The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment is a non-profit membership organization formed in 2001.

The mission of ACLCA is to build capacity and knowledge of LCA. This mission is supported by the following goals:

• To increase awareness of and to promote the adoption of Environmental LCA among industry, government, and NGOs.
• To support education and outreach through conferences, online educational opportunities, information exchange and other media.
• To support presence of underrepresented American groups in national and international conferences and other forums related to LCA.
• To promote networking among LCA practitioners and researchers.

ACLCA is a part of the Institute for Environmental Research and Education IERE , a 501(c)3 organization.