Dears, Is there a representative of Academia participating to LCA 2025 that would like to co-chair a session on Mass Balance Chain of custody and LCA practice. I am proposing the session to organizers before 15 September. But we could add the name afterward if the proposal was selected
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Dear all,
at ecoinvent, we are dedicated to advancing sustainability through cutting-edge research and data. In collaboration with the HiQ-LCA Project research consortium, we are conducting a survey to gather valuable feedback on Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for batteries.
We are reaching out to professionals who have experience with, are…Read More
]]>Dear all, last week we organized LCIC 2024 in Berlin and we were thrilled to see many of you during the conference. Today I wanted to let you know that we are still accepting applications for this year’s Life Cycle Summer School, which will take place under the theme “Net Zero Carbon Challenges for Cities and Regions – Using life cycle a…Read More
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Final reminder: TOMORROW is the deadline for this year’s Life Cycle Community Survey! If you haven’t participated in the survey so far, please do it now! We really appreciate your feedback 🙂 You can access the survey here: https://fslci.org/survey2024/
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Dear all, we are thrilled to let you know that we will organize our Life Cycle Summer School from September 19 – 22 in Berlin, Germany! The theme of this year’s LCSS 2024 is “Net Zero Carbon Challenges for Cities and Regions: Using life cycle approaches for sustainable solutions“ and you can learn more about our Summer School here: htt…Read More
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Dear all, I wanted to let you know that the deadline for responses to our global life cycle community survey is the end of May. If you haven’t replied yet, please do it now here: https://fslci.org/survey2024/
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https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-on-circular-and-climate-neutral-pavement-strategies%E2%80%93-an-assessment-framework-1077944.html
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-on-wellbeing-and-justice-implications-of-innovations-and-transitions-1077220.html
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨 Today we are really thrilled to share with you that the second paper of our Education Working Group has been published! 🤩 In this open access publication we discuss the results from our global survey on Teaching LCA at Universities around the world. We would like to especially thank our working group leader Tobias Viere for…Read More
]]>Hi! What databases are most appropriate for conducting LCA on fisheries (or seafood products or food products in general)? Any experience? Thank you in advance!
]]>Dear all, we are happy to share with you the first version of our program for LCIC 2024! We will soon publish a more refined version of our program, but you can already check out the latest draft version here: https://fslci.org/lcic/lcic2024/schedule/ By the way, if you are interested in joining us physically in Berlin, get your ticket now, we…Read More
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Arts et Métiers, PIMM Lab. (in Paris), opens a 5 year Tenure Track position on the topic of Artificial Intelligence, technodiversity for sustainable – resilient and inclusive territories.
the Scientific topic rely to Artificial intelligence, environmental impact and metrology, eco-design.
This Tenure Track aims to be followed as Full…Read More
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Dear all, we have a great webinar coming up next week on “An introduction to Brightway”, which will be presented by Karin Treyer and Christopher Mutel on April 18 from 2-3pm CEST. If you are interested in joining this and all future webinars, join us now and then rsvp here: https://fslci.org/events/webinar-an-introduction-into-brightway/
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Dear all, we invite you to participate in our global Life Cycle Community Survey to help us better understand the key challenges and relevant issues for the global Life Cycle Community. The survey only takes around 15 minutes and we would really appreciate if you could share your perspective with us! 🙏 You can access the survey here:…Read More
]]>If you know any bachelor or master students that might be interested in participating and volunteering at our Life Cycle Innovation Conference, please let them know that they can apply to become a volunteer until the end of April here: https://fslci.org/lcic/lcic2024/call-for-student-volunteers/
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Dear all, I would like to wish those of you who celebrate Happy Easter! Also, don’t forget that the Early Bird deadline for LCIC 2024 is this Sunday! You can still get your ticket here: https://fslci.org/lcic/lcic2024/
Dear all, I wanted to kindly remind you to reply to our global Life Cycle Community survey! Make your voice heard and participate now. It’s just taking a few minutes but would really help us a lot in understanding better, what you as community members would like us to focus on! You can access the survey here: https://fslci.org/survey2024/
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Hi product carbon footprint verifiers! I have the following issue: we recently finished an LCA with data from 2021-2022. We used 20 months to generate a stable life cycle. The client has recently added a filter in one of the chimneys. The change that generates is a change in the emission factor for one gas.
