Annual Report 2016
Published by: Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation e.V. Registered: VR 33946 B Charlottenstraße 2 10969 Berlin Germany Copyright © Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation e.V., 2017 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. FSLCI e.V. would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of this publication may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing from the FSLCI e.V.
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Outline
Preface
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Members & Partners
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Governance
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Activities & Projects
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Conferences
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Finances & Outlook
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Preface
2016 was a great year for us. It was the first full year for the FSLCI, which we started with our first edition of the Global Life Cycle Community Survey. The survey provided us with great insights into what we should be doing in going forward and resulted for example in the launch of the FSLCI Webinar Series. In addition to the survey and the webinars, we further enhanced our online platform and introduced new features, such as public profiles and a members map. We also used the beginning of the year to work with the Board on identifying a number of projects and ideas that we would like to implement over the next few years. And while we have started to implement some, others will take more time to be realized. Much like in 2015, we presented the FSLCI at various conferences around the world. We were also delighted to become an ISO TC 207 / SC 5 Liaison Member and have signed additional strategic partnerships with many national Life Cycle networks. 2016 was a year of learning and taking little steps towards realizing our mission of spreading Life Cycle Innovation globally. We would like to thank all of you who have and continue to support us and we look forward to continuing our journey! Jim, Guido & Philip
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Members & Partners
Our Members
15
7
Oceania
Academia
23
Industry
Asia South America
30
4 11 4
North America 65
16
Consultants
Europe
22 45
Students Researchers
25
NGO Government
As a community organization, our members, matter most to us! We are happy to inform you that we were able to grow our community to a total of 133 members, of which 67 joined the FSLCI as new members in 2016. We are also really happy about our first two organisational members that joined us in 2016:
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Our Partners
As part of our strategy to facilitate communication and collaboration across the globe, we work closely with a number of national partner networks that support us in realizing our mission and vision. In 2016 the following life cycle networks joined our regional networks partners program: The Indonesian Life Cycle Assessment Network (ILCAN), the RED Colombiana de Ciclo de Vida, the Red Iberoamericana de Ciclo de Vida (RICV) as well as with the The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan (ILCAJ). In addition to our partnerships with regional networks, the FSLCI joined ISO as a Liaison Member of TC 207 / SC 5.
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Governance
Board of Directors
Anne-Marie Boulay** (Canada)
Bill Flanagan (USA)
Chalaka Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Jodie Bricout (Australia)
Martina Prox* (Germany)
Masahiko Hirao (Japan)
Pia Wiche (Chile)
Yuki Kabe (Brazil)
*Chair | **Vice-Chair
During the last General Assembly that took place on the 4th of October 2016 in Kyoto, Japan, it was decided to extend the Board to a total of eight members. As a result, Bill Flanagan, Pia Wiche and Yuki Kabe were elected to join the Board. In addition, the International Standards Organisation (ISO) was invited to join the Board and was represented in 2016 by the chair of ISO TC 207 / SC 5, Prof. Matthias Finkbeiner.
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Executive Committee
Jim Fava Chair (USA)
Guido Sonnemann Vice-Chair (France)
Philip Strothmann Chief Financial and Operations Officer (Germany)
Our current Executive Committee had the initiating idea for the FSLCI in late 2013 and has been working on making it happen ever since. Philip has been working full-time on growing and promoting the FSLCI since 2015, supported by Jim and Guido and our Board of Directors.
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Activities & Projects
Community Survey
In order to better tailor our services to the needs of our members, but as well to those of the global life cycle community, we conducted our first Community Survey in March 2016. More than 250 respondents provided great insights that helped us better define our priorities and resulted for example in the launch of the FSLCI Webinar Series. Survey results can be accessed here: https://fslci.org /community-survey-2016results/ FSLCI Š 2017 | 12
Public Profiles
In July 2016 we launched our public member profiles along with the members map. Members now have the opportunity to present themselves through their public profiles and thus become more visible for those looking for expertise. Because we value our members’ privacy, the decision, which details of and if a profile becomes public, is up to them. By default, members are listed on our members directory, but member profiles will remain accessible only to FSLCI members – unless the setting is changed.
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Webinar Series & Library
In August 2016 we launched the FSLCI Webinar Series. Since then, monthly webinars have been arranged on various subjects. Webinars are given by FSLCI members for FSLCI members and on average 20 members participate in our live webinars. All our webinars are recorded and available to our members in our Webinar Recording Library. We would like to thank everyone for making our webinar series such a success!
