Journal

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Thoughts and working notes from October 2024 onward. Where an original date was not recorded, the entry shows the month only.

01 · The Data GapOctober 1, 20263 min read

I went looking for sustainable products and found a data problem

How a 2024 search for trustworthy eco-friendly products became two years of learning about EPDs, LCA, carbon data and the concept built around the gap.

01 · The Data GapAugust 13, 20262 min read

Notes on EPD platforms and machine-readable declarations

A market reading of digital EPD infrastructure: why moving declarations from PDFs to structured data matters, and where product opportunities sit.

01 · The Data GapMarch 20262 min read

The SMB carbon advantage

Most carbon tools are built for enterprises, but small and medium businesses carry much of the supply chain. Why that gap matters, and what tools could do.

01 · The Data GapJune 27, 20252 min read

Why LCA and ESG need each other

ESG reports describe a company. LCAs describe a product. As reporting gets more product-specific, the two are converging, and that is where the data gap shows.