THE 14 IMPACT FACTORS CALCULATED AS PART OF THE SCORING AT EACH STAGE OF A PRODUCT'S LIFE CYCLE(1)
This diagram represents the 14 Impact Factors Assessed in a Product’s Life Cycle.
As part of the product scoring process, 14 environmental impact factors are calculated across three key domains Air, Water, and Earth:
- AIR
- Climate Change – Carbon footprint.
- Ozone – Ozone depletion / Photochemical ozone formation.
- Air Quality – Fine particles / Toxicity via the environment / Ionising radiation.
- WATER
- Water Use – Water scarcity.
- Water Quality
- Freshwater ecotoxicity
- Freshwater eutrophication
- Marine eutrophication
Acidification – Water acidification.
- EARTH
- Biodiversity
- Land transformation
- Terrestrial eutrophication
- Land Resources – Depletion of mineral and fossil resources.
- Biodiversity