What Lifecycles does

Lifecycles (legally Life Cycle Strategies Pty. Ltd.) is an Australian life cycle assessment consultancy founded in 2003 and headquartered in Collingwood, Victoria, employing 11-50 staff. The company delivers ISO 14040/14044-compliant LCA studies, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) via the EPD Australasia programme operator framework, climate and Scope 3 carbon reporting, and sustainability strategy consulting to enterprise, government, and industry association clients across agriculture, packaging, construction, textiles, energy, and consumer goods verticals in Australia.

Its technology stack centres on three pillars: (1) PIQET, a proprietary purpose-built online LCA tool for packaging that reached version 5.0 in October 2024 with ISO 14044-compliant reporting, organisational footprint tracking, APIs and bulk import; (2) authorised SimaPro distribution in Australia, providing resale, training, and configuration for the world's most widely used LCA software; and (3) proprietary data assets including the AusLCI national life cycle inventory database (which Lifecycles maintains and is expanding to 1500+ farm-gate products through the $4M LCAgMetrics partnership with AgriFutures Australia) and Australian agricultural data contributed to ecoinvent v3.10. Additional offerings include starter and advanced LCA training courses and bespoke custom emission factor datasets and tools.

Lifecycles monetises through a mix of project-based professional services (LCA studies, EPDs, consulting mandates spanning 4-week to 6-month engagements), subscription and freemium self-serve revenue from PIQET (15-day free trial, monthly subscription after), channel/royalty revenue from SimaPro distribution in Australia, training course fees, and bespoke data tool development. Named clients span Nestlé Purina PetCare, ANZRP, Resmed, Yarra Valley Water, AMTA, Visy, WOSUP, Pilot Pen, Fonterra, Barro Group, Neumann Steel, Bisalloy Steels, Woolworths, Officeworks, Telstra, Opal, Queensland Government, NSW Government, Australian Government, City of Melbourne, Monash University, and Hort Innovation. Distribution is primarily direct, supplemented by self-serve online access to PIQET and authorised channel partner status for SimaPro.

Name

Lifecycles

Legal name

Life Cycle Strategies Pty. Ltd.

Website

https://lifecycles.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Australian life cycle assessment consultancy founded 2003 providing ISO 14040/14044-compliant LCA studies, EPDs, climate reporting, proprietary PIQET software, SimaPro distribution, and AusLCI national database services to enterprises, governments, and industry associations across agriculture, packaging, construction, and consumer goods sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting & Life Cycle Assessment

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Product Sustainability & LCA/EPD (Eco-design, PCF) (EUAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lifecycle Analytics, LCA & Circularity Consulting (Footprinting, Material Flow Analysis) (EUAFACAK), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Life cycle assessment
• Sustainability consulting
• Packaging LCA software
• Environmental product declarations
• Carbon footprinting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Collingwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. LCA consulting services: Professional consulting engagements for LCA studies, EPD development, climate and carbon reporting, and sustainability strategy. Projects range from streamlined comparative studies (4-8 weeks) to full ISO-compliant studies with critical review (3-6 months). Revenue is project-based and scoped to client needs.
2. LCA software and tools (PIQET): PIQET is offered with a 15-day free trial; revenue from subscription or licensing of the PIQET platform for packaging LCA assessments. PIQET 5.0 also enables organisational-level packaging footprint tracking.
3. SimaPro software distribution: As an authorised SimaPro distributor in Australia, Lifecycles distributes and supports SimaPro software, providing training, support, and bespoke configuration.
4. LCA training: Starter and advanced LCA courses, including online SimaPro training and the Lifecycles Lab — intensive workshops where consultants work alongside client teams on real product systems.
5. Custom emission factors and data services: Development of custom emission factor datasets and bespoke LCA tools tailored to individual client requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lifecycles provides life cycle assessment (LCA) consulting, proprietary and third-party LCA software, sustainability data tools, and training services. The company delivers ISO 14040/14044-aligned LCA studies, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), climate and carbon footprinting, and packaging sustainability analysis for Australian enterprises, government bodies, and industry associations. Its flagship software product is PIQET, a purpose-built online packaging LCA tool, and it is the authorised Australian distributor of SimaPro.

