OUR HISTORY

Experts since 1992

  • 1992

    Bernard De Caevel founded RDC Environment with Prof. Alfons Buekens (VUB).

  • 1996

    RDC Environment carries out its first cost-benefit analysis.

  • 1999

    RDC Environment is finalising the first version of its RangeLCA software, an expert LCA tool.

  • 2002

    First JAVA environmental assessment tool.

  • 2011

    RDC Environment becomes part of the Intertek Group.

  • 2012

    RDC Environment launches its first web tool, Instant LCA™ Textile.

  • 2012

    RDC Environment launches Instant LCA™ Packaging.

  • 2013

    Bernard De Caevel becomes the sole shareholder again.

  • 2020

    Frédéric Michel, Director of RDC Environment, becomes a partner in the company.

  • 2022

    RDC celebrates its 30th anniversary!

  • 2022

    Creation of Pilario.

  • 2023

    Creation of the subsidiary RDC Environment France.

RDC Environment :

  • Green Innovators

    A team of twenty engineers and economists with a passion for sustainable development

  • Multilanguage Team

    A multilingual team (French, English, Dutch, German and Spanish)

  • Europa Connect

    A company with a European dimension: our headquarters are in Brussels and we have a subsidiary in Rouen in France

  • Eco-Dynamic Label

    A company that was awarded the eco-dynamic label by Brussels Capital Region.

OUR VALUES

An Approach Driven By Your Needs

  • Reliability

    Reliability

  • Independence

    Independence

  • Customer Satisfaction

  • Responsibility

  • Team Spirit

Our participation in various initiatives

  • Natural Capital Coalition

  • Social & Human Capital Coalition

  • Green Deal Companies and Biodiversity

  • ISO 14007
    ISO 14008

  • PEF TAB Member

MEET OUR TEAM

Our team is formed by engineers and economists, all experts in the environmental field

  • BERNARD DE CAEVEL

    FOUNDER – PARTNER – SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

    Background

    Chemical engineer

    Skills

    LCA
    Quality control of studies
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “Being serious without taking oneself seriously”

    BERNARD DE CAEVEL

    FOUNDER – PARTNER – SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

  • FRÉDÉRIC MICHEL

    PARTNER – MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Background

    Economist

    Skills

    Circular economy
    EPR

    Vision

    “Our house is on fire and we look the other way” Jacques Chirac

    FRÉDÉRIC MICHEL

    PARTNER – MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • CÉLINE ALEXANDRE

    LCA EXPERT

    Background

    Bio Ingenieer

    Skills

    LCA
    ISO 14040 & ISO 14044, PEF
    Packaging

    Vision

    “The only way to do an excellent job is to love what you do”

    CÉLINE ALEXANDRE

    LCA EXPERT

  • ISABELLE DESCOS

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT

    Background

    Agronomic engineer

    Skills

    Circular economy
    Textile EPR
    Environmental labelling and ecolabels

    Vision

    “We always learn”

    ISABELLE DESCOS

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT

  • MÉLANIE COPPENS

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT

    Background

    Management Engineer

    Skills

    Circular economy
    EPR

    Vision

    “Organisation is the key to success”

    MÉLANIE COPPENS

    CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT

  • JOHAN LHOTTELIER

    LCA SOFTWARE EXPERT

    Background

    Environmental engineer

    Skills

    LCA
    ISO 14040 & 14044, PEF, EPD
    EEE & Packaging

    Vision

    “The first enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge”

    JOHAN LHOTTELIER

    LCA SOFTWARE EXPERT

  • TOM HUPPERTZ

    PARTNER – ECONOMIST EXPERT

    Background

    Economist

    Skills

    Cost-benefit analysis and assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Leonardo da Vinci

    TOM HUPPERTZ

    PARTNER – ECONOMIST EXPERT

  • MATHILDE LE BIHAN

    PARTNER – CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT

    Background

    Chemical engineer

    Skills

    Circular economy
    EPR
    End of Waste

    Vision

    “Contribute, help each other, learn and have fun”

    MATHILDE LE BIHAN

    PARTNER – CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT

  • ELISABETH VAN OVERBEKE

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

    Background

    Chemical engineer

    Skills

    LCA
    Monetisation of environmental impacts
    R&D

    Vision

    “The detail is not neutral, it is similar to the nail that holds the frame together.”

    ELISABETH VAN OVERBEKE

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • MARC DE VOS

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

    Background

    Chemical engineer

    Skills

    LCA
    Waste characterisation

    Vision

    “Bonum vinum laetificat cor Hominis”

    MARC DE VOS

    SENIOR CONSULTANT

  • NELLY SAAKIAN

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Background

    Secretariat

    Skills

    Commercial tendering procedures
    Administrative work

    Vision

    “Everything can be explained and everything makes sense”

    NELLY SAAKIAN

    OFFICE MANAGER

  • THOMAS WUNDERLICH

    CONSULTANT – PROJECT MANAGER

    Background

    Chemical Engineer

    Skills

    LCA
    LCA software

    Vision

    “A green thumb to build the tools of tomorrow”

    THOMAS WUNDERLICH

    CONSULTANT – PROJECT MANAGER

  • TJOOK MEUWISSEN

    CONSULTANT – PROJECT MANAGER

    Background

    Environmental engineer

    Skills

    LCA
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit”

    TJOOK MEUWISSEN

    CONSULTANT – PROJECT MANAGER

  • ROMAIN JEUNIAUX

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Biologist

    Skills

    Life cycle assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “All our actions have an impact, it is up to each of us to decide whether it will be positive or negative”

    ROMAIN JEUNIAUX

    CONSULTANT

  • JOSQUIN VANDEPUTTE

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Chemical Engineer

    Skills

    Life cycle assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “It is in today’s utopias that tomorrow’s solutions lie”

    JOSQUIN VANDEPUTTE

    CONSULTANT

  • VICTOR BERNARD

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Mechanical engineer

    Skills

    Life cycle assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “Insanity is doing the same thing every day and expecting a different result” Einstein

    VICTOR BERNARD

    CONSULTANT

  • SOLINE PEREIRA

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Mechanical Engineer

    Skills

    Life cycle assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “Further, with less” Timothée Parrique

    SOLINE PEREIRA

    CONSULTANT

  • TRISTAN SALMON

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Economist

    Skills

    Cost-benefit analysis and assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “The proper use of science is not to conquer nature, but to live in harmony with it.” Barry Commoner

    TRISTAN SALMON

    CONSULTANT

  • ALICE CAUDRON

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Materials Engineer

    Skills

    Life cycle assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “When you look in the right direction, all you have to do is move forward” Buddhist proverb

    ALICE CAUDRON

    CONSULTANT

  • JEAN LEDOUX

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Economist

    Skills

    Cost-benefit analysis and assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “Faced with a changing world, it is better to think about change than to change the dressing.”

    JEAN LEDOUX

    CONSULTANT

  • BENTE WIGERINCK

    CONSULTANT

    Background

    Bio Engineer

    Skills

    Life cycle assessment
    Circular economy

    Vision

    “The global only exists by the generosity of the local”

    BENTE WIGERINCK

    CONSULTANT