ISO 14045:2012 PDF

Scope: This International Standard describes the principles, requirements and guidelines for eco-efficiency assessment for product systems, including: a) the goal and scope definition of the eco-efficiency assessment; b) the environmental assessment; c) the product system value assessment; d) the quantification of eco-efficiency; e) interpretation (including quality assurance); f) reporting; g) critical review of the eco-efficiency assessment. Requirements, recommendations and guidelines for specific choices of categories of environmental impact and values are not included. The intended application of the eco-efficiency assessment is considered during the goal and scope definition phase, but the actual use of the results is outside the scope of this International Standard.

ISO 14045:2012 Referenced Document

ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework
ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines
ISO 14050:2009 Environmental management - Vocabulary

2012 ISO 14045:2012 Environmental management - Eco-efficiency assessment of product systems - Principles, requirements and guidelines