Comparing product scenarios: how to get a fair comparison
Prerana Raidurg
Textile sustainability developer
In an era where sustainability and environmental consciousness are at the forefront of consumer and industry priorities, accurately assessing the environmental impact of textile products is crucial. One powerful tool for this purpose is bAwear Quick Score, which helps organizations evaluate and compare the environmental footprints of various textile products. However, ensuring accurate comparisons requires a deep understanding of the factors that influence environmental impact calculations. Here, we'll explore some key considerations when using bAwear Quick Score for such comparisons.
Understanding the methodology used in bAwear calculations
bAwear score is a combination of your input (primary data) and standard values (secondary data) in the predefined product scenario selected. As a result, the impact is calculated considering all essential stages in the textile supply chain, from cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave. The foundation of any credible environmental impact assessment is the methodology used. At bAwear, we employ the ReCiPe 2016 mid-point method for environmental impact calculations.
Deciphering legislative implications: The Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEF-CR) are currently under construction and not formalised, therefore there is no solution which can be PEF-CR compliant. As soon as there is clarity and consensus, we will adapt our methodology accordingly. Of course, we will have the option to use the PEF-database in our calculations as soon as this database is available.
Key Point: Always ensure that the comparisons you make between two environmental impact reports are based on the same methodology. A different methodology will lead to a different outcome. Recipe calculates 17 impact categories; Aware - water scarcity - only 1 and CED only the energy demand. Also boundary conditions of your calculation have to be the same!
With respect to bAwear Quick Score: Ensuring consistency in data entry
Consistency is paramount when inputting data into bAwear Quick Score. Here are some points to keep in mind:
•Product scenarios: Always select the same predefined product scenario or category for both items being compared. This ensures that background data is consistent, leading to more credible comparisons.
Example: When comparing materials, keep all other variables constant. For instance, if you want to compare cotton from India with cotton from Africa, do not alter the primary input in the use-phase. Each unique comparison requires a new calculation to maintain accuracy.
Similarly, If you're comparing the impact of using renewable energy, change only the renewable energy input while keeping all other variables constant. This focused approach ensures that the observed differences are due to the variable of interest.
Importance of complete data entry
For more accurate comparisons, it's essential to enter all primary data consistently. One of the strong points of bAwear Quick Score is that you get impact data per supply chain step. If you leave a data field blank in one scenario, do the same in the comparison scenario. Otherwise, the system defaults to worst-case data for blank entries; you would be comparing your primary data with the worst-case data.
Example: If the fabric construction data is not entered for one product, the tool will assume the highest possible energy impact for the missing data. This leads to an inaccurate comparison, as one product is being judged against potentially exaggerated figures. However, this will not be a problem if you would like to compare your product to the worst-case.
Interpreting results correctly
•Weight-based comparison: The results of environmental impact assessments are reported per kilogram of textile product. It's crucial to understand the implications of this unit of measurement.
•Transportation impacts: The results account for the entire supply chain's transportation steps. Comparing the overall distance and its environmental impact provides insights into logistics optimization.
Conclusion
By adhering to these guidelines and ensuring meticulous attention to detail, you can achieve accurate and reliable comparisons using bAwear Quick Score. Consistency in methodology, data entry, and result interpretation is key to credible and valid environmental impact assessments. As you work towards more sustainable textile production, these practices will support informed decision-making and foster transparency in environmental responsibility.
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Raw material
Dyeing
Manufacturing
Use phase
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Why do textile companies need product impact data?
Product impact data is becoming a licence to operate. CSRD asks for a credible Scope 3 baseline, ESPR and EPR reward better-designed products, and from 27 September 2026 every green claim needs evidence. Companies that measure now have the proof ready when customers, regulators and tenders ask for it.
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Rapid assessment to support decisions and comparisons
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Data requirements
Selected datasets and conservative textile scenarios. Add your own data when you have it.
Extensive primary data for every process, checked by bAwear experts
Impact categories
A focused set of key indicators
A focused set of key indicators
Accuracy and detail
For screening, reference product comparisons and product-level reporting
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Quality LCA data for textiles has long been scarce. Many tools fill the gaps with poorly chosen proxies, and that creates greenwashing risk. So we built our own worst-case scenarios for every supply chain step, giving you a credible baseline from day one. Add your primary data and the result sharpens. Our worst case gets better, until it becomes your case.
1MaterialsFibre type, origin, farming or polymer productionDefault data or your data
2YarnSpinning, energy mix, yield lossesDefault data or your data
3FabricKnitting or weaving, dyeing, finishingDefault data or your data
4ProductCutting, making, trims, packaging, transportDefault data or your data
ResultImpact per product and per supply chain step, with every assumption statedReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) ISO 14040/14044 aligned
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Workwear & PPE
Tenders increasingly ask for product footprints next to EN ISO norms. Show the impact of each garment across a long service life, from durable fabric choice to industrial laundering, and back your bid with data instead of claims.
JacketsTrousersHi-vis
Textile services & Hospitality
Your impact is decided in the use phase: hundreds of wash cycles, drying, repair and replacement. Compare linen and workwear on impact per use, and show hotel and healthcare clients what longer lifetimes and smarter laundering save.
TowelsBed linenUniforms
Fashion & Apparel
The Empowering Consumers Directive and ESPR mean every material story needs numbers behind it. Compare fibre blends, dyeing routes and production countries per style while the collection is still on the drawing board.
T-shirtsDressesJeansLoungewear
Home & Interior Textiles
Heavy, long-lived products where fibre, weaving and finishing dominate the footprint. Measure per square metre or per piece, and make impact a specification next to durability, fire safety and comfort in contract projects.
UpholsteryCurtainsCarpets
Partners
Consultants, PLM, ERP and traceability platforms need textile-specific impact data they can trust. Connect through the REST API or MCP and deliver product-level results to your users without building an LCA engine yourself.
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Sports & Outdoor
Membranes, laminates and water-repellent finishes carry a large share of the footprint and are missed by generic tools. Weigh protective performance and durability against impact, based on the actual processing route.
