Abstract

DIN EN ISO 14071 provides additional specifications to ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006. It provides requirements and guidelines for conducting a critical review of any type of LCA study and the competencies required for the review. DIN EN ISO 14071 provides: details of a critical review process, including clarification with regard to ISO 14044:2006; guidelines to deliver the required critical review process, linked to the goal of the life cycle assessment (LCA) and its intended use; content and deliverables of the critical review process; guidelines to improve the consistency, transparency, efficiency and credibility of the critical review process; the required competencies for the reviewer(s) (internal, external and panel member); the required competencies to be represented by the panel as a whole. DIN EN ISO 14071 does not cover the applications of LCA.

Begin

2023-01-06

WI

CSS26071

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 14071

Project number

17200250

Responsible national committee

NA 172-00-03 AA - Life cycle assessment and environmental labelling  

Responsible european committee

CEN/BT - BT Technical Board  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 207/SC 5/WG 12 - Life cycle assessment -- Requirements and guidelines  

draft standard

Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Critical review processes and reviewer competencies: Additional requirements and guidelines to ISO 14044:2006 (ISO/DIS 14071:2023); German and English version prEN ISO 14071:2023
2023-12
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previous edition(s)

Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Critical review processes and reviewer competencies: Additional requirements and guidelines to ISO 14044:2006 (ISO/TS 14071:2014); German and English version CEN ISO/TS 14071:2016
2016-06

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