Introduction

The CEC LifeCycle Assessment ("CEC LCA") support process is an optional process within the CEC scheme. It is offered to Vendors intending to obtain or renew CEC Certification for one of their products, and has the following objectives:

• Providing a cost effective option to enable Vendors to present a CEC compliant Product System and CEC data during the CEC Assessment
• Standardizing the way the CEC Indicators are determined and presented.

Process

Ordering Phase

Vendor downloads and completes the CEC LCA Support Order form.
Vendor completes the form, following the guidance defined here and e-mails the completed form to the address defined in the form.
CEC Admin reviews the data in the form and converts it into a formal offer for CEC LCA Support and provides it to the Vendor for signature, preferably using docusign.com
Vendor signs the CEC LCA Support order form, this being the Purchase Order, and provides a purchase order number.
CEC Admin signs the CEC LCA Support order form, this being the Order Confirmation, and provides an invoice to the Vendor.
Vendor pays the invoice.
Upon receipt of the payment in full, the support phase begins.

Support Phase

CEC Admin provides a template, the cecLQF (CEC Life cycle assessment Query Form) to capture the necessary information from Vendor.
Vendor provides the required information. Some guidance can be found here.
CEC Admin calculates the required CEC Indicators using an LCA software package and the latest version of the EcoInvent database.
CEC Admin provides the CEC Indicators and the Product System required for CEC Certification, based on the information provided, to Vendor.