Preparing for Compliance – Regulating Sustainability Across the Life Cycle
Life Cycle Thinking is a core principle of product regulation in the European Union (EU). With the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Construction Products Regulation (CPR), the focus of EU regulation framework is...
Promoting a circular economy for plastic coffee capsules in Portugal
The coffee capsules emerge in the last century as a quick, clean, and practical way to consume coffee in an array-up society. In the global market, in 2023, the consumption of coffee capsules represented approximately...
Prospects of integrating ecosystem services into Life Cycle Assessment: application to a Mediterranean vineyard
Session 06: Innovative Ways to Assess Sustainability with Life Cycle Approaches
Life cycle assessment is a powerful tool to compare the environmental impacts of different systems along the stages of agriculture production. However, when it comes to representing the multifunctional aspects of agriculture, LCA has shown...
revolBRAS project: Development of a sustainable strategy for the integration of a newly developed back-to-monomer recycling technology in Brazil – an LCA study
In Brazil, over 2.4 million tonnes of plastic are dumped each year, either irregularly or primarily in landfills. As a contribution to a better waste management in Brazil, an end-of-life (EoL) value chain of PET...
Safe and Sustainable: including health and environmental chemical risks in a life cycle perspective for assessment of chemicals
Session 03: Life Cycle Innovation in the Chemical Sector
A common approach in frameworks designed to assess safety and sustainability of chemicals (e.g. UBA 2016) is that they address the safety/inherent hazard aspect of the chemical in question, as a first assessment criterium. Other...
Spatial and temporal aspects of Neighbourhood Impacting Environment
Session 11: Fostering Regional Sustainable Development through Life Cycle Approaches
Studies on environmental impact of modern constructions have been conventionally studied through life cycle analysis (LCA). LCA helps to identify and quantify specific impacts of product, materials, or buildings. According to the available literature, life-cycle...
Supply chain environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries production and future emissions
Session 10: Life Cycle Innovation in the Transport and Mobility Sector (2)
Battery electric vehicles are key to decarbonise the transport sector, but high market penetration requires material-intensive production (from mining to manufacturing). Understanding the current and future global environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) production is...
Sustainable Design Thinking: Eco-Design Strategies and Business Models
Eco-design incorporates environmental impact into product design and development at a product’s conception to enhance environmental performance throughout its lifecycle. This approach highlights environmental opportunities and weaknesses and thus provides important decision-making guidance for product...
Sustainable railway decision-makings through enhanced life cycle assessment for material circularity
The global challenge of climate change leads to the development of strategic railway connections, a move that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and fosters economic growth. In this landscape, a pioneering railway construction project stands...
The environmental impact of health care in Switzerland – a case study of a nursing home
The health sector provides essential services to society by supporting and ensuring people's health and well-being. However, this service comes at a high financial and environmental cost. In Switzerland, the health sector is responsible for...
The Lifecycle of Second-hand Products: An Empirical Study on Longevity and Disposal by Product Category and Condition among C2C Users in Japan
The transition to a circular economy (CE) is a global priority, with reuse emerging as a key strategy to extend product lifecycles. The rapid growth of Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) online marketplaces is a key driver in...
The potential of data-science approaches for improving data collection, exchange, and analysis in Life Cycle Assessment
Session 06: Innovative Ways to Assess Sustainability with Life Cycle Approaches
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is dependent on accurate and high-quality data from the entire product lifecycle. The lack of such product and process data can make LCAs inaccurate. Moreover, data-driven decisions based on these results...
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