2. Undertake an LCA

A life cycle assessment (LCA) study must be undertaken in accordance with a suitable PCR (and a c-PCR when relevant).

The LCA may be performed in-house by the EPD Owner or with the help of a consultant with expertise in LCA and EPDs. A list of consultants with recent experience in assisting Australian and New Zealand companies can be found here

The LCA study must comply with:

• the international accepted principles, framework, methodology and practices for LCA established by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044
• the general purpose of EPDs in the collection of data, and the methods and assumptions used as advocated in the ISO standard 14025 and described in Annex A of the GPI
• the PCR (and c-PCR when relevant) applicable for the specified product category.