MBA Skillset: Life Cycle Assessment

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is useful for understanding where and when a product’s biggest environmental impacts occur, and comparing the impacts of different alternatives (for instance, which packaging is better for the environment: paper or plastic?). This MBA Skillset paper gives you an intro to LCA and how it’s used.

Published 2021. 2 pages. PDF.

Authors: Katie Kross, MBA, Managing Director, Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE), Duke University; Jesse Daystar, PhD, Chief Sustainability Officer, Vice President, Sustainability, Cotton Inc. Special thanks to: Lise Laurin and Valentina Prado.