This paper presents a summary of the session "Implementation and management of life cycle approaches in business-challenges, opportunities, business learnings and best practice". In the session, the audience got the opportunity to listen to examples from industry and ways to include life cycle approaches in their business decision making processes. The audience also attended presentations where learnings from the environmental footprint process were discussed. The conclusions from the presentations and the final panel discussion can be summarized in some key messages. To succeed we need to go together and that is why harmonization of e.g. methods and regulations are important. As a basis when developing the way forward it was concluded that the life cycle approach is an important tool.
L. Landström
The Swedish Life Cycle Center brings together Swedish life cycle competence and front-running companies. It has been instrumental in developing and adopting life cycle approaches in the Swedish society, whilst making important contributions to international initiatives. This paper describes results from the Centre’s 25-year long history and presents its core values and principles, which have been crucial for collaboration and development over the years.
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