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Corporate decision makers sometimes call on FCA / TCA measures to decide whether to initiate recalls, practice voluntary product stewardship ( a form of recall at the end of a product's useful life ).

This can be motivated as a hedge against future liabilities arising from those who are negatively affected by the waste a product becomes.

Advanced theories of FCA, such as Natural Step, focus firmly on these.

According to Ray Anderson, who instituted a form of FCA / TCA at Interface Carpet, used it to rule out decisions that increase Ecological Footprint and focus the company more clearly on a sustainable marketing strategy.