International Life Cycle Partnership To bring science-based life cycle approaches into practice worldwide UNEP/SETAC Life-Cycle Initiative Life Cycle Management Capability Maturity Model (LCM-CMM) Building Capacity for Sustainable Value Chains

CONDUCTING A MATURITY ASSESSMENT

DECISIONS Decisions commit resources that eventually lead to impacts, both intended and unintended! GRADUALLY EXPAND SYSTEM BOUNDARIES GRADUALLY ADD MORE SOURCES & TYPES OF INFORMATION

LCM CMM ScopeDecisionsMetricsProjects QUALIFIED Project Team- based trade offs to meet project KPIs Binary yes- no compliance; process outputs Basic work procedures/ skills, unit process improvements, waste minimization EFFICIENT Enterprise Rule- based trade offs to meet company goals Process inputs/ outputs; cost/ benefit; eco- efficiency Interconnected processes, pollution prevention, process redesign, collaboration with key supplier or customer EFFECTIVE Value Chain Fact- based trade- offs to balance goals of value chain partners Eco- efficiency; cradle- to- grave impacts Eco- design, enterprise- wide initiative, value chain collaborations ADAPTIVE Society Value- based trade offs to co- develop company goals & public expectations Sustainability, resiliency indices Externalities Public- private partnerships, community development outreach, public policy reform

QUICK MATURITY SCAN See companion Worksheet #3

KEY BUSINESS PROCESSES Leadership Processes –Define a strategic vision –Plan implementation –Assess performance and report progress Product Life Cycle Processes –New product and business development –Operations –Supply chain management –Marketing and communication Enablers –Information technology & tools –Human resource management –Culture of continual process improvement & learning

Capability Self- assessment Questionnaire See CMM workbook for self- assessment questionnaire

INTERPRETING RESULTS See companion Worksheet #4

WORKSHEET #4 – Maturity Assessment

A CAUTIONARY WORD ABOUT MATURITY RATINGS Maturity LevelInterpretation QUALIFIED Company is fully qualified to compete successfully in global markets with average performance. EFFICIENT Company expected to produce better than average performance, at least in short term. EFFECTIVE Company expected to produce superior returns over mid- to long term. ADAPTIVE Company leading the transformation of economy to sustainable models.

INTERNAL FACTORS STRENGTHS Leadership support for environmental initiatives Robust & cross- functional design process Effective supplier quality development program WEAKNESSES Fragmented IT: much of environmental data in spreadsheets Inadequate environmental training for employees No formal business development plan to capitalize on environmental investments See companion Worksheet #5

WORKSHEET #5 – Internal Factors