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  • CII Certified Professional In Life Cycle Assessment (ONLINE COURSE - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 May 2025)

About Course

CII – Godrej GBC is working to develop capability of industry professionals on Green & Environmental sustainability through Green Education programs. Guided by CII’s Education Committee, CII – Godrej GBC is developing a series of education programs on various topics focusing on Green, including Environmental Sustainability Goals of UN SDGs.

We are conducting "CII – Certified Professional in Life Cycle Assessment” online course for building the capacity of industry professionals on Life Cycling Thinking

Topics to be covered

  • ·       Understanding Life Cycle Assessment

    ·       Life Cycling Thinking LCT and Life Cycle Management LCM

    ·       ISO 14040 LCA framework

    ·       Phases involved in conducting an LCA

    ·       Life cycle inventory, Life cycle impact, and interpretation

    ·       Product Stewardship

    ·       Carbon footprint

    ·       Environmental Product Declaration

    ·       Eco labelling, types of ecolabels and how they are connected

    ·       Conducting LCA of a product Note that software demo will not be provided

    ·       Applicability of different LCA software

  • Complete online programme
  • Live sessions – opportunity to chat with instructors during sessions
  • Practical assignments / quizzes
  • Recording of the online sessions will be provided to the participant
  • Certificate from CII

Session Schedule

Session – I

5 May 2025 (Monday)
(1500 - 1630 hrs)

Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment

·       Importance of life cycle assessment in environmental management and achieving sustainability goals

·       Concept of life cycle thinking (LCT) and life cycle management (LCM)

·       ISO 14040 LCA framework.

·       Goal & Scope – Functional Unit

Session – II

6 May 2025 (Tuesday)
(1500 - 1630 hrs)

Phases involved in conducting an LCA.

·       System. System Boundary and Allocation

·       Life Cycle Inventory

·       Life Cycle Impact assessment

·       LCA Interpretation

·       In depth analysis of LCA methodology and impacts

Session – III

7 May 2025 (Wednesday)

(1500 - 1630 hrs)

Applicability of LCA

·       Pros, Cons, and applicability of different LCA software

·       Case studies – Understanding LCAs applicability is different sectors

Session – IV

8 May 2025

(Thursday)
(1500 - 1630 hrs)

Exercise: Conducting LCA of a product

·       Conducting actual LCA of a product (Note that software demo will not be provided)

Session – V

9 May 2025

(Friday)
(1500 - 1630 hrs)

 

LCA Related concepts

·       Product Stewardship

·       The role of single-issue approaches, such as carbon footprint

·       Calculating environmental payback.

·       Water footprint

·       Environmental Product Declaration

·       Eco labelling, Types of ecolabels and how they are connected to LCA

16 May 2025 (Friday)

Deadline for submission of assignment

17 May 2025 (Saturday)

Final Examination (Online)