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Anya, a lead auditor, is conducting an audit of ChemCorp, a multinational chemical manufacturing company, focusing on the integration of ISO 14044:2006 (Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines) into their Environmental Management System (EMS) which is certified to ISO 14001:2015. ChemCorp claims to have conducted several LCAs on their key product lines, but Anya needs to verify if these assessments are effectively contributing to the EMS\'s performance, particularly in relation to legal and regulatory compliance concerning volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and wastewater discharge limits under local environmental regulations.\n\nWhich of the following audit procedures would BEST demonstrate that ChemCorp is appropriately leveraging LCA findings to enhance the effectiveness of their EMS in relation to legal and regulatory compliance?
Verify that the significant environmental aspects and impacts identified through LCA, such as VOC emissions and wastewater discharge, are integrated into ChemCorp's environmental policies, objectives, targets, and operational controls, and that LCA findings inform the selection and monitoring of relevant environmental performance indicators (EPIs) related to legal compliance.
Confirm that ChemCorp has a dedicated LCA software license and that all LCA practitioners have completed a basic LCA training course, regardless of whether the LCA results are used in the EMS.
Review the number of LCA studies conducted by ChemCorp in the past five years and compare it to the industry average to benchmark their commitment to environmental assessment, without evaluating the content or application of the LCA findings.
Assess whether ChemCorp's LCA reports include detailed sections on the history of LCA methodologies and a comprehensive literature review of all published LCA studies related to chemical manufacturing, irrespective of their relevance to ChemCorp's specific operations.

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