Our mission
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 in the context of setting up a recycling scheme for used batteries in Belgium.
1999
RDC Environment finalises the first version of its RangeLCA software, a tool with features unmatched by other LCA tools.
2002
First JAVA environmental assessment tool.
2013
Bernard De Caevel becomes the sole shareholder again.
2012
RDC Environment launches Instant LCA TM Packaging.
2012
RDC Environment launches its first web tool, Instant LCATM Textile.
2011
RDC Environment becomes part of the Intertek Group.
2020
Frédéric Michel, Director of RDC Environment, becomes a partner in the company.
2022
RDC celebrates its 30th anniversary!
Summary
RDC Environment is :
- A team of twenty engineers and economists with a passion for sustainable development
- A multilingual team (French, English, Dutch, German, Spanish and Portuguese)
- A company with a European dimension: our headquarters are in Brussels and we have a branch in France
- A company that was awarded the eco-dynamic label by Brussels Capital Region.
Our values
An approach driven by your needs
Reliability
Independence
Customer satisfaction
Responsibility
Team spirit
Our team
Discover our experts
Our team is formed by engineers and economists, all experts in the environmental field.
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills :
- LCA
- Quality control of studies
- Circular economy
His vision :
"Being serious without taking oneself seriously"
Bernard De Caevel
CEO
Background :
Management engineer
Skills:
- Circular economy
- EPR
Her vision :
"Organisation is the key to success"
Mélanie Coppens
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT
Background :
Economist
Skills :
- Circular economy
- EPR
His vision :
"Our house is on fire and we look the other way" Jacques Chirac
Frédéric Michel
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Background :
Agronomic engineer
Skills :
- Circular economy
- Textile EPR
- Environmental labelling and ecolabels
Her vision :
"We always learn"
Isabelle Descos
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EXPERT
Background :
Bioengineer
Skills :
- LCA
- ISO 14040 & ISO 14044, PEF
- Packaging
Her vision :
"The only way to do an excellent job is to love what you do"
Céline Alexandre
LCA EXPERT
Background :
Bioengineer
Skills :
- ISO 14040 & 14044, PEF
- LCA & Packaging
His vision :
"I never lose. I either win or learn" Nelson Mandela
Maxime Dupriez
LCA SOFTWARE EXPERT
Background :
Economist
Skills :
- Cost-benefit analysis and assessment
- Circular economy
HIs vision :
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" Leonardo da Vinci
Tom Huppertz
ECONOMIST EXPERT
Background :
Textile engineer
Skills :
- LCA
- ISO 14040 & 14044, PEF
- Textile
Her vision :
"Life is like a bicycle, you have to move forward to keep your balance" Einstein
Sandrine Pesnel
LCA EXPERT
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills :
- Circular economy
- EPR
- End of Waste
Her vision :
"Contribute, help each other, learn and have fun"
Mathilde Le Bihan
EXPERTE ÉCONOMIE CIRCULAIRE
Background :
Electronic engineer
Skills :
- Business development
His vision :
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" - Eleanor Roosevelt
Thiery Crispeels
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Background :
Environmental engineer
Skills:
- LCA
- ISO 14040 & 14044, PEF, EPD
- EEE & Packaging
His vision :
"The first enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge"
Johan Lhotellier
LCA EXPERT
Background :
Economist
Skills :
- Circular economy
- Cost-benefit analysis and assessment
His vision :
"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see" Mark Twain
Jose Rafael Dulbecco
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills :
- LCA
- Monetisation of environmental impacts
- R&D
Her vision :
"The detail is not neutral, it is similar to the nail that holds the frame together."
Elisabeth Van Overbeke
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills:
- LCA
- Ecodesign
Her vision :
"A small effort by everyone goes further than a big effort by one person"
Emilie Deram
CONSULTANT
Background :
Management engineer
Skills:
- Circular economy
- EPR
Her vision :
"It is better to think about change than to change the bandage" Francis Blanche
Alice Nyssens
CONSULTANT
Background :
Biologist
Skills :
- Life cycle assessment
- Circular economy
His 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
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills :
- LCA
- Waste characterisation
His vision :
"Bonum vinum laetificat cor Hominis"
Marc De Vos
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills :
- LCA
- LCA web tools
His vision :
"A green thumb to build the tools of tomorrow"
Thomas Wunderlich
CONSULTANT
Background :
Bioengineer
Skills :
- Life cycle assessment
- Circular economy
His vision :
" It never gets easier, you just get faster" Greg LeMond
Hugo Thunis
CONSULTANT
Background :
Chemical engineer
Skills :
- Life cycle assessment
- Circular economy
His vision :
"It is in today's utopias that tomorrow's solutions lie"
Josquin Vandeputte
CONSULTANT
Background :
Secretariat
Skills :
- Commercial tendering procedures
- Administrative work
Her vision :
"Everything can be explained and everything makes sense"
Nelly Saakian
OFFICE MANAGER
Background :
Environmental engineer
Skills :
- LCA
- Circular economy
His vision :
"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit"
Tjok Meuwissen
CONSULTANT
Background :
Engineer
Skills :
- Life cycle assessment
- Circular economy
His vision :
"It's by failing that we grow"
Tom Gagneux
CONSULTANT
Background :
Environmental engineer
Skills :
- Life cycle assessment
- Circular economy
His vision :
"The noblest price of science is the pleasure of enlightening ignorance" - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre
Gabriela Espadas
CONSULTANT
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Phone : +32 (0) 2 420 28 23
contact@rdcenvironment.be
Av Gustave Demey 57 – 1160 Brussels