Usability of Life Cycle Assessment for Cradle to Cradle purpose

Position Paper

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a measurement tool that has been used since the 1970s as a means of assessing the environmental impact of products or services. Cradle to Cradle® (C2C®) is an innovation framework used since the 1990s in order to design products and services which are beneficial in economic, health and environ- mental terms.