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ISO publishes ISO 14072:2024 organizational LCA standard (requirements and guidance applying ISO 14040/14044 at the organization level)
Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040/14044)International Organization for Standardization (ISO)Global
Announced
Jan 1, 2024
Description
ISO published ISO 14072:2024, which specifies additional requirements and provides guidance for applying ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006 to organizations (organizational life cycle assessment). This is relevant to LCA programs using ISO 14040/14044 as the methodological foundation and needing a standardized approach for organizational-level assessments. The ISO standard page indicates this is a successor to ISO/TS 14072:2014 (transition from Technical Specification to International Standard). No specific regulatory enforcement date or legal mandate is indicated in the provided source.