A strong involvement of stakeholders is essential in the acceptance of the LCA results. This involvement is important during the whole LCA process: from the starting phase leading to the commissioning of the study through to the ending phase consisting generally in writing the executive summary. Even if this last phase is very often disconnected from the LCA process itself, the participation of all stakeholders at this stage is particularly crucial. Indeed, this document not only frequently circulates in the public domain but it also usually constitutes the main basic document supporting the political decision. Any unjustified statement or decision resulting from inappropriate or biased LCAs can be very harmful both for the industry and for the environment.
The participation of representatives of all stakeholders in the whole process is necessary in order to facilitate the acceptance of the LCA results.
