On August, LCA4Regions partners have begun a new journey concerning life cycle approach. Do you want to jump in our trip? This time, we will delve into training and capacity building in LCA during a three-day event, from 28 to 30 September, hosted by the Lodzkie Region in Poland. Save the dates and follow us on Twitter to know more about it! But, for the moment…
Are you ready to know more about life cycle thinking?
Yes? Great! The Life Cycle Initiative can help you with three e-learning courses that address life cycle thinking and approaches from different perspectives and in various levels of depth. All of them are in English and Spanish, and the first one “Introduction to Life Cycle Thinking” is also available in Portuguese, French and Arabic. Give it a try!
- Introduction to Life Cycle Thinking
- Life Cycle Thinking in business decision making
- Life cycle Thinking in policy making
This e-learning course aims to give all participants an overview of life cycle approaches while developing understanding as to how to assess the impacts of any given sustainability issue considering all of its life cycle stages. The course is also intended as a guide to which kind of LCT tools are to be used for different purposes.
The course is made up of four modules: (1) an overarching introduction to life cycle thinking, (2) and its applications in public policies, (3) businesses and (4) by consumers respectively.
The course is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Arabic.
This 2nd e-learning course gives an overview of how to use life cycle thinking within businesses, including impacts that extend beyond their direct control. The course introduces case studies of how life cycle thinking has been applied by businesses globally, and provides an understanding of various life cycle thinking tools, and when and how to apply them.
The course is made up of six modules: (1) concepts in life cycle thinking, (2) life cycle thinking in product design, (3) life cycle thinking in value chain assessment (4) life cycle thinking by industry associations, (5) product environmental footprints and eco-labels, (6) life cycle thinking in the future.
Access the course in English and Spanish.
The 3rd e-learning gives an overview of how life cycle thinking can be used within policy making, including how it can help weigh up the impacts of individual policy choices on a whole system. The course is illustrated with case studies on policies from the transport, waste and food and agriculture sectors.
The course is made up of five modules: (1) life cycle thinking and policy makers, (2) life cycle thinking in transport policy, (3) life cycle thinking in waste policy (4) life cycle thinking in agriculture and food policy, (5) life cycle thinking in the future.
