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ISO 14044 - Life Cycle Assessment Requirements and Guidelines

Equip your organization with methodologies to conduct thorough life cycle assessments (LCAs) to manage environmental impacts.

Conduct comprehensive and consistent LCAs as part of your environmental management processes.

Improve environmental management and enhance efficiencies with ISO 14044. Create systematic and thorough LCAs that are both globally recognized and trusted.

ISO 14044 specifies requirements and provides guidelines for LCAs. This includes defining goal and scope definitions, life cycle inventory analysis, assessment of environmental impact, and interpreting the results of your assessments.

This standard is part of the ISO 14040 family, focusing on environmental management and life cycle assessments. The standard helps organizations accelerate international trade by meeting environmental expectations of global partners and customers when conducting life cycle assessments.

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Ensure best practice in environmental management with ISO 14044.

Improve environmental performance by reducing resource and energy use.
Reduce costs by identifying inefficiencies and waste in the life cycle.
Provide a data-driven foundation for decision-making in both strategy and production.
Ensure consistency and transparency across global supply chains.
Strengthen compliance and risk management through smarter, consistent LCAs.
Drive environmental progress and support sustainability initiatives.

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