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In September 2018 a new project started, led by Michael Martin at IVL, aiming to develop more sustainable food consumption through procurement with a life cycle perspective. The overall aim of this project is to…

The Government has appointed an advisory group to the Consumer Agency’s work on sustainable consumption. IVL researcher and LCA expert Tomas Rydberg is one of ten members. Tomas Rydberg has extensive experience of life cycle…

During two days in November, industry, municipalities, government agencies, researchers and others met in Umeå to inspire, discuss and share experience on how to advance towards more sustainable consumption and lifestyles. Johan Widheden, Senior Sustainability…

On November 14-15 it´s time for the conference Nationell verkstad för hållbara livsstilar in Karlstad and Swedish Life Cycle Center will be there to share examples with a life cycle perspective. The conference is arranged…

Jenny Lagergren, Project Manager at Swedish Life Cycle Center gives her reflections from the conference Hållbara livsstilar, November 14-15, 2018. “What is a sustainable lifestyle and what drives us to choose more environmental friendly…

From January 2018, we welcome the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) to collaborate with the Swedish Life Cycle Center within the life cycle field. Swedish Consumer Agency has joined the dialogue group for government agencies, which…

Since the 90’s, Life cycle assessments has been used by companies to measure the environmental impacts of their products and services and to better know where to focus their improvements. The method has been famous…

This yearly conference is arranged by KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) and presents research in the sustainability field and the application of it in the society. 2017 was addressed mainly to the topic the Sustainable…

Jenny Lagergren is a new co-worker at Swedish Life Cycle Center as a substitute for Anna Wikström and Sara Palander, who are on parental leave. As a project manager her responsibilities will focus on the…

​Researchers and designers in cooperation. To the left: three fast fashion garments made of paper. To the right: a slow fashion garment used in various phases during 50 years. ​A shirt that can gain a…

​The Swedish Life Cycle Center launches four short films on life cycle thinking. The films give insight into the different uses of the life cycle perspective and life cycle assessment in partner organisations, and how…

The CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference took place April 30- May 2 in Copenhagen. Ilaria Giovanna Barletta, PhD Student at the division of Production Systems, Chalmers, was there to present her paper and gave us…

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.

The core of Swedish Life Cycle Center is networking. Networking, knowledge building and international reach within life cycle thinking. For professionals in the life cycle field the reoccurring network conference arranged by the center exclusively…

Swedish life cycle center has a history of more than 20 years and has become a credible, well known platform for life cycle experts in Sweden. It was founded as CPM in 1996 as a…

Join us for the next Life Cycle Talks with Hanna Holmquist, Toxicologist at Chemsec. In her upcoming talk, Hanna Holmquist will talk about how chemical footprints can generate important insights about life cycle ecotoxicity and…

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 are delighted to welcome ZeBeyond as the latest participant in the Swedish Life Cycle Center’s SME collaboration. Recognizing the growing demand for life cycle competence and understanding since 2021, we identified the need for…

A new book, written by Bengt Steen, about monetary valuation of environmental impacts has recently been published by CRC Press. The book aims to improve the understanding of sustainable development of production and consumption and…

Luleå University of Technology is currently experiencing significant growth and is widely recognized for its world-leading expertise across various research fields. The university is actively shaping the future through innovative education and groundbreaking research results.

  The workshop will provide opportunities for discussion, as well as information about monetary valuation of environmental impacts in the product development process. During the workshop, representatives from the research project Integration of environment and…

Swedish Life Cycle Center is pleased to welcome Amiblu as our newest partner. Amiblu specializes in designing and supplying pipes and fittings from glass-fiber reinforced plastics, GRP, to address global water challenges. With operations in…

First, we want to thank the organizers of LCM 2017 in Luxembourg last week! Thanks to Enrico Benetto (chair of the conference), Kilian Gericke and Jan Bollen (co-chairs of the conference) as well as your…

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…

Henrikke Baumann, researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, with more than 20 years’ experience from LCA related research is now professor. Last Friday, February 26, she invited to a lecture and Swedish Life Cycle’s technical…

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,…

Sandvik produces special steel with circularity as a natural part of their business model. Bringing the waste material back into the production loop is beneficial both from an economic and an environmental point of view.

