Launch and Road-testing of the Guidance on Organizational Life Cycle Assessment
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The document details the launch and road-testing of the 'Guidance on Organizational Life Cycle Assessment' (O-LCA) by UNEP and SETAC, highlighting the collaborative efforts of various stakeholders. It outlines the methodology, goals, and next steps for O-LCA, emphasizing the need for real-world application and feedback from organizations spanning different sectors and regions. The guidance aims to improve the understanding and implementation of life cycle assessments in organizational contexts.
Launch and Road-testing of the Guidance on Organizational Life Cycle Assessment
- 1. A joint organisation of UNEP & SETAC Launch and Road-testing of the Guidance on Organizational LCA by the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative Julia Martínez-Blanco, Matthias Finkbeiner, Llorenç Milà-i-Canals, Ana Quiros, Atsushi Inaba Bordeux, France 1 September 2015
- 2. Content • “Guidance on Organizational LCA” • Technical framework • Next steps: road testing Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 3. “Guidance on Organizational Life Cycle Assessment” Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 4. Acknowledgements Producers: Supervision, technical editing and support: Llorenç Milà i Canals (UNEP DTIE, France) • Sonia Valdivia (UNEP DTIE, France) Lead authors: Julia Martínez Blanco (TU Berlin, Germany) • Matthias Finkbeiner (TU Berlin, Germany) • Atsushi Inaba (Kogakuin University, Japan) Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA 17 co-drafters in the working group 47 feedback stakeholders who participated in the consultation process 11 first movers (case studies) Consultan cy;25% University ;37% NGO;8% Research center; 8% Big company; 7% Industrial sector;3% Internatio nal Org.; 5% Politic;3% SME;2% Type of organisation Women; 39% Men;61% Gender Africa; 9% Asia Pacific; 11% Europe; 46% Latin America; 19% North America; 14% Global; 2% Region Composition co-drafters and feedback stakeholders
- 5. Content and recommended reading itineraries Features of the Guidance document Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 6. Reports Summaries about specific features of the ‘First Mover’ stories Features of the Guidance document Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 7. Content • “Guidance on Organizational LCA” • Technical framework • Next steps: road testing Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 8. • A compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and potential environmental impacts of the activities associated with the organization adopting a life cycle perspective (ISO/TS 14072). • O-LCA mainly differs… – from previous LCA techniques by its What is O-LCA? Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA object of study: the organization; – from other organization-oriented methodologies by its approach: the life cycle; – from recent value chain tools by the categories considered: multi-criteria assessment.
- 9. Goals definition Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 10. Main elements of O-LCA scope Scope definition Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA Other common issues to be defined: allocation procedures, LCIA methods, data quality requirements, assumptions, etc.
- 11. Reporting organization • Subject of study • Consolidation method • Reference period Scope definition Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA Reporting flow • per units (e.g. number of jeans, skirts and shirts produced by a clothing manufacturer) • per weight (e.g. kilograms of steel, iron and aluminum provided by a metal retailer) • non-physical terms (e.g. economic revenue and number of employees)
- 12. System boundary - Which operations/activities are part of the system? The resources use and emissions are divided into: direct and indirect. Scope definition Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA Cradle-to-gate Cradle-to-grave
- 13. Data collection Inventory Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 14. There is not a “one-size- fits-all” approach to O- LCA. Three experience-based pathways are defined with specific Inventory Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA with specific recommendations
- 15. Content • “Guidance on Organizational LCA” • Technical framework • Next steps: road testing Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 16. Road Testing Test the guidance document in about 10 real organizations. Goals: proof the potentialities of the methodology + add more experiences and promote its further use + test the clarity of the document Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA Representative set of organizations: region, sector, size, and experience with environmental tools. Terms: The organizations is the main actor in the application (providing its own resources). The secretariat provides support. Calendar: September 2015 – Summer 2016
- 17. Provisional list of road testers The provisional list of road testers includes: • Sectors: Cosmetics, Agricultural machinery, Vegetable oil, Ceramic tiles, Steel, Education, Plywoods, Consultancy, Waste management... Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA • Countries: Italy, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, India, Canada, Bolivia, Peru... • Sizes: 5 – 7,000 employees; local and international ... still being defined.
- 18. How to collaborate? Download and use the Guidance document. Be our voice and disseminate O-LCA. Apply O-LCA and encourage others to do it. Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA
- 19. Thanking our sponsors Platinum Sponsors Launch and road-testing of the Guidance on O-LCA Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Gold Sponsors
- 20. A joint organisation of UNEP & SETAC Thanks for your attention!! Contact Life Cycle Initiative: info@lifecycleinitiative.orgContact Life Cycle Initiative: info@lifecycleinitiative.org Contact flagship project: julia.martinezblanco@tu-berlin.de