Changelog
Målbar LCA updates, improvements, and fixes, newest first
29 Jan 2026 Målbar LCA Feature
Spend less time reapplying filters and more time analysing results!
Work more efficiently with your screenings by applying and manage filters while you work in Målbar LCA. Using filters helps you focus on relevant data, compare results more easily, and maintain a consistent approach during your screening sessions.

Find our guide to using filters here
15 Jan 2026 Målbar LCA Feature
Tag your way to better overview
We’ve added something new to make your work in Målbar LCA even smoother: Tagging-system.
The ‘Tagging-system’ gives you a simple, visual way to stay organised and aligned in your screenings. It will help your team see progress, responsibilities, and collections instantly.
This is a 100% internal tool designed to support clarity and structure in your workflow.
Note! Tags won’t appear in reports or exports: they’re purely for your team’s own overview.

How to get the best out of Tagging-system
Start by agreeing internally on how you’ll use tags. And define a few clear dimensions.
We’ve added 8 colours you can use to make your tagging structure both clear and consistent.
Here’s our suggestion:
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Progress
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Collection
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Designer / Product family
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Screening level
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Category
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Responsible
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Customer
A few simple principles make all the difference:
- One colour = one dimension
- Always name tags with
- 1) a dimension and 2) a label
- (E.g. Progress: Ongoing, Progress: Completed)
- 1) a dimension and 2) a label
- Use only the tags that truly help = keep it simple
With Tagging-system, it becomes easier to stay coordinated, work faster, and keep a clear overview, no matter how many screenings you’re managing.
Find our tag naming suggestions here

Did you know?
Once you’ve aligned internally on how you’ll use the Tagging-system and which dimensions matter most for your company.
You can use ‘Bulk edit’ to quickly review and tag all your existing screenings in one place.
05 Jan 2026 Målbar LCA Feature
Printable self-assessment reports
Your climate footprint results are now easier to share and discuss.
With Målbar’s new printable self-assessment reports, you can turn your digital screenings into clear, visual summaries ready to bring to meetings, workshops, or internal reviews.
Compare alternate screenings side by side. Share data with colleagues in product development or sustainability.
Give teams across your company a simple, tangible overview of a product’s climate footprint, without needing them to log into the platform.
Simply press the three dots next to
‘View Results’ and the option will appear.

Did you know?
You can also use the ‘Download self-assessment Report’ feature to create and compare alternative screenings.
For example, if you’ve made two screenings with different materials or production locations, download both reports and view them side by side to see how the changes affect the climate footprint results.
Here’s a short guide on how to do it
06 Jan 2026 Dataset updates
New data update cycle
As part of our update cycle, we review and update the background-data and datasets in Målbar LCA twice a year, following the cycle of updates from the main dataset sources like EcoInvent.
The two updates will be placed every year in ultimo December and ultimo June.
This ensures that we balance the integration of the newest available data on one hand and the stability of calculations for long-term decision-making on the other hand.
You can view the details on the first update round in this email as we have deployed these changes in the end of December 2025.
We keep the data up to date, so you can work confidently and in line with current requirements.
Should new legislation require adjustments to the underlying data in Målbar LCA, these changes will be implemented at the time they come into effect.
Otherwise, the next scheduled update will take place in ultimo June 2026.
Dataset updates
- Textile and leather:
- In Textile from yarn – All natural fibre materials option
- In Textile and leather accessory – All options
- Carpet and Rug:
- Natural fibre for Front face material
- Packaging:
- Steel tubes/profiles
- Solid hardwood
- Solid softwood
- HDF board
- MDF board
- OSB board
- Particle/chip board
- Plywood board
- Solid carton box
- Solid carton tube
Note! If you have chosen ‘Solid carton board box or tube unbleached’ in your screening it will now only be appropriate for Solid carton boxes.
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Upholstery, padding and sound damping:
- Polyurethane block foam high resilience (HR, cold foam)
- Polyurethane block foam low resilience (H, polyether foam)
- Foam blocks, foam mouldings and mats – All foam block and moulded foam options
- Wood and plant-based: Updated data on manufacturing processes within the entire category
- Natural stone and cement composites: Updated data on manufacturing processes within the entire category
- Surface treatment and glue:
- Application process for all Sheet surface treatment on wood
- Edge banding veneer
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Ceramic: Updated data on manufacturing processes within the entire category
These dataset updates are now live in your screenings and have also been integrated into your Verified Screenings to ensure they always reflect the newest available data.
For most products, these updates have only a minor effect on the overall climate footprint. Though some variation can occur depending on your supply chain and material composition of your products.If you notice a larger change in a specific product, you’re very welcome to reach out to our Helpdesk. We’ll be happy to walk you through the details and explain what’s behind the update.
06 Jan 2026 New materials New Processes
- Plastic and plastic composite:
- In Thermosetting composite component + Thermosetting component, all BMC material options
- In Thermosetting composite component – Hand lay-up moulding process option
- Natural stone and cement composite:
- In Cement and reinforcements – Wood wool as reinforcement/aggregate option
- Textile and leather: Non-woven textile
- In Felted or air-laid textile new process option Spun-bond
- In Textile from yarn – Silk yarn as an option
- Carpet and Rug: Front face material
- Hemp yarn
- Pineapple leaf yarn
- PVC (staple yarn)
- Ramie yarn
- Silk yarn
- In Tufted carpet/rug – Machine tufting with default primary backing as manufacturing method option
- Modular carpet (tiles) as Carpet Format option

