Lifecycle Assessment – A look beyond what you see in a product
Have you ever wondered, what is the real impact of a product, process, or service? What impacts are created by the resources that it constitutes? How energy-intensive it is? and, most importantly, what is the footprint of its end-of-life management impact?
To have a clear understanding of the true impact of a product or service we need to take a holistic view, and life cycle assessment is a method of assessment purpose-built for it.
It not only provides a cradle-to-grave analysis of environmental impacts in its results but also provides transparency into what is considered (boundary) employing a credible methodology. Therefore, it is an accepted assessment methodology that provides a complete and comprehensive measurement of the absolute impacts of a product or service, enabling comparison.
If this discussion has sparked your interest, the 11th Life Cycle Assessment Conference could be a great opportunity to explore more into the subject and share your ideas. If you are interested in presenting your peer-reviewed papers or posters, please make sure that you submit your abstract before the 15th of November 2022. For more information, please check the pdf.
We are proud to have released article 6 in the series where we share 10 simple shifts that we can make in designing for regenerative consumption.
“Each year an estimated $24 billion USD of waste is generated due to unwanted gifts. How can we tackle this issue? Well, here are 6 things we can do to question and challenge the way we give gifts to benefit the environment and reduce waste.” Read more…
