AusLCI Recognised in NCOS Standards
The Department of the Environment and Energy has just released a new set of five National Carbon Offset Standards (NCOS). For the first...
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New member to the EPD family
The Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) is currently developing the EPD Ireland programme with the support of EPA Green Enterprise...
New circular vision to maximize value from waste
A new program called Cascading Materials Vision aims to reframe the value of waste as well as help businesses save money and source...
New European study explores best options for reducing emissions in energy intensive industries
A new study, published by Heidelberg Cement and Bellona Europa for the Zero Emissions Platform, explores the options available to energy...
GaBi update makes it easier to model
A new version of thinkstep’s Product Sustainability Software GaBi - GaBi 8.0 was released. An all-new user interface and workflow...
ALCAS President's Report - Sept '17
The Australian LCA Society has a proud history and a far-reaching impact and influence across all sectors and levels of governments in...
New ALCAS Board in place
A new ALCAS board has been elected. Jonas Bengtsson, CEO of Edge Environment, was elected as the new President of ALCAS at the July AGM,...
UN Hotspots Analysis Report
The UN Environment report ‘Hotspots Analysis: An overarching methodological framework and guidance for product and sector level...
UN Environment launches Technical Helpdesk for National LCA Databases
UN Environment is launching a new forum for LCA data experts, developers of new national databases, managers of existing databases, and...
Life Cycle Initiative launches LCA e-learning module
Europe's Life Cycle Initiative have launched their first e-learning module, which they claim provides everything you need to know to get...
LCA on Clothing Libraries challenges business practice
Uber and AirBnB are modern examples of "collaborative consumption" - modes of product use which enable ordinary consumers to share what...
Guidelines for National Greenhouse Inventories to be updated
Work is now underway to update the Guidelines for National Greenhouse Inventories which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
What's brewing in Europe: EPDs & PEFs
What’s brewing on the European front? Global Environmental Policy 101: Europe likes to lead by example and sometimes succeeds. That’s why...
True sustainability takes a life cycle approach
This article written by ALCAS President and CEO of Edge Environment educates key business decision makers on the importance of an LCA...
Update on International Standards Development
ISO standards and the work of Standards Australia National Mirror Committee EV-005 Amendment to ISO 14044 ISO Technical Committee 207...
Webinar: Carbon Storage in Product Environment Footprint
The next in the series of ALCAS webinars will be conducted by Maartje Sevenster, who has almost two decades experience in life cycle...
Australasian EPD grows with 11 EPDs in 2017
The Australasian EPD Programme is continuing to grow with eleven new EPDs published sso far this year. A further twenty EPDs are expected...
LCA on Coal Mine Tailings Management
Curtin University and CSIRO recently published a paper on life cycle assessment of coal mine tailings management. Tailings can be...
Creating Wealth from Waste
This recent media release from Edge Environment provides a strong case for the potential value of corporate waste. We are entering an...
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