The BCome database is live. Our database consists of more than 2,000 aggregated datasets from the textile and footwear sector.
Where does the data come from?
Primary sources
Our primary data sources are suppliers from our clients who agreed to share primary data. For the data to be reused as a generic data for all of our clients, a disclosure agreement is signed for both parts.
Secundary resources
The database BCome created is made up of scientific research papers, public databases such as Kering or SAC, and other private ones. In particular, BCome has a license of ecoinvent, the world’s most consistent and transparent life cycle inventory database in its last version (3.8). As much as possible, plastic materials are modeled based on PlasticsEurope Industry data (Eco-profiles). When data is not available as such, a proxy can be used based on background data, process information or technical data sheets, etc. In that case, a model is built on OpenLCA 1.11.0.
Check more info about how BCome is different from the Higg Index here
How do we classify data?
Modeling the Background data
To model the background production processes, we have a private sectoral database of impact indicators. We validate and verify each dataset of the database in units of mass (kg). All the data arranged in the database are validated and classified according to the degree of quality.
Data quality ranges
The datasets used in the BCome LCA DB are based on the best available data, and each dataset is modeled to be as representative as possible of the process. BCome validates the data in its database and classifies them according to their degree of quality:
- Data type 5: Poor
- Data type 4: Fair
- Data type 3: Good
- Data type 2: Very good
- Data type 1: Excellent