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Henkel and ASU to Tackle Life Cycle Impact Analysis

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Henkel and Arizona State University are teaming to explore Life Cycle Impact Analysis (LCIA) to measure a product's environmental impact from cradle to grave.

Henkel, a Germany-based corporation that makes products such as Soft Scrub and Dial soaps, made a three-year commitment to work with the university's Global Institute of Sustainability with an eye on making its own products greener.

"As sustainability is a part of our DNA and is a core value of our parent company, Henkel KGaA, we are looking to further strengthen our own environmental commitment as well as share our learned knowledge to develop new standards for our industry," said Brad Casper, President and CEO of the Dial Corp.

Henkel and the university want to find ways to quantify develop the methodology to quantify life cycle issues, such as carbon emissions, as well as educate consumers and supply chain management.

The principle objectives are to share knowledge and establish the methodology in order to create best practices for other consumer goods manufacturers. The two entities also want to assign ecological terms loosely used terms such as "green."

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