Land-use based on Life Cycle Assessment

Unit : Square kilometers (km²), Square kilometer years (km² * year)

Indicator : Total spatial footprint

Metric Type : Pressure

Frameworks alignment notes

ESRS E4 (DR E4-5 ref 36)

Target 9, Target 16

Target example

[Company name] will reduce total land-use from [specify product(s)] by [target amount] by [target year] compared with a [baseline year] baseline.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

Built Environment

Value chain stage

Raw Materials Manufacturing End of Life

Metric assessment

Relevance: Low

Feasibility: Low

Related Actions

Undertake compensatory conservation through target-based ecological compensation

Use recycled, renewable, or biodegradable materials to reduce reliance on virgin and fossil-based resources

Repurpose buildings by avoiding full demolition and designing deconstruction processes for the materials to be reused and repurposed

Select and change suppliers to move production to a lower-impact location

Protect biodiversity during harvesting and production

Design and implement projects that avoid natural habitats, maintain habitat connectivity, and prioritize ecosystem functioning and services

Design processes and products to minimize waste and maximize circularity

Engage and invest in the restoration or afforestation of degraded land within or around operations

Engage in context-based landscape management approaches (e.g., watershed stewardship and enhancing biodiversity)

Avoid material extraction in areas of significant biodiversity value

Create buffer zones/ecological corridors around valuable ecosystems