“Ask three people how a life cycle assessment (LCA) works and you may end up with four different answers. Running a life cycle assessment – whether you’re a manager, analyst, engineer, or other professional – is more complex. You need to collect data from all stages of the life cycle: raw material acquisition, manufacturing, production, transportation, use, reuse, maintenance, and eventual disposal and waste management.
If it’s your first time running an LCA, it’s likely intimidating. In this piece, we unpack the LCA and clarify how the tool can benefit organizations.”
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