ActivewearOuterwear
Lingerie & intimate apparel
Fine-gauge knits, elastane, lace and trims: small material quantities, many components. See which parts and finishes drive the result, and compare constructions that keep fit and comfort with a lower footprint.
LingerieIntimate apparel
Technical textiles
Coatings, membranes and functional finishes tied to a specific end use. Measure per functional unit rather than per kilogram, so protective or industrial performance and environmental impact can be compared on equal terms.
Coated fabricsMembranes
Non-wovens
Fibre choice and web forming set most of the impact, and single-use products face growing regulatory pressure. Compare fibre sources and bonding methods, and quantify what reusable or bio-based alternatives really change.
Non-wovensFibre webs
Swimwear
Synthetic-heavy constructions where polyamide, elastane, dyeing and finishing dominate the result. Compare virgin and recycled fibre routes and see how chlorine and UV resistance requirements weigh against footprint.
SwimwearBeachwear
Denim
Indigo dyeing, washing and finishing carry most of a jean’s water and energy use. Compare wash recipes, laser and ozone finishing and fabric weights, and quantify what your low-impact washes actually deliver.
JeansDenim jackets
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Heavy fabrics, coatings, foams, webbing and hardware from many suppliers. Break the footprint down per component, and compare fabric weights and recycled inputs for products that are built to last.
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Methodology
Built on science, not assumption
bAwear uses the ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) method, powered by SimaPro. Every scenario covers the full textile supply chain from cradle to gate.
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BEHIND THE TOOL
"Textile companies do not need another score. They need to understand where the impact actually sits, and to trust the number enough to act on it."
Anton Luiken has worked in textile chemistry, processing and sustainability for over 40 years. He built the bAwear methodology around two principles: model the supply chain the way the industry really works, and stay conservative where data is missing rather than optimistic. Results reference ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), aligned with ISO 14040/14044 principles.
Anton Luiken
Co-Founder / Senior Textile Expert
How it works
From product data to impact score
Our streamlined LCA approach covers the full textile supply chain in four clear steps.
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Impact categories
Four categories that matter
ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) impact assessment, focusing on the indicators most relevant to textile production.
Global warming
kg CO₂ eq
Greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change. The primary indicator for textile environmental impact.
Energy use
MJ
Fossil resource scarcity from direct fuel use and indirect conventional electricity production.
Water use
L
Water consumed or withdrawn throughout fibre production, processing, and care processes.
Land use
m²
Agricultural and occupation land used for fibre production, especially relevant for natural fibres.
Supply chain coverage
Cradle to gate and grave
Our methodology covers every step of the textile supply chain. Each stage contributes to the total environmental impact of a product.
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Textile LCA calculation engine
bAwear utilizes SimaPro's calculation engine and LCA expertise to provide credible LCA-based impact measurement for textiles. Together, we combine over 30 years of textile sustainability and LCA experience.
Validated data sources
Generic textile model developed in collaboration with PRé Sustainability.
ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (H)
Aligned with ISO 14040/14044 for reliable environmental impact assessments.
Greenwashing proof by design
Worst-case secondary data where primary data is missing. No unsupported claims.
Critical review by Bureau Veritas
Ongoing
Independent critical review of the methodology is currently in progress.
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Years of combined textile LCA expertise
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Impact categories reported
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Textile-specific scenarios
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Our position
Where we stand
Two questions we get asked in every methodology discussion.
How about the PEFCR and the EF database?
The Apparel & Footwear PEF Category Rules build on the European Commission's Environmental Footprint database. EF 3.1 expired in December 2025, and the Commission is working on EF 4.0, expected in 2027.
That leaves a gap: there is currently no maintained EF dataset to calculate PEFCR results against, and the category rules for apparel and footwear are not finalised.
We calculate with ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) on SimaPro, aligned with ISO 14040/14044, so your results stay traceable and comparable over time. We follow the EF 4.0 work and will map our scenarios to it once it is published.
Why we don't calculate chemical toxicity
The composition and behaviour of chemicals used in textile processes are largely unknown and highly variable. Chemicals in formulations are often not fully disclosed, and their reactions during processing are complex and unpredictable.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are frequently incomplete, making accurate toxicity assessment difficult. Eco-toxicity models require known chemical structures, which are not always available.
bAwear believes that any toxicity impact calculations would be unreliable, and potentially misleading by a factor of 10-100 times, and thus prefers not to report these impact categories.
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Impact transparency for everyone
ABOUT US
Transforming companies through knowledge sharing
bAwear is a team of ambitious, driven and committed textile industry professionals and experts who believe in fact-based, objective transparency and knowledge sharing. Together with our partners and clients, we work collectively through science based and data-driven insights towards a
healthy and sustainable industry.
We combine many years of LCA, textile sustainability and supply chain expertise. It's our mission to help the textile industry access better product-level sustainability data faster with accessible and easy-to-use tools.
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Years of combined textile LCA expertise
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Textile-specific product scenarios
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The people behind bAwear
Anton Luiken
Co-Founder / Senior Textile Expert
Jesse Dolstra
Co-Founder / CEO
Prerana Raidurg
Textile sustainability developer
Evie Jansen
Textile sustainability developer
Frits Polman
Software developer
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For public procurement
Compare textile tenders on environmental performance, objectively
One methodology, one functional unit, one yardstick for every bidder. bAwear Score lets governments and procuring organisations assess workwear, uniforms and linen across the full life cycle, including durability, use and end of life.
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Tender evaluation: workwear jacket
Illustrative
kg CO₂-eq per wear, cradle to grave
Bidder A
0.22
Bidder B
0.39
Bidder C
0.30
ProductionUse and careEnd of life
75
Industrial washes, A
40
Industrial washes, B
Mono
Fibre, recyclable, A
The challenge
Sustainability criteria only work if every bid is measured the same way
01
Claims that cannot be compared
Bidders bring different methods, system boundaries and units. A label, a percentage recycled and a supplier LCA do not add up to a ranking.
02
The cheapest garment is rarely the lowest impact
A jacket that lasts twice as many washes halves its impact per wear. Criteria that stop at production reward the wrong bid.
