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Monday, 09 September, 2019
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.
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Nov
20
Nov
Final research seminar Global Harmonization of Scopes
How to reduce complexity of system analytical sustainability studies to facilitate responsible sustainability decision making in system design, procurement and other significant investments? Welcome to participate in this open final seminar of the standardization preparatory research project SCOPES!…
Thursday, 02 July, 2020
We are proud to announce that Swedish Life Cycle Center has received funding for a new project from the Swedish Energy Agency, in support of an innovation cluster for the life cycle perspective between 2020…
07
Feb
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.
The method for modeling material recycling can have a decisive impact on the environmental assessment of products with a high content of recycled material or material that is recycled after use. How recycling should be modeled in LCA has been discussed since the 90's but no consensus has yet been reached. The project is expected to result in increased competence and in consensus on certain aspects of the modeling of recycling in LCA.
Funded by RE:Source
Type Research project
Time period 2018-11-15 - 2020-05-31
Type Research project
Time period 2018-11-15 - 2020-05-31
Background The overall aim of the project is to provide companies and other actors with valuation factors for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as well as for energy and other natural resources, that can…
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2013-05-01 - 2015-01-31
Type Research project
Time period 2013-05-01 - 2015-01-31
Swedish Life Cycle Center provides LCA data in the CPM LCA Database. It all started as a project engaging partners in CPM (former Swedish Life Cycle Center).
Funded by
Time period 1996-01-01 - 2017-10-31
Time period 1996-01-01 - 2017-10-31
19
Sep
Towards sustainable supply chains through a common approach for company strategic work and daily operations. The LIFE TOSCA project has provided the means for companies and industrial sectors to improve their environmental performance by addressing…
Funded by EU LIFE + Environment programme
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Friday, 20 December, 2019
The year of 2019 has almost come to an end and we are happy to say that is has been a year filled with new collaborations and inspiring network activites. The Swedish Life Cycle Centers…
19
Apr
A common platform for knowledge building and collaboration is crucial to spread and develop the life cycle thinking globally. This project aims for a joint national collaboration to engage organizations to apply a life cycle perspective.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Admin project
Time period 2017-01-01 - 2020-05-17
Type Admin project
Time period 2017-01-01 - 2020-05-17
10
Mar
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…
Fuel producers are increasingly affected by conflicting rules for life cycle assessment (LCA). The EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the EU framework for Product Environmental Footprints (PEF), and the frameworks of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)…
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2020-06-15 - Ongoing
Type Research project
Time period 2020-06-15 - Ongoing
Background The project was initiated due absence of involvement by lyfe cycle analysts in production development. In order to steer development in production towards enhancements that is beneficial economically and has little impact on the…
Funded by Chalmers Area of Advance – Sustainable Production Initiative
Type Research project
Time period 2011-03-01 - 2014-12-31
Type Research project
Time period 2011-03-01 - 2014-12-31
16
Apr
Webinar: Monetary valuation of environmental impacts – models and data
Welcome to this webinar by Bengt Steen, professor emeritus at Chalmers University of Technology about his recently launched book Monetary valuation of environmental impacts: Models and Data. The book is based on the EPS system, which is…
The project provides a meeting place where industry, academia, authorities and other parts of society come together to create opportunities for an increased understanding and use of the life cycle perspective. The project aims to…
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Admin project
Time period 2020-06-01 - Ongoing
Type Admin project
Time period 2020-06-01 - Ongoing
19
May
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.
Funded by Vinnova - Sweden's innovation agency
Time period 2020-11-01 - Ongoing
Time period 2020-11-01 - Ongoing
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Mar
Webinar & workshop: Requirements and expectations for making products’ environmental footprints visible
– How are Swedish companies affected by the EU’s development of the environmental footprints? The project Environmental Footprint in Sweden aims to involve and engage business, authorities and the…
17
Jan
Wednesday, 07 April, 2021
Together with Swedish Life Cycle Center’s academic partners, Chalmers University of Technology, KTH Royal institute of Technology and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences a PhD course “Advances in life cycle assessment” will…
The full title of the project is "Life cycle data conversion to international standard." LCA data is used by organizations to measure, follow up and reduce environmental and social impact. It is important to contribute to making LCA data more accessible and transparent globally and therefor this research project was established.
Funded by VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2012-07-01 - 2012-12-31
Type Research project
Time period 2012-07-01 - 2012-12-31
Environmentally sound energy production and use are central components in a sustainable society. Much could be gained by coordinating data management in order to provide open LCA-data that can be used by authorities, companies, and researchers to consistently and efficiently analyze environmental performance.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2015-09-01 - 2016-05-31
Type Research project
Time period 2015-09-01 - 2016-05-31
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…
Funded by Swedish EPA, Swedish Energy Agency, partly
Type Expert group
Time period 2014-01-01 - Ongoing
Type Expert group
Time period 2014-01-01 - Ongoing
Data and methodology is an ever changing topic for our parteners. In this group they have the possibility to discuss questions participants alike.
Funded by In-kind by partners
Type Working group
Time period 2012-06-14 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2012-06-14 - Ongoing
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".
