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50 2 Goal and Scope Definition

achievement has to be reflected. The goal definition clearly states that comparative
assertions on the ecological valuation of the examined packaging systems are made
and that these are to be disclosed to the specialist public.
The organisational structure of the study is described in the following section;
it illustrates that extensive preliminary work and preliminary talks are necessary,
before an LCA can be tackled. Since the manufacturing industry for carton
packaging was the commissioner of this study, good data availability could be
presumed in this case.

The study was commissioned by the Association of Carton Packaging for
liquid foods (FKN, Wiesbaden). 59) In the project, the FKN is represented
by Dr. Wallmann. Member firms of FKN are Tetra Pak GmbH & CO,
(Hochheim), SIG Combibloc (Linnich) and Elopak (Speyer). In the project
group, the enterprises mentioned are represented by Mrs. Babendererde
(Tetra Pak), Dr. B¨ ohmel (SIG Combibloc) and Mrs. Deege (Elopak).
The project was conducted by the IFEU Heidelberg (IFEU GmbH). In IFEU,
project leaders are Mr. Detzel and Mr. B¨ oß.
A technical advisory group was assigned, composed of Mrs. von Bre-
merstein (DSD), Professor Strobl (FH Wiesbaden), Mr Geiger (Campina
company) and Mr Lentz (Emig company), beside the persons already
mentioned.

The selection of the technical advisory group demonstrates that those represen-
tatives of the economy can be integrated whose interests are not unequivocally
aligned to one of the compared systems, here, companies operating in waste
management and bottling enterprises.

2.3.2
Scope

ISO 14040/44 requires the clear exemplification of all methodical rules relevant
in an LCA in the phase ‘scope definition’. Therefore, much of what is defined
here according to the iterative approach of the method will only be specified in
detail in later work steps (inventory analysis, impact assessment, valuation). Only
substantial statements of the example are summarised in this chapter; the rules
for allocation in particular will be explained later, in ‘Life Cycle Inventory Analysis’
(Section 3.3).

2.3.2.1 Product Systems
Since transparency is a central requirement for all LCA studies, the product system,
on the basis of the goal definition, is clearly described verbally and by a system flow

59) Now (2011) Berlin.