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LCA’s theory and practice: like ebony and ivory living in perfect harmony?

2012; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 18; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s11367-012-0476-x

1614-7502

Martin Baitz, Stefan Albrecht, Eloise Brauner, Clare Broadbent, Guy Castellan, Pierre Conrath, James A. Fava, Matthias Finkbeiner, Matthias Fischer, Pere Fullana‐i‐Palmer, Stephan Krinke, Christian Leroy, Oliver Loebel, Phil McKeown, Ivo Mersiowsky, Bernhard Möginger, Marcus Pfaadt, Gerald Rebitzer, Elmar Rother, Klaus Ruhland, Aafko Schanssema, Ladji Tikana,

Environmental Impact and Sustainability

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