International Symposium on Life Cycle Assessment

Toward the Promotion of Green Procurement using
Environmental Hotspot Analysis
Date and time: October 31, 2014, 10:00–12:00
Venue: Shoukou Kaikan, Tokyo, Kasumigaseki

Organized by

Tokyo City University
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Waseda Institute of Political Economy (WINPEC), Waseda University

Supported by

Japan Environmental Association
Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry

Objective
Review criteria for the items based on the so-called “green purchase” law cover a variety of environmental
problems. The insufficiency of the information related with “materiality” of potential environmental impacts
has been pointed out toward the promotion of real environment-conscious products in the market.
LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), a method for evaluating environmental impacts from the viewpoint of productlife cycle, is now paid attention internationally to claim the superiorities of green products. European
Commission recommended the use of LCA and started to carry out pilot studies for the implementation ofenvironmental footprint in industries. The Sustainability Consortium in the United States uses streamlined
LCA for a hundred of products. These results were shared with retailer companies to apply them for thepromotion of green products in the market. UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative launched a flagship project forthe development of environmental hotspot analysis (EHSA). It is expected that EHSA facilitates finding out
the “hotspot” of environmental impacts effectively using the technique and experiences of LCA studies.
In order to obtain the reliable evaluated results, it is critically important to consider the spatial differences in
the assessment. Evaluated results of environmental performances with the scientific method considering
Japanese environmental conditions should thus be shared with various stakeholders for the promotion ofgreen purchasing in Japan. With this background, Tokyo City University, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science of Technology, Waseda Institute of Political Economy, and Japan Environment Association
have launched a collaborative project for the development of the method and inventory dataset for EHSA andthe application of them to Japanese products with the financial support of Japan Science and Technology
Agency. The outputs of this project can be implemented newly to the society for the improvement of thereliability of environmental labels and are expected to be used as a platform for the green procurement ofproducts based on reasonable and convincing review criteria.
We invited Professor Guido Sonnemann (University of Bordeaux) who leads the flagship project of EHSA inUNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative to this symposium. He will introduce the objectives and progresses of theflagship project. Furthermore, the organizers of this symposium will present the aim of the collaborative
research project and existing inventory database and LCIA methodology to be used for EHSA. We hope that
this symposium would inspire international cooperation toward the establishment of environmental
assessment method contributing to the realization of a green innovation society.
This event is organized with a financial support by the program “Science of Science, Technology andInnovation Policy” in Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX), Japan Science andTechnology Agency (JST).

Program
10:00–10:05

Opening Address

Shinji Yoshizaki (Tokyo City University)
10:05–10:45

Environmental hotspot analysis in UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative

Guido Sonnemann (University of Bordeaux)
10:45–11:00

Overview of the research project for environmental hotspot analysis

Norihiro Itsubo (Tokyo City University)
11:00–11:15

Brief introduction to IDEA and its Application to EHSA

Kiyotaka Tahara (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
11:15–11:30

Brief introduction to WIO and its Application to EHSA

Yasushi Kondo (Waseda University)
11:30–11:45

Brief introduction to LIME and its Application to EHSA

Norihiro Itsubo (Tokyo City University)
11:45–12:00
Question and Answer / Discussion
12:00
Close the symposiumSymposium Information
Date:

Friday, October 31, 2014

Symposium site:

Shoukou Kaikan Room “6G” (6th floor)
3-4-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan
http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~shoko-on/access/index.html

会場

一般財団法人Registration fee:商工会館〒100-0013 東京都千代田区霞が関 3-4-2

Free of charge 会費：無料

Language: English
Symposium site maps, Access to Shoukou Kaikan
Kasumigaseki-station(Chiyoda,Hibiya,

Marunouchi line)

Kokkai

GijidoMae-station(Marunouchi line)

Toranomon-station (Ginza line)

Tameike
Sannoh-station (Ginza,Nanboku line)

Shoukou Kaikan (Room 6G)

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