The national agenda project “Life Cycle Assessment Data – a prerequisite for sustainable innovation” coordinated within Swedish Life Cycle Center is now available in swedish.  “Life Cycle Assessment Data – a prerequisite for sustainable…

On November 8, Re:Source and Production 2030 organized the workshop “Mäta och kommunicera hållbarhet i affärserbjudanden” at Linköping University. Jenny Lagergren from Swedish Life Cycle Center was there. Presenters were, among others, Anna Rengstedt NCC…

Latest news on the coming Swedish Life Cycle Center/SETAC conference Planning for the 26th LCA Symposium of SETAC Europe continues apace.  Since my last update we have now populated a talented and diverse scientific program…

Apologies for the somewhat long gap since my last Scientific Directions update – the SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium blasted everything else off the second half of my 2024 agenda that wasn’t rusted on. And…

Many companies and states agree upon the need to circulate material to a larger extent than today, in order to reach sustainable development goals. Products will have larger content of recycled material in the future…

The automotive industry is rapidly evolving and the demand for sustainable and efficient products is at an all-time high. In light of this, meeting Net Zero targets has become the norm for automakers and their…

Environmental damage costs society enormous amounts of money – and often leaves future generations to foot the bill. Now, a new ISO standard will help companies valuate and manage the impact of their environmental damage,…

Gothenburg center for sustainable development has recently launched a podcast where, among others, researchers active in Swedish Life Cycle Center play the lead roles. In the podcast called Målmedvetenskap, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology…

Entering a new three-year phase, Stage 11, Swedish Life Cycle Center takes an important step forward in advancing life cycle assessment (LCA) research and application. With a renewed focus, the center is dedicated to turning…

The project Consistent Standards for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been launched to address inconsistencies within existing LCA standards. By harmonizing these guidelines, the initiative aims to create more reliable and consistent frameworks that are…

The SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium, held 21–23 October in Gothenburg, Sweden, brought together over 500 experts and practitioners in life cycle assessment (LCA). The symposium fostered meaningful discussions about key issues and opportunities within…

The 11th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM) brought together a diverse and global community, with 950 participants from 44 countries, underscoring the growing significance of LCM on a worldwide scale. Held from September…

Since 2016, the center has a close collaboration with nine 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…

Abstract submissions for sessions at the upcoming SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium are open. Submit your abstract to showcase your work, share insights and engage in meaningful discussions centred around life cycle assessment (LCA).

Sweco is Europe’s leading consulting agency with combined knowledge in technology, environment and architecture. We plan and design the communities and cities of the future, and the results of our work are sustainable buildings, efficient…

How can purchasers set requirements on suppliers with a life cycle perspective in mind? How can suppliers prepare for sustainability requirements from purchasers in public sector? Those were some of the questions that were initially…

In a few weeks the first students of the PhD course “Advances in life cycle assessment” will enter the lecture hall in Gothenburg. The interest for the course, which will be given for the first…

Life cycle information is used differently thru out the organization. The project “Adapted decision support for increased energy efficiency in value chains”, financed by the Swedish Energy Agency, has investigated how information can contribute for…

“I have met frustrated colleagues in companies who explain the difficulty of making things happen.” Nowadays, the life cycle perspective is central in the ISO standard for Environmental Management (14001), and many companies face…

The pilot phase of the large environmental footprint initiative (PEF & OEF), by the European Commission, is completed and many of us are wondering ”What happens now?”. A few remaining PEF pilots are being finalized…

The vehicle industry is undertaking a huge transformation. New requirements from customers and governments are pushing producers to meet the sustainable development goals in different ways. Producers of cars, trucks and agricultural machines are adjusting…

During 2021 Swedish Life Cycle Center opened up for small and medium sized companies to take a more active part in the Center’s activities since there has been a raise in interest for the life…

Video Lecture: Thirty years of research on Life Cycle Assessment 26 years ago, Swedish Life Cycle Center started its journey. A journey built on a common need between academia, industry,…

This year a total of 21 students from seven different universities across Scandinavia participated in the PhD-course Advances in Life Cycle Assessment (5 hp).The course is a collaboration between the partner universities in the Swedish Life Cycle…

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…