03
Awards must hold up to challenge
Criteria have to be transparent, proportionate and verifiable. Procurement teams need that without an LCA expert on staff.
What gets assessed
The full life cycle, expressed per wear
Every bid is scored on the same product scenario and the same functional unit. Durability and end of life are part of the result, not a separate checkbox.
1
Materials
Fibre type, origin and recycled content.
2
Manufacturing
Spinning, weaving, dyeing, finishing and energy mix per location.
3
Transport
Distances and modes from mill to delivery point.
4 · Durability
Use and care
Washing, drying and the number of wash cycles a garment survives.
5 · Circularity
End of life
Reuse, fibre-to-fibre recycling, take-back or incineration.
Durability changes the ranking
Production impact is divided over the service life a bidder can substantiate. Wash-resistance evidence, for example tested to EN ISO 15797 for industrial laundering, feeds directly into the score per wear.
Unsubstantiated lifetimes fall back to a conservative default, so longer claims have to be proven.
End of life, made measurable
Fibre composition, blends, trims and take-back arrangements determine what happens after the last wear. bAwear models the end-of-life route each bidder commits to.
Mono-material and recyclable designs become visible in the result instead of in a paragraph of tender text.
How it works in a tender
From specification to contract monitoring
Before the tender
Define the yardstick
Together we set the product scenario, functional unit, service life and weighting of environmental criteria.
During the tender
Bidders submit in one format
Each participant enters product data in bAwear Score. Missing data defaults to worst case, so no one gains from leaving fields empty.
Evaluation
Compare side by side
Results per wear and per impact category feed straight into your best price-quality ratio (MEAT) scoring.
Contract
Verify what is delivered
The awarded supplier moves to an Expert assessment on primary data. You monitor delivery against the score in the bid.
Case study · City of Rotterdam
Stad Rotterdam: Enabling green procurement through detailed impact assessments
Rotterdam experienced challenges in assessing sustainability in textile-related tender processes. There was a need for an accepted tool, such as environmental life cycle analysis, in the apparel industry.
80%
CO₂ emissions weighting in the tender assessment
20%
Water consumption weighting
Expert
bAwear Score tier, streamlined LCA
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One documented method
ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), aligned with ISO 14040/14044. A methodology statement you can attach to the tender documents.
Conservative by design
Worst-case defaults for missing data. Bidders improve their score by providing evidence, not by omitting it.
Ready for what comes next
Data collected in the tender carries into ESPR requirements and the Digital Product Passport for textiles.
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Projects
LIFE DPP-TEX
Development and validation of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) for the textile sector, enabling the traceability of product origin, composition, recycled content and end-of-life.
Project overview
Project details and timeline
An overview of the LIFE DPP-TEX project: its programme, coordinating partner, consortium members and timeline.
Textiles are one of the most resource-intensive sectors in Europe: the EU generates 6.9 million tonnes of textile waste every year, and only 12% of it is separately collected for reuse or recycling.
LIFE DPP-TEX tackles this gap by adapting Digital Product Passport (DPP) technology (building on BLUEROOM’s CircularPass platform) to give manufacturers, recyclers and public buyers a reliable way to track fibre origin, composition, recycled content and end-of-life pathways for every product.
Co-funded by the LIFE Programme of the European Union, the project brings together 8 partners from 3 countries (Spain, Bulgaria and the Netherlands) over 30 months (2026–2028). Its DPP solution is tested in two real industrial pilots: closed-loop recycling of home textiles in Bulgaria and reuse, upcycling and recycling of discarded municipal workwear in Spain. Together, the two pilots aim to process around 27 tonnes of textile waste, generate close to 60,000 circular products, create 10 new jobs, and save an estimated 110 tonnes of CO₂, 6.3 million litres of water and 1.9 million MJ of energy.
Beyond the pilots, LIFE DPP-TEX is designed to help the sector prepare for upcoming EU rules (the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Waste Framework Directive), and to turn its results into viable business models for industry adoption, making its tools and lessons learned available for replication in other regions and other textile-related sectors.
Life DPP-Tex project
Specific objectives
LIFE DPP-TEX pursues four concrete objectives, spanning technology development, real-world validation, environmental impact measurement and regulatory readiness.
Technology
Adapt and demonstrate a Digital Product Passport for the textile sector, building on BLUEROOM’s existing CircularPass platform.
Validation
Test the DPP in two real industrial pilots: closed-loop textile recycling in Bulgaria and workwear reuse/upcycling in Spain, covering different value chains and business models.
Traceability
Track fibre origin, composition, recycled content and end-of-life pathway for every product processed in the pilots.
Environmental impact
Quantify the environmental benefits of circular textile practices (CO₂, water and energy savings) through integrated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data.
Regulatory readiness
Support compliance with the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Waste Framework Directive, helping the sector prepare ahead of mandatory requirements.
Industry adoption and replication
Turn pilot results into viable business models for industry adoption and enable replication of the DPP solution to other regions and other textile-related sectors, supported by an After-LIFE Plan and transferability roadmap.
D6.4Report on Dissemination and Communication Activities
D6.5Layman's Report and Other Dissemination Materials
WP7: Exploitation and Impact
D7.2After-LIFE Plan and Transferability Roadmap
D7.3Policy Recommendations and EU Strategy Brief
D7.4Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Evaluation
D7.51st Extract of Project Data from the LIFE Webtool + Impact Report
D7.62nd Extract of Project Data from the LIFE Webtool + Impact Report
Project funders
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
EU research we contributed to before LIFE DPP-Tex. The insights feed directly into how bAwear Score works today.
Horizon 20202021 to 2024Completed
TRICK
Product data traceability and sustainability in textiles and fashion. TRICK developed a blockchain-based platform that lets textile SMEs collect, certify and share product data across the supply chain, including environmental impact.
bAwear contributed the environmental impact assessment methodology, connecting traceable supply chain data to product-level LCA results.
