ISO 14044 Lifecycle Assessor
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What you’ll work towards
Understand the principles and framework of LCA as defined in ISO 14040/14044.
Identify the four phases of LCA (Goal & Scope Definition, Life Cycle Inventory, Life Cycle Impact Assessment, and Interpretation).
Apply LCA tools and methodologies to products, processes, and services.
Evaluate environmental impacts and support sustainable decision-making.
Develop practical skills to plan, execute, and communicate an LCA study.
Align LCA findings with corporate sustainability strategies and reporting requirements.
Learning points are drawn from the existing course outline. Confirm the current syllabus and qualification requirements before booking.
Who is this course for?
- Environmental and sustainability managers.
- Product designers and engineers.
- Quality, HSE, and compliance professionals.
- Corporate sustainability and CSR professionals.
- Consultants and auditors working in environmental management.
- Academics and researchers in environmental sciences.
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Read the existing course outline
- Understand the principles and framework of LCA as defined in ISO 14040/14044.
- Identify the four phases of LCA (Goal & Scope Definition, Life Cycle Inventory, Life Cycle Impact Assessment, and Interpretation).
- Apply LCA tools and methodologies to products, processes, and services.
- Evaluate environmental impacts and support sustainable decision-making.
- Develop practical skills to plan, execute, and communicate an LCA study.
- Align LCA findings with corporate sustainability strategies and reporting requirements.
- Explain and apply the ISO 14040/14044 framework in real-world projects.
- Conduct an LCA study from goal definition to interpretation.
- Use LCA software/tools to perform inventory and impact assessment.
- Critically evaluate existing LCA studies and reports.
- Integrate LCA into corporate sustainability, eco-design, and carbon footprint strategies.
- Environmental and sustainability managers.
- Product designers and engineers.
- Quality, HSE, and compliance professionals.
- Corporate sustainability and CSR professionals.
- Consultants and auditors working in environmental management.
- Academics and researchers in environmental sciences.
- ISO 14040:2006 – Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Principles and Framework
- ISO 14044:2006 – Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Requirements and Guidelines
- ISO 14067:2018 – Greenhouse gases – Carbon footprint of products
- ISO 14046:2014 – Environmental management – Water footprint
- ISO 59004:2024 – Circular Economy Principles
- Concept of Life Cycle Thinking and Sustainability
- Overview of Life Cycle Assessment
- Applications of LCA in business and policy
- Standards and guidelines: ISO 14040/14044 framework
- The Four Phases of LCA
- Case Study: Role of LCA in sustainability strategies
- Defining objectives, system boundaries, and functional units
- Identifying product systems and processes
- Data requirements and data quality assessment
- Collecting inventory data (inputs and outputs)
- Practical exercise: Building a life cycle inventory
- Classification, characterization, normalization, weighting
- Environmental impact categories (global warming, eutrophication, acidification, etc.)
- Selection of LCIA methods (e.g., ReCiPe, CML, TRACI)
- Case study: Evaluating the carbon footprint of a product
- Hands-on session: Conducting LCIA using LCA software tools
- Interpretation of LCA results and sensitivity analysis
- Identifying hotspots and improvement opportunities
- Reporting and critical review requirements (per ISO 14044)
- Communicating LCA findings to stakeholders
- Integration of LCA in eco-design, EPDs, and sustainability reporting
- Final group project: Conducting a simplified LCA and presenting results
- Instructor-led lectures (theory and principles).
- Interactive discussions (Q&A, sharing of experiences).
- Case studies (real-world examples of LCA applications).
- Hands-on exercises (system boundary definition, LCI, LCIA, interpretation).
- Software demonstration (introduction to common LCA tools such as SimaPro, GaBi, or OpenLCA).
- Group project & presentations to consolidate learning.
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