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ISO 14040/14044 Life Cycle Assessment Checklist
Conduct a rigorous life cycle assessment covering the four phases of goal and scope, inventory, impact assessment, and interpretation per ISO 14040/44.
ISO 14040:2006ISO 14044:2006
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Goal & Scope Definition
- Is the goal of the LCA, including intended application and reasons for the study, stated? *
- Has the functional unit been defined and is it consistent with the goal and scope? *
- Is the system boundary defined with cut-off criteria for inputs and outputs? *
- Are data quality requirements (time, geography, technology coverage) specified? *
Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
- Have data collection procedures and a process flow diagram been established? *
- Are calculation procedures documented for validation and consistency of data? *
- Have allocation procedures been applied following the ISO allocation hierarchy? *
- Is refinement of the system boundary based on sensitivity analysis performed? *
Life Cycle Impact Assessment
- Have impact categories, category indicators, and characterization models been selected? *
- Is classification (assignment of LCI results to impact categories) completed? *
- Are characterization factors applied to calculate category indicator results? *
- Are optional elements (normalization, grouping, weighting) documented if used? *
Interpretation & Critical Review
- Have significant issues been identified based on LCI and LCIA results? *
- Have completeness, sensitivity, and consistency checks been performed? *
- Are conclusions, limitations, and recommendations documented? *
- For comparative assertions disclosed to the public, is a panel critical review conducted? *
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