Life Cycle Initiative (hosted by UNEP)

This meeting marked the kickoff of Phase 2 of the Biogenic Carbon Project, outlining the objectives, scope, and timeline for developing international guidance on biogenic carbon accounting in life ...

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Global Industrial Ecology Day 2025 brings together leading LCA experts to introduce the vision for a Global LCA Platform – a one-stop ecosystem to make life cycle assessment data, methods and capac...

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In this video, we explore key findings on the environmental impacts of single-use plastic products (SUPP) compared to their alternatives. The meta-analysis commissioned under Resolution 9 of the Fo...

The General Assembly is a dynamic platform for members to connect, exchange ideas, and deepen their understanding of the Life Cycle Initiative's impactful projects (e.g., GLAD, GLAM, SCP-HAT, Bioge...

The Consultation Launch event was moderated by Olivier Jolliet (DTU - Technical University of Denmark) and Llorenç Milá i Canals (UN Environment Programme). Access the full slide deck of the even...

Welcome to the SCP-HAT (Sustainable Consumption and Production Hotspot Analysis Tool). The SCP-HAT is an interactive online tool for analysing the environmental and socio-economic performance of co...

This 2023 General Assembly was a dynamic platform for members to connect, exchange ideas, and deepen their understanding of the Life Cycle Initiative's impactful projects (e.g., GLAD, GLAM, SCP-HAT...

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme visited in June 2023 Green Thread Manufacturing and K-WAY, two of the 15 SMEs participating in UNEP’s EU-funded InTex project and ...

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme visited in June 2023 Green Thread Manufacturing and K-WAY, two of the 15 SMEs participating in UNEP’s EU-funded InTex project and ...

Regional and international experts discuss how to integrate Life-cycle thinking and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) methodologies into national strategies for promoting sustainability and g...

This is a recording of a webinar held on May 17, 2023 on the UNEP report "Turning off the Tap: How the worlds can end plastic pollution and create a circular economy".

An interview with Sriyanka Mendis, Research and Development Manager of Sri Lankan company Union Chemicals Lanka PLC, and has been trained on and used USEtox to inform their operations and product d...

In 2022 at the United Nations Environment Assembly, the world agreed that an ambitious, legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution is what is needed for a healthier planet and environment. At ...

The Multi-Stakeholder Forum took place on 26 November 2022 in conjunction with the first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1), set to develop the international legally bin...

The Multi-Stakeholder Forum took place on 26 November 2022 in conjunction with the first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1), set to develop the international legally bin...

The Multi-Stakeholder Forum took place on 26 November 2022 in conjunction with the first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1), set to develop the international legally bin...