All frameworks
Assessment
ISO 14040 / 14044
ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 (Life Cycle Assessment)
The principles, framework and requirements for life cycle assessment (LCA), governing how cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of products and processes are calculated and reported.
Purpose
To define the principles, framework, requirements and guidelines for life cycle assessment.
Scope & applicability
All four phases of LCA: goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation.
Who it affects
Organisations assessing the environmental impact of products and processes across their life cycle.
Key requirements & principles
Documented goal and scope, life-cycle inventory, impact assessment, and critical interpretation, with transparency on data and assumptions.
Practical implications
LCA built to ISO 14040/14044 gives impact assessment a defensible, reproducible basis for design, sourcing and disclosure decisions.
How Planetary Plus can help
Related frameworks
Planetary Plus helps organisations meet this framework through implementation. Where independent assurance or certification is required, it is delivered by accredited third parties; we help you reach the point where that step is straightforward.