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Conferences
LCA Case Study Symposium 20. – 22.09. Montpellier, France
At the end of September we participated in the 22nd SETAC Europe LCA Case Study Symposium in Montpellier. Organized by SETAC Europe with the support of the local organizing team from ELSA, the Case Study Symposium with some 250 participants was a great opportunity to engage with the research community. We were present with a booth, which gave us the opportunity to not only meet a number of our existing members in person, but also served well to inform the wider Life Cycle Community about us.
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LCA XVI 27. – 29.09. Charleston, USA
The LCA XVI conference was organized by our partner organization the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. In addition to our well-visited booth, we gave a presentation on the FSLCI and why we focus on communication and collaboration. The conference was yet again a great opportunity for us to engage with our North American members and win some new members for the FSLCI.
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Ecobalance 2016 03. – 06.10. Kyoto, Japan
The Ecobalance conference was a highly successful event for the FSLCI. Organizers of the conference provided a rebate for FSLCI members and we signed our partnership agreement with the Institue of Life Cycle Assessment Japan (ILCAJ) at the beginning of the conference. In addition to our booth, we also organized a well-attended session around communication and collaboration, as well as our General Assembly where three new members of the Board were elected into office.
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ILCM 2016 17. – 18.10. New Delhi, India
Following the Ecobalance conference we travelled to India to take part in the Indian Life Cycle Management (ILCM) conference. The ILCM was established in 2011 and has been organized every year by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) since then. The FSLCI was again highly visible during the conference, thanks to the ILCM’s organizer Ms Sanjeevan Bajaj, who had served as our interim President of the Board of Directors in 2015. In addition, our CFOO Philip Strothmann gave a presentation on “Collaboration and Communication as Essential Tools for Mainstreaming Life Cycle Thinking ”.
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LCA Food 2016 19. – 21.10. Dublin, Ireland
The Food LCA conference was organized in 2016 at the United College of Dublin. LCA Food is an international conference which focuses especially on new developments in life cycle assessment in the context of agrifood systems and takes place every two years at different places around the world. Due to a cooperation with our friends from the DIL (German Institute of Food Technologies), we were able to share a booth with them and thus had the chance to inform interested participants about the FSLCI and our activities. The conference was a good opportunity for us to engage with a new audience.
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avnir 2016 08. – 09.11. Lille, France
In November, our partner organisation in France, [avnir], organized the 5th edition of their conference in Lille. [avniR] by cd2e is a collaborative platform and a resource center that initiates and supports the economic transition of sectors throughout new development models based on Life Cycle Thinking. During the conference we were present with a booth and organized a session on “Collaborer et communiquer pour mieux penser Cycle de Vie”. The session provided space for a number of interesting presentations around communicating Life Cycle Thinking to a broader audience. It also provided us with the opportunity to present the FSLCI to a large audience.
Photos by cd2e and François Kervador
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Finances & Outlook
Finances Expenses
Income Travel
217,00 €
Event Participation Fee €3.665,50
Office Space
€3.023,28 €490,00
€179,91
€2.622,96
€345,53
3.100,00 €
Membership Fees
IT & Communication Accommodation
Event Participation Fee 10.729,25 €
Banking Fee
VAT
Printing
€901,00 €804,16
Allowances
In 2016, the main revenue derived from membership fees, which amounted to: 10,729.25€. Additional revenue of 3317€ (incl. 217€ VAT) was provided through workshop participation fees. The expenses amounted to 12,032.34€ thus leaving a positive balance of 2071.04€.
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Outlook
For 2017 we look forward to consolidating and growing our membership and building new partnerships. But we also plan to organize a number of workshops in line with our objective to engage with a broader audience about the usefulness of taking a life cycle perspective. In addition, we will continue to engage with our members on making our community platform a more interactive place and thus more valuable tool. We will add features such as the Critical Review Directory and plan to launch our Life Cycle Teaching Material Library as part of our effort to engage with research groups and academic stakeholders. With our recently launched Working Groups on Education and ISO we have started to create a space for our members to become more engaged and we look forward to working with our community on promoting life cycle thinking and the use of life cycle information globally. We would like to thank all our members for their support and look forward to continue engaging with you in 2017! Jim, Guido & Philip
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