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DIN EN ISO 14045:2012
Environmental management - Eco-efficiency assessment of product systems - Principles, requirements and guidelines (ISO 14045:2012); German and English version EN ISO 14045:2012
Eco-efficiency assessment is a quantitative management tool which enables the consideration of life cycle environmental impacts of a product system alongside its product system value to a stakeholder. Within eco-efficiency assessment, environmental impacts are evaluated using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as prescribed by other International Standards (ISO 14040, 14044). Consequently, eco-efficiency assessment shares with LCA many important principles such as life cycle perspective, comprehensiveness, functional unit approach, iterative nature, transparency and priority of scientific approach. The value of the product system may be chosen to reflect, for example, its resource, production, delivery or use efficiency, or a combination of these. The value may be expressed in monetary terms or other value aspects. The key objectives of this International Standard are to: - establish clear terminology and a common methodological framework for eco-efficiency assessment; - enable the practical use of eco-efficiency assessment for a wide range of product (including service) systems; - provide clear guidance on the interpretation of eco-efficiency assessment results; - encourage the transparent, accurate and informative reporting of eco-efficiency assessment results.
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