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LCA Platform to explore ways to help businesses to adopt LCM. Nine pioneer
sectors, textile, seafood, packaging, mechanical, food, wood, construction, recycling and renewable energies, have undertaken an ambitious project to integrate
LCM into their business. The methodology for all nine sectors follows fi ve major
steps: benchmark, sector maturity assessment, needs identifi cation, action plan and
implementation.
Keywords Life cycle assessment • Life cycle management • Regional development
• Sector-based approach • Small and medium sized enterprises • SMEs
1 Introduction
Life Cycle Management (LCM) has been defi ned by the SETAC working group as
“an integrated framework of concepts, techniques and procedures to address environmental, economic, technological and social aspects of products and organizations
to achieve continuous environmental improvement from a life cycle perspective”
(Hunkeler et al. 2001 ). Supply chain actors have been pursuing to integrate LCM
within their activities and collaborations for years.
Therefore, now, many major global companies have internal and external programs to assess and manage the sustainability performance of goods and services
across the life cycle. LCM-related initiatives include sustainability parameters, like
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and existing additional processes (NilssonLindén et al. 2014 ). Several private companies also fi nance collaborative life cycle
research through initiatives such as SCORELCA, CIRAIG, Sustainability
Consortium and UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.
J. Meillier
UP-tex competitivity cluster , 40, rue Eugène Jacquet , 59708 Marcq-en-Baroeul , France
J. Boudehenn
Nord Picardie Bois , 34 B Rue Emile Zola , 59650 Villeneuve-d’Ascq , France
S. Reynaud
MATIKEM competitivity cluster, Parc scientifi que de la Haute Borne ,
9 rue Héloïse , 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq , France
S. Cabaret
CCI Grand Lille , Place du Théâtre , 59000 Lille , France
C. Bogaert
ADEME Nord-Pas de Calais, Centre tertiaire de l’Arsenal ,
20, rue du Prieuré , 59500 Douai , France
C. Demaretz
Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council , 151 Avenue du Président Hoover , 59000 Lille , France
N. Adibi et al.
LCA Platform to explore ways to help businesses to adopt LCM. Nine pioneer
sectors, textile, seafood, packaging, mechanical, food, wood, construction, recycling and renewable energies, have undertaken an ambitious project to integrate
LCM into their business. The methodology for all nine sectors follows fi ve major
steps: benchmark, sector maturity assessment, needs identifi cation, action plan and
implementation.
Keywords Life cycle assessment • Life cycle management • Regional development
• Sector-based approach • Small and medium sized enterprises • SMEs
1 Introduction
Life Cycle Management (LCM) has been defi ned by the SETAC working group as
“an integrated framework of concepts, techniques and procedures to address environmental, economic, technological and social aspects of products and organizations
to achieve continuous environmental improvement from a life cycle perspective”
(Hunkeler et al. 2001 ). Supply chain actors have been pursuing to integrate LCM
within their activities and collaborations for years.
Therefore, now, many major global companies have internal and external programs to assess and manage the sustainability performance of goods and services
across the life cycle. LCM-related initiatives include sustainability parameters, like
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and existing additional processes (NilssonLindén et al. 2014 ). Several private companies also fi nance collaborative life cycle
research through initiatives such as SCORELCA, CIRAIG, Sustainability
Consortium and UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.
J. Meillier
UP-tex competitivity cluster , 40, rue Eugène Jacquet , 59708 Marcq-en-Baroeul , France
J. Boudehenn
Nord Picardie Bois , 34 B Rue Emile Zola , 59650 Villeneuve-d’Ascq , France
S. Reynaud
MATIKEM competitivity cluster, Parc scientifi que de la Haute Borne ,
9 rue Héloïse , 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq , France
S. Cabaret
CCI Grand Lille , Place du Théâtre , 59000 Lille , France
C. Bogaert
ADEME Nord-Pas de Calais, Centre tertiaire de l’Arsenal ,
20, rue du Prieuré , 59500 Douai , France
C. Demaretz
Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council , 151 Avenue du Président Hoover , 59000 Lille , France
N. Adibi et al.