Would you accept a product carbon…Read More
We are happy to invite you to participate in this year’s global Life Cycle Community Survey! We would like to develop a good understanding of what key issues the global life cycle community is facing, which areas are most of interest to you, and what is happening in the life cycle space. Participate now and if you respond until March 20, you w…Read More
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You heard about the forthcoming ISO standards on the Circular Economy and are curious to learn more? Then join our upcoming webinar on the 19th of March at 2pm CET where our Board Member @melissadiaz is going to shine some light on the upcoming ISO 59000 series! If you are a member with us, then you can learn more about and rsvp for the webinar…Read More
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We are happy to let you know that we have a great webinar coming up next week on “Integrating circularity and life cycle sustainability assessments”, which will be hosted by Anna Luthin on Feb 22 at 2 pm CET! More information is available here: https://fslci.org/events/webinar-integrating-circularity-and-life-cycle-sustainability-assessments/
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We are thrilled to announce that @carbonminds has joined the FSLCI as an organizational member, as well as a Silver Sponsor of our upcoming LCIC 2024! We would like to thank Carbon Minds for their support for us and our activities and are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration!
Hi! Can anyone recommend some good and relevant peer-reviewed articles or books on social LCA? Thank you!
]]>Webinar Alert #2: On Dec 14 at 10 am the Swedish Life Cycle Center is hosting a presentation on “Can we quantify the impact on biodiversity in LCA from food products?” by Serina Ahlgren:
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Webinar Alert #1: On Dec 11 at 3 pm CET @marzia-traverso will speak about the “Developments in Social Life Cycle Assessment – An Update of ISO 14075” hosted by the WRF: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MUvU5eMNQHyuoQ6zjg0PDw#/registration
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Dear all, I am happy to let you know that the MarILCA project recently published Characterization Factors for Microplastics Impacts in LCA! You can review and download all Characterization Factors on our project website here:
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Dear all, I wanted to remind you that our next Innovation X Change session on LCA & AI will take place next week on Dec 7 from 5-6 pm CET. If you are interested in joining our discussion session, you can register for our event here: https://fslci.org/events/innovation-x-change-lca-ai/
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Dear all, today I am really happy to share with you that we have now launched our official Call for Abstracts and Workshop Proposals for our upcoming LCIC 2024! Next year’s conference will take place from 03-05 July 2024 in Berlin and virtually around the world and we are really looking forward to organizing another unique conference together with…Read More
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Dear all, I wanted to remind you that we have a great webinar coming up next week under the title: “Webinar: LCA And True Cost Accounting: The True Price Method”. Make sure to rsvp now to join us on Tuesday from 2-3 pm CEST. More information is available here: https://fslci.org/events/webinar-lca-and-true-cost-accounting-the-true-price-method/
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Dear all, in case you haven’t seen it yet, we invite you to save the date for next year’s 4th Life Cycle Innovation Conference, which we are excited to organize again as a hybrid conference from 3-5 July 2024! Abstracts can be submitted from November onwards. You can check out our conference website here: https://fslci.org/lcic/lcic2024/
]]>Dear FSLCI members, I’m a final year PhD student conducting research on the environmental and economic impact of solar thermal power plants. I’m currently trying to conduct Life cycle costing (LCC) of the solar thermal plant through SimaPro software. However, I’m having difficulties doing the LCC in SimaPro Software. I wonder if anyone here has c…Read More
]]>Quick reminder: You can still apply for this year’s virtual Life Cycle Summer School until Sep 25! LCSS 2023 will now take place from 4-18 October in the format of 7 virtual live sessions. Our virtual live sessions will take place from 2-4:30 pm CEST, thus you will be able to participate from anywhere in the world! More information is available…Read More
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Dear all, I wanted to remind you that next Tueday we have a great webinar coming up on “Life-LCA – Environmental Impacts of Human Beings through Life Cycle Assessment” hosted by David Bossek from TU Berlin. The webinar will take place on September 19 from 2-3pm. If you are a member with us, please make sure to rsvp here: https…Read More
