Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the basis for the development of the concepts of life cycle thinking and life cycle management. In short, LCA can be described as a tool for the systematic evaluation of the environmental impacts of a product or service through all stages of its life cycle - from Raw material extraction through production, distribution, use, to waste management and final disposal.

LCA has a variety of applications in companies. It can be used to:

• Focus product development
• Support marketing claims
• Improve product / corporate image
• Aid stakeholder communication
• Identify appropriate performance indicators, and
• Support improvement efforts

Let us enable your company to realise these benefits through our comprehensive range of product life cycle services, including:

• Life cycle assessment studies - let us do the hard work and conduct your life cycle assessment (LCA) for you whether it be a simple or a full LCA study.
• Life cycle data collection - as data collection is the time consuming part of an LCA, let us help you distribute the workload by doing the data collection for you. We will take on any challenge from literature search to on-site data collection.
• Review services - having conducted your own LCA, our LCA experts bring credibility to your work by critically reviewing your study. Our reviews will be tailored to suit your needs and can range from preliminary to full peer reviews.
• Software tool - we can offer you the LCA software tool, ·SimaPro, to help you assess and improve the environmental performance of your products.
• LCA training, support and advice - it is our aim to arm you with the knowledge necessary to improve your products and services. Our training courses are therefore designed to your specific needs.

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