Environmental management. Life cycle assessment. Requirements and guidelines for organizational life cycle assessment

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-31-2015

Publisher

British Standards Institution

This Technical Specification (TS) provides additional requirements and guidelines for an effective application of ISO14040 and ISO14044 to organizations.

This Technical Specification details

the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) principles and methodology to organizations,
the benefits that LCA can bring to organizations by using LCA methodology at organizational level,
the system boundary,
specific considerations when dealing with LCI, LCIA, and interpretation, and
the limitations regarding reporting, environmental declarations, and comparative assertions.

This Technical Specification applies to any organization that has interest in applying LCA. It is not intended for the interpretation of ISO14001 and specifically covers the goals of ISO14040 and ISO14044.

Committee	SES/1/5
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	38
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
ISO/TS 14072:2014	Identical

ISO/TR 14069:2013	Greenhouse gases — Quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions for organizations — Guidance for the application of ISO 14064-1
ISO 14046:2014	Environmental management Water footprint Principles, requirements and guidelines
ISO 14044:2006	Environmental management Life cycle assessment Requirements and guidelines
ISO/TS 14071:2014	Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Critical review processes and reviewer competencies: Additional requirements and guidelines to ISO 14044:2006
ISO 14040:2006	Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework