Comments Sought on New Life Cycle Standard

Madison, WI, April 12, 2012 -- Leonardo Academy said that the new draft standard for Type III Life-Cycle Impact Profile Declarations for Products and Services was officially released for public comment by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The standard, entitled "Life Cycle Assessment Methodology and Guidance for Establishing Public Declarations, Ratings and Claims," is aimed at helping companies, institutions, agencies and stakeholders more effectively evaluate, report and compare the environmental footprint of products, services and systems over their life cycles.

The public comment period opened on April 6 and will close on June 12.