Product overview

Lifecycles offers a comprehensive portfolio of LCA and sustainability measurement products and services. The core offerings include PIQET (Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool), a purpose-built online packaging LCA tool now at version 5.0, and SimaPro LCA software (which Lifecycles distributes in Australia). Data products include the AusLCI national database, Australian agricultural data contributed to ecoinvent, custom emission factors, and bespoke LCA tools. Consulting services encompass LCA studies, Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), climate and carbon reporting, and packaging LCA services. Training offerings include starter and advanced LCA courses plus the Lifecycles Lab intensive workshop program. The company operates as a sustainability consultancy with over 20 years of experience providing science-based environmental decision-making support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PIQET (Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool) Proprietary online LCA tool purpose-built for packaging technologists, material scientists, and sustainability teams to run ISO 14044-aligned packaging assessments through a structured interface without specialist LCA software. Supports quick comparative assessments during packaging design with built-in ISO 14044 report maker, organisation-level packaging footprint tracking, advanced recycling assessment, and API/bulk import for enterprise users.
• SimaPro LCA Software (Australian distribution) Authorised Australian distribution of SimaPro, the world's most widely used LCA software, including licensing, training, support, and bespoke configuration. Connects Australian users to multiple databases including ecoinvent, AusLCI, and industry-specific datasets.
• LCA Studies (consulting) Comprehensive environmental studies conducted in accordance with ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, providing systematic quantitative evaluation of environmental impacts across entire product life cycles. Engagements range from streamlined comparative studies (4-8 weeks) to full ISO-compliant studies with critical review (3-6 months). Used for hotspot analysis, design optimisation, and sustainability strategy.
• Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) Standardised, third-party verified documents communicating environmental performance of products following ISO 14025 and product-specific Product Category Rules (PCRs). Lifecycles manages the full EPD process from scoping through verification and publication via the EPD Australasia programme operator.
• Climate and Carbon Reporting Consulting services supporting organisations to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions including Scope 1, 2, and 3 accounting aligned with the GHG Protocol and emerging climate disclosure frameworks (e.g., ISSB, EU CSRD, Australian climate reporting).
• LCA Training Courses Starter and advanced LCA courses for managers, designers, and practitioners, plus online SimaPro training and the Lifecycles Lab intensive workshop programme where consultants work alongside client teams to analyse real product systems. Delivered as both open enrolment and bespoke in-house programmes.
• Bespoke LCA Tools Custom-built LCA calculators and tools developed for organisations requiring tailored assessment capabilities beyond standard software offerings, including product-specific calculators (e.g., the Pilot Pen refillable vs single-use pen calculator).
• Custom Emission Factors
• Packaging LCA Services
• AusLCI Database (Australian Life Cycle Inventory) Australia's national life cycle inventory database, maintained and contributed to by Lifecycles. Central repository of data accurately portraying the environmental performance of Australian agricultural production systems, supporting sustainability metrics and LCA studies nationally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Visy Paper Bubble vs. LDPE bubble wrap: 34% lower carbon, 73% lower energy, 39% lower water impacts when recycled through kerbside systems (independently peer-reviewed)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• AgriFutures AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Lifecycles and AgriFutures Australia are executing the $4M LCAgMetrics project under the Federal Government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant Round. The project is updating and broadening the Australian Life Cycle Inventory (AusLCI) database to cover 1500+ farm-gate products and expanding into post-farm processing data, enabling integration of sustainability metrics into business supply chain systems.
• EPD AustralasiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Lifecycles develops EPDs registered through EPD Australasia's programme operator. EPD Australasia reduced joining fees in April 2026, lowering barriers for SMEs. Lifecycles has developed EPDs for Barro Group (42 EPDs), Neumann Steel, and Bisalloy Steels under this programme.
• UN Environment Programme — Life Cycle InitiativeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Tim Grant participates in the GLAM (Global Guidance for Life Cycle Impact Assessment Indicators and Methods) project as part of the UN Environment Programme Life Cycle Initiative, working alongside 40 world-leading scientists to develop globally harmonised LCA impact assessment methods. Tim serves on the task force for Ecosystem Services with focus on soil quality.
