Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) vs. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF):

 🌍 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) vs. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF):

🌍 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) vs. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF): Understanding the Difference! ♻️

As businesses focus on sustainability and net-zero goals, two key methodologies help measure environmental impact: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprint (PCF). While they are related, they serve distinct purposes.

🔹 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐋𝐂𝐀)

📊 Comprehensive environmental impact assessment of a product, process, or service across its entire life cycle.

✅ Covers multiple impact categories (carbon emissions, water use, energy, toxicity, etc.)

✅ Stages: Raw material extraction → Manufacturing → Distribution → Use → End-of-life

✅ Standardized by: ISO 14040/14044

🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 (𝐏𝐂𝐅)

🌱 Focuses only on carbon emissions (GHG emissions measured in CO₂-equivalent) from a product’s life cycle.

✅ A subset of LCA but specific to carbon footprint

✅ Helps companies comply with carbon regulations & improve sustainability reporting

✅ Standardized by: ISO 14067, GHG Protocol Product Standard

🚀 Why It Matters:

✔️ Companies using LCA can make holistic sustainability improvements.

✔️ PCF helps in carbon reduction strategies & meeting net-zero targets.

💡 Is your company measuring its carbon footprint yet? Let’s discuss! 👇

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