The course for "PRODUCTS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER & LCA EXPERT " is an invitation-only, limited number course designed to qualify the professional figures of sustainability experts through highly specialised training.
It is aimed at corporate functions involved in the assessment of the environmental performance of products, in eco-design activities, and at managerial figures responsible for defining the strategy for the development of new products and for the approach to "green marketing". The intensive course will focus on an in-depth study of standards and product certification/assessment according to the different international environmental assessment models and will provide advanced knowledge of the two most widely used software for LCA studies: SimaPro and OpenLCA.
Participants will obtain the qualification of PRODUCTS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER & LCA EXPERT by presenting in public the project work, developed during the course with the support of lecturers and tutors.
The course is aimed at corporate functions involved in the activities of evaluation of environmental performance of products, in the activities of eco design and management figures who are responsible for defining the strategy for new product development and for the "green marketing".
The teaching methodology includes face-to-face and on-line lectures, plus tutoring and on-line supervision for project development. Participants are asked to take a self-training approach using the bibliography delivered with the teaching materials.
15 collegial meetings and 8 one-to-one coaching appointments:
- 12 days of classroom or online training starting in April 2024
- 2 seminar meetings, also open to colleagues of trainees
- 1 conference to present end-of-course projects (date to be determined) >> see the 2023 conference
- 16 hours of on-line teacher assistance in the development of the end-of-course project (2-hour appointments on the MappingLCA web platform)
