Conferences

CONFERENCES

Conference Reports

Life Cycle Analysis  

This site provides reports from recent conferences on life cycle analysis republished from the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

Centre for Sustainable Design  

This U.K. site provides reports and papers from conferences and workshops as well as information on future events related to the design of products, services, and systems, and integrated product policy particularly as it relates to the electronics industry.

Upcoming Events

Environmental Events Service
This database provides an extensive listing of upcoming environmental trade shows and conferences organized by geographical region of the world and technical field.

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JOURNALS

The following provides a sample of magazines, newsletters and journals that provide information on eco-efficiency and related issues such as environmental management systems, eco-design, life cycle assessment, product stewardship, cleaner processes and industrial ecology. Also check the individual links on these and other topics for additional references.

Aspen Environmental Services
Provides global news, data, and analysis including environmental newsletters, reports, research studies, and case studies. Issues covered include eco-efficiency, environmental management systems and ISO 14001, life cycle assessment, energy efficiency, and product stewardship.

Journal of Cleaner Production
The journal is an international forum for engineers, managers and academics for the exchange of information on the technologies, concepts and policies designed to encourage the implementation of new, cleaner processes, products and services.

Journal of Industrial Ecology
The journal addresses material and energy flows studies, dematerialization, life cycle planning, design and assessment, design for the environment, extended producer responsibility, eco-industrial parks, product-oriented environmental policy, and eco-efficiency.

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
The journal is a forum for scientists, practitioners, and managers concerned with life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental aspects of products. It is also a source of information on books, conferences and scientific and industrial societies related to LCA .

The Journal of Sustainable Product Design
The journal assists business decision-makers and academics to monitor global trends on eco-design, life cycle assessment, design for dismantling, eco-innovation, systems change and dematerialisation.

Tomorrow Magazine
Provides information on corporate environmental trends, analysis, case studies and articles on global issues.

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TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCING ASSISTANCE

Canadian Technology Network

The Canadian Technology Network provides small or medium-sized technology related business with access to a wide range of technology and related business assistance through a cross-country network of advisors. Each advisor is employed by an organization known for its technology or related business competence.

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
IRAP assists SMEs to become more innovative and to meet the technological challenges they face in delivering new products, processes or services. This includes helping companies to improve energy and materials efficiency, product durability and in incorporating design for environment considerations into product and process design.

National Research Council (NRC)
NRC is a leader in scientific and technical research, the diffusion of technology and the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Many of NRC's research institutes are involved in initiatives that will help Canadian industries improve the eco-efficiency of their products and processes.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
NSERC invests in university-based research and training in all the natural sciences and engineering including collaborative R&D projects between Canadian companies and universities. Through its programs of research chairs, networks, grants, scholarships and fellowships it supports many initiatives supportive of eco-efficiency and sustainable development.

Sustainable Development Technology Canada
SDTC supports the development, demonstration and commercialization of technological solutions, which address climate change and air quality. Technologies can include those related to: energy production, use and distribution; waste management; transportation; emissions controls; and enabling technologies.

Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
TPC invests strategically in research, development and innovation in order to encourage private sector investment, and so maintain and grow the technology base and technological capabilities of Canadian industry. TPC investments in environmental technologies include: better conservation of energy, water and non-renewable resources; clean process technologies; pollution abatement and remediation technologies.

The Green Municipal Investment Fund (GMIF)
The fund supports the implementation of highly innovative environmental projects by municipal governments that have a significant impact on improved environmental performance, particularly in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. Projects must improve air, water or soil quality, protect the climate or promote the use of renewable resources. They must also significantly improve environmental performance or energy efficiency.

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