Life Cycle Analysis accepted worldwide as an effective tool for sustainability accounting

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 19, 2012 - With industries worldwide increasingly focusing their efforts on achieving environmental, social, and economic sustainability, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is becoming accepted as an effective sustainability accounting tool. Using LCA, a company is able to measure the consequences of a product from raw material extraction to manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use and end of life.  

According to a joint study by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Forest Products Association of Canada, the advantages of LCA stem from its comprehensiveness; it is a sophisticated analysis tool and to be used effectively the user must be well versed with the methodology.

On April 26 in a free webinar hosted by i2live of Industry Intelligence, Christine Burow, who worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Forest Products Association of Canada on “Life Cycle Assessment and Forest Products:  A White Paper”, will walk participants through the steps needed to commission an LCA analysis or to interpret an LCA report.  This event Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD): Benefits and challenges is open for registration now at the i2live website, http://www.i2live.net

During this webinar, Ms. Burow will discuss the four fundamental steps of setting up a LCA: goal and scope definition; inventory analysis; impact assessment and interpretation. Attendees at the webinar can expect to come away with a clear understanding of some of the primary reasons for conducting an LCA, which include driving performance improvement, effective marketing communications, meeting stakeholders’ expectations, complying with and anticipating legislative requirements and understanding the limitations of LCA.

This webinar is relevant to manufacturing sectors, including industries specializing in wood, pulp, paper and packaging. Space is limited; please sign up now.

About Christine Burow

Christine Burow runs an independent consulting company focused on business-to-business strategy with an emphasis on marketing and sustainability. She has worked with both large and small businesses, in such industries as forest products, renewable energy, cleantech and manufacturing. She is the Co-chair of The Sustainability Consortium’s Paper Sector, acting as the Forest Product Association of Canada’s representative. She is also a Team Member of Leapfrog Sustainability Inc. Christine has a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waterloo.

About i2live

i2live is the events unit of Industry Intelligence Inc. i2live brings together business leaders to address issues that cut across industries and market sectors especially forest products, packaging and food and beverage. Through online events and interactive conference programming, i2live helps businesses make sense of industry trends and capitalize on emerging opportunities. For more information visit http://www.i2live.net.

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