Conferences

EcoBalance Conferences

History

The International Conference on EcoBalance, organized by ILCAJ has been held in Japan since 1994 as a biennial conference. Setting life cycle thinking as its core concept, EcoBalance is recognized as one of the world's premier conferences for academic, industry, and government professionals. EcoBalance serves as a forum for discussions on environmental performance evaluation, information disclosure regarding evaluation results, and for the development and implementation of discussed methods.

Upcoming Conference

16th EcoBalance
November 3- Novemver 7, 2024
Sendai, Japan

Past Conferences

15th EcoBalance
October 30 - November 2, 2022
Fukuoka, Japan
Paradigm Shift with Life Cycle Thinking
14th EcoBalance
March 2021
Sendai, Japan
Materializing Sustainability Visions: Leading Partnerships with Life Cycle Thinking
13th EcoBalance
October 2018
Tokyo, Japan
Nexus of ideas:Innovation by linking through life cycle thinking
12th EcoBalance
October 2016
Kyoto, Japan
Responsible Value Chains for Sustainability.
11th EcoBalance
October 2014
Tsukuba, Japan
Creating Benefit through Life Cycle Thinking
10th EcoBalance
November 2012
Yokohama, Japan
Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Society
9th EcoBalance
November 2010
Tokyo, Japan
Towards and Beyond 2020
8th EcoBalance
December 2008
Tokyo, Japan
The Challenge of Creating Social and Technological Innovation Through System-Thinking
7th EcoBalance
November 2006
Tsukuba, Japan
Designing Our Future Society Using Systems Thinking
6th EcoBalance
October 2004
Tsukuba, Japan
Development and Systematizing of EcoBalance Tools Based on Life Cycle Thinking
5th EcoBalance
November 2002
Tsukuba, Japan
Practical Tools and Thoughtful Principles for Sustainability
4th EcoBalance
October 2000
Tsukuba, Japan
Methodologies for Decision Making in a Sustainable 21st Century
3rd EcoBalance
November 1998
Tsukuba, Japan
Progress in LCA for a Sustainable Society
2nd EcoBalance
November 1996
Tsukuba, Japan
The New Stage of LCA as a Common Language
1st EcoBalance
October 1994
Tsukuba, Japan
Life Cycle Assessment for Development of Materials and Technology