L4 - DIFFUSION AND USE OF LCA FOR EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES

The L4 intervention line aims to encourage the dissemination of evaluation methods, tools and skills to support the use of LCA in the PA (Life Cycle Assessment) for a better use of resources, in line with the principles of the Circular Economy.

The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA - Life Cycle Assessment) and the related cost analysis along the entire life cycle of the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) product, represent very useful tools for defining Integrated Product Policies, as they allow an objective assessment and quantification of the energy and environmental loads and of the potential impacts associated with a product / process / activity along the entire life cycle, from the acquisition of raw materials to the end of life.

The L4 Intervention Line intends to encourage the application of LCA and LCC in governance processes, in particular in the purchasing sector, and at the same time strengthen the use of analysis methodologies also in the production sectors, working in synergy with the ARCADIA Project, managed by ENEA, which will define and develop the Italian LCA database.

The Project activities aim to:

strengthen cooperation between administrations and between them and the private sector, so as to carry out procedures for the purchase of goods / services / works through an accurate analysis of the cost of the life cycle,
improve LCA technical skills in public administrations.
In this way, a cost / effectiveness comparison criterion will be introduced in the procedures for awarding services, supplies and works.