Conference Themes

The conference programme covers the following themes.

1. LCM and Resources:

> Energy
> Water
> Minerals and Metals
> Biomass and Biomaterials
> Waste Management

2. Engaging with Complexity:

> Managing global value chains – linking emerging and developed markets
> Sustainability and LCM
> A focus on marketing, procurement and retail
> Management Science approaches – uncertainty, dynamics and multiple objectives
> Social Science approaches – the human element!

3. Policy, Governance and Delivery

> Regulatory and policy issues in LCM
> A focus on Carbon – foot printing, trading and regulation
> The role of International trade
> Emerging markets and foreign direct investment
> The role of institutions and service organizations
> Social responsibility and LCM

4. Enabling Sustainable Human Settlements

> LCM in the developing world
> LCM, Food and Health
> LCM and energy security
> LCM and spatial planning – infrastructure, transport, housing etc

5. Implementation / Breaking the Deadlock

> Capacity development
> Engaging stakeholders
> Design and Innovation
> Promoting Life Cycle Thinking in business practice
> Making better use of existing tools and approaches

6. General

Contributions from the fields of Life Cycle Assessment, Industrial Ecology, Eco-Efficiency, Design for Environment, Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Production and Consumption and other allied fields are encouraged, especially where these support practical case studies from industry and the public sector.