Our role
Environmental impact assessment and LCA integration
What it taught us
Supply chain data is only useful when it maps cleanly to impact calculations
Federations, research institutes, software platforms and consultants. We believe in ecosystems where people and companies are aligned on intention, knowledge and shared experience to create a better and more sustainable textile industry.
Bring assessment capability to your members with a route that fits how they already work. Group onboarding, shared scenarios, learnings and member pricing.
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Embed bAwear Score results in your own product through the REST API, or connect through MCP on request. DPP-ready data, without building the LCA engine yourself.
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Case studyWorkwear and PPEbAwear Expert
From Assumptions to Insight: How Tricorp Steers Sourcing Decisions with bAwear Score
Tricorp is a Dutch workwear brand supplying corporate and protective clothing across Europe. As customer demand for transparent product impact data grew, Tricorp wanted to move away from assumption-based decisions and start steering its collections with credible environmental data instead.
ClientTricorpDutch workwear brand, corporate and protective clothing
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Introduction
Building insight, then putting it to work in sourcing and design
Tricorp is a Dutch workwear brand supplying corporate and protective clothing across Europe. As customer demand for transparent product impact data grew, Tricorp wanted to move away from assumption-based decisions and start steering its collections with credible environmental data instead. To do so, Tricorp partnered with bAwear, working with the Expert tier of bAwear Score, an LCA-based environmental impact measurement and reporting tool, to build that insight and put it to work in sourcing and design.
Challenge
Not enough insight, and data that was hard to get
Before working with bAwear, Tricorp lacked sufficient insight into the environmental impact of its products. Improving that impact in a data-driven way, rather than relying on assumptions, required a clearer picture, a need made more urgent by growing customer demand for transparent product impact data. Gathering and interpreting that data brought its own obstacles:
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Solution
LCA-Based Impact Measurement with bAwear Score
Tricorp adopted the Expert tier of bAwear Score to measure the environmental impact of its products against ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), in line with ISO 14040/44 and the direction set by the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for Apparel & Footwear. Rather than relying on estimates, Tricorp now works with substantiated, comparable impact data, with bAwear's team available to provide additional context whenever results need further explanation.
How the measurement runs
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Results
From assumption-based decisions to data-driven ones
Since working with bAwear, Tricorp has moved from assumption-based decisions to data-driven ones. Concrete changes include:
Before and after
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With bAwear Score
DataSubstantiated, comparable impact data
SourcingA preference for factories that run on renewable energy provisions
ReportingData bundled into a single overview, less manual calculation
Before
DataInsufficient insight into product impact
SuppliersSupplier-provided data not always usable
DecisionsFall back on worst-case assumptions
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Before. Insufficient insight into product impact. Supplier-provided data not always usable. Fall back on worst-case assumptions.
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Reliable, substantiated sustainability data also helps Tricorp work toward current and upcoming regulatory requirements. Impact reports play a role in tenders as well, giving Tricorp a concrete and credible way to substantiate its sustainability ambitions and performance to contracting authorities and customers. The underlying insights continue to inform strategic choices as Tricorp works to improve its products and processes over time.
Why Tricorp chose bAwear
Consistency of data, and a team that thinks along
Tricorp chose to continue working with bAwear based on a track record of successful, pleasant and reliable collaboration. Consistency and comparability of data are essential to Tricorp: staying with the same LCA partner allows results to be compared meaningfully year over year, while switching providers would disrupt that comparability and reduce the value of the data collected so far.
Tricorp also highlights the guidance, onboarding and support it receives from the bAwear team, including Anton, Jesse, Prerana and Evie, as a strong part of the collaboration, describing a team that thinks along actively and delivers tailored support so Tricorp can get the most out of its data.
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Simone Snepvangers, CSR Specialist at Tricorp
"We used to steer our sourcing decisions on assumptions. Working with bAwear lets us steer on data instead, from shifting to recycled materials and organic cotton, to calculating our CO2 emissions far more precisely."
"Our advice: look at the value impact data delivers, not the effort it seems to take. It gives you the insight and clarity to make better-substantiated choices and to steer more precisely toward real improvement. It also helps you prepare for future regulation and strengthens your position with customers and in tenders. Start building that knowledge now, even on a small scale. It pays off in the long run. In short: don't hesitate, just do it."
Simone Snepvangers, CSR Specialist at Tricorp
Final Thoughts
One collection at a time
Tricorp's move from assumption-based to data-driven sourcing shows how substantiated environmental impact data can support day-to-day decisions on materials, suppliers and design, while also strengthening a company's position in tenders and its readiness for upcoming regulation. Through its ongoing collaboration with bAwear, Tricorp continues to build on that foundation, one collection at a time.
Turn LCA data into competitive advantage
Tricorp moved from assumption-based sourcing to data-driven sourcing, and uses its impact reports in reporting and to win tenders. Start with a Quick Score on your highest-volume products and see which choices move the needle.
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Case studyB2B textile servicesHospitality linen
Steering a linen collection on measured impact, not assumptions
By updating and recalculating product LCAs with bAwear, Blycolin turned material and procurement choices into measurable impact reductions, including a drop of over 52% in CO2 emissions per kilogram for a duvet cover versus 2022.
Linen service for hospitality, run as one chain since 1972
Blycolin is a specialist in linen service for hotels, restaurants and wellness locations. It takes over the full linen management: selection and purchasing, rental and stock, washing and logistics, quality monitoring, reuse and recycling. The linen stays Blycolin's property, on a pay-per-use model. That means every material and sourcing choice Blycolin makes is felt across millions of wash cycles.
Headquartered in Zaltbommel, Blycolin operates eleven own laundries and works with more than a hundred partner laundries across the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Poland. ESG has been anchored in the organization since 2016, guided by SDG 8 and SDG 12, and the company publishes an annual ESG report with measured targets toward 2030 and 2050.
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Four ambitions that steer the company
From the Blycolin ESG strategy. This case study sits under ambition 2.
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"Where we used to steer more on experience and intuition, we now base decisions more and more on data. ESG has become a fixed part of how we run the company."
Marc van Boekholt, CEO, Blycolin. Blycolin ESG Report 2025, translated from Dutch.
