Methodology Standard for Stressor-Effects Life Cycle Assessment

This standard (SCS-002) is applicable to site-specific life cycle assessments of products, systems, projects, and organizations. It provides a framework for identifying environmentally relevant impact categories, calculating indicator results, and meeting documentation and reporting requirements. SCS-002 supplements ISO 14044 and ISO 14040 by providing detailed guidance for conducting site-specific life cycle assessments in a way that meets requirements for environmental relevance, referred to here as Stressor-Effects Life Cycle Assessment (SE-LCA). It also provides guidance for evaluating SE-LCA results. By providing detailed guidance for environmentally relevant site-specific life cycle assessment, this standard supports informed decision-making and strengthens the basis for claims made about products and systems.

For complete information about all standard criteria, download "SCS-002 Methodology Standard for Stressor-Effects Life Cycle Assessment (SE-LCA) V2.1" (see Documents section, to right).

Assurance System:

Conformance with SCS-002 requirements is assessed through annual audits conducted by SCS Global Services, a qualified and independent third party. Audits are conducted according to scheme-specific and relevant international standards. For full details about the SCS-002 assurance system, download “SCS-002 Certification Body Requirements” (see Documents section, to right).

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