by Jonathan McGaha | May 2, 2012 12:00 am
Polytechnique Montréal and ESG UQAM launched the International Life Cycle Chair, a research unit which
is part of the globally renowned CIRAIG, the Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services. Umicore is one of the 14 international partners each contributing $500.000 to the overall 5 year budget of $ 7 million. The International Life Cycle Chair will conduct high level academic research on the full impact products and services have on our society and this from a total-cycle environmental and social perspective.
The partnershipwith the Polytechnique Montréal and ESG UQAM allows Umicore to submit its methodology to independent scientific analysis and will help to continue to strive for improvement in the area of product sustainability.
More information regarding the Life Cycle Chair: www.ciraig.org
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