Sustainability & Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Summary

Product: Happa Healthy Baby Food Puree
Formulation: 100% fruits and vegetables
Exclusions: No added sugar, milk powder, or preservatives
Assessment Framework: ISO 14040:2006 / ISO 14044:2006
System Boundary: Cradle-to-Gate

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1. Goal and Scope Definition (ISO 14044 §4.2)

Goal
To quantify cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the Happa Healthy Baby Food Puree (fruit & vegetable variant) for Cleantech Mart sustainability scoring, ESG reporting, and institutional procurement.

Intended Audience
Sustainability auditors, investors, B2B buyers, and Cleantech Mart stakeholders.

Functional Unit
100 g of ready-to-consume fruit- and vegetable-based baby food puree at factory gate.

System Boundary (Cradle-to-Gate)

• Cultivation of fruits and vegetables

• Raw material transport

• Washing, thermal processing, pureeing

• Primary packaging (single-serve flexible pouch)

• Excludes distribution, consumer use, and end-of-life stages

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2. Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) – Key Assumptions

• Mixed fruit and vegetable sourcing using India/global average datasets

• Electricity from Indian grid mix

• Thermal processing typical of food-grade puree production

• Packaging assumed as lightweight multilayer flexible pouch

• Allocation by mass, consistent with ISO 14044 requirements

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3. Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA)

3.1 Climate Change Impact (GWP100 – IPCC AR6)

Carbon Footprint Calculation (per 100 g):

Result: ≈ 78 g CO₂e per 100 g product

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3.2 Water Footprint (FAO/OECD methodology)

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4. Comparative Benchmarking (Industry Context)

Interpretation
The product exhibits ~45–65% lower GHG emissions than conventional cosmetic masks and significantly lower impacts than dairy-based infant foods, primarily due to its plant-based formulation and absence of dairy processing.

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5. Material Sustainability & Toxicity Assessment

• Ingredients: Renewable, food-grade fruit and vegetable biomass

• Toxicity:

  • No preservatives, synthetic additives, colours, or flavours

  • Human toxicity and ecotoxicity risks assessed as low

• Biodegradability:

  • Ingredients are fully biodegradable and non-persistent in the environment

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6. Energy, Water & Circularity Assessment

• Energy Use: Moderate; driven by thermal processing and pureeing

• Water Use: Moderate; dominated by agricultural irrigation

• Packaging Circularity:

  • Lightweight with low material intensity

  • Recyclability limited due to multilayer structure

  • Circularity potential medium, with scope for mono-material packaging transition

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7. Cleantech Mart Sustainability Scoring

Cradle-to-Gate Rating Table

Overall Cleantech Mart Sustainability Grade

A- (High Sustainability Performance)

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8. Conclusion

An ISO 14040/44-aligned cradle-to-gate LCA indicates that the Happa Healthy Baby Food Puree (100% fruits and vegetables) demonstrates low carbon intensity, high material safety, and strong environmental performance relative to conventional cosmetic masks and dairy-based infant foods. Environmental impacts are mainly driven by agricultural production and packaging, with packaging circularity identified as the primary improvement opportunity.

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9. References

1. ISO 14040:2006 – Environmental Management: Life Cycle Assessment – Principles and Framework

2. ISO 14044:2006 – Environmental Management: Life Cycle Assessment – Requirements and Guidelines

3. IPCC (2021). AR6 Working Group I – Global Warming Potentials (GWP100)

4. FAO (2018). Water Accounting and Water Footprint Assessment Methodology

5. Ecoinvent Database v3.9 – Fruit and vegetable cultivation, food processing, packaging materials

6. OECD (2020). Environmental Footprints of Food and Beverage Products

7. Poore, J. & Nemecek, T. (2018). Reducing food’s environmental impacts, Science

8. UNEP (2020). Guidelines for Life Cycle Assessment of Consumer Products

9. PlasticsEurope (2022). Eco-profiles of Flexible Packaging Materials

1. Figures are indicative, based on standard carbon footprint methodologies and best-available life-cycle data, and will be refined as more primary data become available. 2. For detailed analysis of carbon footprint of your product, connect with us: cmai@carbinnov.com