• Overview
  • Programme
  • Biographies panelists

When: Thursday 23 June 2022, 13:30 – 15:30 CEST Paris 

Watch the recording below: 

https://youtu.be/W0qReZzvUsM

The Life Cycle Initiative, hosted by UNEP, promotes life cycle knowledge, revealing the unintended trade-offs between circular approaches' social, environmental, and economic impacts. This makes life cycle thinking essential for public and private decision-makers to foster progress towards sustainable production and consumption patterns. To achieve this, the Initiative works to build international consensus and access to science-based life cycle knowledge and tools and improve the application of life cycle knowledge by private and public decision-makers with (policy) advice and capacity building in high-impact sectors.  

The Initiative was launched in 2002 by UNEP and the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) to enable the global use of credible life cycle knowledge. The 20 years of existence is a perfect moment to take stock of the achievements. And to look forward to discussing how the Initiative and the wider life cycle community could improve the application of the knowledge and tools to speed up the transition to sustainable consumption and production patterns using circular approaches without unintended trade-offs.  

For whom?  This webinar focuses on decision-makers at businesses and governments, scientists/LCA practitioners worldwide and everyone interested in how life cycle knowledge can speed up the sustainable transition.   

Why join?

  • If you work in a government, you will hear more about how the Life Cycle Initiative enables you to create science-based policies, which will help you speed up the sustainable transition in your country.
  • If you work in the private sector, you will better understand why and how you could lower the environmental impact of your product to create a future-proof business.
  • If you are a scientist or an LCA Practitioner, the achievement of the last 20 years will be of interest to your work and your possible future contributions.
  • And you'll have the opportunity to share your thoughts and questions, so we learn from all of you to understand how we could enable you to speed up the transition better.   

 

 

Concept Programme  

  • Welcome and opening remarks: Llorenç Milà i Canals, Head of the Secretariat, Life Cycle Initiative,  
  • Recorded message of Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Former Director Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP  
  • Video Life Cycle Initiative 2002-2022  
  • Panel discussion 1: 'The development of Life Cycle Thinking so far'  Panelists:
    • Jim Fava, Executive Director at Anthesis Group, co-founder Life Cycle Initiative
    • Olivier Jolliet, Professor in life cycle impact and risk modelling at the University of Michigan
    • Sonia Valdivia, Scientific Director at the World Resources Forum
    • Guido Sonnemann, Professor for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Bordeaux, and expert in Life Cycle Assessment   
  • Interactive Poll with the audience  
  • Panel discussion 2: 'How far has Life Cycle knowledge and tools informed change, and how to improve this?'   Panelists:
    • Nydia Suppen, Founder CADIS, Co-director Latam EPD System
    • Hugo Schally, Head of Unit Multilateral environmental co-operation in DG Environment of the European Commission
    • Sanjeevan Bajaj, former CEO of FICCI Quality Forum, New Delhi
    • Zubeida Zwavel, Executive Director of the Centre for African Resource Efficiency and Sustainability (CARES) 
    • Pierryves Padey, LCA Project Manager at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Economy and Innovation Division  
  • Interactive Poll with the audience  
  • Closing remarks about the role of Life Cycle Thinking in high impact sectors: Steven Stone, Deputy Director Economy Division, UNEP   

Please click here to read more about the background of our panelists. 

Please click here to read more about the background of our panelists.