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Life Cycle Assessment Report
Lifecycle & carbonA lifecycle assessment or supporting study exists for the product, product family, or declared scope.
You might see it written as: LCA · Life Cycle Assessment · Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Issued by: LCA consultancies · Manufacturer (ISO 14040/14044 study)
What it proves
A lifecycle assessment or supporting study exists for the product, product family, or declared scope.
What it does not prove
- That the result is comparable without functional unit, boundary, method, geography, and review checks.
Claims it can support
- Has Life Cycle Assessment Report →
medium risk
Evidence checklist
- Minimum authority
- Third-party verified
- Should state
- Study Scope · Functional Unit · System Boundary · Method · Review Status
- Date sensitivity
- Expiry is not the primary issue; check scope and method instead.
LCA reports and EPDs are related but not interchangeable; preserve exact document type and review status.
Source: ISO 14040/14044 ↗