Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Services
From raw material to disposal, ECG delivers ISO-compliant LCAs to reduce product impacts, improve design, and support EPDs or certifications. Contact ECG to get started with a custom LCA.
A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a critical tool for understanding the full environmental impact of a product—from raw material extraction to end-of-life disposal. ECG delivers high-quality LCAs that are compliant with ISO standards and enhanced by AI-driven tools, helping your business design better products, reduce emissions, and meet sustainability goals.
Our Comprehensive LCA Services
We provide tailored LCA services using industry-standard tools and internationally recognized methods.
- Comparative LCAs: Assess the environmental impact of two or more product configurations to support sustainable design choices.
- LCA Screenings: Identify key impact areas quickly through streamlined preliminary assessments.
- Product & Corporate Carbon Footprints: Quantify GHG emissions for individual products or entire organizations.
- Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Data Collection: We streamline and manage complex supply chain data for accuracy and completeness.
- Critical Review of LCA Studies: Ensure reliability and credibility of existing studies with third-party expert review.
- Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): We prepare or verify EPDs in compliance with ISO 14025 and relevant Product Category Rules (PCRs).
- PCR Development: If no PCR exists for your product category, we can help you create one aligned with ISO 14040/44 standards.
All Our Services at a Glance
Climate and Carbon Services
- Corporate Carbon Footprint Calculation
- Product Carbon Footprint Calculation
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Product Environmental Footprint
- Water Advisory Services
- Greenhouse Gas Verification
- Carbon Offset Consulting
- 45Q and 45V Tax Credits
- Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit – Section 48E
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
- SB 253 Compliance & GHG Reporting Services
- SB 261 – Climate-Related Financial Risk Act
- California Climate Disclosure Compliance
Sustainability Reporting
- Materiality Assessment
- Double Materiality Assessments
- Materiality and SASB Reporting
- SASB Standards
- GRI Reporting
- CDP Consulting
- Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
- Science Based Targets Initiative
- U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
- Net Zero Training and Workshops
- Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
- Reduced Carbon Footprint Verification
- Recycled Content Verification