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Roger Singleton

LCA practitioner. CEO of LCA Factory. Building the product carbon data manufacturers need.


Oct 23, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Your product data might be complete. That doesn't mean it's ready for an EPD.

Two problems I keep seeing on EPD projects, and the one distinction behind both.

Your product data might be complete. That doesn't mean it's ready for an EPD.

Oct 22, 2026

by Roger Singleton

A manufacturer's guide to preparing for an EPD

What an environmental product declaration needs from you, which decisions are yours, what your provider handles, and what to have ready before anyone starts modelling.

A manufacturer's guide to preparing for an EPD

Oct 15, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Is India an EPD market? I was looking in the wrong place.

I went to India looking for manufacturers who needed EPDs. I found something more interesting in the buildings they supply.

Is India an EPD market? I was looking in the wrong place.

Oct 8, 2026

by Roger Singleton

How big is the market for EPDs in India?

I've come to Delhi to find out. But I'm increasingly convinced market size is the wrong place to start.

How big is the market for EPDs in India?

Jul 16, 2026

by Roger Singleton

CBAM Looks Like an LCA. It Runs the Other Way.

CBAM Looks Like an LCA. It Runs the Other Way.

Jul 2, 2026

by Roger Singleton

CBAM Q2 Lands Monday. Your Q3 Book Is Still Open.

On Monday 6 July, the European Commission publishes the Q2 2026 CBAM certificate price. Here is what serious procurement and compliance teams are actually doing with that number.

CBAM Q2 Lands Monday. Your Q3 Book Is Still Open.

May 28, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Outcome Integrity

Part 4 of the trust series — the gate where you stop building the number and decide whether to stand behind it.

Outcome Integrity

May 26, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Snapshot of a Living Ledger

The Regulator's Eye — what the Digital Product Passport really demands of LCA.

Snapshot of a Living Ledger

May 21, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Data Integrity

Part 3 of the trust series - why the perfect-data fight is the wrong fight, and how to use uncertainty as the bridge while the discipline catches up.

Data Integrity

May 14, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Modelling Integrity in AI Powered LCA

Part 2 of the trust series — where AI shows its superpowers, and where oversight becomes a production system problem.

Modelling Integrity in AI Powered LCA

May 11, 2026

by Roger Singleton

UK CBAM Is Coming. Your Suppliers Aren't Ready.

The verification regime arriving in January 2027 — and the questions procurement should start asking now.

UK CBAM Is Coming. Your Suppliers Aren't Ready.

May 7, 2026

by Roger Singleton

Physical System Integrity

The Trust Series, Part 1 of 4 — what trust in AI-enabled LCA actually requires, starting with the most fundamental layer.

Physical System Integrity

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