| Time | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Registration, Coffee and Croissants | ||
| 9:10 | Welcome: Introducing the topic DF44-01 Gerard Gaillard.pdf | Gérard Gaillard and Yves Loerincik | ART Quantis |
| Food processing | |||
| 9:30 | LCI data for energy consumption in food processing DF44-02 Neus Sanjuan.pdf | Neus Sanjuan | University of Valencia |
| 10:05 | LCA in the development of new food products: Nestlé eco-design tool DF44-03 Urs Schenker.pdf | Urs Schenker | Nestlé |
| 10:30 | Secondary databases on agri-food products: Finding the optimum level of detail DF44-04 Ricardo Teixeira.pdf | Ricardo Teixeira | Blue Horse Associates |
| 10:45 | Coffee break | ||
| 11:15 | Environmental footprint: LCA approach in Danone’s Ambition DF44-05 Jean Christophe Bligny.pdf DF44-05 Jean Christophe Bligny.zip | Jean Christophe Bligny | Danone |
| Primary production | |||
| 11:50 | Environmental impacts of Swiss milk production – an analysis from the project LCA-FADN DF44-06 Martina Alig.pdf | Martina Alig | ART |
| 12:15 | Environmental Impacts of water use in global crop production DF44-07 Stefanie Hellweg.pdf | Stefanie Hellweg | ETH |
| 12:45 | Discussion | All referees | |
| 13:20 | Standing lunch | ||
| Short presentations | |||
| 14:25 | Effects of applying direct land use change in GHG-balance – the case of cocoa agriculture DF44-08 Maurice Marquardt.pdf | Maurice Marquardt | Öko-Institut e.V. |
| Trade and Consumption | |||
| 14:35 | Comparative life cycle assessment of a cup of espresso made using a packaging and distribution system from Nespresso Espresso and three generic products DF44-09 Sebastien Humbert.pdf | Sébastien Humbert | Quantis |
| 15:00 | Environmentally friendly food consumption: What does this mean for consumers? DF44-10 Niels Jungbluth.pdf | Niels Jungbluth | ESU-services Ltd. |
| 15:25 | Coffee break | ||
| 15:55 | Sociodemographic aspects in a LCA of the food consumption in Germany – with a focus on animal-based foods DF44-11 Toni Meier.pdf | Toni Meier | University of Halle |
| 16:20 | Discussion | All referees | |
| 17:00 | Feedback, wrap-up and farewell | Sébastien Humbert | Quantis |
DF 44 – Applying Life Cycle Assessment On The Food And Beverage Supply Chain
We kindly invite you to a special discussion forum on Life Cycle Assessment, sponsored by the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne.
The official event language is English
The food and beverage (F&B;) industry is one of the most important economic sectors using Life Cycle Assessment. Over the last twenty years, some companies have been developing LCA internally and using this methodology to reduce the environmental impact of their products. The food consumption contributes substantially to the environmental footprint of our society, which underlines the responsibility of the F&B; industry. In the current international context of increasing pressure from consumers, environmental labelling, environmental information and future legislation on environmental product declarations, LCA will be increasingly integrated into the strategies and decision making processes of companies (Life Cycle Management).
LCA of food and beverages has some specific challenges unknown or nor so relevant in other economic sectors, which requires a special attention from the scientific community. Some of them are the great variability of the primary production processes, data availability for a huge number of very diverse products, the importance of indicators on water use and ecosystem quality, numerous co-products at the agricultural production stage, and a strong dependence on the user choices and behaviors.
This 44th Discussion Forum will give insight how the different actors of the food chain apply LCA within their organisations in order to satisfy the expectations of society regarding their environmental responsibility. We want to enhance the understanding of these challenges as well as the collaboration between all the stakeholders along the food chain, from the agriculture production up to the consumer.
This discussion forum will address the following questions:
- How is LCA used by different actors in the food and beverage supply chain?
- What are the current main issues and obstacles?
- What are the best practices and innovative ways of using LCA in this sector?
- What is the current status of standardisation initiatives?
- What are the important trends for the future of LCA in this sector?
We look forward to meeting you in Lausanne!
Gérard Gaillard and Yves Loerincik
Download: DF44 Programme.pdf