Working meeting at Gresmalt on the integration of LCA, LCC and S-LCA

On July 5, 2018, the LIFE FORTURE project team met at Gresmalt headquarters in Sassuolo for a working session dedicated to the development of the project activities.

The meeting brought together representatives from Gresmalt and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, physically present in Sassuolo, while the Rey Juan Carlos University team joined by videoconference.

During the session, the consortium reviewed the activities in progress and scheduled the deadlines for the second half of the year. A central part of the discussion was dedicated to the draft integration model between the three pillars of sustainability — environmental, economic and social — and the three corresponding assessment tools: Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing and Social Life Cycle Assessment.

This integration is one of the methodological foundations of LIFE FORTURE. By connecting LCA, LCC and S-LCA within a single framework, the project aims to move from separate impact assessments towards a more complete and dynamic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment model for ceramic manufacturing.

The meeting was attended by Davide Settembre Blundo, Anna Maria Ferrari, Cristina Siligardi, Filippo Bolzi, Alessio Lelli, Fernando E. García Muiña, Sonia Medina Salgado, Rocío González Sánchez, Eva Pelechano Barahona and Thais González Torres.