New Standard from Last Update.

NATIONAL FOREWORD

The Indian Standard which is identical with ISO/TR 14049 : 2012 issued by the International Organization for Standardization was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Environmental Management Sectional Committee and approval of the Chemical Division Council.

The heightened awareness of the importance of environmental protection, and the possible impacts associated with products manufactured and consumed, has increased the interest in the development of methods to better comprehend and reduce these impacts. One of the techniques being developed for this purpose is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The requirements and guidelines for LCA are covered in IS/ISO 14044. This document further provides supplemental information to IS/ISO 14044 : 2006, based on several examples on key areas of IS/ISO 14044 in order to enhance the understanding of the requirements of IS/ISO 14044.