Journal of Industrial EcologyEarly View EDITORIAL Life cycle sustainability assessment for sustainable development goals Yuan Yao, Corresponding Author Yuan Yao [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9359-2030 Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Correspondence Yuan Yao, Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, 195 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorThomas Schaubroeck, Thomas Schaubroeck RDI Unit on Environmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity, Environmental Research & Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Esch-sur-Alzette, LuxembourgSearch for more papers by this authorHaibo Feng, Haibo Feng Department of Wood Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorOludunsin Arodudu, Oludunsin Arodudu orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-1517 Department of Sustainable Resources Management, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorThomas P. Gloria, Thomas P. Gloria orcid.org/0000-0002-5181-3736 Industrial Ecology Consultants, Newton, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author Yuan Yao, Corresponding Author Yuan Yao [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-9359-2030 Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Correspondence Yuan Yao, Center for Industrial Ecology, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, 195 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorThomas Schaubroeck, Thomas Schaubroeck RDI Unit on Environmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity, Environmental Research & Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Esch-sur-Alzette, LuxembourgSearch for more papers by this authorHaibo Feng, Haibo Feng Department of Wood Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorOludunsin Arodudu, Oludunsin Arodudu orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-1517 Department of Sustainable Resources Management, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, USASearch for more papers by this authorThomas P. Gloria, Thomas P. 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