Critical Review is an independent and impartial verification process whose purpose is to facilitate understanding and increase the credibility of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The review is a mandatory step for LCAs whose purpose is to make comparative assertions to the public and a requisition of environmental labeling programs in the labeling process. In addition to impartiality, the verification identifies the degree of compliance of the LCA with methodological requirements, data, interpretation and communication, and if it is consistent with the principles defined by standards.
 
In order to better meet the needs of organizations, EnCiclo offers three different types of critical review, which can occur in parallel to the execution or at the end of the project, in five scopes:
 
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