Life cycle assessment and opportunities to improve environmental impacts in the wood sector

Analiza življenjskega cikla (LCA) je metoda ocene vplivov na okolje, ki jih ima neki izdelek ali storitev v času celotnega cikla – od pridobivanja surovin do odlaganja na deponijo. LCA sestavljajo štiri faze, ki se med seboj prepletajo in so standardizirane s standardoma ISO 14040:2006 in ISO 14044:2006. Zaradi vsestranske uporabnosti in celostnosti pri sprejemanju strateških odločitev uporaba LCA hitro narašča. Porast uporabe se opaža tudi v lesnopredelovalnem sektorju.Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a method that analyses the environmental impact of products or services throughout their life cycle – from the acquisition of raw materials to the end-of-life scenario in landfill. LCA consists of four phases that interact with each other and is standardized with ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006. Due to its versatility and comprehensive nature with regard to strategic decision making, the use of LCA is growing rapidly, including in the wood sector