Enhancing circularity and resilience of the European industrial value chains through EU product & waste policy measures: insights from Lithium-ion battery, automotive and electronics sectors

Thibaut Maury-Micolier, Nacef Tazi, Silvia Bobba, Martina Orefice, Umberto Eynard, Cynthia Latunussa, Fabrice Mathieux

European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Sustainable Resources Directorate, Ispra, Italy

Life Cycle Circularity Indicator: an extensive version of the Material Circularity Indicator

Geoffrey Lonca, Chloé Dezani, Loïc Levenez

Capgemini Engineering, direction Recherche & Innovation France - 4 avenue Didier Daurat Blagnac 31700, France

Comparison of LCA and circularity indicators: what method to use for what?

Adeline Jerome, Maria Ljunggren, Matty Janssen

Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

The applicability of the Organisation Environmental Footprint method as cornerstone for a retailer’s environmental sustainability strategy: insights by early adopter Colruyt Group

Steven Van Hemelryck¹, Cara McHardy¹, Filip Watteyn¹, Carolina Szablewski², Clément Bolle², Naeem Adibi², Wannes Voorend¹, Astrid Van Parys¹

1: Colruyt Group, Belgium; 2: WeLOOP, France

Carbon accounting in a circular chemical industry – Challenges in accounting frameworks

Luisa Kuehn, Lydia Pforte, Leonard Mueller, Betuel Kilic Tezcan, Massimo Collotta, Nikolaj Otte

Henkel AG & Co.KGaA, Germany

Circularity at different systems level – the CapSEM Model

Annik M Fet, Sandra Tippett-Spirtou

NTNU, Norway

The need for coordinating adoption of circular business models – a challenge for rapid growth of the circular economy

Ottar Michelsen, Arild Aspelund

NTNU - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

A conceptual methodology to screen and adopt circular business models in small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs): A case study on child safety seats as a product service system

Philipp Rittershaus, Manfred Renner, Venkat Aryan

Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Germany

Can circular economy business models reduce life cycle environmental impacts of the clothing sector?

Sarah Gray¹, Jhuma Sadhukhan², Angela Druckman², Keith James¹

1: WRAP, United Kingdom; 2: University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Life cycle assessment as a tool to ensure circular economy drives environmental benefits : A railway signaling study case

Laurent PIERRE-LOUIS, Coline MELLIN, Mélanie BORDIGNON

ALSTOM, France

Life cycle assessment of hydrogen produced by methane pyrolysis

Marie Wouts, Julie Clavreul, Laurent Baraton, Sanae Bouaichi

ENGIE, France

Environmental Performance of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis

Elke Schropp, Gabriel Naumann, Matthias Gaderer

Technical University of Munich, Germany

Could hydrogen help achieve net zero emissions?

Emmanuel Mignard, Edgar Latour, Veronica Eguia, Guido Sonnemann

CNRS UMR5255 ISM, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, 351 cours de la Libération, Talence Cedex, France

ASSISTANCE project: Analysis of social impacts for a sustainable energy transition in Spain and responsible decision-making

Luisa Berridy-Segade, María del Prado Díaz, Miguel Ángel Reyes-Belmonte, Mario Martín-Gamboa

Rey Juan Carlos University, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group, 28933, Móstoles, Spain

Sustainable offshore wind energy in the Belgian Continental Shelf? Monetized (socio-)environmental footprint and handprint of electricity production.

Sue Ellen Taelman¹, Laura Vittoria De Luca Peña¹, Nils Préat¹, Till M. Bachmann², Katrien Van de Biest³, Joachim Maes⁴, Bilge Bas¹, Jo Dewulf¹

1: Ghent University, Green Chemistry and Technology, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; 2: European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER) EDF-KIT EEIG, Emmy-Noether-Str. 11, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany; 3: University of Antwerp, ECOSPHERE Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; 4: European Commission, Brussels, Belgium

Decarbonizing maritime shipping: Life cycle sustainability assessment of a multi-fuel capable propulsion system based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology for maritime shipping

Alena Frehner, René Itten, Matthias Stucki

ZHAW, Switzerland

Environmental consequences of vehicle-to-grid for a future energy system: A case study on the Danish Island Bornholm.

