Sustainability consulting
As expert sustainability consultants, we work with companies and individuals to provide an evidence base for all sustainability decisions.
LCA studies
As specialists in life cycle thinking, it is our duty to provide comprehensive LCA reporting and act as a reliable third party to critically review other LCAs.
Full LCA
A fully documented LCA comparing alternative scenarios with detailed data collection on the main elements of the study, a comprehensive inventory, methodology and interpretation of the results. The LCA reports can be delivered in an ISO compliant format and be put through an ISO critical review process to increase its quality and credibility in the marketplace.
Streamlined LCA
A streamlined LCA comparing different products across their life cycle with some documentation of assumptions and results. Generally not suitable for public disclosure without further work but provides the client with the information needed to commission a public disclosure LCA or make internal decisions of design or material selection.
Social LCA
There is growing societal recognition that companies are accountable for their entire supply chain. That means investigating social impacts throughout the product life cycle is an important value driver – and an opportunity to support sustainable innovation. To help companies understand social LCA we can provide a full analysis using our lifecycle thinking skills, social LCA-specific training and the Social Hotspots Database.
Critical review
An ISO-based critical review of your study to increase its quality and credibility in the market place.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
Independently verified, internationally recognised declarations that communicate the environmental footprint of your product across its full life cycle. We handle the LCA, the program operator submission and the verification process.
Climate and carbon reporting
Climate reporting requirements are converging from two directions: mandatory disclosure frameworks like AASB S2 and EU CBAM, and voluntary commitments like SBTi targets and Climate Active certification. We help organisations navigate both, with LCA methodology behind every number. From building your Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions account to developing custom emission factors that hold up under assurance and target validation, we provide the data foundation that serves whichever pathway applies to you.
Circular economy
Circularity without measurement is guesswork. We use material flow analysis and LCA to quantify circular interventions, map resource flows, and identify where the real environmental gains sit. Our work has informed infrastructure investment, resource recovery policy and extended producer responsibility schemes across Australia.
LCA industry guidance
Lifecycles provide expert LCA guidance for practitioners and sustainability professionals across all sectors.
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A core part of this contribution is the development of sector-wide LCA guidance and methodological frameworks that establish credible, defensible benchmarks for industry. By translating evolving international standards (e.g. ISO 14040/44) into practical, locally relevant guidance, Lifecycles enables consistent assessment approaches across jurisdictions, technologies and supply chains. This consistency is critical: without harmonised methodologies, benchmarking is unreliable and progress cannot be measured transparently over time.
A leading example is the ARENA LCA Guidelines for Bioenergy Projects (2025). These updated guidelines establish a comprehensive framework for assessing bioenergy systems in Australia, integrating advances in life cycle methodology, greenhouse gas accounting and international best practice. By creating methodological clarity and consistency, the guidelines enable ARENA-funded projects to deliver credible emissions reduction assessments that support funding decisions, policy development and technological scale-up.
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For organisations, practitioners and individuals undertaking a life cycle assessment, Lifecycles can provide expert guidance at any stage of your project.
Whether you are setting up your study, building a model, launching a tool, simply after a second set of eyes, our LCA specialists can help you work through technical decisions with confidence. Our LCA support package is available with flexible hourly packages (with a minimum of 10 hours).
Support package: 10 hours | From $3,000
Custom packages: Hours scoped on a case-by-case basis
T&Cs apply: All support packages must be used within the calendar year. Each slot should be no less than 2 hours per session.How ever you decide to spend your hours is up to you.
This may include:Support on getting started
Set your project up on a clear and defensible footing. This support is designed to help you define the functional unit and reference flows, establish system boundaries, address allocation decisions and develop a practical data collection strategy.
A half-day session is usually enough to work through the key scoping decisions. This can also be delivered with a broader project team to build shared understanding early in the LCA process.
Technical modelling support
Get expert input on how to structure your LCA model and select appropriate data. This may include support with SimaPro modelling, identifying suitable background datasets, choosing relevant impact indicators and applying appropriate characterisation models.
Interpreting results and communicating your LCA
Understand what your results are telling you. We can help identify key findings, hotspots, sensitivities and limitations, and support you in communicating conclusions clearly and accurately.
Review support
We can provide non-critical review of your dataset, model structure, project approach or methodology to help improve the quality and reliability of your study.
We also provide critical review services aligned with ISO 14044 requirements where formal review is required.
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