for non-experts — no PhD required.
- Collaboration: Streamlines teamwork across the supply chain, from design to communication.
- Regulatory Compliance: Helps companies meet French and European environmental regulations with ease.
- Data Verification: Combines comprehensive databases and smart algorithms to collect and verify supplier data quickly.
- Transparent Communication: Automatically generates QR codes to share clear environmental info with consumers.
How Holis Works
Holis simplifies the complex world of life cycle analysis into three straightforward steps. First, you analyze your supply chain with an intuitive graphical interface that adapts to your level of detail. Next, you reduce impacts by identifying hotspots — those processes that weigh heaviest on your environmental footprint — and exploring alternative eco-design scenarios. Finally, you communicate your results transparently, providing consumers with clear, trustworthy information. And it doesn’t stop there; Holis encourages continuous iteration, putting eco-design at the heart of every decision.
Eco-Design and Team Collaboration
One of Holis’s standout features is its team management capabilities. It’s not just a solo tool — it’s built to bring teams together, making it easier to create and share analyses across the entire production chain. This collaborative approach extends to suppliers too, fostering transparency and encouraging the integration of life cycle analysis throughout the supply chain. So, everyone’s on the same page, working towards a common goal: sustainable product development.
Certification and Integration
Holis isn’t just about functionality; it’s about trust and security too. The platform is certified as an eco-design tool and complies with the latest French and European regulations. It’s also designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing PLM or ERP systems, putting impact measurement right where your business operates. And when it comes to data protection, Holis prioritizes cybersecurity, ensuring your information stays safe and sound.
Project Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure — Promotes sustainable industrialization through eco-design.
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production — Encourages companies to reduce environmental impacts and improve resource efficiency.
- SDG 13: Climate Action — Helps measure and reduce carbon footprints across product life cycles.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals — Fosters collaboration between companies and suppliers for sustainability.
Why Life Cycle Analysis Matters
Life cycle analysis is the most robust and transparent method to measure the socio-environmental impacts of products — think carbon footprint, human health effects, resource use, and even working conditions. Developed over 40 years and backed by standards like ISO 14044:2006 and the European Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), LCA provides a solid framework for companies serious about sustainability. Holis takes this powerful method and makes it accessible, practical, and even a little bit fun to use.
