What is ROOT Sustainability?
ROOT Sustainability is the leading Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) software designed specifically for retail brands. It’s all about calculating and optimising thousands of product footprints in just minutes. Forget the old, slow, and expensive manual LCAs — ROOT’s automated platform takes any messy or incomplete data and turns it into clear, actionable impact insights. Whether a company is analyzing 5 products or 500, ROOT makes it easy for teams to make smarter decisions on design, sourcing, sustainability, and overall strategy.
The Main Benefit of ROOT Sustainability
ROOT Sustainability offers a powerful, practical, and impact-driven solution that’s built to simplify the LCA process. Here’s what makes it stand out:
- Simple to Use: Anyone can generate LCAs without needing a sustainability or technical background. Just upload your data and let ROOT handle the rest.
- Cost Effective: At only €10 per product footprint, it’s up to 20 times more affordable than traditional tools or consultants — without skimping on accuracy or depth.
- Scalable by Design: Whether it’s 50 or 500 products, ROOT processes entire portfolios in one go — no tedious one-by-one assessments.
- Fast and Fully Compliant: Get ISO-14000 compliant LCA results in minutes, not months. Move quickly from raw data to reduction plans.
- Insight to Action: Identify what drives your company’s impact — product, material, supplier, transport, or customer — and use the scenario builder to explore alternative designs, sourcing, or logistics to cut footprints effectively.
How ROOT Simplifies Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment can be a complex, time-consuming process, especially when dealing with large product portfolios and incomplete data. ROOT changes the game by automating and streamlining the entire workflow. Its intuitive platform means no prior sustainability or technical expertise is needed. Upload your data, and ROOT transforms it into meaningful insights fast. This simplicity opens the door for more companies to embrace sustainability without the usual headaches.
Driving Compliance and Climate Action
ROOT isn’t just about crunching numbers — it’s a tool that helps brands meet regulatory requirements and push climate goals forward. Companies can confidently comply with CSRD, ISO-14000, and product-level disclosure standards, all with LCA results delivered in minutes. Plus, it supports net zero ambitions by tracking, modeling, and reducing carbon footprints through scenario analysis and hotspot insights. It’s a comprehensive solution for turning sustainability commitments into real-world action.
Boosting Transparency and Validating Green Claims
In today’s market, transparency is key. ROOT helps brands provide clear, trustworthy insights into product impacts for customers, partners, and internal teams alike. It also makes measuring Scope 3 emissions easier, even when data is limited — no LCA experience required. And when it comes to green claims, ROOT backs up sustainability messaging with credible, data-driven evidence, helping companies avoid the pitfalls of greenwashing with verifiable metrics.
Project Impact: Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production — by enabling better product footprint management and sustainable design.
- SDG 13: Climate Action — through carbon tracking, reduction planning, and net zero goal acceleration.
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure — by providing innovative, scalable LCA technology.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals — facilitating transparency and collaboration across supply chains.
About ROOT Sustainability
ROOT Sustainability is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, at Magalhaensstraat 26-2, 1057 RV. The company is dedicated to making Life Cycle Assessment radically easier, faster, and more effective for retail brands of all sizes. For more information or inquiries, they can be reached at info@root-sustainability.com or by phone at +31 (0) 6 51 899 319. Privacy policies and terms are available to ensure transparency and trust.
