Life Cycle Perspective Flashcards
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Which of the following is NOT a life cycle stage recognized under ISO 14001:2015?
Answer: Financial reporting and auditing
Financial reporting is a business process, not a product life cycle stage; ISO 14001:2015 focuses on physical stages such as raw material acquisition, production, use, and end-of-life.
How does communicating environmental requirements to suppliers relate to life cycle perspective in ISO 14001:2015?
Answer: It allows the organization to extend its environmental influence to upstream life cycle stages
Communicating environmental requirements to suppliers extends the organization's influence to upstream stages of the life cycle, consistent with life cycle thinking in ISO 14001:2015.
What distinguishes a life cycle perspective in ISO 14001:2015 from a traditional 'fence-line' approach to environmental management?
Answer: Life cycle perspective considers environmental impacts beyond the organization's physical boundary
Unlike a fence-line approach that only addresses on-site impacts, life cycle perspective extends environmental consideration to all stages from raw material extraction through final disposal.
'Design for Environment' (DfE) is most directly aligned with which life cycle stage?
Answer: Design and development
Design for Environment (DfE) focuses on the design and development stage, where material selections, process choices, and end-of-life considerations are made to minimize environmental impact.
According to ISO 14001:2015, what should an organization do when it cannot directly control a life cycle stage?
Answer: Exercise influence over that stage to the extent possible
When direct control is not possible, ISO 14001:2015 expects organizations to exercise influence — for example through supplier requirements or customer communication — over relevant life cycle stages.
Which example best illustrates applying life cycle perspective to manage a significant environmental aspect?
Answer: Requiring suppliers to reduce packaging materials used in delivered goods
Requiring suppliers to reduce packaging addresses an upstream life cycle stage, demonstrating how life cycle perspective extends environmental management beyond the organization's own operations.
Under ISO 14001:2015, on what basis should an organization determine environmental requirements to communicate to external providers?
Answer: The organization's significant environmental aspects informed by life cycle perspective
Requirements communicated to external providers should be based on the organization's significant environmental aspects, with life cycle perspective informing which upstream and downstream stages are relevant.