{"id":53810,"date":"2025-08-07T12:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?post_type=reports&#038;p=53810"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:47:31","slug":"ensuring-integrity-in-the-use-of-life-cycle-assessment-data","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/ensuring-integrity-in-the-use-of-life-cycle-assessment-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Integrity in the Use of Life Cycle Assessment Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1616\" height=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Ensuring Integrity in the Use of LCA\" class=\"wp-image-53811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3.png 1616w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-1454x1024.png 1454w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-682x480.png 682w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-900x634.png 900w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-673x474.png 673w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-335x236.png 335w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-682x480@2x.png 1364w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-673x474@2x.png 1346w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-335x236@2x.png 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Ensuring Integrity in the Use of Life Cycle Assessment Data <\/em>is a comprehensive position paper from Textile Exchange outlining best practice for the responsible use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data in the fashion, textile, and apparel industry. <br><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The paper provides guidance on how to use LCA data, and\u2014equally importantly\u2014how it should not be used. It is intended for anyone looking to develop a greater understanding of the use of LCA studies and LCA data in the textile industry\u2014particularly for brands using LCA data directly or those who rely on it for their impact modeling or progress tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ensuring Integrity in the Use of Life Cycle Assessment Data forms part of Textile Exchange\u2019s commitment to convening actors across the supply chain to improve the impact data available for the industry. It includes a call for industry-wide integrity in the use of LCA data, listing key recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_eb685d840a1962a989f3c9eea1c72046\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sand-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>READ<\/h6>\n<h2>Read the full paper<\/h2>\n<p>Ensuring Integrity in the Use of Life Cycle Assessment Data includes a call for industry-wide integrity in the use of LCA data, with key recommendations, such as only using LCA data when there is a full understanding of the key assumptions, methods, and use cases.<\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ensuring-Integrity-in-the-Use-of-LCA-Data.pdf' class='c-btn c-btn-secondary c-btn-color-normal' target='_blank'><span>Download the full paper<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"Ensuring Integrity in the Use of LCA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-3-630x474@2x.png 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_ce16d82c94faeacb4130340943eae672\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 bullets-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTAKEAWAYS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover some of the key recommendations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Only use LCA data when there is a clear understanding of the underlying assumptions, methodologies, and intended use. To help, all assumptions, methodological choices, limitations, and source datasets should be fully documented in studies.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Avoid comparing LCA data between different fiber or material categories (e.g., natural vs. synthetic).<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Avoid comparing LCA data between separate LCA studies or within a study, unless it is designed as a comparative LCA study.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Avoid comparing LCA data between different industry databases, which collect and store LCA data, as each of these databases applies differing methodologies and assumptions.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Consider adopting an \u201cLCA+\u201d approach that includes impact areas such as biodiversity, soil health, animal welfare, and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-630x838.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-630x838.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-360x480.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-630x838@2x.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-360x480@2x.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JBL00637-large-300x400@2x.jpeg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_54f88326f4316ab32b75595dddc539a3\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 bullets-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEXPLORE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the paper you\u2019ll also find\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>An introduction to Life Cycle Assessment, including a definition of what it is, why it\u2019s used, and the steps to follow to conduct an LCA study.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>The challenges and limitations of using LCA in the textile industry.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Textile Exchange\u2019s work with LCA studies.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TEXTILE-EXCHANGE-REGENERATIVE-FARMING-HIGH-RESOLUTION2-large-630x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TEXTILE-EXCHANGE-REGENERATIVE-FARMING-HIGH-RESOLUTION2-large-630x474.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TEXTILE-EXCHANGE-REGENERATIVE-FARMING-HIGH-RESOLUTION2-large-630x474@2x.jpeg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section 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