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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
20
Jun
24
Mar
Omvärldbevakningsträff för partners: Hur LCA bedrivs på företag
Please note that this invitation is to partners in Swedish Life Cycle Center and will be held in Swedish. If you have any questions please contact lifecyclecenter@chalmers.se. Omvärldbevakningsträff för partners: Hur LCA bedrivs på företag…
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…
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
The project aims to increase the Swedish collaboration within the life cycle-field and contribute to knowledge exchange, competence building and increased understanding of the life cycle perspective.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Admin project
Time period 2020-06-01 - Ongoing
Type Admin project
Time period 2020-06-01 - Ongoing
16
Jun
Friday, 20 January, 2023
She has been there from the start of the Swedish Life Cycle Center and has seen the life cycle perspective reach more and more parts of society. The center’s new chairman, Susan Iliefski-Janols from Essity,…
24
Mar
Webinar: Putting a cost on environmental damages – a method for innovation
Content The webinar starts with a presentation of the monetizing project, IMP (Integration of environment and economy in product development gives opportunity for innovations) and the steps that are planned for the step 2 application.
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
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 - 2020-11-30
Type Expert group
Time period 2015-01-01 - 2020-11-30
09
May
Workshop: A national research and innovation agenda for LCA-data
Naturvårdsverket och Swedish Life Cycle Center bjuder nu in till en workshop för framförallt myndigheter och företag för presentation av agenda gällande samarbetet inom produktions- och konsumtionsrelaterad miljödata. WHAT: A workshop WHEN: May 9,…
Wednesday, 04 May, 2022
Oral presentation at Life Cycle Innovation Conference 2022 (LCIC).
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Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Maria Rydberg, Swedish Life Cycle Center & Marie-Louise Lagerstedt Eidrup, Chalmers industriteknik & Swedish Life Cycle Center
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Maria Rydberg, Swedish Life Cycle Center & Marie-Louise Lagerstedt Eidrup, Chalmers industriteknik & Swedish Life Cycle Center
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…
Life Cycle Talks is a series of talks presenting the research front to keep you up to date with the science and application of the life cycle perspective.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Webinar
Time period 2022-06-16 - Ongoing
Type Webinar
Time period 2022-06-16 - Ongoing
30
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…
Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
Since 2016, the center has a close collaboration with seven Swedish government agencies. They meet on a regular basis to share experience and build common knowledge in the life cycle field. These authorities play important roles…
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Sep
23
Nov
24
May
Att ha ett livscykelperspektiv i sitt arbete innebär att fatta bra, långsiktiga och hållbara beslut. Inom projektet ”Innovationskluster för livscykelperspektivet” som finansieras utav Energimyndigheten har Swedish Life Cycle Center ett uppdrag…
Funded by Energimyndigheten
Time period 2022-08-15 - 2023-02-28
Time period 2022-08-15 - 2023-02-28
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 - 2021-11-30
Time period 2020-11-01 - 2021-11-30
24
Nov
24
Feb
24
Nov
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.
14
Feb
Seminarium om livscykelperspektiv på framtida kapitalintensiva nya tekniker & system
Seminariet anordnas av Energimyndigheten som en del av den svenska verksamheten inom IEA, IETS (Industrial Energy-Related Technologies and Systems) i samverkan med Swedish Life Cycle Center och Svensk plattform för livscykelperspektivet. Seminariet kommer att handla om ekonomisk och klimatmässig utvärdering av nya industriella koncept (till exempel bioraffinaderier, CCS, membrankoncept, elektrifiering) med stor investering och framtida introduktion.
29
Sep
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…
24
May
06
Oct
18
Oct
Life Cycle Talks: How can social life cycle assessment address social sustainability? with Mathias Lindkvist
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 guest is Mathias Lindkvist, postdoctoral…
14
Sep
21
Apr
24
Nov
14
Sep
The pursuit for win-wins has a long history. From an understanding of the relationship between environmental performance and economic activity, the need for environmentally sustainable business models has emerged. The purpose of this project is to grow the knowledge, capacity, and application of Business Model Life Cycle Assessment (BMLCA).
