Independent · Compliance-Grade · Battery-Specialist

Independent LCA. From mine to cell.

Life cycle assessment, carbon & environmental benchmarking, decarbonisation, supply-chain intelligence, manufacturing, and recycling.

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Battery materials covered
Ni Co Li Mn C-Gr Cu
Technologies
LFP NMC NCA LMFP Na-ion Novel chemistries Solid-state Li-S Pyrometallurgy Hydrometallurgy +more
Scope
Mining & refining Manufacturing Recycling +more
Expertise across +95% of globally relevant battery-grade materials
Standards & compliance
ISO 14040 / 14044 ISO 14067 GHG Protocol EU Battery Regulation
Why it matters

Why environmental intelligence
matters now

Investors want to understand your impact. Customers are demanding it. Regulators are mandating it. Environmental performance is becoming a core business metric — and the companies that measure it rigorously will be better positioned than those that don't.

Step 1 Diagnose

Understand where your impacts actually come from

28% Materials
Materials 28%
Electricity 24%
Fuels 18%
Heat 13%
Transport 9%
Process Emissions 8%

Click any segment or category to explore what drives it.

Before you can reduce your footprint, you need to know where it comes from. We map environmental impacts at process level — identifying the hotspots that drive results and the areas that are often overlooked.

Step 2 Benchmark

See how you stack up against industry

Industry Standard Your Technology
60%
reduction
~50,000 t CO₂e saved per year
at commercial scale — equivalent to removing approximately 11,000 cars from the road annually

Knowing your own footprint is only half the picture. Benchmarking reveals where you stand globally — your contribution relative to the industry, your leverage points, and the commercial and reputational case for doing better.

Step 3 Act

Build a credible decarbonisation pathway

Target Baseline Renew. Supply Recycled Efficiency Target

Measurement without action is just reporting. We translate LCA results into prioritised, evidence-based decarbonisation pathways — quantifying the impact of each lever so you know where to focus first.

Step 4 Validate

Verify to any standard that matters

Results that need to stand up to scrutiny require more than internal sign-off. Whether the standard is ISO 14040/14044, ISO 14067, GHG Protocol, EU Battery Regulation, or a bespoke client framework, we provide independent critical review and verification — ensuring your report is technically sound, methodologically defensible, and ready for any audience.

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What we do

Expert analysis,
end to end

Battery LCAs demand expertise across the entire value chain — from mining to cathode chemistry to recycling hydrometallurgy. Without that depth, key assumptions and data gaps silently undermine results.

Life Cycle Assessment
From rapid screening to full compliance-grade ISO 14040/14044/14067 studies. Supporting internal decisions, investor applications, EU Battery Regulation declarations, and public claims.
Benchmarking
Understand how your product truly compares. Benchmark environmental performance using robust, industry-relevant datasets — uncovering competitive advantages and improvement opportunities.
Battery Material Data
High-quality, independently developed carbon footprints and supply chain intelligence for battery materials — nickel, cobalt, lithium, manganese, and graphite — built to your supply chain and reporting requirements.
Manufacturing & Recycling
Cell manufacturing, cathode & anode active materials, and battery recycling — pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and direct cathode rejuvenation — each assessed with process-level granularity.
Strategy & Advisory
Turn sustainability data into practical strategy. Decarbonisation pathways, supply chain screening, regulatory navigation (CBAM, EU Battery Regulation, GHG Protocol), and long-term environmental strategy.
Critical Review
Independent critical review of LCA studies in accordance with ISO 14044. Providing the rigorous third-party verification required for public claims, regulatory submissions, and investor-grade reporting.
Battery Footprint Intelligence

The supply chain,
mapped & measured

Mapping the correct origin of battery raw materials is critical for precise environmental footprints. There are hundreds of global mine-to-refinery routes, each with widely varying performance in carbon footprint, pollution, and resource consumption.

Cathode and anode precursor manufacturing and recycling are equally complex — highly sensitive to methods, chemistries, form factors, and regions. Each factor significantly influences environmental impact.

This intelligence — built from hundreds of technical reports, process engineering documents, and primary data — is developed and tailored to your supply chain. Routes, materials, and scope are configured to your specific requirements.

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CO₂e intensity →
Indonesian laterite — HPAL to MHP to NiSO₄
"Captive coal power plants remain the key driver of emissions."
Finnish sulfide — bio-heap leaching to NiSO₄
"Microbial leaching and low-carbon Nordic grid yield one of the lowest footprints globally."
Indonesian laterite — RKEF matte to NiSO₄
"Energy-intensive smelting combined with coal-heavy grids produces the highest footprint route."
Further nickel routes available on request
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Dr Joris Simaitis
Dr Joris Šimaitis
Founder, The Battery Footprint Co.
LCA Specialist · PhD, MSc, MSci
About

Independent expertise
you can cite

Dr Joris Šimaitis is a specialist LCA practitioner in the energy transition, with deep expertise across mining and refining, battery-grade metals and materials, and battery manufacturing and recycling.

As lead consultant for firms including Minviro and Benchmark Minerals Intelligence, he has delivered multiple ISO-compliant LCAs and developed hundreds of third-party validated datasets, supporting global companies across the battery value chain.

What sets this work apart is first-hand experience working directly with global companies — understanding what actually sits behind the data, what drives real decisions on the ground, and what practitioners genuinely need to make defensible, meaningful assessments. That context informs every LCA, dataset, and recommendation produced here.

Selected ISO-Compliant Studies
Šimaitis J, Saputra Lase I, Burns J, Li K. Life Cycle Assessment of Global Class 1 Nickel & Nickel Sulfate Hexahydrate. Prepared for the Nickel Institute. Minviro. 2026.
Šimaitis J, Ryan T, Myers S. Life Cycle Assessment of NMC811 Pouch Cells Using Altilium's Prospective UK Recycled Cathode Active Materials. Prepared for Jaguar Land Rover. Minviro. 2025.
Šimaitis J, McKercher H. Explorative Carbon Footprint of Product Study for Nordic NMC811 and LFP Battery Cells. Prepared for Battery Norway. Minviro. 2025.
Selected Publications
Šimaitis J, Lupton R, Vagg C, Butnar I, Sacchi R, Allen S. Battery electric vehicles show the lowest carbon footprints among passenger cars across 1.5–3.0 °C energy decarbonisation pathways. Communications Earth & Environment. 2025.
Šimaitis J, Butnar I, Sacchi R, Allen S, Lupton R, Vagg C. Expanding scenario diversity in prospective LCA: Coupling the TIAM-UCL integrated assessment model with Premise and ecoinvent. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2025.
Šimaitis J, Allen S, Vagg C. Are future recycling benefits misleading? Prospective life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2024.
Clients & collaborators
JLR Nickel Institute Minviro Benchmark Minerals Intelligence Microvast Freudenberg Altilium Ellen MacArthur Foundation European Commission International Lithium Association (ILiA) Battery Norway University of Bath UCL Innoval Climate Change Committee (CCC) Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Eight Versa Nursem Razbio Carbon Graph Pathways IAAPS ISCC
Contact

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Email
joris@batteryfootprintco.com
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Dr Joris Šimaitis
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Serving clients globally
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