Basics of Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprinting

Climate protection is becoming increasingly important and so is the avoidance of CO2 emissions. Of course, this requires correct balancing. In this course, we teach you the necessary basics.

Die Teilnehmenden sind nach dem Seminar in der Lage:

• die methodischen Zugänge in der ICA und im Carbon Footprinting zu verstehen und Erfolgsfaktoren und Qualitätskriterien zu erkennen;
• Kompetenzen zur validen Bilanzierung von CO₂-Äquivalenten und ausgewählten anderen Umweltindikatoren zu entwickeln;
• die Verbesserung der Umweltleistung oder der energiebezogenen Leistung auch stärker unter dem Blickwinkel LCA/Footprint zu betrachten.

Companies of all sizes or industries; companies with high energy consumption, striving for compliance with CSR; Environmental Management Representatives or Environmental Systems Manager; Energy Management Representatives; Environmental / Energy Management Auditors; CSR Managers; consultants, persons working in product development and eco-design

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• Basics of the life cycle analysis (LCA): Structure and procedures, system boundaries, data collection, impact assessment indicators and balances, interpretation and communication, quality characteristics
• Compensation mechanisms: What is behind all these statements?
• Focus on Corporate Carbon Footprint ISO 14064
• Balancing of electricity and specific characteristics
• Focus: Carbon Footprint of Products, ISO 14067
• Environmental footprint for a green Single European Market

A laptop is requires for this training course.