Life Cycle Thinking: A Guide

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What is the purpose of a basic conceptual life cycle map?

  • To identify potential sustainability risks (correct)
  • To analyze market trends
  • To quantify the environmental impacts
  • To focus on financial benefits

What is the key concept behind life cycle thinking?

  • Isolating choices
  • Influencing larger systems (correct)
  • Maximizing profits
  • Ignoring sustainability risks

How does life cycle thinking contribute to decision-making?

  • By isolating choices from larger systems
  • By minimizing impact on the environment (correct)
  • By ignoring social impacts
  • By increasing impacts on society

Why is it important to consider the full life cycle of products, services, and processes?

<p>To identify strategies for improvement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what context should life cycle thinking be applied?

<p>Across full life cycles of products, services, and processes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does life cycle thinking differ from traditional decision-making approaches?

<p>By considering impacts from creation to end of useful life (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary audience for life cycle thinking according to the text?

<p>Sustainability teams (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of life cycle thinking mentioned in the text?

<p>To improve product design (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of professionals are mentioned as increasingly using life cycle thinking?

<p>Procurement and supply chain professionals (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the license under which the document 'Life Cycle Thinking' is released?

<p>Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many steps are involved in the conceptual life cycle mapping process for products?

<p>7 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of conceptual life cycle mapping?

<p>To visualize the environmental impacts of products or services (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the benefits of life cycle thinking mentioned in the text?

<p>Preventing shifting of impacts between life cycle stages and regions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What range of approaches can life cycle thinking take according to the text?

<p>It can be conceptual or comprehensive and quantitative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can life cycle thinking help individuals be more responsible for their actions?

<p>By identifying unintentional impacts and opportunities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When might you need a proper life cycle assessment according to the text?

<p>If you want to prove that your product is environmentally preferable or meets standards (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of matching the rigour of analysis to its intended purpose in life cycle thinking?

<p>It helps in achieving the right level of analysis based on goals (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a rough conceptual life cycle map according to the text?

<p>To identify potential risks and opportunities for further investigation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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