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.
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…
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.
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…
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,…
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 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…
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.
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…
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,…
Oral presentation at Life Cycle Innovation Conference 2022 (LCIC).
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…
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…
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 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…
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.
– 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…
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.
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…
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…
Background While life cycle data is increasingly demanded, manual data collection is time-consuming. Supply chains are complex, all suppliers do not have competence or capacity to provide the data needed. Personal contacts to explain adds…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Introduction The need to communicate the environmental impact of products in a credible way from a life cycle perspective is increasing. Part of the European Commission’s initiative ”Single Market for Green Products” aims…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Accepted abstract for conference presentation at the Life Cycle Innovation Conference (LCIC), August 2018, Berlin.
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…
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).
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.
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.
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.
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".
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…
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…
A meeting will be arranged within Swedish Life Cycle Center together with Tomas Ekvall at Chalmers to discuss and develop project ideas originated from the successful and appreciated project Modeling of Recycling with interested researchers,…
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…
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,…
