Umicore announces partnership with the International Life Cycle Chair

The 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.

Staf Laget, Umicore Leader Climate, Recycling & Product Sustainability said: “At Umicore we believe that it is essential to develop a full understanding of the impact that our products have on the world from an ecological, social and economic standpoint. We are very proud to be a Life Cycle Chair partner and are looking forward to receiving independent scientific advice from the Life Cycle research centre regarding our sustainability approach for our products and services.”