What is a life cycle assessment ? 

The Life Cycle Assessment is a procedure for measuring the environmental impact of a product or service throughout its entire life cycle. 

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What’s included in the LCA? 

In addition to a carbon footprint report, the LCA framework provides a more comprehensive way of measuring the carbon footprint of goods and products. The LCA includes the whole scope of the product’s environmental impact, by measuring the total of: 

• The emissions from the raw material extraction process,
• The transportation and packaging of the product and the associated emissions,
• The emissions associated with its end-of-life disposal process, including recycling or reuse. 

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The LCA is an important tool for assessing the entire scope of environmental damage caused by a product or service. 

For more info, check out Greenly’s blog article on “How to conduct a useful life cycle assessment”