The challenge
Coöperatie DELA is the largest funeral care provider and insurer in the Netherlands. DELA wanted to assess and compare the environmental effects of existing and potentially future methods of funeral care.
The approach
We calculated the impact of various methods of disposal of a human body through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study.
To communicate the results of an LCA study externally, according to ISO 1044 and ISO 14071, an organisation must organise a panel review. Hedgehog Company did this together with DELA and external experts.
The results
DELA gained extensive insights in the environmental impact of six different methods of disposal of a human body. Per method, we identified the environmental hotspots; where the most significant environmental impact is to be found.
The LCA allows the results to be communicated quantitatively, both internally and more broadly to the funeral industry.
