2 Methodology
The LCA has been carried out following the ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 guidelines
by modelling the LCI for each of the three different scenarios of cotton cultivation.
2.1 Goal
The goal of the study was to quantify the environmental benefits associated with
production of organic seed cotton and BCI seed cotton compared to conventional
seed cotton production, and also to identify the environmental hotspots over a range
of environmental impacts categories. The audience of the study was internal
management of Arvind Limited and critical review was not carried out. As such,
Arvind Limited does not challenge the results.
2.2 Scope of the Study
The typical system under consideration is a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Inventory
including the cultivation of the cotton plant until farm gate. Figure 1 shows the
system boundaries considered for the three farming practices under study.
Fig. 1 System boundaries considered in this study
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The LCA has been carried out following the ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 guidelines
by modelling the LCI for each of the three different scenarios of cotton cultivation.
2.1 Goal
The goal of the study was to quantify the environmental benefits associated with
production of organic seed cotton and BCI seed cotton compared to conventional
seed cotton production, and also to identify the environmental hotspots over a range
of environmental impacts categories. The audience of the study was internal
management of Arvind Limited and critical review was not carried out. As such,
Arvind Limited does not challenge the results.
2.2 Scope of the Study
The typical system under consideration is a cradle-to-gate Life Cycle Inventory
including the cultivation of the cotton plant until farm gate. Figure 1 shows the
system boundaries considered for the three farming practices under study.
Fig. 1 System boundaries considered in this study
Life Cycle Assessment of Organic, BCI and Conventional …
69