Chapter 1 - Life cycle assessment (LCA) - Introduction (part 1)

A vital method for making businesses more competitive is life cycle
assessment (LCA). It enables businesses to measure the environmental effects of their operations and assess change options.

Table of content:
1) Definition 0:52
2) Limitation 1:23
3) Life cycle of a product 2:05
4) Functional unit 2:38
5) LCA as system analysis 3:41
6) LCA and operational input-output analysis (gate-to-gate) 4:11
7) History 5:16
8) The SETAC-Triangle in LCA guidelines 7:25