Aligning Goals and Outcomes in LCA

LCA is used for various purposes, from compliance, reporting, and communication to strategic decision-making support, both internally and externally in organisations. With guidelines, standards and demands like Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), Product Category Rules (PCR), GHG Protocol, Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), digital product passports etc., the area of LCA could quickly become blurred while aiming to create clarity and mutual data for guidance towards sustainable options.

Therefore, this very first event in this newly established networking group will present a first draft for a decision tree for LCAs, unfolding the application areas and purposes of LCA. Further, we will discuss how to disseminate the scope, methodology, and results of an LCA to decision makers.

Agenda

13:00 Welcome / Jesper Dalgaard Pøhler
Who are gathered today, and why do we see the need for an LCA network?

Jesper Dalgaard Pøhler works at 2-0 LCA and took part in establishing this network.

13:15 Using LCAs for green claims /Christian Poll
When is an LCA useful? What is required for an LCA to support green claims? Which current and upcoming regulation should you be aware of when using an LCA for green claims? How should you disseminate limitations of an LCA to the decision makers using the results?

Christian Poll is a special consultant within sustainability, employed at the Consumer Ombudsman and Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

14:15 Break and networking
Coffee and time to talk to peers.

14:45 A decision tree for LCAs /Louise Laumann Kjær & Jesper Dalgaard Pøhler
What are the different purposes and applications of LCA? What will the outcome be, depending on target group and objective? And which limitations should you pay special attention to? Louise and Jesper will present the LCA decision tree: The outcome of three meetings between selected representatives from Danish universities, companies, and authorities. The audience is invited to give feedback to the further development of the decision tree.Louise Laumann Kjær is PhD, sustainability consultant and external lecturer at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, teaching LCA.

15:15 Plenum discussion & collection of inputs
Discussing the decision tree.

15:45 Networking
The official event ends at 16 pm. Participants are welcome to stay longer to network.

Read more about IDA Miljø LCA here: IDA Miljø LCA