Connecting environmental impact with production decisions
Sustainability assessment is most useful when it connects to real manufacturing choices. A different material, a new supplier, a reused by-product, or an adjusted production process can all influence a product’s environmental profile.
GRETA helps bring this information into circular manufacturing decisions.
Within CIRCULOOS, GRETA supports the assessment of products and processes, the comparison of scenarios and the generation of reports. It helps companies understand how different production choices can affect sustainability indicators such as carbon footprint.
From data to actionable insights
GRETA translates structured data into clearer sustainability insights. This allows users to compare options and understand how circular strategies may perform in practice.
For example, a company may want to compare a conventional production model with a circular scenario that reuses production scrap. GRETA helps assess these alternatives and generate information that can support technical, business and communication decisions.
Learning from the CIRCULOOS Plastic Pilot
One of the CIRCULOOS training examples applies GRETA to a plastic manufacturing use case. The example focuses on a washing machine dispenser produced through injection moulding and compares a linear model using virgin plastics with a circular model that incorporates production scrap back into the process.
This kind of example makes sustainability assessment easier to connect with everyday manufacturing decisions. It shows how circularity can be assessed through concrete scenarios rather than abstract claims.
Why GRETA is useful for DIHs and SMEs
For DIHs and EDIHs, GRETA is a strong training resource because it makes sustainability assessment practical.
Trainers can use it to help companies discuss what data they need, which scenarios they want to compare and how assessment results could support decision-making. It also helps participants understand how environmental information can feed into business models, reporting and impact communication.
Evidence-based circular manufacturing
GRETA supports a more evidence-based approach to circular manufacturing. Connecting lifecycle indicators with production scenarios helps organisations make informed decisions and communicate circular impact with greater clarity.