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Dear all, I am really thrilled to see so many new members join us over the last few days! It was fantastic to meet many of you in person at LCM 2023 and I am looking forward to collaborating with you in going forward! No matter whether you are new to our platform or have been using it for quite some time, we invite you to share your news, ask…Read More
Dear all, we are starting our new webinar series after the summer break with a webinar on “Life-LCA – Environmental Impacts of Human Beings through Life Cycle Assessment” hosted by David Bossek from TU Berlin. The webinar will take place on September 19 from 2-3pm. Join us now to get access to the webinar :)…Read More
]]>Today we would like to inform you that this year’s Life Cycle Summer School has been moved online and will now take place from 4-18 October in the format of 7 virtual live sessions. Unfortunately, we faced some issues with our former hosting partner in France and thus have decided to organize the Summer School now virtually. Over the last few…Read More
]]>Dear all, we are super happy to share with you the position paper that we developed in response to the European Commission’s draft Green Claims Directive! You can check out our Position Paper here: https://fslci.org/statements/fslci-position-paper-in-response-to-the-green-claims-directive/
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Dear all, we would like to remind you that you can still apply for our forthcoming Life Cycle Summer School in September in France on “Regional Life Cycle Management for the Transition to a Sustainable Future – Addressing the Nexus between Materials, Energy and Buildings”. Also, the deadline for applications to be considered for our two available…Read More
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Greetings, esteemed community members,
I am embarking on my journey as a freelance sustainability consultant, and I have recently acquired a client seeking a quote for a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of their patented cooling technology. The client’s requirement is a comprehensive LCA encompassing the following aspects:
i. Product
ii.…Read More
The Carbon Leadership Forum at UW (University of Washington) recently posted a new LCA Researcher position. Please take a look and forward to anyone you think might be interested: https://shorturl.at/bcx18
]]>Dear all, if you haven’t seen it yet, we recently launched our brand new Directory on Universities where LCA is being taught. Check out the Directory now and if your university or study program is missing, please add it via our submission form! Let’s build a truly global Directory together :)…Read More
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Dear all, quick reminder that you can still apply for this year’s Life Cycle Summer School, which we will organize together with CD2E ahead of LCM 2023 this year in France from 1-4 September! The deadline for early bird registrations is the 1st of June! The theme is “Regional Life Cycle Management for the Transition to a Sustainable Future – Addre…Read More
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Dear all, just a reminder that the deadline for tickets for our upcoming Sustainability Insights 02 event is THIS FRIDAY for physical tickets! Join us in Berlin for a super insightful event around the new EcoDesign and GreenClaims Directives of the European Commission. We’ll also have a great special session on the upcoming Carbon Border…Read More
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Dear all, in case you haven’t seen this already, we’re quite pleased to welcome three new organizational members to the FSLCI which will support us in delivering on our mission and vision: IBU EPD (@ibu), LOMARTOV (@lomartov) and unfold consulting (@unfold-consulting). You can read more about them here:…Read More
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Dear all, I am happy to share with you that we have just opened our Call for Applications for this year’s Life Cycle Summer School, which we will organize together with CD2E ahead of LCM 2023 this year in France from 1-4 September! The theme is “Regional Life Cycle Management for the Transition to a Sustainable Future – Addressing the Nexus…Read More
]]>Dear all, I am happy to let you know that we are now also offering day tickets for physical participants for our Sustainability Insights event on the European Sustainable Products Initiative in May 🙂 https://fslci.org/events/sustainabilityinsights02/ Also, for those of you who celebrate, I wish you all Happy Easter!
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Dear all, we are thrilled to share with you that we just launched our brand new Life Cycle Projects Directory! We have listed already 10 multi-stakeholder projects that seek to advance the research and scientific basis or application of LCA. Do you know them all? Are we missing one? Submit your project now if you feel it should be listed here as…Read More
]]>Today we are thrilled to announce that Michele Galatola from the European Commission DG Grow is going to join us as the keynote speaker on the first day of our Sustainability Insights 02 event around #EcoDesign and #Greenclaims in May in Berlin! We are very much looking forward to hear from Michele more about the forthcoming #ESPR and discuss…Read More
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