Environmental footprinting in virtual space

Understanding and getting involved in environmental footprinting in New Zealand just got easier today with the launch of a new website hosted by the Life Cycle Association of New Zealand (LCANZ) - http://www.lcanz.org.nz/

Established in June this year, LCANZ is a special interest group open to everyone interested in environmental footprinting. Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon footprinting are increasingly being used in industry and government to measure and demonstrate the environmental impacts of products and services.

Barbara Nebel, President of LCANZ and Managing Director of PE Australasia, says the non-profit organisation was established with a representative membership, including industry, practitioners and researchers and has been supported by an initial grant from the Ministry for Economic Development. “The website is the first step towards raising awareness, building a community of interest, sharing information and ensuring more effective coordination of product related assessments in New Zealand”.

The second step is the hosting of the societies first conference in March 2010 in collaboration with the New Zealand Centre for Life Cycle Management. The conference, "Life Cycle Assessment and Footprinting: Bridging the Gap between Tools and Practice", will be held in Wellington on 24 and 25 March.

People interested in giving a talk at the conference are invited to submit an abstract by Friday 11 December. For more information on LCANZ, conference details and how to become a member visit the LCANZ website www.lcanz.org.nz or contact

Barbara Nebel

Managing Director

PE Australasia
11 Rawhiti Road

Pukerua Bay 5026, Wellington

New Zealand

 

Phone  (Australia)   +61 [0] 3 9015 9455

Phone (New Zealand) +64 [0] 4 889 2520

Fax +64 [0] 4 974 7223

E-Mail  b.nebel@pe-international.com
www.pe-international.com

Benchmarking

Unternehmensinterner oder -übergreifender Vergleich von Kennzahlen mit festgelegten Richtwerten oder Zielgrößen (oft innerhalb der Branche) als Instrument zur Ableitung von Verbesserungsmaßnahmen und -zielen, um die eigene Leistungsfähigkeit zu erhöhen. Life Cycle Engineering / Life Cycle Assessment ist bestens geeignet um Benchmarks effektiv, adäquat und zielgerichtet durchzuführen.

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CILCA 2009 – III Int. LCA-Konferenz

Die CILCA-Konferenz vom 7. bis 29. April 2009 in Pucón, Chile wird sich darauf konzentrieren, wie lokale und regionale Geschäftsinitiativen und globale politische Maßnahmen im Hinblick auf nachhaltigen Konsum und Produktion neue Möglichkeiten für die Anwendung von LCAs und Life Cycle Thinking in Lateinamerika eröffnen.

Die Konferenz wird versuchen den Austausch von Erfahrungen und Fachkenntnissen von verschieden Spezialisten weiter anzukurbeln. Besonderes Gewicht wird dabei auf methodische Werkzeuge und andere Schlüsselthemen für die Übernahme des Life Cycle Approach in den Entscheidungsfindungprozessen der Industrie gelegt. Ein weiteres zentrales Thema wird die Einführung in kosteneffektive Nachhaltigkeits-Strategien sein; bei gleichzeitiger Wahrung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Produkte sowie der Einklang ökonomischer, sozialer- und ökologischer Aspekte.

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April 27 to 29, 2009 in Pucón, Chile

CILCA 2009 will focus on how local and regional business initiatives, and global policy measures regarding sustainable consumption and production, open opportunities for using LCA and Life Cycle Thinking in Latin America.

The conference will seek to further boost the exchange of experience and expertise of various specialists. Particular emphasis will be placed on methodological tools and other key issues in adopting the Life Cycle Approach as part of the decision-making process in industry. Implementation of cost-effective sustainability strategies, while ensuring the competitiveness of products and reconciling the economic, social and environmental aspects, will also be key.

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