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What if products in your grocery store were labeled with environmental declarations? What if politicians from all around Europe took decisions based on a joint understanding about products’ and organizations’ environmental aspects? Those are just…

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…

“A company wishing to market its product as environmentally friendly in several Member State markets faces a confusing range of choices of methods and initiatives. Sometimes they have to use different ones for different markets.

On Thursday, February 20, it was time for the network conference – Let’s meet and talk LCA – about EU Product Environmental Footprints! The conference was arranged in Stockholm by the Swedish Life Cycle Center…

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).

On May 22, 2018, more than 30 people with an interest in the life cycle perspective and product and environmental issues gathered in Gothenburg for an overview of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) process in…

Annual Report 2021 The life cycle perspective is being integrated in all levels in the society, from customer demands to new business models and in legislations. The need…

When the European Commission (EU COM) sets and driving the development of the environmental footprint is the purpose that through a combination of market pressure and policy instruments improve the environmental performance of products and…

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…

Join us for the next Life Cycle Talks with Björn Spak, advisor at Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). In his upcoming talk, Björn Spak will talk about how SEPA applies life cycle thinking, how LCT…

During the SETAC annual meeting in Helsinki in May the SETAC,  Peter James Joyce, Postdoctoral Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, was awarded the Europe LCA Young Scientist Award.  We would like to…

The SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium, held in Gothenburg on 21–23 October 2024, brought together over 500 experts and practitioners to explore key topics in life cycle assessment (LCA). Here, you can find key contributions…

Methods for environmental footprinting of products and services have been and are being developed all over the world. In its communication Single Market for Green Products1 (SMGP), the European Commission 2013 proposed actions to overcome…

Swedish Life Cycle Center is looking for students who are interested in supporting us during the SETAC Europe 26th LCA Symposium, 21–23 October 2024, in Gothenburg at Chalmers University of Technology. We are seeking motivated…

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…

Take part in a public consultation and give your view on the proposal “The European Green Deal states “Companies making ‘green claims’ should substantiate these against a standard methodology to assess their impact on the…

On Thursday 24 November 2022, the Swedish Life Cycle Center organized its first non-digital network conference after the Covid-19 pandemic. The conference was titled “Life Cycle Thinking in Policy and Legislation” and brought together over…

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.

När EU ställer om och driver på utvecklingen av miljöavtryck är syftet att genom en kombination av marknadstryck och styrmedel förbättra miljöprestandan för produkter och tjänster på den europeiska marknaden. Hur kommer svenska företag att…

In the project “Incentives for energy recovery in LCA for plastics”, we investigated the risk that Product Environmental Footprint of plastics give incentives to send plastic waste to incineration instead of recycling even when recycling…

The webinar “EU Environmental Footprint – industrial experiences & updates on the policy process”?, on November 30, was organized to give Swedish industry, authorities and the public sector an opportunity to learn more about Product Environmental Footprint…

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…

Participants from the project Monetarisation were invited to the Swedish Energy Agency in Eskilstuna on March 11 to give a presentation of preliminary results of the project. Lina Isacs and Göran Finnveden from KTH, Linnea…

Summer is fast approaching, and we at the Swedish Life Cycle Center Technical Secretariat would like to wish you all a happy summer! It has been an eventful semester with many activities and a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Highlighting the environmental impact of products from a life cycle perspective is becoming increasingly vital. Aiming to enhance awareness and implementation, the project “Environmental Footprint in Swedish Industry” focused on familiarizing the Swedish industry with…

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…

When the Nordic workshop regarding Product Environmental Footprint took part hundred LCA experts and practitioners came together in Stockholm, mainly from the Nordic countries. The Product Environmental Footprint process aims to develop a harmonized methodology…

n October 25-26 the concluding program conference for the Swedish Energy Agency and f3 collaborative research program Renewable transportation fuels and systems was held at SLU in Uppsala. More than 100 participants joined the conference,…

Summer greetings! The summer is here and there are many ongoing activities within the European Commission regarding Environmental Footprint. We are now waiting for the Communication on Green claims. The Swedish Life Cycle Center has…

What a great start to 2024 we have had! We were overwhelmed by the interest in submitting sessions proposals to SETAC Europe’s 26th LCA symposium – receiving over 60 proposals. The programme committee did a…

In this first update for 2023 we have one big news story: SETAC is coming to Sweden! The Swedish Life Cycle Center is proud to announce it will host the 26th SETAC Europe LCA Symposium.

Its great scientific news that we can welcome Luleå University of Technology (LTU) as a new academic partner in the Center. We welcome Tomas Zobel and Linn Berglund to the Board and if you are…

We reflect on a remarkable autumn featuring two interesting Life Cycle Talks, participation at the LCM 2023 conference in Lille, France, an occasion of the two-day course in Applied Life Cycle Thinking and a well-attended…

As we wrap up 2023, the Swedish Life Cycle Center reflects on a year marked by significant developments and success. We welcomed new partners—Luleå University of Technology and Asker Healthcare, while expanding our SME collaboration…

Swedish Life Cycle Center welcome its newest partnership with Asker Healthcare Group, a company working to support healthcare providers and patients to improve patient outcomes, reduce total cost of care and ensure a fair and…

Two master’s students from Chalmers University of Technology are currently conducting their master’s dissertation with Swedish Life Cycle Center, focusing on the integration of life cycle thinking in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to address…

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…

Working with the life cycle perspective is of strategic importance for more and more organizations and the Swedish Life Cycle Center, hosted by Chalmers University of Technology, is a unique platform for collaboration. The…

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…

SETAC Annual meeting is a 5-day event featuring a variety of training, networking and learning opportunities and this year it took place in Rome on May 13-17. Tomas Rydberg (IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and…

On June 15 the technical secretariat got a visit by masters students from Helsinki Institute of Sustainability and Science. The visitors were the winning team in a multidisciplinary competition where students offered solutions to producing…

On August 29-31 the Life Cycle Innovation Conference was arranged in Berlin by FSLCI and off course, Swedish Life Cycle Center as strategic partner to FSLCI was there to contribute to the program. Around hundred…

Svenskarna på SLCA 2016 i Pescara: Birgit Brunklaus, RISE; Anna Furberg, Henrikke Baumann, Sverker Molander och Rickard Arvidsson, Chalmers; Diego Penaloza, RISE. På bilden saknas Elisabeth Ekener från KTH och Sebastian Welling från IVL. –…

News from the Scientific Director Greg Peters Here is the latest Update from the Swedish Life Cycle Center’s Scientific Director, focusing this time on a few publications that have appeared online since the last…