Mérieux NutriSciences at the Sustainable Retail Summit 2023

18 – 20th October 2023

Tivoli Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark

Visit the Sustainable Retail Summit 2023 and learn how companies are taking positive actions to drive change and overcome today’s biggest sustainability and health challenges.

Mérieux NutriSciences will host a special conference on sustainability in the world of retail and will be joined by one of its clients, Albert Heijn:

SPECIAL SESSION: 19th October, 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm

Environmental Footprinting in Retail:

The need for consistent methodology & supply chain data

To analyse and compare the environmental performance of a food product in retail, a consistent life cycle assessments (LCA) methodology and high-quality supply chain data are necessary to enable fair and realistic comparisons of food products.

Blonk, a Mérieux NutriSciences company, collaborated with Foundation Earth to develop a harmonized LCA method aligned with the European Commission’s PEF. This method addresses aspects such as system boundaries, functional units, data quality, and calculation rules. In parallel, Blonk and Albert Heijn created an automated LCA tool to consistently gather farm data. Thereby advancing environmental footprint analysis.

During this session, Blonk will present their work on harmonizing LCA methodology and share Albert Heijn’s sustainability ambitions and experiences with farm-level data collection.

The Speakers:

Lisanne de Weert
Senior Consultant
Blonk, a Mérieux NutriSciences Company

Lisanne graduated in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design. Within Blonk she works on projects related to sustainable nutrition assessment and food and biobased LCAs. Besides that, she is experienced in the development of carbon footprint tools and automated LCAs.

Meike Hopman
Senior Sustainability Consultant
Blonk, a Mérieux NutriSciences Company

At Blonk (a Mérieux NutriSciences Company), Meike is responsible for the project portfolio on (semi-)automated environmental footprinting, driven by her background in mathematics and computing science. She has over 8 years of experience as a sustainability consultant specializing in environmental footprinting of crop cultivation, including gathering and processing data from hundreds of farms.

Laura Jungmann
Director of Sustainability
Albert Heijn

Laura Jungmann is a seasoned sustainability leader, currently serving as the Director of Sustainability and BCorp Lead at Albert Heijn. With a background spanning Ahold Delhaize, WWF, and UNDP, she brings extensive experience in driving eco-conscious strategies and corporate transformation. Laura’s expertise includes due diligence, emissions reduction, and product sustainability, making her a driving force in promoting sustainable practices within the food retail industry.