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              assessments          and  assessment  in  smaller  co-workers           involved       in
              define the benefits of  segments  and  use  conducting                    life    cycle
              the       life     cycle  digital       tools      to  sustainability assessments for

              sustainability              conduct              the  their business.
              assessment.                 assessment.

                               Unit III. Real-life examples of life cycle thinking

              Duration: 5 hours of self-study, 1 hour of hands-on activity

              Learning outcomes of Unit III:
                    Knowlegde                       Skills                    Competences

              Recognize       different  Know         how        to  Single  out  specific  relevant

              business  sectors  and  implement  life  cycle  practices  from  case  studies
              business activities that  thinking  in  business  and  adjusts  them  to  their
              benefit from life cycle  decision-making.              business circumstances.
              thinking.

              Requirements for obtaining a certificate of completion:

              The minimum requirements for the Certificate of completion of Module6 (LIFE
              CYCLE THINKING) are as follows:

                  1.  Self-study  of  training  materials  provided  in  module  sources  of
                     knowledge.
                  2.  M-learning with the Environmental Change mobile app, including self-
                     assessment.
                  3.  Submission of the case study assignment to the trainer.

              Sources of knowledge of the Module:

              Unit 1. Introduction to life cycle thinking

                  1)  ISO, 2016: ISO 14040:2006; Environmental management — Life cycle
                     assessment — Principles and framework.
              URL: https://www.iso.org/standard/37456.html
                  2)  European Commission, 2022: Sustainable product policy & ecodesign.
              URL: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/sustainability/sustainable-

              product-policy-ecodesign_en
                  3)  Life Cycle Initiative, 2021 a: What is Life Cycle Thinking?
              URL: https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/starting-life-cycle-thinking/what-is-
              life-cycle-thinking/
                  4)  Life Cycle Initiative, 2021 d: Life Cycle Approaches.







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