The challenge
Impact is decided at procurement. The data to see it usually is not there.
Textile service providers know the environmental impact of their product largely gets decided at procurement: fiber origin, material choice, production location, end-of-life options. What most lack is not intent but data infrastructure, the ability to see, per product, what a material or sourcing decision does to CO2 emissions, water use and raw material demand.
That knowledge gap now meets regulatory urgency. CSRD requires substantiated sustainability reporting, the ESPR (Reg. EU 2024/1781) sets ecodesign requirements, and the textile delegated act for the Digital Product Passport is expected in Q4 2027, with 18 months to implement. Companies that cannot quantify product-level impact today will struggle to comply tomorrow.
CSRD
Substantiated sustainability reporting, today.
ESPR
Ecodesign requirements, Reg. EU 2024/1781.
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Delegated act expected Q4 2027, then 18 months to implement.
Blycolin chose to get ahead of this: not with claims, but with measurement. Its 2030 target of at least 90% sustainable products in the collection needed a way to prove progress per product.
The approach
A steering instrument, not a snapshot
Blycolin works with bAwear on LCA-based impact measurement of its textile collection. In 2025, existing life cycle analyses were updated and recalculated in collaboration with bAwear, making results comparable against earlier baselines and showing clear improvements versus 2021.
The LCAs quantify the impact of material and product choices on CO2 emissions, water use and raw materials, consistent with ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist), aligned with ISO 14040/14044. Materials are foundational: the analyses start from what a product is made of and where it is produced. The digital layer turns material facts into decision-making intelligence for procurement and product development.
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When a supplier, fiber or production location changes, the impact of that change becomes visible and comparable against the reference product.
The updated analyses show reductions in individual products and across the collection. Below: the shift in the fiber matrix between 2024 and 2025, and what drove the two largest product-level reductions.
Collection shift toward preferred materials
Share of Blycolin collection per fiber-matrix tier. Source: Blycolin ESG Report 2025.
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Duvet cover, 2022 versus 2025
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Over 52% lower CO2 per kg
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LocationPakistan, vertically integrated facility
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Product-level reductions, and what drove them
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Takeaways
What this means for B2B textile companies
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In Blycolin's words
From measured LCAs to a collection that is 58% Basic tier today and heading for 90% more sustainable products by 2030. This is how Blycolin looks back on the work.
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We already did a lot. Now we make it visible. Choices are based on data more and more, instead of assumptions.
"The past year was about building insight. We invested heavily in collecting, checking and understanding data. We could have set targets faster, but not with the same certainty. That approach gave us a firmer base: not only numbers, but more knowledge of processes and impact. That creates room to steer more precisely and to substantiate choices better."
"You have to make choices, otherwise you make no impact anywhere. We looked at where we could make the most impact and put our priority there: CO2 reduction, chain collaboration and material choices. Quality remains our reason to exist. If it declines we have to replace sooner, and then you end up being less sustainable. So new materials are tested, learned from and adjusted before we scale."
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Turn LCA data into competitive advantage
Blycolin cut the impact of a duvet cover by more than half by knowing exactly where it came from. Your collection holds the same kind of wins. Start with a Quick Score on your highest-volume products and see, within days, which choices move the needle.
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Case studyEducationTextile curriculum
How Saxion Brought Real-World Textile LCA Into the Classroom with bAwear Score
Saxion University of Applied Sciences teaches textile students the skills they need for a rapidly changing industry. bAwear Score is integrated directly into Saxion's textile curriculum, giving students hands-on experience with the same kind of LCA tool used across the industry.
ClientSaxion University of Applied SciencesTextile curriculum, courses and workshops
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Introduction
An industry LCA tool inside the textile curriculum
Saxion University of Applied Sciences teaches textile students the skills they need for a rapidly changing industry. bAwear Score is integrated directly into Saxion's textile curriculum, giving students hands-on experience with the same kind of LCA tool used across the industry.
Challenge
Teaching LCA without oversimplifying it
In textile education, one challenge kept coming back: how do you teach sustainability in a way that is practical, accurate and engaging, without overwhelming students or staff? Saxion faced a shortage of tools for teaching LCA and engaging students in textile sustainability.
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Solution
LCA-Based Impact Measurement with bAwear Score
That is where the partnership between Saxion and bAwear made the difference. bAwear Score is a user-friendly impact calculation tool, tailored specifically for the textile industry. By integrating it directly into the textile curriculum, Saxion students work with an easy-to-use LCA platform that makes environmental impact tangible. They analyse real garments, materials and production setups, and see the footprint behind each design or sourcing choice directly. Sustainability stops being conceptual and becomes something students can explore, question and apply.
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Sustainability that students can explore, question and apply
Together, this created a future-proof curriculum built around three outcomes: making sustainability practical, empowering educators, and preparing future textile changemakers.
Before and after
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ToolAn easy-to-use LCA platform that makes environmental impact tangible
StudentsAnalyse real garments, materials and production setups
TeachersFocus on coaching students, knowing the technical foundation is solid
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With bAwear Score. An easy-to-use LCA platform that makes environmental impact tangible. Students analyse real garments, materials and production setups. Teachers focus on coaching students, knowing the technical foundation is solid.
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For educators and researchers, the collaboration reduces complexity, increases quality, and brings industry relevance straight into the classroom. For students, it builds confidence, competence, and an immediate understanding of how their choices influence environmental impact.
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"During the course program our students are exposed to real-life tools such as bAwear to prepare them for the new digital clothing industry."
Jan-Chris Hullegie, Project Leader Sustainability at Saxion
"Users, including students, have many questions, from basic textile topics to how they can lower the impact of a product. Our tool helps them find these answers quickly and reliably."
Anton Luiken, Co-founder at bAwear
Final Thoughts
From industry tool to classroom practice
Saxion's work with bAwear showed how an LCA tool built for industry can translate directly into the classroom. It made sustainability practical rather than abstract, empowered educators to spend their time coaching instead of translating technical concepts, and helped prepare the next generation of textile changemakers for the new digital clothing industry.
