Past Events

October 3-5, 2017 LCA XVII is the key conference in North America for LCA knowledge sharing and networking. With practical learning and insights from over 60 speakers, attendees from across industry, academia, government and NGO’s, and the very best in networking: LCA XVII is simply the best opportunity to learn about the state of the art and meet fellow practitioners. Registration for LCA XVII is now open. To register click here: https://www.conftool.net/lca-xvii/

9-10 October 2017 ILCM has established itself as one of the most sought-after events in South Asia, it brings together Indian and International LCA community, stakeholders including government, industry, academia, as well as the voluntary sector to explore the applicability of Life Cycle Thinking for realization of SCP patterns. The conference offers a platform for exchange of the latest knowledge and understanding about emerging concepts in Sustainable Consumption and Production to Indian industry. In this context, FICCI’s flagship event-Indian Conference…

This year’s WRF conference on ‘Accelerating the Resource Revolution’ will focus on conditions, challenges and opportunities for governments, businesses, academia and civil society. More specifically, participants will look at how to accelerate the resource transition and how to manage, coordinate, finance, track progress, train and communicate. The Life Cycle Initiative will present the new strategy in the conference! >> Consult the official event website.

The [avniR] conference is the international event that brings together more than 300 professionals (large companies, SMEs, public actors, international academics) and experts around Life Cycle Management issues. The objective of this year’s conference is to share the latest best practices, scientific insights and innovations leading to the successful implementation of Life Cycle Management to boost competitiveness. The Life Cycle Initiative will present the new strategy in the conference, and please also visit us at our booth!

9 February 2018 Recently, some efforts are being made in Japan to guide the assessment of the contributions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in industries such as the chemical industry and the electrical/electronics industry. Local governments, such as Kawasaki City and Shiga Prefecture in Japan, have started to guide and support various actors in quantifying the contributions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of their environmental management policy. Throughout the world, there is a growing interest in the…

August 8-10, 2018 The Chilean Conference of LCA will be organized by the Chilean Network of LCA (RedACV Chile) with the support of the Ibero-American Network of LCA (RICV), and in collaboration with national agencies and international organisations. Conference topics: LCA   – Databases   – LCIA models and methods   – Calculation of indicators SUSTAINABLE LIFE STYLES   – Sustainable cities   – Sustainable campus   – New life styles, sustainable consuption and production LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT (LCM)   – Ecoeficiencia y…

27 September 2018 The Life Cycle Initiative will hold its second online General Assembly, which is open for participation to all members of the Initiative. Participants will hear the annual progress update on the Initiative’s activities, elect the new members of the Steering Committee, and discuss the engagement and closer collaboration of members with the Initiative. For all members, please block your agenda for the General Assembly on September 27, 2018 from 11:30-15:00 (GMT+2). The connection/dial-in details, agenda and pre-reads…

9-12 October The organizing committee is pleased to invite authors to submit papers for EcoBalance 2018, which will be held on October 9-12, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.The theme of the conference is “Nexus of ideas: Innovation by linking through life cycle thinking”.Recently, issues relevant to sustainability have become diversified,while individual study areas have become highly specialized. EcoBalance2018 seeks to share and promote innovation by linking ideas from different research fields through life cycle thinking towards unraveling sustainability issues which are…

17-19 Oct 2018. The 11th International Conference Life Cycle Assessment of FOOD 2018 is organized by KU-JGSEE-NSTDA-FTI, Thailand in conjunction with 6th LCA AgriFood ASIA and 7th ICGSI: International Conference on Green and Sustainable Innovation from 17-19 October in Bangkok. “Global food challenges towards sustainable consumption and production”

24-25 October 2018 Life Cycle Initiative member ILCAN, is hosting the 3rd Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in October 2018. Organised by the University of Indonesia, the conference will be held in collaboration with the Centre of Environment and Forestry Standardisation within the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The theme of this event is “Life Cycle Assessment as a Metric to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”. The Sustainable Development Goals are a global action to end poverty, protect the…