openLCA.conf 2025
Welcome to openLCA.conf 2025
10 – 11 April 2025
10 – 11 April 2025 Berlin, Germany
Berlin, GermanyThe open openLCA LCA Conference
After a sold-out first edition, we would like to give a warm welcome to openLCA.conf 2025, taking place in Berlin from the 10–11 April 2025. Doubling our event capacity from last year, we brought together experts from across the field for two days of lectures, workshops and discussions on LCA research and practice.
Since its creation in 2007, openLCA has grown to become one of the most widely used LCA softwares both in its own right, and also as part of an interconnected family of LCA tools. Thanks to its low acquisition barrier and available resources, people all across the world are able to use openLCA for studies, projects and research.
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Keynote Speakers
openLCA in our times
The world is changing. LCA and sustainability is a more business daily practice. Solutions see an increased pressure for being effective and cost-effective, and for providing correct or at least compliant results. At the same time, sustainability questions become broader and more complicated, moving from linear models somewhat agnostic of time and real locations to full sustainability models with time and regional resolutions, and / or models that use a lot of data from various sources.
The presentation will summarise key developments of openLCA in the last year, discuss how openLCA fits in this changing world, and will elaborate and put for discussion our plans for openLCA in the next 2-3 years.
Bridging Material Science and Life Cycle Assessment: Integrating Sustainability from the Start
In the pursuit of a green and circular economy, infusing safety and sustainability by design (SSbD) into material science is becoming increasingly vital. Yet, these crucial elements are often missing in the early stages of material development due to a disconnect between material scientists and sustainability experts. This keynote explores an innovative approach that unites these disciplines by seamlessly integrating life cycle assessment (LCA) into the material research process. By establishing a digital bridge, we empower researchers to consider safety, sustainability, performance, and cost factors simultaneously from the laboratory bench onward. This integration not only fosters informed decision-making aligned with SSbD principles but also enhances the general collaboration across fields.
Our Sponsors
Carbon Minds – Life Cycle Sponsor
Carbon Minds supports companies in the chemicals value chain to take bold steps towards net-zero. The Cologne-based company is a leading data provider, offering the world’s largest carbon footprint and LCA database for chemicals and plastics. Beyond data, Carbon Minds also provides consulting services and training so companies can act on their sustainability priorities, from creating emissions reduction strategies to the technical implementation of methodology development and carbon footprint calculations. Above all, Carbon Minds works to take net-zero from ambition to achievement for the whole chemicals value chain.
GreenDelta – Life Cycle Sponsor
GreenDelta is an independent consultancy and software development company based in Berlin, Germany. We specialise in Life Cycle Assessment and sustainability and identify improvements for products and organizations. We offer a combination of tools, methods, technical resources, and expertise to benefit clients and contribute to progress and innovation in sustainability.
EPD International – Flow Sponsor
