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11/09/2026 - 12/09/2026 | Online

Comprehensive Sustainability Assessments for Materials, Products, and Processes

The online training course presents methods for assessing the environmental, economic, and social sustainability of materials, products, and processes. It will take place from 09 November to 09 December 2026 and is aimed at scientists, engineers, and professionals working in research and development, production, product design, procurement, and sustainability management.

The training course offered by the German Society for Materials Science introduces a life cycle perspective for the systematic assessment of materials, products, and processes. It focuses on translating sustainability data into substantiated decisions in research and development, production, purchasing, product design, and corporate strategy. The course consists of five coordinated modules that can be booked individually or as a complete package.

The program covers environmental life cycle assessment in accordance with ISO 14040, including case-study modelling with openLCA and the interpretation of results for product and process development. Economic assessment methods include life cycle costing and material flow cost accounting. Social life cycle assessment addresses social impacts, stakeholder perspectives, and links to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Further topics include Safe and Sustainable by Design, eco-design, chemical risk assessment, and qualitative multicriteria methods for identifying sustainability hotspots and comparing alternative solutions. A separate module examines the current European regulatory framework, including sustainability reporting requirements and due diligence obligations. Practical exercises enable participants to apply the methods to materials, products, and industrial processes.

Further information and registration: https://dgm.de/akademie/en/events/comprehensive-sustainability-assessments-for-m...

Information on participating / attending:
Training Chairs:

Prof. Dr. Gesa Beck, SRH Berlin University Applied Science

Julia Gebefügi, ABCircular GmbH

Date:

11/09/2026 09:00 - 12/09/2026 13:00

Event venue:

Online
Online
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany

Target group:

Business and commerce, Scientists and scholars

Email address:

Relevance:

transregional, national

Subject areas:

Chemistry, Electrical engineering, Information technology, Materials sciences, Mechanical engineering

Types of events:

Seminar / workshop / discussion

Entry:

07/30/2026

Sender/author:

Stefan Klein

Department:

Kommunikation & Medien

Event is free:

no

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event81925


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