This is only a summary of the sessions accepted for lcm2017. See the full programme in the dedicated page.
LCM, Circular economy and product development
- Raw materials supply chains in the light of the circular economy
- Bio-based materials within the circular economy: opportunities and challenges?
- Food waste management (sector) in a circular economy
- Life Cycle Management of Energy and Energy Transitions – Managing the complexity of todays and future energy systems with a life cycle focus: Challenges and methodological solutions
Innovation in sustainable urban systems
- LCM for transport and mobility
- Modelling mobility systems today and in the future
- Management of construction waste: LCA and complex system modeling
- Environmental assessment of energy related products and energy systems across their life cycle
Innovations and developments of LCM methods and tools
- Which toxicity question can be addressed in LCM? Latest method developments and experience
- I have a dream: Open Marketplace for Life Cycle approaches!
- Potentials and limitations of combined life cycle approaches and multi-dimensional assessment
- Improving interpretation, presentation and visualization of LCA studies for decision making support
- Design of Complex Systems, Products and Services with Users integration into design
- Best practices for Sustainable Design: integrating LCM into the innovation processes
Implementation of LCM along the value chain
- Using LCM to create shared value through healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains
- Improving the life cycle performance of chemical products and materials through data exchange along the value chain
- Greening agri-food value chains in emerging economies
Sustainability reporting and labelling for businesses
- Sustainability of bio-based products: linking Life Cycle Thinking with standards, certification and labelling schemes
- Using LCA and EPD in Public Procurement within the construction section
- Implementation and management of life cycle approaches in business – Challenges, opportunities, business learnings and best practice
Definition and Communication of LCM-based policies, strategies and achievements
- Turning the lens around: LCA Success Stories “outside-in”
- Integrating the concept of Planetary Boundaries into decision making processes
- Life Cycle Approaches to Sustainable Regional Development
Special Sessions
Sessions
- Trends in life cycle thinking in regional development: methodological advances and challenges for the future
- Special session on Product Environmental Footprint
- LCM Challenges for the textile sector
Workshops
- Reducing the environmental impact of healthcare: A training workshop on calculating the GHG emissions of pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- LCM policies definition and implementation
- LCM funding opportunities
- Teaching and promoting LCM – Industry and Acadamia perspectives:
- Expectations from industries in terms of competences they require, and how academic programs fulfill these expectations
- Role of LCA/LCM networks between industry and academia in terms of knowledge transfer, LCM promotion, connections it allows, …
- Maturing abilities to embrace the Circular Economy
Discussion panels
- Assessment of Externalities: Monetisation and social LCA
- The role of LCM in the implementation of circular economy in businesses and policies