Comprehensive Sustainability Assessments for Materials, Products, and Processes

This training course enables participants to build and apply a life cycle perspective for materials, products, and processes, and to translate sustainability results into robust decisions in R&D, production, purchasing, product design, and strategy. Across flexible five interactive modules, participants learn how to structure and conduct environmental life cycle assessments in line with ISO 14040, model case studies in openLCA, and interpret results for design and process improvement. The course extends the perspective with economic assessment methods such as life cycle costing and material flow cost accounting, and with social and stakeholder-focused assessments aligned with SDGs and established social assessment approaches. In addition, participants are introduced to chemical risk assessment and eco-design as practical entry points toward the EU Safe and Sustainable by Design framework, and they practice qualitative multicriteria assessments to compare solution pathways. In this module, participants will gain insights into the current regulatory environment in the EU, including sustainability reporting requirements and due diligence expectations.

Training course modules:

Module I: Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (E-LCA).
Module II: Economic Assessment with Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA).
Module III: Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA).
Module IV: Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD), Eco-Design, Chemical Risk Assessment, and Multicriteria Sustainability Hotspot Analysis.
Module V: Regulatory Frameworks.

Each module can be booked individually or combined as a package. When booked together, participants benefit from coordinated learning across methods and a reduced package price.

Understanding and applying sustainability and life cycle assessment is essential for companies aiming to reduce their environmental footprint, improve social responsibility, and ensure the sustainability of materials and processes.
Here are the key reasons why this course will benefit your company:

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (E-LCA): Learn to conduct thorough environmental impact assessments, helping your company minimize product and process footprints.
Economic Assessment with Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA): Understand and apply MFCA to identify cost-saving opportunities and manage resource use more efficiently.
Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA): Evaluate the social impacts of products and processes and demonstrate your company’s commitment to social responsibility.
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) & Eco-Design: Learn how SSbD and eco-design principles integrate chemical risk assessments to ensure your products are sustainable, safe, and circular from the outset.
Chemical Risk Assessment: Identify chemical hazards and integrate risk management strategies to design safer and more environmentally friendly products and processes.
Multicriteria Sustainability Hotspot Analysis: Use a holistic approach to assess and prioritize sustainability hotspots, improving decision-making across environmental, social, and economic factors.
Regulatory Frameworks: Stay updated on key EU regulations, including sustainability reporting and due diligence, to ensure compliance and stay ahead of regulatory changes.
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Choose between 5 flexibly bookable modules according to your needs and use this opportunity to advance your company’s sustainability ecosystem and gain a competitive advantage!