Allocation hierarchy

The order of preference ISO 14044 sets for handling co-products: first avoid allocation by subdividing processes or expanding the system, then allocate by physical relationships, and only then by economic value. No regulatory framework follows this hierarchy strictly.

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Allocation and method standards

• Allocation
• Co-product
• Cut-off
• Economic allocation
• Energy allocation
• ISO 14040 and ISO 14044
• ISO 14067
• Mass allocation
• System expansion