Dominik Huber, Maeva Lavigne Philippot, Maarten Messagie

MOBI Research Group, ETEC Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Variation in the GHG emissions from electrolytic hydrogen production in a flexible energy system within the EU legislation framework

Romain Besseau¹, Anne Bouter¹, Oliver Hurtig¹, Alessandro Arrigoni², Marco Buffi¹, Nicolae Scarlat¹

1: Joint Research Center, Italy; 2: Joint Research Center, Netherlands

Using LCA to demonstrate the environmental relevance of energy management systems

Camille Jeandaux¹, Thomas De Backer², Marie Wouts¹, Xavier Jaspar², Anne Prieur-Vernat¹

1: ENGIE Lab CRIGEN, France; 2: ENGIE Laborelec, Belgium

Assessing the net benefits and loads occurring outside of the boundaries (module D) for an electrical equipment

Benjamin Canaguier¹, Manel Sansa², Julien Mulot³, Hervé Davail⁴, Emmanuelle Brière⁵, Violaine Ohl-Gasteau⁶, David Dupuis⁷, Marlène Demicheli⁸

1: Schneider Electric, PEP ecopassport steering committee member, France; 2: Schneider Electric, PEP ecopassport Technical committee member, France; 3: Eaton Industries France SAS, PEP ecopassport Technical Committee member, France; 4: Legrand, PEP ecopassport Technical Committee member, France; 5: Groupe Atlantic, PEP ecopassport Technical commitee President, France; 6: PEP ecopassport general delegate, France; 7: Hager Group, PEP ecopassport Technical Committee member, France; 8: Bureau Veritas, PEP ecopassport Technical Committee member, France

A new process cost-based allocation method is needed for integrated smelter-refineries

Gert Van Hoof, Bénédicte Robertz, Thorsten Rieke, Steven Art

Umicore, Belgium

Disassembly: The Key to Unlocking an enhanced Circular Future

Bruce Lim², Torsten Hummen¹, Ann-kathrin Wimmer¹

1: Robert Bosch GmbH, Corporate Research; 2: Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte Ltd, Corporate Research

Recovery of thermoplastics and flame retardants from mixed WEEE and EoL vehicles, an LCA evaluation

Loan Terrien¹, Pierre Fiasse²

1: Materia Nova, Belgium; 2: COMET Traitement SA, Belgium

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of a novel recycling process for concrete waste

Carla Scagnetti¹, Rafael Horn¹, Jonas Keller¹, Florian Gehring¹, Volker Thome², Thomas Hess³

1: Fraunhofer IBP, Dep. Life Cycle Engineering, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer IBP, Dep. Inorganic Materials and Recycling, Germany; 3: Leiblein GmbH, Germany

Next Level Lightweight Production (NeLiPro)

Eva Sophie Jurgeleit, Stefanie Meilinger, Simon Heinz Michael Dahmen

University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg; International Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE)

The future generation of lightweight materials? A Life Cycle Assessment for innovative lightweight structures

Suzana Ostojic¹, Patrick Haun², Marzia Traverso¹, Philipp Müller², Levin Schilling³, Robert Kupfer³

1: Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering (INaB), RWTH Aachen University; 2: Porsche AG; 3: Institut für Leichtbau und Kunststofftechnik (ILK), TU Dresden

Assessing the Sustainability of Steel Products in the Context of Emerging Frameworks and Targets

Nick Coleman, Marta Cruz Fernandez, Peter Hodgson, Simon Ryalls, Chris Phillips

Tata Steel UK Limited

A methodological approach for implementing screening LCA into the early phases of product development

Paul Hoffeins¹, Fabian Folprecht¹, Maik Gude¹, Michelle Funk², Christian Weidermann³

1: TU Dresden, Germany; 2: iPoint-systems gmbh, Germany; 3: Siemens AG, Germany

Ecodesign approach for complex systems - How to design attractive and sustainable vehicles

Nicolas Tchertchian¹, Thomas Richard De Latour², Dominique Millet¹, Raphael Chenouard²

1: Université de toulon, France; 2: Nantes Université, École Centrale Nantes, CNRS, LS2N, UMR 6004, F-44000 Nantes