Bring textile LCA into your classroom
bAwear Score is a user-friendly impact calculation tool, tailored specifically for the textile industry, with ongoing online guidance on calculations, tool usage and research applications.
Source of all client content: Saxion case study, September 2026. Quick Score results are indicative.bAwear Score. LCA-based impact measurement for textiles. bawear-score.com
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Case studyCorporate workwearSince 1863
From Broad Questions to Clear Answers: How Schijvens Uses LCA Data to Show Where Impact Really Lies
Schijvens is a Dutch corporate workwear company, active since 1863, producing professional workwear for businesses and organizations. Schijvens regularly receives questions from clients about the impact of sustainable articles: what is the actual impact, and what does it mean in concrete terms?
ClientSchijvensDutch corporate workwear company, active since 1863
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Introduction
Answering client questions, and standing up in tenders
Schijvens is a Dutch corporate workwear company, active since 1863, producing professional workwear for businesses and organizations. Schijvens regularly receives questions from clients about the impact of sustainable articles: what is the actual impact, and what does it mean in concrete terms? At the same time, tenders and public procurement create a need to make the measurable environmental impact of Schijvens’ own products and processes insightful, so it can be compared clearly against competing offers.
Challenge
Clear answers for clients, and data that was hard to get
Schijvens wanted to be able to give clients a clear, well-substantiated answer to questions about the impact of sustainable articles. For tenders, it was equally important to make the environmental impact of its own process measurable and comparable. Gathering and understanding the underlying data brought its own obstacles:
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Solution
LCA-Based Impact Measurement with bAwear Score
With bAwear Score, Schijvens has the environmental impact of its products and processes calculated through LCA, in a fair and validated way, measured against ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) and following ISO 14040/44 principles. The LCA results make visible where in the chain the greatest negative impact occurs, which makes it possible to have targeted conversations with the specific processes and suppliers involved.
How the measurement runs
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Results
Seeing where the impact really lies
The impact reports give Schijvens clarity across several areas:
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With bAwear Score
ChainVisible where the greatest negative impact occurs
SuppliersTargeted conversations with the processes involved
ClientsConcrete options such as undyed collections
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ClientsBroad questions about the impact of sustainable articles
SuppliersData sheets overwhelming, requests not always understood
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Before. Broad questions from clients about the impact of sustainable articles. Suppliers found the data sheets overwhelming. Consumption per process worked back from annual accounts.
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Where the clarity lands
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Now that Schijvens knows specifically where the impact lies, it can work with the suppliers behind its most critical processes on sustainable improvements, and have concrete conversations with clients about options such as undyed collections. These insights directly inform Schijvens’ design and sourcing decisions.
Why Schijvens Chose bAwear
The LCA guru, and support that stays with you
"Anton is, in our eyes, the LCA guru. It was obvious to us that he was the one who could calculate our LCAs best."
Shirley Schijvens, Schijvens
Schijvens also describes the guidance, onboarding and support from bAwear as very involved, patient and clear, with follow-up questions always answered well.
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"We see where the real negative impact in the chain actually takes place, so we can have that conversation with those specific processes and suppliers to improve our environmental performance."
"Start by calculating at least one of your best-selling products. Discuss it internally and look at where the challenges lie for you. The results of an LCA give a very clear picture of your entire chain, and make it valuable to talk about with colleagues and chain partners alike."
Shirley Schijvens, Schijvens
Final Thoughts
From broad questions to specific conversations
Schijvens’ work with bAwear shows how LCA insight can turn broad questions from clients and tenders into specific, actionable conversations with suppliers, on processes such as dyeing and transport. Through its ongoing collaboration with bAwear, Schijvens continues to use these insights to guide where it focuses its sustainable investments.
Turn LCA data into competitive advantage
Schijvens uses its LCA results to see where impact really sits in the chain, and to answer client and tender questions with substantiated data. Start with a Quick Score on your best-selling products and see where your impact sits.
Source of all client content: Schijvens case study, September 2026. Quick Score results are indicative.bAwear Score. LCA-based impact measurement for textiles. bawear-score.com
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Case studyWorkwear procurementbAwear Expert
Stad Rotterdam: Enabling green procurement through detailed impact assessments
Rotterdam experienced challenges in assessing sustainability in textile-related tender processes. There was a need for an accepted tool, such as environmental life cycle analysis, in the apparel industry.
bAwear Score was chosen as the streamlined LCA tool to measure sustainability in the apparel industry. By leveraging bAwear Expert, the environmental impact of the products offered was accurately calculated, and bAwear's expertise played a crucial role in helping Rotterdam define the criteria for their tender.
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Results and experience
Lower CO2 and water use, more recycled material
The procurement was not yet complete, but the results so far showed that both CO2 emissions and water consumption had decreased significantly from the baseline measurement.
Baseline and results so far
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Results so far
CO2Decreased significantly from the baseline measurement
WaterDecreased significantly from the baseline measurement
RecycledPercentage of recycled materials had increased significantly
Baseline measurement
ScopePerformed on the most commonly used garments
WeightingCO2 emissions rated at 80%, water consumption at 20%
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Baseline measurement. Performed on the most commonly used garments. CO2 emissions rated at 80%, water consumption at 20%. Toxicity not included due to insufficient qualitative reference data.
Results so far. CO2 emissions and water consumption had decreased significantly from the baseline measurement. The percentage of recycled materials had increased significantly.
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The use of recycled materials, especially recycled polyester and to a lesser extent recycled cotton, had a major impact on the environmental impact. During the agreement, the percentage of recycled textiles would continue to increase due to improved recycling techniques. This would make the tenderers' performance on sustainability more measurable.
Why Rotterdam chose bAwear
Textile expertise, and industry support
In choosing bAwear, it was important for Rotterdam that bAwear had a lot of textile knowledge and expertise to check the accuracy of the numbers. Another plus was that the bAwear tool was supported by the Dutch and Belgian trade association Modint and Creamoda.
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"As a tenderer you want to avoid, that during the tender, discussions arise about the method of assessing sustainability. An industry-wide accepted instrument is therefore desirable, with an established calculation and assessment method. This does not yet exist in the textile industry."
