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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…
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
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 - 2024-10-03
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
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…
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 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 meeting – Carbon Footprint of Electric Vehicle Batteries
The European Commission has published a draft delegated act on mandatory calculation and verification of carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries (Batteries for electric vehicles – carbon footprint methodology) is running a consultation, deadline…
Environmental footprint expert group meeting: Circular economy action plan
The Circular economy action plan and its relation to the product and organizational footprint will be discussed by life cycle professionals within Swedish Life Cycle Center and other representatives on September 29. What actions will…
Environmental footprint in Sweden – increased competence and communication – Lessons learned of working with Product Environmental Footprint This report was written within the project Environmental Footprint in Sweden – increased competence and communication, managed within…
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE; Karin Sanne, IVL; Johan Nilsson, IVL; Lisa Hallberg, IVL; Björn Spak, Swedish EPA
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…
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
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…
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 presentation aims to introduce the European Commission initiative Environmental Footprint. It is a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes and can be used as a whole or in sections, depending on occasion and what kind…
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Björn Spak, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; Karin Sanne, IVL; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE
Life Cycle Talks: Why do we need a life cycle perspective on negative emissions? With Cecilia Sundberg
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 Cecilia Sundberg,…
Journal article in Frontiers in Climate, 12 October 2022. Find the article here…
Author Miguel Brandão (KTH), Tomas Ekvall (TERRA and Chalmers), Sofia Poulikidou (IVL), Kristin Johansson (IVL), Johan Nilsson (IVL), Pavinee Nojpanya (IVL), Anna Wikström (Chalmers and Swedish Life Cycle Center), Tomas Rydberg (IVL)
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.
Type Admin project
Time period 2017-01-01 - 2020-05-17
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…
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…
Type Research project
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-01-31
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.
Webinarie för myndigheter: Environmental Footprint-processen, EPD och globalt nätverk för LCA-databaser
Swedish Life Cycle Center bjuder in myndigheter att delta på ett webinarie om Environmental Footprint-processen, EPD och globalt nätverk för LCA-databaser. Webinariet arrangeras inom ramen för de myndighetsdialoger som har startats upp mellan Swedish Life…
The overall aim of this document is to give an introduction to the European Commission initiative Environmental Footprint. This material was produced within the project Environmental Footprint in Sweden – increased competence and communication, managed…
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Björn Spak, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; Karin Sanne, IVL; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE
Webinar: Water footprint – Standards, methodologies and application
Welcome to join the webinar: Water footprint – Standards, methodologies and application, with Felipe Oliveira, Environmental Engineer at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. WHAT: A webinar about Water footprint – Standards, methodologies and application with…
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…
Type Research project
Time period 2013-05-01 - 2015-01-31
This report is a summary of the round table discussion on the network conference about European Environmental Footprints (methods and applications). The conference took part on February 20, 2020 in Stockholm with life cycle professionals…
Author Swedish Life Cycle Center Technical Secretariat
EPS (Environmental Priority Strategies in product design) is a systematic approach to choose between design options in product and process development.
Type Research project
Time period 1989-01-16 - 2024-10-03
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
News from the Scientific director Greg Peters Here is the latest Update from the Swedish Life Cycle Center’s Scientific Director. If you would like to draw attention to some progress which researchers your…
Poster presentation at LCM 2021. Abstract…
Author Tomas Ekvall (Chalmers and TERRA), Marie Gottfridsson (IVL), Johan Nilsson (IVL), Maja Nellström (IVL), Maria Rydberg (Swedish Life Cycle Center), Tomas Rydberg (IVL)
Oral presentation at LCM 2021.
Author Sara Palander (Swedish Life Cycle Center), Björn Spak (Swedish EPA), Karin Sanne (IVL), Katarina Lorentzon (RISE), Torun Hammar (RISE), Maria Rydberg (Swedish Life Cycle Center), Anna Wikström (Swedish Life Cycle Center)
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…
This is the project report from the project Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics. The project aimed to increase the knowledge of to what extent results from LCA´s gives the wrong incentives, favoring energy recovery from plastic waste over material recycling.
Author Tomas Ekvall, Marie Gottfridsson, Johan Nilsson, Maja Nellström, Maria Rydberg, Tomas Rydberg
Recorded presentation by Tomas Ekvall, Chalmers and TERRA, at SETAC Europe annual meeting in May 2021…
Author Tomas Ekvall (Chalmers and TERRA), Marie Gottfridsson (IVL), Johan Nilsson (IVL), Maja Nellström (IVL), Maria Rydberg (Swedish Life Cycle Center), Tomas Rydberg (IVL)
Poster presentation at LCM 2023.
Author Anna Wikström (Swedish Life Cycle Center/Chalmers University of Technology) Maria Rydberg (Swedish Life Cycle Center/Chalmers University of Technology), Torun Hammar (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden), Erika Kloow (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute)
Poster presentation at LCIC 2024.
Author Maria Rydberg, Anna Wikström, Yulia Liu
Public consultation: Sustainable products initiative
The Circular economy action plan describes the potential role of the Environmental footprint methods, for the revised Ecodesign directive and to substantiate green claims. Swedish Life Cycle Center’s Environmental footprint expert group will discuss the…
This is the project report from the project “Impacts on producers and customers of conflicting rules for LCA”. The aim of the project was increased understanding of the multitude of life cycle assessment frameworks used…
Author Sofia Poulikidou, Kristin Johansson, Henric Lassesson, Johan Nilsson, Pavinee Nojpanya and Tomas Rydberg, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. Miguel Brandão, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Tomas Ekvall, TERRA and Chalmers University of Technology. Katarina Lorentzon, Anna Ekman Nilsson and Jennifer Davis, RISE. Ingrid Nyström, CIT Industriell Energi AB. Anna Wikström and Maria Rydberg, Swedish Life Cycle Center
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…