# What does the BRSR life cycle assessment question ask for?

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It is a Principle 2 leadership indicator, so voluntary. It asks whether you have done a life cycle perspective or assessment for any product or service, and for each: NIC code, product name, share of turnover, the boundary, whether an independent agency did it, and whether results are public.

## The fields

- NIC code and name of the product or service.
- Percentage of total turnover it contributes.
- Boundary for which the life cycle perspective or assessment was done.
- Whether it was conducted by an independent external agency.
- Whether results are communicated in the public domain, with a web link.

## The follow-up question

Leadership indicator 2 asks for any significant social or environmental concerns found through the assessment, or by other means, and the action taken. So an LCA that finds a hotspot should come with a plan.

## Start with the products that matter

Pick the products with the largest share of turnover or the most customer requests. A cradle-to-gate boundary is common for manufacturers and is honest to state. Supplier data on materials and energy is usually the largest gap.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible turns a supplier's electricity bills and fuel invoices into Scope 1 and 2 figures for the financial year, with each bill linked to its line, so a customer's questionnaire can be answered from records. Figures are self-declared.

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Sources: [SEBI LODR Master Circular, 11 July 2023, Annexure 16 (BRSR format)](https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/jul-2023/1689087475880.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-10-23.