Henri de Ruiter, procurement expert Stad Rotterdam
"Green procurement is a powerful tool for reducing the environmental impact of textiles and clothing, particularly in the workwear sector. We at bAwear are pleased to support the municipality of Rotterdam in their initiative to adopt green procurement practices. By leveraging bAwear Expert, we were able to accurately calculate the environmental impact of the products offered. Our expertise played a crucial role in helping Rotterdam define the criteria for their tender, ensuring a more sustainable approach to their procurement process."
Anton, Textile Sustainability Expert at bAwear
Ready to also better assess the sustainability of textile procurement?
A streamlined LCA, such as bAwear's tool, can help objectively assess and reward companies for environmental innovations and measures.
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Case studyWindow coveringsRecycled fabrics
From Transition to Transparency: How Coulisse Used bAwear to Measure the Impact of Its Recycled Fabrics
Coulisse is a Dutch window coverings company producing fabrics and blinds, including for honeycomb and pleated window coverings. After acquiring the fabric manufacturer Lienesch, its recycled fabric range moved over to bAwear, which is when the environmental impact of the recycled textiles were calculated.
ClientCoulisseDutch window coverings company, fabrics and blinds
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An acquisition became the moment to measure impact
Coulisse is a Dutch window coverings company producing fabrics and blinds, including for honeycomb and pleated window coverings. On 1 January 2024, Coulisse acquired the fabric manufacturer Lienesch. Before the acquisition, Lienesch had its own label for recycled fabrics, called Truel. After joining Coulisse, where sustainable certification for these fabrics was not yet in place, the recycled fabric range moved over to bAwear, which is when the environmental impact of the recycled textiles were calculated.
Challenge
The data sat with the suppliers
The main challenge in gathering impact data did not sit with Coulisse itself, but with its suppliers.
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Solution
LCA-Based Impact Measurement with bAwear Score
With bAwear Score, Coulisse's recycled fabrics moved onto a single tool that measures environmental impact through LCA, replacing the earlier combination of the True label and the Remokey tool used at Lienesch. Assessments are measured against ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) and follow ISO 14040/44 principles. Coulisse describes bAwear's guidance, onboarding and support as very accessible, approachable and accurate, including the option of an in-person visit alongside online meetings, with email questions answered quickly.
From two tools to one
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Clarity and internal awareness
Coulisse is currently in the phase where its marketing team is working impact information into the webshop, customer portal and digital collection books. The concrete results so far are clarity and internal awareness of the current environmental impact of Coulisse's recycled fabrics:
Before and after
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ToolingA single tool that measures environmental impact through LCA
InsightA clear picture of the impact of its own recycled products
CustomersInterested customers can be handed an impact report
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ToolingThe True label combined with the Remokey tool at Lienesch
CertificationSustainable certification for these fabrics not yet in place
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Why Coulisse Chose bAwear
A contact that carried over from Lienesch
Coulisse's connection to bAwear traces back to Lienesch: the contact already existed from that earlier company, where the recycled-fabric label True was supported by the Remokey tool. When Coulisse needed a new solution for recycled-fabric impact data after the acquisition, that existing contact carried over naturally.
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"I experienced bAwear as very accessible, approachable and accurate. It was also easy to schedule an in-person visit alongside the online meetings, and email questions were answered quickly. All in all, a very pleasant experience."
"Make sure you're clear for yourself on the impact a product has, so you can work on improvements starting from the design. And beyond the environmental aspect, with an eye on current and future regulation, it's wise to start collecting data as early as possible."
Fenna Haakma, Product Manager at Coulisse
Final Thoughts
A foundation to build on
Coulisse's move to bAwear shows how a change in ownership can also become a natural point to consolidate impact data onto a single, LCA-based tool. With clear internal impact figures for its recycled fabrics now in place, and customer interest in impact reports on the rise, Coulisse has laid a foundation it can build on as its use of that data, in design decisions, tenders and compliance, continues to develop.
Turn LCA data into competitive advantage
Coulisse consolidated its recycled fabric range onto one LCA-based tool and can now hand interested customers an impact report. Start with a Quick Score on your own range and see where the impact sits.
Source of all client content: Coulisse case study, September 2026. Quick Score results are indicative.bAwear Score. LCA-based impact measurement for textiles. bawear-score.com
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Case studyApparel and home textilesQuick Score tier
From Assumptions to Insight: How Zeeman Mapped the Environmental Impact of Its Textile Range with bAwear Score
Zeeman is a Dutch retail chain offering affordable apparel and home textiles across Europe. As part of its 2023 to 2027 strategic plan, Zeeman committed to understanding the environmental footprint of every product in order to continue minimizing its impact on the planet.
ClientZeemanDutch retail chain, affordable apparel and home textiles
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A commitment that had to work at scale
Zeeman is a Dutch retail chain offering affordable apparel and home textiles across Europe. As part of its 2023 to 2027 strategic plan, Zeeman committed to understanding the environmental footprint of every product in order to continue minimizing its impact on the planet. Turning that commitment into practice across a large, diverse product range, spanning men's, women's, baby's and children's apparel as well as interior textiles and decorative items, required a practical way to assess environmental impact at scale.
Challenge
Four goals, and data that would not cooperate
Zeeman set out to:
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Getting there was not straightforward. Supply chain data was inconsistent and fragmented across such a wide range of products, which made full-scale Life Cycle Assessment calculations for hundreds of products impractical within a reasonable timeframe.
Solution
LCA-Based Impact Measurement with bAwear Score
Zeeman implemented the Quick Score tier of bAwear Score to calculate cradle-to-gate environmental impact, measured against ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) and following ISO 14040/44 principles and the direction set by the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for Apparel and Footwear. Where Zeeman could supply primary data, such as material composition, spinning method, fabric construction and transport, bAwear used it directly. Where primary data was not available, bAwear filled the gaps with worst-case secondary data from its own database and ecoinvent 3.8. Combining the two made it possible to build detailed product scenarios without waiting on data that suppliers could not yet provide.
