Measuring environmental impacts for more sustainable products and processes

In response to the increasing pressure to which companies are subjected by the market and the supply and distribution chain, the seminar introduces the issue of measuring environmental impacts at corporate and product level through the life cycle approach.

The Tech Talk is aimed at a wide audience of professionals from different business areas such as design, purchasing, production management, marketing, the management of environmental management systems, logistics.

Speaker: Eng. Alessandro Fontana – Lecturer and Researcher – Department of innovative technologies, SUPSI
Materials engineer, he worked as an analyst of the environmental aspects of the product at BTicino S.p.A. (Legrand Group), a leading company in the production of electrical and electronic products for installation. During many years of industrial experience he has developed skills in Life Cycle Assessment, eco-design of products and production processes, certifications and environmental regulations.
He is currently a Researcher and lecturer at the Department of innovative technologies of SUPSI where he deals with applied research projects at national and international level relating to the development of models and tools for assessing sustainability. He teaches Industrial Sustainability at bachelor’s, master’s and continuous training levels.

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