Life Cycle Assessment 1990 by Olivia Mertz

1990

oliviamertz — 2025-09-22 01:23:46 UTC

The first scientific journals to mention cleaner overall production and resources in the internal journals of LCA.

https://www.rilem.net/images/publis/917db4447994958c78e8f7a51ca2677d.pdf

1992

oliviamertz — 2025-09-22 01:24:50 UTC

UN Earth Summit brings attention to the LCA issues. The summit is attended by hundreds of world leaders, which helps shed light on the growing issues and their solutions.

https://www.britannica.com/event/United-Nations-Conference-on-Environment-and-Development

1995

oliviamertz — 2025-09-22 01:26:49 UTC

Japan enforces its packaging law

This was significant to the movement because Japan is a world leader in initiatives like this, and several other countries have since followed suit on some of their laws.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es101316v#:~:text=During%20this%20period%2C%20LCA%20also%20became%20part,the%201995%20Packaging%20Law%20in%20Japan%20(28).

1999

oliviamertz — 2025-09-22 01:32:15 UTC

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) publishes the standards for the Life Cycle Impact Assessment.

This leads companies to follow their guidelines and makes the movement more mainstream.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19005806/#:~:text=Abstract,part%20of%20the%20true%20analysis.

1993

oliviamertz — 2025-09-22 01:36:44 UTC

SETAC of Europe issues its code of practice, which would help build the ISO Standards to come.

https://sea2see.eu/general-overview-of-life-cycle-assessment-lca-in-the-industry-origin-uses-and-applications/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20in%201990%20LCA,Cycle%20Assessment%20(S%2DLCA)