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Learn from the best – Best practice in applied LCA and carbon footprinting
LCA and Carbon Footprinting (CF) have moved from the shadows into the limelight; a strategic tool for sustainability leaders like Apple, Alcan Packaging, Carbon Trust, Volkswagen, and more. Experts from these extremely successful companies will share their success factors and expertise with you at the
“Best practice in applied LCA and Carbon Footprinting” Symposium, taking place on October 28th in Stuttgart, Germany
WHAT YOU GET
Success factors – the real facts that count behind their success stories. How Life Cycle Assessment and carbon footprinting can be utilized to gain competitive advantage.
Steps to success – identify the value drivers. How to get top level support and how to implement LCA and CF in the management system.
Maintaining success – lessons learnt and best practice in day to day operation such as integrating LCA and CF into IT systems, product development and environmental communication to clients and other stakeholders.
Exclusive networking opportunities – face-to-face round table and plenary discussions, direct exchange with users and experts. Answers for all your questions.
PROGRAMME
- Oct. 27, Pre-Symposium Workshop on sustainable supply chain management (limited places available)
- Oct. 28, Symposium “Best practice in applied LCA and Carbon Footprinting”
plus a very special and unique evening event - Oct. 29, Product sustainability solutions - GaBi user conference
Expert Speaker Panel
Michael Betz
PE INTERNATIONAL, Managing Director
Welcome
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Eyerer
Founder of PE INTERNATIONAL, former director of IKP – University of Stuttgart and Fraunhofer ICT
Twenty years life-cycle assessment – the breakthroughs in twenty minutes
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Sedlbauer
Universität Stuttgart LBP and Fraunhofer IBP, Director
Shaping the Future: From LCA to Sustainability Assessment
Cem Özdemir
Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the german political party DIE GRÜNEN (The Greens)
Europe as Driver for Global Environmental Advancement and Action
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Finkbeiner
Chair of Sustainable Engineering TU Berlin
Status and Trends towards Measuring Sustainability
Dr.-Ing. Stephan Krinke
Volkswagen, Head of Environmental Analysis Product
Environmentally Friendly Vehicle Design throughout the Life-Cycle
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Hesselbach
University of Kassel, CEO Natur Pur AG, Director renewable Energies, HSE AG
Carbon Footprints of Energy Products
Dr. Gerald Rebitzer
Alcan Packaging, Director Product Sustainability
Implementing Life Cycle Thinking in a Multinational Multi-Material Packaging Company
Henrik Dissing
Head of Cleantech Program DI-Confederation of Danish Industries
The Climate Compass – A Tool to Calculate CO2 emissions for Business
Erwin Ostermann
Evonik, Director Bio and Environmental Technology
Getting Life Cycle Assessment up to Speed
Rick Chin
solidworks; Director of Product Innovation
Bringing LCA to the Mainstream Design Community
Kevin Ramm
Carbon Trust, Carbon Footprinting Solutions Manager
Making Product Carbon Footprinting a Reality
Ingrid Amon-Tran
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Senior Manager Environment and Chemistry
Carbon Footprinting in the Printing Industry
Andy Baines
Apple Inc., Head of Environmental Technologies
Practical Experiences in Carbon Footprint Assessment
The pressures of climate change and growing demands for transparency will continue to drive LCA and carbon footprinting to the forefront of your corporate environmental initiatives.
Be prepared – Come along – Sign up today!
Detailed programme and registration
