Measuring is knowing with the Life Cycle Analysis - Lefika Otisitswe | Decide for Impact show 397

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In this conversation with Lefika Otisitswe I learned:

• why Lefika came from Botswana to the University of Enschede.
• the quest to find out how much his personal footprint is.
• quantifying the Life Cycle Analysis and then reducing your footprint.
• the vulnerable of the ecosystems in Botswana and understanding sustainability.
• Botswana has 2.3 million inhabitants and is the size of France.
• going back to Africa and using his knowledge and expertise locally and in Africa.
• the importance of cooperation in the topic of sustainability.
• to motivate the countries in developing countries to become more sustainable is difficult.
• how to prevent the same mistakes in developing countries that the Western world made in their development.
• traditional African house, mud hut, regulates the temperature without extra technology and energy.
• Look more into the past and what we can use to develop and adapt. Modernize in a sustainable way.
• Also, learn from biomimicry like the termite houses to use.
• Ho o you know that what are you doing is sustainable.
• The Life cycle approach makes you think about the complete supply chain. This makes us less susceptible to greenwashing.
• Eco-efficiency increased the amount of emission with the Jevons paradox.
• the only way for you to know if something is sustainable is if you measure it (Meten=weten)
• Life cycle analysis is looking at the full picture. Looking at the macro level of the full supply chain of the service.
• They don’t believe in offsetting but only for the unavoidable emissions that we can’t reduce.
• Thriving to be the most scientific-based LCA calculations in the world.
• 80% of the Dutch consumer would opt for a more sustainable solution.
• Within Impulse they do the Life Cycle Analysis and advice companies how to reduce their emissions.
• It is not a name and shame idea, but a let’s do better initiative.

Lefika is the founder and CEO of Impulse international B.V. where they calculate the CO₂ emissions of different products and organizations and help reduce the emissions. They believe in a Lifecycle thinking approach where “Meten = Weten” (Measuring = knowing).