Informing Sustainable Choices: Discover the Life Cycle Initiative
Decision-makers are often presented with choices about consumption and production that can have profound long-term environmental, social, and economic impacts. The UNEP’s Life Cycle Initiative, a multi-stakeholder partnership between public and private organizations, empowers decision-makers with robust, science-based life-cycle tools and knowledge.
By enabling the application of life-cycle approaches, the Initiative accelerates progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals faster and more efficiently.
Our Work:
The Life Cycle Initiative delivers on two broad activity areas:
- Foster the Enabling Conditions to use LCA: We facilitate science-based, global consensus building to establish the fundamental knowledge required for life-cycle approaches. Governments, industries, and consumers benefit from enhanced access to Life Cycle Knowledge, LCA data, and consensus methodologies . We foster widespread adoption of life-cycle approaches by enhancing skills and capacity through our LCA Networks and e-learning modules. Learn more about our methodologies and data platforms on our website.
- Enhance the application of LCA: We collaborate with a broad spectrum of public and private stakeholders to mainstream life-cycle approaches into decision-making and policy-making. We apply life-cycle approaches to sectors with significant environmental impacts. Currently, our focus includes mining and minerals, buildings and construction, plastics and textiles. A recent example of our work is A policymakers' guide to Life Cycle Assessment, available in multiple languages.
Get Involved:
Businesses, governments, NGOs, research institutions, and individuals can all contribute to and benefit from the Life Cycle Initiative.
For more information about our work and how to get involved, visit the Life Cycle Initiative website!
