Published July 31, 2012
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LCA's theory and practice: like ebony and ivory living in perfect harmony?

Creators

  • 1. PE International
  • 2. University of Stuttgart
  • 3. World Steel Association
  • 4. PlasticsEurope Association, Brussels, Belgium
  • 5. EDANA Association, Brussels, Belgium
  • 6. Five Winds, Boston, USA
  • 7. Technical University of Berlin
  • 8. Fraunhofer Society
  • 9. UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, Barcelona, Spain
  • 10. Volkswagen
  • 11. The Aluminum Association
  • 12. PU Europe Association, Brussels, Belgium
  • 13. University of Bedfordshire
  • 14. DEKRA Consulting GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
  • 15. Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Science, Rheinbach, Germany
  • 16. Wacker Chemie
  • 17. Value Innovation Centre, Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen AG, Neuhausen, Switzerland
  • 18. Evonik Industries
  • 19. Daimler AG
  • 20. VMK Kunststofverpakkingen, AK Den Haag, The Netherlands
  • 21. Deutsches Kupfer Institut (DKI), Düsseldorf, Germany

Description

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is recognized as a trustworthy, scientific while understandable approach to address the environmental sustainability of human activities. It is applied for multiple uses in internal and external information supply and for decision support. However, LCA application in practice must fulfill three basic criteria: (1) It must be reliable in order to ensure the credibility of information and results generated, (2) it must fit into existing information routines and practices in business to ensure applicability, and (3) it must provide quantitative and relevant information to inform decision makers. Over the last two decades, LCA methodology and related data have become a suitable and professional
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