Have you completed your footprint and want to know more about your results? This guide is designed to help you enhance your environmental models by identifying environmental hotspots, testing improvement strategies, and making insightful comparisons using Mobius. Follow the steps (with hyperlinks) below or download the PDF guide!
Step 1: Identify environmental impact hotspots
View results: Visualization tools
Pro tip - Viewing results:
Go to the model view and try the different impact categories (e.g., climate change, toxicity, global warming potential, etc.). How does this impact results?
Go to the bar chart view and filter for impact objects with values > 10%. What does this tell you about your results?
Go to the donut chart and try the different units to view the results. How does this visualization of your product’s climate impact affect your understanding?
Determine environmental impact hotspots: Hotspot or contribution analysis
Note - Identifying hotspots: Determine the environmental impact hotspots in your model. There is no one way to determine what items in your model are hotspots - it’s up to you to determine this! We suggest setting threshold criteria to determine the level of impact that constitutes a hotspot. For example,
Percent contribution: Any item contributing more than a certain percentage (e.g., 10%, 20%).
Cumulative impact: Items that, when combined, account for a significant portion (e.g., 80% - Pareto principle) of the total impact.
Test your model: Sensitivity analysis
Brainstorm improvement strategies: Scenario analysis
Pro tip - Brainstorming improvement scenarios: Brainstorm strategies to address these environmental hotspots. Come up with 2-5 strategies to improve the environmental impact of your product.
Feasibility: Can emissions be (feasibly) reduced in these hotspots? Some hotspots might not be easily addressed in practice.
Actions: What actions are needed to reduce emissions in this hotspot? Who are the key stakeholders in these hotspot areas?
Improvement strategies: Consider alternative sourcing decisions (e.g., sustainable procurement). Consider ecodesign options (e.g., low-carbon materials). Can you make (slight) changes to your product design to reduce the climate change impact?
Step 2: Test improvement strategies
Create scenarios: Use the Scenario feature
Compare improvement scenarios: Use the Comparison feature
Note - Using the Comparison feature: The Comparisons feature in Mobius can be used in two ways:
To identify hotspots by highlighting the differences between two products
To compare the potential of improvement scenarios.
In this context, use the Comparisons tool in the second manner to compare the two improvement scenarios you created to each other.
Downloadable guide
Download the pdf version of this step-by-step guide and always know how to draw insights and improvement strategies from your models in Mobius!
Download here: Guide to insights and improvement strategies in Mobius.pdf
Next steps
This guide offers the tools to enhance your environmental models in Mobius by identifying hotspots and testing improvement strategies. By following the outlined steps, you can gain deeper insights into your results and make informed decisions to reduce your product's environmental impact.