How the measurement runs
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"By applying our streamlined LCA approach, we combined Zeeman's primary data with worst-case secondary data where necessary. This allowed us to calculate the cradle-to-gate impact, identify data gaps, and advise on reducing the environmental footprint of their products."
Anton Luiken, CTO at bAwear
Results
Clear patterns across the range
The assessment surfaced clear patterns across Zeeman's range, giving the team actionable intelligence to reduce environmental impact:
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Together, these insights gave Zeeman evidence-based guidance on colors, construction and treatments, a clearer picture of where to focus process improvements, and a proven, scalable framework it can use to extend transparency across thousands of products over time.
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"Collaborating with bAwear has significantly enhanced the transparency of our textile range's environmental impact. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint through targeted product design improvements, innovations in production processes, and thoughtful material choices. This partnership underscores our shared commitment to sustainability and paves the way for a future where impact transparency and data-driven decisions become the industry standard."
Arnoud van Vliet, Head of CSR and Sustainability at Zeeman
"The purpose of our collaboration with Zeeman was to provide credible impact insights and seamlessly integrate sustainable practices into their operations. This partnership demonstrates that with scalable tools like bAwear Score, companies can rapidly identify hotspots and drive meaningful, impactful changes across their supply chains."
Jesse Dolstra, COO of bAwear
Final Thoughts
Fast, credible insight, even with data gaps
Zeeman's work with bAwear showed that a large retailer can assess a diverse product portfolio quickly and credibly, even with data gaps. By combining available primary data with worst-case secondary data, bAwear's Quick Score delivered fast, actionable insight across nearly 200 products, giving Zeeman both the intelligence and the framework to extend data-driven, impact-based decisions across its wider product portfolio over time.
Turn LCA data into competitive advantage
Zeeman assessed nearly 200 products with the Quick Score tier and found its impact hotspots across materials, processes, colour, energy and transport. Start with a Quick Score on your highest-volume products and see which choices move the needle.
Source of all client content: Zeeman case study, September 2026. Quick Score results are indicative.bAwear Score. LCA-based impact measurement for textiles. bawear-score.com
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Case studyWorkwear and protective wearMulti-year collaboration
From Standard Scenarios to Primary Data: How HAVEP Sharpened Its Material Impact Insight with bAwear
HAVEP is a Dutch workwear and protective wear company based in Goirle. HAVEP had already worked with bAwear on LCA measurement for several years before this collaboration, and set out to work more flexibly with primary data, adapting standard assessment scenarios to fit its own supply chain rather than relying only on fixed defaults.
ClientHAVEPDutch workwear and protective wear company, based in Goirle
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Working with its own data, not fixed defaults
HAVEP is a Dutch workwear and protective wear company based in Goirle. HAVEP had already worked with bAwear on LCA measurement for several years before this collaboration, and set out to work more flexibly with primary data, adapting standard assessment scenarios to fit its own supply chain rather than relying only on fixed defaults. Building as much transparency into its supply chain as possible is a priority for HAVEP, and the company wanted a practical way to put the resulting data to use rather than treating it as a one-off exercise.
Challenge
Not access to data, but its depth, precision and integration
Because HAVEP had already worked with bAwear on LCA measurement for several years, the first challenge many companies face, simply getting the underlying data in hand, had already been addressed. The obstacles HAVEP still runs into are less about access to data and more about its depth, precision and integration:
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LCA-Based Impact Measurement with bAwear Score
With bAwear Score, HAVEP can process primary data more flexibly and adapt standard scenarios to its own situation, with assessments measured against ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) and following ISO 14040/44 principles. When HAVEP introduces new or innovative materials, bAwear assesses and calculates their impact quickly and professionally, and HAVEP can build and reuse its own scenarios rather than starting from generic defaults each time, which makes the resulting figures more precise. HAVEP also describes bAwear Score itself as a user-friendly tool to work with day to day.
How the measurement runs
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Insight into actual impact, used to steer toward reduction
The bAwear impact reports give HAVEP insight into its actual impact, insight the company uses to steer directly toward reduction rather than working from assumptions.
Standard scenarios and primary data
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DataPrimary data processed more flexibly
ScenariosHAVEP builds and reuses its own scenarios
MaterialsNew materials assessed quickly and professionally
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Why HAVEP Chose bAwear
Knowledge of textiles, over several years
HAVEP chose bAwear specifically for its knowledge of textiles, a factor that matters given how material- and process-specific LCA calculations in this sector can be. That choice is reflected in a collaboration that now spans several years, over which HAVEP has come to describe bAwear’s guidance, onboarding and support as very good, backed by strong subject-matter knowledge.
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"Flexibility, based on primary data. Innovative materials are assessed and calculated by bAwear quickly and professionally. We can work with our own scenarios, which makes us even more precise."
"Very pleasant, with great knowledge of the subject."
Els de Ridder, Sustainability Manager at HAVEP
Final Thoughts
Going further still
HAVEP’s work with bAwear shows how a flexible, data-driven approach to LCA can help a company that already has years of measurement experience go further still: working with its own primary data and scenarios instead of fixed defaults, assessing new materials quickly as they come in, and using the results to steer toward lower-impact materials and more circular alternatives such as chemical recycling. The gaps HAVEP still points to, such as full chain visibility and a more integrated way of translating substance data into finished products, mark the direction for where that collaboration goes next. In the meantime, HAVEP continues to report its impact data to clients and stakeholders as part of its day-to-day compliance work.
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HAVEP works with its own primary data and scenarios instead of fixed defaults, and reports the results to clients and stakeholders. Start with a Quick Score on your highest-volume products and see which choices move the needle.
Source of all client content: HAVEP case study, September 2026. Quick Score results are indicative.bAwear Score. LCA-based impact measurement for textiles. bawear-score.com
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Productkg CO2 eq
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Workwear trousersD18.4 kg
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Bath towelE9.8 kg
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214.8MJ fossil energy
1,506L water use
0.6m² land use
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06Manufacturing
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08Use phase
09End of life
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