# Life Cycle Inventory

### What is Life-Cycle Inventory (short: LCI)

Life cycle inventory(LCI) is the first stage of LCA. It involves collecting data on all the inputs and outputs associated with a product or service over its entire life cycle, from raw material extraction to disposal. The collected information includes data on energy and material use, emissions to air and water, and waste generation. LCI aims to identify and quantify the environmental impacts associated with a product or service.

### What does Vagabond provide

Vagabond's LCI Life-Cycle Inventory combines industry standards with pioneering artificial intelligence to allow for more comprehensive data to be sampled and individual advice to reduce environmental impact.

* The assessment outcome reflects and classifies all raw materials, production, transport, use, and disposal of a product. Vagabond AI can provide valuable information to prioritize your efforts to reduce such impacts.
* Data import & export capabilities with common ERP systems and basic data sheet formats.&#x20;
* Automatically calculate CO2 emissions without additional input when suppliers are added to the company's supplier network.
* Vagabond AI provides specific information to comply with regulations and industry standards related to environmental performance.



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An LCI provides detailed insights into calculation and analysis results; identifying main drivers throughout the life cycle, by process, flow or impact category and location. These are objective measurements, tracking different **inputs** (e.g., energy, water, resources, land) and **outputs** (e.g., emissions, wastes, products) that occur throughout the life cycle of an industrial process, technology, or commodity.

When a complete LCI analysis is accomplished, it allows an assessor to map flows of energy, resources, and materials in and out of a system. The LCI data is interpreted later in the study, during the **life cycle assessment (LCA)**, to represent actual impacts on the environment or human health.

