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Science-driven sustainability advisory for innovation

We help companies give decisions backed by sustainability science.

Lumin Advisory helps its business partners make ESG decisions backed by science. We offer service pillars around Science Driven Sustainability Advisory—so you can move from targets to tangible outcomes.

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Clarity Meets Technical Depth

We combine rigorous LCA and carbon accounting standards with strategic clarity, giving leaders the decision-ready insights needed for investment and compliance.

Climate Change Risk and Decarbonization Strategy

  • Scope 1–3, SBTi-aligned pathways

Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) & Product Carbon Footprints (PCF)

  • LCA, PCF, EPD

Critical Raw Materials Governance & Circularity Assessments

  • Copper · Al · REE

ESG Strategy, Risk Assessment & Reporting

  • ESG Procedures & Reporting

Our Story

We bring science into decision-making. Lumin exists to close the gap between rigorous environmental analytics and real-world business choices. Our added value is simple: a perspective backed by data and domain expertise so you can make robust, auditable decisions—faster, with less risk, and more impact.

Diagnose → Quantify → Decide → Verify

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Diagnose

Clarify goals, material risks, and policy exposure.

Next: Quantify
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Quantify

Build LCA/PCF, GHG baselines, CRM & circularity models using best-available data and standards.

Next: Decide
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Decide

Turn results into roadmaps—abatement levers, cost/impact trade-offs, and governance.

Next: Verify
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Verify

Package evidence for customers, tenders, and auditors (EPD/ESRS/Green Claims-ready).

Service Pillars

We guide you from high-level strategy to quantifiable, audit-ready data.

Climate Change Risk & Decarbonization Strategy

Purpose: Turn climate targets into measurable, science-based action plans.

Build verified Scope 1–3 baseline, resolve hotspots, set science-aligned targets (SBTi).

Convert baseline into execution via MACCs, scenario analysis, cost-impact trade-offs.

Align risk assessments with TCFD, ESRS, and IFRS S2.

Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) & Product Carbon Footprints (PCF)

Backing up strategic decisions with sustainability science.

Purpose: Quantify product and value-chain impacts using best-available science.

Full LCA using cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave; PCF aligned to ISO 14067 & GHG Protocol.

Advisory with SOPs, QA templates, repeatable and audit-ready models.

Empower design, innovation, and transparent communication.

Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Governance & Circularity Assessments

Heat-map CRM exposure by material, geography, and supplier.

Model material circularity, design-for-disassembly, recovery yields.

Use CRM data to test scenarios (recycling, reuse, substitution, dual-sourcing).

Translate into sourcing strategy under policy, price, tech stress-tests.

ESG Strategy, Risk Assessment & Reporting

Keep up with the regulatory and market demands.

Purpose: Transform sustainability regulation into actionable strategy.

We support companies in navigating the new generation of EU sustainability laws — CBAM, ESR, ESRS, CSDDD, ESPR.

A robust ESG strategy backed by data and policy insight — something your board, auditors, and investors can stand behind.

For SMEs: proportionate and practical ESG — baseline GHG, KPI dashboards, supplier data templates, due-diligence workflows.

Case Studies

Real-world examples of how our methods drive measurable outcomes.

Case Study 1: PCF for Operational Efficiency in Semi-Finished Goods

Context: : A mid-tier industrial supplier, specializing in engineered metal components, needed ISO 14067-aligned cradle-to-gate Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) for a portfolio of 11 semi-finished products. The goal was twofold: meet increasing OEM disclosure demands and identify internal cost-reduction opportunities through decarbonization.

Project & Findings:The project delivered verified PCFs within eight weeks, focusing on mass-balancing and high-quality secondary datasets to address data gaps. The project delivered verified PCFs within eight weeks, focusing on mass-balancing and high-quality secondary datasets to address data gaps. Initial data coverage was low but was rapidly expanded, providing high-fidelity results. The analysis pinpointed the single largest hotspot to an inefficient energy recovery system in a high-temperature finishing process.Initial data coverage was low but was rapidly expanded, providing high-fidelity results. The analysis pinpointed the single largest hotspot to an inefficient energy recovery system in a high-temperature finishing process.

Results & Impact: By optimizing the identified hotspot, the supplier realized a reduction on a priority product stream, directly linked to significant energy savings (and lower operating costs). Furthermore, the robust, verified data enabled the supplier to present a compelling narrative, resulting in first-pass OEM acceptance with zero corrective actions and demonstrating a competitive advantage: their components were shown to have a lower carbon intensity compared to key market competitors.

Case Study 2: ESG Risk Mitigation in a Trade Commodity Supply Chain

Context: A global commodity trading house, sourcing battery materials like cobalt and nickel, faced increasing financial and reputational exposure due to complex supply chains, ambiguous provenance, and evolving regulations concerning labor and conflict minerals.

Project & Findings: A bespoke, route-specific ESG risk model was developed and embedded into the firm’s sourcing and pricing strategy. The model combined raw data on provenance, processing chain complexity, climate transition exposure, and real-time controversy screens. This quantitative approach shifted supplier evaluation from subjective auditing to verifiable data points.

Results & Impact: : The strategic implementation allowed the firm to significantly reduce its exposure, achieving a cut in high-risk volume without sacrificing overall supply capacity. The immediate financial benefit was realized through ESG-linked clauses in term sheets, which recovered in pricing premiums on compliant, verified routes. Crucially, the model's early warning capabilities averted a disruption risk of $\approx\text{\euro}3.4\text{m}$ by flagging a smelter that was subsequently sanctioned. The system also drastically streamlined compliance, shrinking the KYC/ESG pack turnaround time for suppliers from 12 days to 3.

Case Study 3: LCA-Driven Design Change for High Voltage Switchgear

Context: A major high voltage (HV) equipment manufacturer sought to future-proof its product line by quantifying the environmental impacts of its $130\text{kV}$Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS), especially in light of tightening regulations on potent greenhouse gases.

Project & Findings: The LCA, conducted in accordance with ISO 14044 (Cradle-to-Grave), confirmed that for this type of equipment, the most severe impact did not stem from raw material production or electrical losses, but from the potential losses durıng use.

Results & Impact: The LCA results provided irrefutable data for a strategic product pivot. The company rapidly accelerated the launch of an alternative desıgn and loss prevention. A subsequent comparative LCA showed that the new design achieved a reduction in climate impact potential, successfully transferring the environmental burden away from the use phase.

Insights

Perspectives and brief notes on sustainability, carbon, and materials topics.

Scope 3 is about 80–90% of all emissions — but none are under direct control

Carbon shadow pricing reflects the real cost of a product

Critical Raw Materials have become a mainstream topic — what’s next?

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