Going completely new ways for sustainability: Methods to develop and implement radical sustainable innovations in companies

Claus Lang-Koetz, Celine Böhringer, Sven Schimpf

Pforzheim University, Germany

Implementation of Circularity Principles in Industrial Product Design

Annika Pruhs¹, Anina Kusch¹, Torsten Hummen², Ralf Mendgen², Tobias Viere¹, Jörg Woidasky¹

1: Institut for Industrial Ecology (INEC) at Pforzheim University, Tiefenbronner Str. 65, 75175 Pforzheim; 2: Robert Bosch GmbH Corporate Research and Advance Development, Robert-Bosch-Campus 1, 71272 Renningen

Life cycle thinking as foundation for sustainable business transformations

Till Weidner, Maurice Bethke, Jan-Markus Rödger

Implement Consulting Group, Switzerland

The GreenLab4IoT project : development of an IoT measurement testbench for better ecodesign

Stéphane LE POCHAT¹, Gwenaëlle SOUFFRAN¹, Olivier PHILIPPOT², Thierry LEBOUCQ²

1: EVEA, France; 2: GREENSPECTOR, France

Carbon footprint study of Volvo C40 Recharge – use of conclusions in development work and implications for future studies

Rei Palm, Johanna Berlin

Volvo Cars, Sweden

Schneider Electric, return of experience of 2 decades of sustainability integration into product design

Benjamin Canaguier, Manel Sansa, Nicolas Ortiou, Meriem Kellou, Djamila Saou, Bruno Lomba

Schneider Electric, France

Ecodesign AFM / metabolism approach for Paris olympic games

Guilhelm Das, Caroline Louis

Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques

A case study of sustainability assessment in the mining sector

Lucia Rigamonti, Giuseppe Cecere, Hazem Eltohamy

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Life cycle sustainability assessment and raw material criticality assessment as inter-related tools for supply chain risks management: the case of bio-based solvents

Noémie Leroy-Parmentier^1,2, Philippe Loubet¹, Maïder Saint-Jean², Guido Sonnemann¹

1: Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France; 2: Bordeaux Sciences Economiques (BSE) UMR 6060, Bordeaux University

A methodology for Life Cycle Sustaianbility Assessment in road pavements industries

Gabriella Buttitta¹, Ana Jimenez Del Barco Carrion², Elizabeth Keijzer³, Bjorn Kalman⁴, Ahmed Abed², Tony Parry², Davide Lo Presti^1,2

1: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze, Ed.8, Palermo 90128, Italy; 2: Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK; 3: TNO Rijksuniversiteit, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht NL-3584, Netherlands; 4: Statens väg- & transportforskningsinstitut, Olaus Magnus väg 35, Linköping SE-581 95, Sweden

Indoor paints for concrete walls using biomass balance binders: a chemicals case study applying the ORIENTING LCSA methodology

Peter Saling¹, Julia Carey¹, Alexander Assmann¹, Andreas Engel¹, Markus Lohscheidt¹, Stefan Weiner¹, Carla Scagnetti², Marina Isasa Sarralde³

1: BASF SE; 2: Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP; 3: Tecnalia

ORIENTING’s LCSA methodology – lessons learnt from industrial testing

Hanna Pihkola¹, Marina Isasa², Till M. Bachmann³, Alessandra Zamagni⁴, Isadora Correa⁵, Rafael Horn⁶, Katri Behm¹, Carla Scagnetti⁶, Peter Saling⁷, Marjukka Kujanpää⁸

1: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland; 2: Tecnalia; 3: EIFER; 4: Ecoinnovazione; 5: Ghent University; 6: Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics; 7: BASF; 8: Stora Enso

Should I stay or should I go?

Hanie Zarafshani^1,2, Bo P. Weidema³, Bertram F. De Boer⁴, Ponnapat Watjanatepin¹, Karel Van Acker^1,2,5

1: KU Leuven, Belgium; 2: Flanders Make, Corelab VCCM, Belgium; 3: Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark; 4: 2.-0 LCA consultants, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark; 5: Center for Economics and Corporate Sustainability (CEDON), KU Leuven, Warmoesberg 26, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium