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Understanding Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the EU Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products

On March 26, 2025, KPMG ESG & Sustainability Consulting held a key webinar. Experts Nina Mihajlović and Marijana Marjanović led the session. They discussed LCA and the new EU Ecodesign Regulation. In this text, we use dependency grammar. Each closely linked word pair shows a clear relation. This method lowers the distance between related words and makes the text easier to understand.

Key Webinar Highlights

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA):
The webinar taught how LCA tracks a product’s impact. It checks the path from raw material extraction to production, use, and disposal. The process follows clear steps, upholds international rules, and sets apart emissions at the company and product levels.

• Environmental Product Declaration (EPD):
The speakers explained that an EPD shares environmental data transparently. This tool helps both consumers and businesses choose wisely.

• Product Carbon Footprint Calculation:
Experts showed ways to compute a product’s carbon footprint. Their approach cuts greenhouse gases along the value chain.

• Digital Product Passport:
The session discussed this tool for tracking product data. It meets new EU rules and supports circular economy practices.

Relevance in the Context of EU Regulations

The webinar clarified that EU rules are not just ideas. They now affect local companies directly. The new Ecodesign Regulation demands stricter product standards. This rule change pushes manufacturers to work greener and be open about their work.

Conclusion

This webinar ended the first part of KPMG’s online ESG series. It highlighted growing interest in sustainable product design. For many companies, these methods and tools are now key for rule compliance and competitive strength.

About the Speakers:
Nina Mihajlović, Senior Manager, ESG & Sustainability Consulting, KPMG Serbia and Montenegro

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