Life Cycle Thinking

Husqvarna's ambition is to limit the environmental impact of its products in every stage of their life cycle - from product creation, procurement of material and production to use and recycling.

Life Cycle Thinking is extending beyond the focus on manufacturing site so that environmental impact over the product's entire life cycle is taken into account. Life Cycle Thinking helps us continuously improve the environmental ­aspects of our products and processes in every phase of the product life cycle, from raw material sourcing till the end of life of the product. Life Cycle Thinking seeks to identify possible improvements to products in the form of lower environmental impacts and reduced use ­of resources across all life cycle stages.

This begins with raw material extraction and conversion, then manufacturing and distribution, through to use and/or consumption. It ends with recycling of materials and disposal.