From: Karsten Schischke 
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 12:36 AM
To: lcm@lcacenter.org
Subject: LCM - Maximizing Benefits of EMS through LCA RESPOND TO THIS
MESSAGE WITH ---REPLY TO ALL---

Dear Shirish, dear Arvind,
you present LCA-thinking to be beneficial for a company and its EMS. In
general, I agree: Life cycle thinking should result in benefits for a
company, but nowadays in most cases it doesn't really pay to keep
upstream processes and product disposal in mind. I think, there should
be some frame work to enhance producer responsibility, such as
legislation (obligatory take-back systems, include disposal costs into
product costs etc.) or voluntary industry agreements or environmental
taxes or LCA labelling or advanced green marketing or what ever.
>From your point of view: What is going on in India to support life cycle
thinking currently, and what would be the most promising stragtegy for
India, you think? What has to be done for an advanced and beneficial LCA
application in Indian companies?

And a second question: In which industry sector in India do you see EMS
and LCA practice most widespread?

Best regards
Karsten Schischke

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