Life Cycle Assessment: Soap Bars (2025) 3/3

Summary

This technical report (version 1.0) from June 30, 2025, assesses the environmental impact of body soap bars in humanitarian contexts, focusing on life cycle assessment methodology to identify key levers for emission reduction and improve overall sustainability.

Content

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted by Climate Action Accelerator, ICRC, EPFL, and LEURE on the use of plastic jerrycans vs. plastic buckets, typical core relief items used in humanitarian contexts. 

The materials are available for download as: 

Download 1: Summary of the LCA of Soap Bars (2025) 

Download 2: Output Document of the LCA of Soap Bars (2025) 

Download 3: Technical Appendis of the LCA of Soap Bars (2025) 

The WREC has made these documents available here but they are also available directly via the Climate Action Accelerator's website here. 

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