Information on environmental impacts of products become more and more important. Sustainability is a megatrend, customers ask about Carbon Footprints and specific claims must be substantiated. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the most recognized methodology to assess potential environmental impacts of products. However, the flexibility of LCA methodology and the fact that different standards exist make it very difficult to compare products on the basis of different studies. That is why the European Commission has, for example, initiated the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), aiming to establish harmonised rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple frameworks and guidelines for conducting Life Cycle Assessments have been published over the years which are all applied in industry and academia. The objective of this session is to evaluate the frameworks and guidelines for the methodological choices which impact LCAs for products. The session will focus on where methodological choices of guidelines are similar to each other, where they are different and the implication of the methodological choices for the results of the LCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n