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency, partly
Type Working group
Time period 2010-01-01 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2010-01-01 - Ongoing
A group consisting of University partners to discuss questions related to education and interests in LCA from an academic point of view. The aim of the group is to gather researchers from our University partners to discuss topics related to education at university level.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency, partly
Type Working group
Time period 2017-06-12 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2017-06-12 - Ongoing
In a changing world where the vehicles of tomorrow will have a different design compared to those of today new challenges will occur. LCA & vehicles have gathered leading automobile companies in Sweden together with researchers to discuss upcoming questions within LCA.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency, partly
Type Working group
Time period 2017-04-25 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2017-04-25 - Ongoing
There is a need of working with/handle social aspects in a (harmonized) structured way throughout the entire life cycle in complement to environmental-LCA. The group focus on how social-Life Cycle Assessment can be applied within our partner organizations.
Funded by In-kind by partners
Type Working group
Time period 2014-03-03 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2014-03-03 - Ongoing
There is no holistic way to handle the issue of biodiversity loss and land use when making an LCA. The aim of the working group is to share experience and best practive on how to deal with biodiversity and land use and how to contribute to existing international and national initiatives.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency, partly
Type Working group
Time period 2012-01-01 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2012-01-01 - Ongoing
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…
Funded by VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2012-12-01 - 2013-08-01
Type Research project
Time period 2012-12-01 - 2013-08-01
10
Oct
Workshop on Stimulating Innovative and Sustainable Business Decisions
The 10th of October 2016, there will be a workshop in Gothenburg within the project Integration of environment and economy in product development gives opportunity for innovation. The workshop will provide opportunities for discussion, as…
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Nov
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…
17
Oct
Monetary valuation of environmental impacts is increasingly used as a basis for decisions in environmental and sustainability issues. This project aims to develop a methodology to communicate environmental damage cost data.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2016-10-01 - 2018-06-30
Type Research project
Time period 2016-10-01 - 2018-06-30
27
Aug
Background 2009 the first handbook on social life cycle assessment (S-LCA) was published by the UN environmental program (UNEP). From its origin as an environmental tool, life cycle assessment is now being developed in towards…
Funded by Adlerbertska forskningsstiftelsen
Type Research project
Time period 2019-10-01 - 2020-03-31
Type Research project
Time period 2019-10-01 - 2020-03-31
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.
Funded by VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2012-12-30
Type Research project
Time period 2009-01-01 - 2012-12-30
This project is a continuation of the project modelling of recycling that aimed to analyzing and debating how recycling should be modeled in life cycle assessment (LCA) and similar environmental assessments and…
Funded by Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-01-31
Type Research project
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-01-31
DANTES is an acronym for Demonstrate and Assess New Tools for Environmental Sustainability. The main purpose of the DANTES project was to collect, exchange and present information and experiences from using different tools for environmental sustainability.
Funded by 50% by the EU LIFE-Environment programme
Type Research project
Time period 2002-09-01 - 2005-08-31
Type Research project
Time period 2002-09-01 - 2005-08-31
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.
Funded by VINNOVA Sweden’s innovation agency, partly
Type Research project
Time period 2013-11-01 - 2016-10-01
Type Research project
Time period 2013-11-01 - 2016-10-01
21
Jan
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,…
Background There are today several methods and frameworks to analyze and measure sustainable development. Common features of these methods and frameworks are that they require comprehensive investigations, involve subjective assessments, and lead to results that…
Funded by VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2016-04-18 - 2017-01-19
Type Research project
Time period 2016-04-18 - 2017-01-19
The life cycle perspective is crucial for companies and other organizations in order to reduce their environmental impact and to reach climate- and energy efficiency goals. With focus on successful life cycle activities that are already in place in Swedish organizations, this project aimed to spread the good examples.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2014-10-01 - 2016-12-31
Type Research project
Time period 2014-10-01 - 2016-12-31
LCA data is used by organizations to measure, follow up and reduce environmental and social impact. For the Swedish life Cycle Center it is important to contribute to making LCA data more accessible and transparent globally and therefor this expert group has been established.
Funded by In-kind by partners
Type Expert group
Time period 2015-01-01 - Ongoing
Type Expert group
Time period 2015-01-01 - Ongoing
Friday, 19 March, 2021
On March 4 the Nordic working group for LCA climate and buildings met to discuss definitions of carbon neutrality in the building sector and the concept of carbon handprint. The group also had the chance…
18
Nov
Webinar: Environmental and Economic implications of circularity
Content Closing the loop via reuse, refurbishment, and remanufacturing provides promising avenues to lower environmental impact while remaining profitable. But are all products suitable for a (so-called) circular economy and under what circumstance? This webinar…
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May
Webinar: How life cycle perspective is introduced in education at undergraduate studies at KTH?
WHAT: A webinar about how life cycle perspective is introduced in education at undergraduate studies at KTH with Anna Hedlund-Åström, Associate Professor at Department of Machine Design at KTH Royal Institute of Technology WHEN:…
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Apr
Webinar: Do methodological choices really matter in the life cycle assessment of bioenergy systems?
WHAT: A webinar about methodological choices in the life cycle assessment of bioenergy systems with Miguel Brandão, KTH Royal Institute of Technology WHEN: April 4, 2016 at 2:00-3:00 PM HOW & WHERE: Web-meting…
EPS (Environmental Priority Strategies in product design) is a systematic approach to choose between design options in product and process development.
Funded by
Type Research project
Time period 1989-01-16 - 2021-04-15
Type Research project
Time period 1989-01-16 - 2021-04-15
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Oct