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.