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Background Information and market pressure in combination with political instruments will in the long run lead to reduced environmental impact and resource use from production and consumption of goods and services, both nationally and globally.
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-11-30
Webinar: EU Environmental Footprint – industrial experiences & updates on the policy process
Welcome to join the webinar EU Environmental Footprint – industrial experiences & updates on the policy process arranged by the Swedish Life Cycle Center within the project Environmental Footprint in Sweden, funded by Vinnova. The…
Conference reflections and report from 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2019) The 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM 2019) took place between 1rd– 4thSeptember 2019 in city of Poznan, Poland.
Life Cycle Talks: How is life cycle thinking and LCA applied by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and how is it integrated into EU policy?
Welcome to Life Cycle Talks! A series of talks presenting the research front to keep you up to date with the science and application of the life cycle perspective. Our next guest is Björn Spak,…
This project aims to explore and influence the development of Environmental Footprint methods (PEF and OEF). It also facilitates knowledge exchange among life cycle experts, partners, and stakeholders to discuss EF methodologies and their integration into EU and national policies.
Type Expert group
Time period 2022-08-01 - Ongoing
The Nordic Dialogue Forum for LCA, climate and buildings is developed in collaboration with the Nordic building authorities with the purpose is to give input to Nordic harmonization of life cycle assessment of climate emissions…
Type Working group
Time period 2019-10-03 - 2023-03-31
Oral presentation at Indian LCM Conference 2017. …
Author Carl Karheiding, Sara Palander & Anna Wikström (Swedish Life Cycle Center)
Webinar: Applying life cycle thinking when assessing climate impact of the Swedish transport system
Transport systems have several unique properties that make them different from many products and services that are analysed with LCA. How can a life cycle perspective be applied in that context? In this webinar, the…
Two-day course in Applied life cycle thinking November 2022 – ONLINE
The life cycle perspective, understanding the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout the value chain, is gaining increased importance in business as well as in public sector and authorities. In this two-day course…
Network Conference: The role of life cycle thinking in a circular economy
We welcome partners and invited guests to participate in the upcoming network conference arranged by Swedish Life Cycle Center and the project Swedish platform for the life cycle perspective (funded by Swedish Energy Agency) on Wednesday February 7, 2018 in Gothenburg.
Methods for environmental footprinting of products and services have been and are being developed all over the world. Two methods to measure environmental performance throughout the lifecycle, the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and the Organisation…
Type Expert group
Time period 2014-01-01 - 2024-12-09
Accepted abstract/Conference presentation in the 8th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM), September 2017, Luxembourg City.
Author Sara Palander, Anna Wikström, Karl Carheiding
The project aims to help Swedish actors understand EU Environmental Footprint & explain the effects of methodological choices in Environmental Footprint
Type Research project
Time period 2022-12-01 - 2023-11-30
Summary The European Commission developed a framework for life cycle assessment (LCA) denoted Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) in collaboration with representatives from the EU Member States, industry, and researchers.
Author Tomas Ekvall, TERRA; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Elin Einarson Lindvall, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden; Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center
Facing increasing volumes of freight transportation there is increasing pressure on monitoring and mitigating the negative impact on the environment and society that follows. Within this project 9 reports and publications within the logistics field was produced as well as the TrEx tool, an analysis tool for calculating environmental impact and efficiency of transport systems.
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2012-12-30
Swedish Life Cycle Center has, through the development of the EPS-method and a number of projects, been discussing monetarization for several years. With this group and related activities we hope to contribute to the discussion and implentation of "right prices".
Type Working group
Time period 2010-01-01 - 2019-12-31
Introduction Many different approaches are used in the LCA community. Attempts to harmonize LCA has resulted in a multitude of conflicting guidelines and standards. Confusion is created because the guidelines and standards are…
Type Working group
Time period 2022-09-01 - 2023-02-28
Introduction The European Commission launched Environmental Footprint methods to measure and communicate the environmental performance of products (both goods and services) and organizations across their life cycle, from raw material extraction or cultivation…
Type Research project
Time period 2022-11-01 - 2023-01-31
The aim of the group is to increase the collaboration between government agencies regarding the life cycle perspective and partners in Swedish Life Cycle Center by sharing experiences and knowledge building.
