It is true that no detailed life cycle analysis in the sense of ISO 14044 is required. Nevertheless, all the phases of life will have to be considered, and the organizations are required to review to what extent they cancontrol and influence them. In 8.2, “Emergency preparedness andresponse...
free to withhold third-party reports or decide against panel reviews if, in return, they do not claim conformance with ISO 14044 for their results. However, it seems rather odd that one would invest the necessary resources to first conduct an LCA according to ISO 14044 only to then fall ...