Visit of the Green Talents to RWTH Aachen on the 16th of September 2019
With the participation of the Institute for Sustainability in Civil Engineering (INaB), the Chair of Sustainable Raw Material Extraction and the Institute of Raw Materials Engineering (MRE) as well as the International Office / Welcome Center, the award-winning students will be given an insight into the RWTH Aachen University. For the past ten years, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has been honoring outstanding junior scientists from all around the world in the field of sustainability research through the international Green Talents competition. So far, “232 green talents” from 65 countries have been announced. This year’s motto is “Smart Green Planet – Solutions for a Sustainable Future”, which focuses on the benefits of new digital technologies for achieving the 2030 Agenda.
The International Social LCA Forum 2019
The International Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) Forum is an international event arranged by the Department of Economic Studies of the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Pescara-Chieti, in collaboration with Ecoinnovazione, the Social LCA Alliance, Region Abruzzo and in cooperation with UN Environment.
The event is taking place in Pescara on the 5th & 6th of December.
The registration for the International Social LCA Forum 2019 is now open!
Important deadlines:
15 October 2019 – Deadline for abstracts submission
5 November 2019 – Abstract acceptation notification
For more information visit: slcaforum.unich.it
Students of the Osaka University visit the INaB
On their EU Tour 2019, a group of students and professors from the Osaka University visited the INaB. We presented the INaB and layed a foundation for future exchange. Thank you for the nice day!
Second Workshop on the Revision of the NEW Guidelines for S-LCA
The second workshop on the revision of the NEW Guidelines for S-LCA has recently been announced. It will take place on April 24th to 26th in Paris, France.
We are happy to welcome more participants.
Find more information here: https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/
Deadline Extended!
Special Issue on Social Life Cycle Assessment
The deadline for submitting papers for the special issue Social Life Cycle Assessment—The Implementation in Different Sectors has been extended to March 31, 2019.
Prof. Marzia Traverso is patron of “Aachen Unverpackt”
The initiative “Aachen Unverpackt” was founded in the summer of 2018 and is still growing. To support the initiative, Professor Marzia Traverso was asked to be their patron. This is a great chance for “Aachen Unverpackt” and the INaB to show how a more sustainable life can be practiced. Some more tipps for a Zero Waste and responsable lifestyle are in our blog chapter “Your Sustainability“.
Special Issue on Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis of Resource Recovey from Waste Management Systems in a Circular Economy Perspective
Theo Online-Journal Resources will publish a Special Issue on Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis of Resource Recovery from Waste Management Systems in a Circular Economy Perspective.
Deadline for countributions is April 30, 2019.
Revision of the Guidelines of Social Life Cycle Assessment under the umbrella of the Life Cycle Initiative
Big steps have been made during the first Workshop on the revision of the Guidelines of Social Life Cycle Assessment for Products in Pescara, Italy. The next workshop is planed for April 2019.
More informationen under: https://www.social-lca.org/news/
Special Issue on Social Life Cycle Assessment
The Online-Journal Resources will publish a Special Issue on Social Life Cycle Assessment – The Implementation in Different Sectors.
Deadline for contributions is the January 31, 2019.