Type Working group
Time period 2015-11-20 - Ongoing
The project intended to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the manufacturing industry through a pro-active risk management. It considers both environmental aspects as well as economic value, early in the product development phase.
Type Research project
Time period 2013-11-01 - 2016-10-01
Environmental Footprint Expert group – focus on Electricity modelling
Welcome to this meeting in the Environment Footprint Expert group. The aim of the group is to follow, understand and impact the development of the Environmental Footprint (EF) methodologies (PEF and OEF). Exchange information and…
Two-day course in Applied life cycle thinking, at Chalmers University of Technology
The life cycle perspective, understanding the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout the value chain, is gaining increased importance in business as well as in public sector and authorities. In this two-day course…
Dialogue meeting for government agencies
Agenda Welcome and introduction (by Anna Wikström, Swedish Life Cycle Center) Presentation of the new agency in collaboration: Swedac by Elisabeth Hallin-Bergvall Dialogue: Policy-driven need for life cycle competence development in authorities Dialogue: How authorities…
The project Environmental Footprint in Swedish Industry – increased understanding and implementation started in November 2022. The aim of the project has been to enhance awareness among businesses, authorities, and the public sector in Sweden…
Author Maria Rydberg, Anna Wikström and Yulia Liu, Swedish Life Cycle Center, Erika Kloow and Josefin Neuwirth, IVL, Jonas Larsson, SSAB, Torun Hammar and Mats Zackrisson, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Jennifer Davis, Felipe Oliveria, Morgana Santos de Lima and Ben Whitaker, Volvo Car Corporation, Babak Kianian and Sofia Poulikidou, Höganäs AB, Lionel Belzons and Lisa Åkerlund, CEVT.
Environmental Footprint Expert group – reading circle PEFCR Apparel and footwear
Welcome to this meeting in the Environment Footprint Expert group. The aim of the group is to follow, understand and impact the development of the Environmental Footprint (EF) methodologies (PEF and OEF). Exchange information and…
Platform presentation (online) at LCIC 2024 in Berlin, Germany, 3 July 2024. In session 03: Policy Developments based on Life Cycle Thinking. …
Author Anna Wikström, Maria Rydberg, Yulia Liu, Björn Spak
Two-day course in Applied life cycle thinking 2020, Gothenburg – ONLINE
The life cycle perspective, understanding the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout the value chain, is gaining increased importance in business as well as in public sector and authorities. In this two-day course…
Workshop: produktions- och konsumtionsrelaterad miljödata
Carbon Footprints, livscykelanalyser, Product Environmental Footprints, Organization Environmental Footprints, miljövarudeklarationer, miljömärkning, hållbarhetsrapportering, miljömålsuppföljning, funktionsupphandling, miljöanpassad produkt och processutveckling… Listan kan göras längre och gemensamt för alla är att de har ett livscykelperspektiv och behöver information…
Webinar – Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics
Welcome to a webinar with results from the project “Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics”. Tomas Ekvall, Chalmers University of Technology, will present the project and its results, together with Maja Nellström and Marie Gottfridsson,…
The full title och the project is “Externalities in product development gives possibilities for innovation”. Background An increasing number of companies highlight the benefits of long term perspectives in their way of working to reduce…
Type Research project
Time period 2012-12-01 - 2013-08-01
Webinar: Variations in frameworks for LCA: Implications on environmental performance of biofuels
Recording Fuel producers are increasingly affected by conflicting rules for life cycle assessment (LCA) as different frameworks all have different requirements and modelling approaches. This can affect the LCA results and sometimes the conclusions,…