Steps to mainstream sustainability assessment in the decision-making process of Colruyt Group

Session TU.1.D || Life Cycle Thinking in Companies and Organizations Authors Van Hemelryck, Steven; Adibi, Naeem; McHardy, Cara; Voorend, Wannes Abstract Colruyt Group conducted the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for its wine bottling plant 20 years ago. Since then, the company has made significant steps to mainstream decision making based on sustainability. Yearly carbon [...]

Steps to mainstream sustainability assessment in the decision-making process of Colruyt Group2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

Promoting climate neutral urban areas – FutureBuilt zero method to measure compliance in pilot projects

Session TU.1.A || Circular Economy Buildings – from Research to Practice Authors Resch, Eirik; Andresen, Inger; Selvig, Eivind; Wiik, Marianne k.; Tellnes, Lars G. F.; Stoknes, Stein Abstract In the past 12 years, more than 50 FutureBuilt pilot projects have shown that it is possible to reduce greenhouse gas emission from transport, energy and materials [...]

Promoting climate neutral urban areas – FutureBuilt zero method to measure compliance in pilot projects2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

LCA supporting the design of circular biobased wall panels

Session TU.1.A || Circular Economy Buildings – from Research to Practice Authors Delem, Laetitia; Douguet, Étienne; Wastiels, Lisa Abstract In Europe, the construction sector consumes more than 30% of natural resources and produces about 40% of the waste. Therefore, the construction industry is considered as one of the priority sectors in the European circular economy [...]

LCA supporting the design of circular biobased wall panels2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

Teaching LCA in higher education– towards global empirical insights

Session WE.3.D || Life Cycle Management in Education and Culture Authors Harding, Kevin; Horta Arduin, Rachel; Miao, Zoe Chunyu; Sonnemann, Guido; Strothmann, Philip; Viere, Tobias; Wright, Laurie; Zeller, Vanessa Abstract Life cycle assessment (LCA) is taught all over the world and integrated into different study programs and disciplines. Depending on the desired learning outcome and [...]

Teaching LCA in higher education– towards global empirical insights2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

Adding Transparency to Circular Flow of Batteries

Session TU.3.E || Circular Economy and Circular Society in LCM Authors Fallahi, Sara; Diener, Derek; Kazmierczak, Karolina; Calderon, Pavel Abstract With the ever-growing number of Li-ion batteries used in diverse applications in the transport and energy sectors, securing a sustainable and circular battery economy is becoming a necessity. Previous research highlights that for batteries and [...]

Adding Transparency to Circular Flow of Batteries2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00
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