We are interested in cooperating as a research and sustainability assessment partner in projects addressing the transition towards more sustainable, circular and low-impact food value chains.
We seek collaboration with food industry actors, SMEs, technology providers, research organisations and public authorities to support the design, testing and assessment of innovative processing, circularity and waste reduction solutions.
Our role focuses on providing robust environmental footprinting, life cycle-based assessments and decision-support tools to evaluate technologies, processes and value chain configurations, supporting evidence-based strategies towards climate-neutral, resource-efficient and resilient food systems.

Our organisation is a research group at the University of Cantabria specialised in the sustainability assessment of food value chains, with strong expertise in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), environmental footprinting and circular economy strategies applied to the agri-food sector.
We assess the environmental performance of food processing, distribution and waste management systems, including the valorisation of by-products, energy use, resource efficiency and circularity pathways. Our work supports the identification of hotspots, trade-offs and improvement strategies across food value chains.
The group has extensive experience in European and national research and innovation projects, collaborating with industry and technology partners to evaluate innovative processing methods, circular solutions and energy-efficient systems. We contribute to projects aiming to develop evidence-based, systemic and multi-actor solutions that enhance the environmental, economic and social sustainability of food value chains.