ISO 14040:2006

Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework

Publication date: Jun 30, 2006

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Current stage: 90.93 Effective date: Jun 17, 2022

Originator: ISO

Owner: ISO/TC 207/SC 5

Type: International Standard

ICS: 13.020.60 13.020.10

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ISO 14040:2006 describes the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) including: definition of the goal and scope of the LCA, the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review of the LCA, limitations of the LCA, the relationship between the LCA phases, and conditions for use of value choices and optional elements.
ISO 14040:2006 covers life cycle assessment (LCA) studies and life cycle inventory (LCI) studies. It does not describe the LCA technique in detail, nor does it specify methodologies for the individual phases of the LCA.
The intended application of LCA or LCI results is considered during definition of the goal and scope, but the application itself is outside the scope of this International Standard.