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American Center for
Life Cycle Assessment

Mission and Goals

The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment is a non-profit membership organization formed in 2001.
The mission of ACLCA is to build capacity and knowledge of LCA. This mission is supported by the following goals:
  • To increase awareness of and to promote the adoption of Environmental LCA among industry, government and NGOs.
  • To support education and outreach through conferences, online educational opportunities, information exchange and other media.
  • To support presence of underrepresented American groups in national and international conferences and other forums related to LCA.
  • To promote networking among LCA practitioners and researchers.
ACLCA is a part of the Institute for Environmental Research and Education (IERE), a 501(c)3 organization. You can view the ACLCA business plan here.
The Advisory Council includes individuals in industry, government, academia and the NGO community. It meets biennially to guide the direction of the Center, providing overall strategic direction. Our executive committee includes: Michael Deru (NREL); Rita Schenck (IERE); H. Scott Mathews (Carnegie Mellon University); and Mike Levy (American Chemistry Council - Plastics Division) and Tom Gloria (Industrial Ecology LLC).