• Loop Circular Economy PlatformminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Lifecycles is a foundation partner of Loop Circular Economy Platform — a not-for-profit dedicated to driving circular economy change in Australia.
• Carbon Neutral AdelaideminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Lifecycles joined as a founding partner of Carbon Neutral Adelaide, an initiative to make Adelaide the world's first carbon neutral city.
• ANZRP (Australian and New Zealand Recycling Platform)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Lifecycles conducted LCA for ANZRP's e-waste White Paper, demonstrating that recycling one tonne of e-waste saves 981 kg CO₂e. The LCA is a fundamental component of ANZRP's sustainability programme.
• Sustainable Packaging AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008PIQET was originally developed in 2008 by the Sustainable Packaging Alliance in partnership with Nestlé Australia, Cadbury Schweppes, Lion Nathan, MasterFoods Australia, Simplot Australia and other research partners. Today Lifecycles owns and operates PIQET.
• ALCAS (Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Tim Grant co-chairs the ALCAS Board. ALCAS has been the home for LCA practitioners, researchers, and sustainability professionals across Australia and New Zealand since 2001. Lifecycles presents at ALCAS conferences and webinars, contributes to standards development, and hosts the annual ALCAS symposium.
• ecoinventcoreTechnology or IntegrationLifecycles contributed five new Australian agricultural products (barley, maize, oat, rapeseed, wheat) to ecoinvent v3.10, with state-level regional models. The company is also an authorised SimaPro distributor, which connects to ecoinvent databases. Lifecycles also maintains and contributes to the Australian national database AusLCI.
• Charitable Reuse AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifecycles developed the Environmental Conversion Factors underpinning the National Reuse Impact Dataset and the Reuse Impact Calculator for Charitable Reuse Australia, demonstrating that Australia's charitable reuse sector prevents ~1.4 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.
• Hort InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLifecycles has conducted multiple projects for Hort Innovation including the first industry-wide carbon footprint assessments for Australian avocado production and raspberry/blackberry production, and the LCAgMetrics project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carbon Trust: International climate and sustainability consultancy offering product carbon footprinting, LCA, and certification services. Comparable service portfolio and buyer segment, particularly for European multinationals requiring verified footprint data.
• Anthesis Group: Sustainability consultancy with strong product-level LCA, packaging, and circular-economy practices serving CPG, retail, and packaging clients globally. Comparable consulting depth and buyer overlap with Lifecycles' packaging and consumer-goods work.
• PRé Sustainability: Developer of SimaPro, the global LCA software platform that Lifecycles distributes and supports in Australia. PRé is the direct upstream partner and the most natural head-to-head competitor on full-scope LCA consulting and tooling.
• One Click LCA: SaaS LCA platform purpose-built for construction and building products, widely used by manufacturers needing EPDs for Green Star, LEED, and BREEAM. Overlaps directly with Lifecycles' construction/building-materials EPD practice and competes for the same Australian construction buyers.
• Quantis: Sustainability consultancy specialising in LCA, footprinting, and science-based target setting for global CPG, food, and packaging clients. Directly comparable to Lifecycles' consulting practice and a credible alternative for multinational accounts with Australian operations.
• ClimatePartner: Provider of carbon footprinting, product carbon footprints, and climate-action solutions for businesses, with strong overlap in CPG, packaging, and consumer-goods footprint work. Comparable buyer segment and overlapping service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Global engineering, design, and sustainability consultancy with established LCA, EPD, and embodied-carbon practices serving construction and infrastructure clients. Competes for the same Australian building-materials and infrastructure LCA work.
• Sphera: Global ESG, EHS, and LCA software-and-services provider (formerly thinkstep) serving the same enterprise buyers — packaging, construction, chemicals — with broader portfolio solutions. Competes directly with Lifecycles' full-scope LCA and EPD work at the top of the Australian enterprise market.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with deep LCA, EPD, and climate-disclosure capability. A broad incumbent that competes for enterprise LCA mandates and Scope 3 engagements that Lifecycles also pursues.

Emerging players

• GreenDelta (openLCA): Developer of the open-source openLCA platform and Nexus coupling tool. Represents the open-source alternative to SimaPro and could compete with PIQET/SimaPro distribution on price-sensitive academic and SME segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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