Life Cycle Thinking in Business Decision Making

This e-learning course draws on materials from the Life Cycle Initiative and gives an overview of how to use life cycle thinking within businesses, including impacts that extend beyond their direct control. The course introduces case studies of how life cycle thinking has been applied by businesses globally, and provides an understanding of various life cycle thinking tools, and when and how to apply them. This course is made up of six modules: (1) concepts in life cycle thinking, (2) life cycle thinking in product design, (3) life cycle thinking in value chain assessment (4) life cycle thinking by industry associations, (5) product environmental footprints and eco-labels, (6) life cycle thinking in the future.