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Dr. Anya Sharma, a lead auditor for a multinational beverage company, is tasked with assessing the integration of ISO 14044 life cycle assessment (LCA) principles into the company\'s environmental management system (EMS). The company is launching a new line of bottled water and wants to ensure its environmental impact is minimized. During the initial audit planning, Dr. Sharma discovers that the company has conducted a preliminary LCA focusing solely on carbon footprint reduction during the manufacturing phase, primarily using secondary data from industry averages. However, they haven\'t formally identified or engaged with external stakeholders such as local communities near their bottling plants, environmental NGOs concerned about plastic waste, or consumer groups focused on product sustainability. According to ISO 14044 requirements, what is the MOST significant immediate concern Dr. Sharma should raise regarding the company\'s LCA approach during the audit?
The lack of formal stakeholder identification and engagement during the goal and scope definition phase of the LCA, potentially leading to a narrow and incomplete assessment of environmental impacts and reduced credibility with external parties.
The company's reliance on secondary data for carbon footprint calculations, which may not accurately reflect the specific environmental impacts of their bottling operations and should be supplemented with primary data collection.
The limited scope of the LCA focusing solely on the manufacturing phase, neglecting other critical life cycle stages such as raw material extraction, transportation, and end-of-life management of the plastic bottles.
The absence of a detailed sensitivity analysis in the inventory data, which could compromise the robustness and reliability of the LCA results and hinder the identification of key areas for improvement.

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