Funded by The Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity
Type Research project
Time period 2023-09-01 - Ongoing
Type Research project
Time period 2023-09-01 - Ongoing
12
Oct
20
Jun
Strategic intelligence meeting: EU policies and its relevance to the circular transition of Swedish industrial companies
The Swedish Life Cycle Center strategic intelligence meeting on EU policies and its relevance to the circular transition of Swedish industrial companies, is organized within the Innovation cluster for the life cycle perspective. This Strategic…
24
Oct
Friday, 21 January, 2022
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…
Report no 2022:3
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
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
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…
Funded by Partly by the Swedish Energy Agency
Type Working group
Time period 2022-09-01 - 2023-02-28
Type Working group
Time period 2022-09-01 - 2023-02-28
The project aims to help Swedish actors understand EU Environmental Footprint & explain the effects of methodological choices in Environmental Footprint
Funded by Sweden's innovation agency, VINNOVA
Type Research project
Time period 2022-12-01 - Ongoing
Type Research project
Time period 2022-12-01 - Ongoing
09
Feb
Livscykelperspektivet i byggprocesser
Seminarie #5 i seminarieserie för offentlig sektor Inom projektet ”Innovationskluster för livscykelperspektivet” som finansieras utav Energimyndigheten genomför Swedish Life Cycle Center under vintern 2022–2023 en webbaserad seminarieserie för offentlig sektor om vad…
31
Jan
Livscykelperspektivet och energisystem
Seminarie #4 i seminarieserie för offentlig sektor Inom projektet ”Innovationskluster för livscykelperspektivet” som finansieras utav Energimyndigheten genomför Swedish Life Cycle Center under vintern 2022–2023 en webbaserad seminarieserie för offentlig sektor om vad…
19
Jan
Livscykelperspektivet och hållbara livsmedelssystem
Seminarie #3 i seminarieserie för offentlig sektor Inom projektet ”Innovationskluster för livscykelperspektivet” som finansieras utav Energimyndigheten genomför Swedish Life Cycle Center under vintern 2022–2023 en webbaserad seminarieserie för offentlig sektor om vad…
06
Dec
Livscykelperspektivet vid upphandling
Seminarie #2 i seminarieserie för offentlig sektor Inom projektet ”Innovationskluster för livscykelperspektivet” som finansieras utav Energimyndigheten genomför Swedish Life Cycle Center under vintern 2022–2023 en webbaserad seminarieserie för offentlig sektor om vad…
14
Dec
Life Cycle Talks: How to assess the environmental performance of emerging technologies? With Matty Janssen
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 Matty Janssen,…
30
Nov
Introduktion till livscykelperspektivet
Seminarie #1 i seminarieserie för offentlig sektor Inom projektet ”Innovationskluster för livscykelperspektivet” som finansieras utav Energimyndigheten genomför Swedish Life Cycle Center under vintern 2022–2023 en webbaserad seminarieserie för offentlig sektor om vad…
14
Mar
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,…
Monday, 17 January, 2022
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…
Report no 2022:4
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Björn Spak, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; Karin Sanne, IVL; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE
Author Sara Palander, Swedish Life Cycle Center; Björn Spak, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency; Karin Sanne, IVL; Katarina Lorentzon, RISE; Torun Hammar, RISE
02
Jul
Seminarium i Almedalen – Elektromobilitet ur ett livscykelperspektiv
Under Almedalsveckan bjuder Swedish Life Cycle Center och in till ett seminarium på Hållbarhetsarenan. Med livscykeln som utgångspunkt kommer panelen att diskutera elfordonens framtid. Vissa hävdar att elfordon inte är miljövänliga, andra menar att de…
Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
Accepted abstract for conference presentation at the Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), August 2018, Berlin.
Report no
Author Carl Karheiding, Anna Björklund, Tomas Ekvall, Emma Rex, Karin Sanne
Author Carl Karheiding, Anna Björklund, Tomas Ekvall, Emma Rex, Karin Sanne
19
Sep
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
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
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.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Working group
Time period 2015-11-20 - Ongoing
Type Working group
Time period 2015-11-20 - Ongoing
Life cycle information is used differently thru out the organization, this project investigate how information can contribute for better environmental performance when addressed correctly. The aim of the project is to facilitate for the various functions of a company to contribute to increased energy efficiency in a life cycle perspective.
Funded by Swedish Energy Agency
Type Research project
Time period 2016-08-15 - 2018-08-31
Type Research project
Time period 2016-08-15 - 2018-08-31
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
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 - 2019-12-31
Type Working group
Time period 2010-01-01 - 2019-12-31