Product Stewardship Programmes and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)
We deliver ISO 14040, 14044 and 14067 LCA using SimaPro, GaBi and OpenLCA modelling for EPD, CBAM, PCF and Scope 3 disclosure
Product Stewardship Programmes and Lifecycle
Assessment (LCA)
Product lifecycle assessment quantifies environmental impact across raw material extraction, manufacturing, distribution, use and end of life. It generates the product carbon footprint under ISO 14067, environmental product declarations under ISO 14025 and the decision support data your team needs for eco design, substitution and substantiated marketing claims. The discipline has moved from a voluntary differentiator to a mandatory market access tool. EU CBAM transitional reporting has run since October 2023 with the full levy from January 2026 and requires verified embedded emission data for steel, cement, fertiliser, aluminium, hydrogen and electricity. The EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, effective from 2024 with sector specific Digital Product Passports phasing in between 2026 and 2030, mandates LCA derived data for most product categories. The FDA and EFSA increasingly demand environmental fate data, and the Green Claims Directive of 2024 makes a substantiated LCA the only defence against greenwashing prosecution. Our team executes the work in SimaPro, GaBi (now Sphera LCA), OpenLCA or OneClick LCA against established databases such as ecoinvent, GaBi LCI, ELCD and USLCI. We make the attributional and consequential methodology choices explicit, manage allocation transparently and produce studies that are ready for critical review under ISO 14071.
Our implementation model
A practical, phased delivery approach that runs from gap assessment through operational embedding and is built around your regulatory context.
Define LCA goal and scope per ISO 14040 / 14044, functional unit (e.g., 1 kg product, 1 m² surface for 10 years), system boundary (cradle to gate, cradle to grave, cradle to cradle), allocation methodology (mass, energy, economic).
Build LCI per ISO 14041, input/output table per life cycle stage (raw material, manufacturing, distribution, use, end of life), collect primary data from site, secondary from databases (ecoinvent, GaBi, ELCD), align with PCR (Product Category Rules).
Conduct LCIA per ISO 14042, characterisation (TRACI 2.1, ReCiPe 2016, CML, EF 3.0), normalisation, weighting (optional), calculate impact per category, climate change, ODP, acidification, eutrophication, smog, human toxicity, eco toxicity.
Conduct sensitivity per ISO 14044 Cl.4.5, test alternative scenarios, allocation methods, data quality, conduct uncertainty per Monte Carlo simulation with ecoinvent uncertainty data, align with EPD verification requirements.
Compile LCA report per ISO 14044, executive summary, goal & scope, LCI, LCIA, interpretation, limitations, prepare Environmental Product Declaration per ISO 14025 / EN 15804 (construction) / EN 15978 (building), align with PCR.
Identify environmental hotspots per life cycle stage and impact category, develop improvement roadmap, material substitution, energy efficiency, transport optimisation, end of life recycling, align with corporate sustainability and ESG reporting.
Product Stewardship Programmes and Lifecycle in full scope
Value of Product Stewardship Programmes and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)
- We identify the environmental hotspots worth reducing
- We support informed substitution decisions
- We strengthen your product level sustainability claims
- We reduce downstream user exposure
- We conform to ISO 14040, 14044 and 14067
- We support EPD per ISO 14025
- We document PEF for EU markets
- We produce studies that withstand greenwashing scrutiny
- We embed environmental criteria in your research and development
- We build out the supplier dialogue on Scope 3
- We support eco design innovation
- We improve the credibility of your market communication
- We help you capture the green premium on certified products
- We support your EU CBAM and carbon tax positioning
- We enable sustainability linked finance
- We improve brand equity through credible claims
Codes & standards we work to
Triggers that signal the need
Where Product Stewardship Programmes and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) applies
Process chemical plants, specialty chemical sites, and industrial parks requiring EHS management systems.
Upstream, midstream, and downstream facilities with complex EHS and regulatory requirements.
cGMP regulated facilities requiring integrated EHS, occupational hygiene, and sustainability programmes.
Extractive industry operations with dust, noise, chemical, and environmental compliance obligations.
Power plants, renewable energy facilities, and utilities with environmental permit obligations.
Manufacturing sites requiring chemical safety, waste compliance, and ESG reporting programmes.
Tangible deliverables
- LCA report to ISO 14040 and 14044
- Lifecycle inventory data
- Impact assessment per category
- Hotspot analysis
- EPD where applicable
- Eco design recommendation
Ready to start your project?
Speak with our team to scope an engagement tailored to your facility, regulatory context, and lifecycle stage.