The InnProBio project has issued a new factsheet on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC).

The document gives an insight into what the LCA method is and the environmental impacts it assesses, such as climate change or impact on natural resources. Alongside this, it explains how the results of an LCA can be utilised, for example when comparing different products and services, whilst also highlighting the advantages of using the LCA and its link with green public procurement.

With regards to the LCC, the factsheet focuses on the role that it can play in public procurement, making clear its value in how it calculates the costs of a product throughout its life cycle. Different LCC tools for use in public procurement are also listed.

The similarities and differences between both concepts are also explored, whilst also making clear the reasons why they are important for increasing the procurement of bio-based products.

InnProBio is an EU-funded three-year project that aims to develop a community of public procurement practitioners interested in innovative bio-based products and services. ICLEI helps to raise awareness of its work.

For more information on InnProBio and to download the factsheet, click here.