Life cycle assessment
Develop, review and communicate life cycle approaches to ensure greater understanding and adoption of life cycle thinking towards sustainable consumption and production
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Environmental Impact Management
Levels
Demonstrates an understanding of life cycle assessment concepts and techniques
Understand the trade-offs between the three sustainability pillars (environmental, economic and social)
List the positive and negative impacts along with the product life cycles
List different life cycle assessment techniques
List policy initiative put forward by various stakeholders which include a consideration of life cycle-based approach (like National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental & Economic Responsibilities of Business, SEBI Guidelines on Business Responsibility Report
Document best practices in life cycle assessment methodologies and techniques
Document case studies(successes and gaps) on the lines of policy initiative which include a consideration of lifecycle-based approach (like National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental & Economic Responsibilities of Business, SEBI Guidelines on Business Responsibility Report)
Document best practices case studies on the effective use of life cycle assessment
Identity and document technologies that support effective life cycle assessment
Identify stakeholders to partner with to build and implement effective life cycle assessment frameworks
Research life cycle assessment methodologies and adaptive approaches
Review and develop approaches for life cycle assessment
Review existing lifecycle approach based initiatives and identify gaps
Recommend improvements of a product life cycle
Engage with stakeholders to initiate discussion and serve as input for the development of an Indian Roadmap on Life Cycle Assessment and Management.
Develop life cycle inventory data and related databases, methodologies and adaptive approaches
Participate in providing technical assistance and capacity building for life cycle assessment
Provide technical assistance to the public, private sector and research institutes taking up life cycle assessment projects/activities based on research
Conduct capacity building with training programmes for the public, private sector and research institutes
Develop guidelines/framework for different ministries and departments incorporating life cycle approach
Participate in product labelling initiatives.
Contribute to the Indian Roadmap on Life Cycle Assessment and Management