Research Chairs

at the CIRAIG

The CIRAIG’s research activities are divided between three research chairs: the International Life Cycle Chair, the Chair on Advanced Waste Recovery (CRVMR), and the Chair in Sustainable Consumption.  All three chairs are led by professors from Polytechnique Montreal and the School of Management from UQÀM. 

International Life Cycle Chair

The ILC Chair conducts leading edge, interdisciplinary life cycle research and develops results-oriented tools on complex and critical sustainability issues in collaboration with its partners to meet their needs.

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Chair in Advanced Waste Recovery

The Chair in Advanced Waste Recovery aims to develop and determine which solutions should be implemented to most efficiently recover waste, while maintaining a vision of circular economy and of reducing negative impacts on the environment, society and economy.

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Chair in Sustainable Consumption

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INTERNATIONAL LIFE CYCLE CHAIR

The CIRAIG’s main research unit, the International Life Cycle Chair (ILC Chair), is a leading reference in the field of sustainable tools and has made remarkable scientific achievements during its first (2007-2011) and second (2012-2016) mandates which were conducted with international partners from key sectors of the economy, including energy, transportation, telecommunications, metals, chemical products, retail, food, aerospace, waste management, pulp and paper and financial services.

Now on its third mandate, the ILC Chair conducts leading edge, interdisciplinary life cycle research and develops results-oriented tools on complex and critical sustainability issues in collaboration with its partners to meet their needs.

Its scientific research program hence resolutely takes into account environmental and social LCA as strategic decision-making support tools and value creation.

Scientific program

of the 3rd ILC Chair

Consolidation and Improvement of LCA Methods

Sustainability Metrics and Planetary Boundaries

Matching LCA with CSR and Strategic Decision-making

Circular Economy and its Operational Issues

A collaboration

between two universities

and four professors

DEDICATED PARTNERS

With an annual budget of over 1M$, the Chair brings together nine industrial partners: ArcelorMittal, Hydro-Québec, LVMH, Michelin, Nestlé, Optel, Solvay, Total and Umicore.

TESTIMONIALS

The International Life Cycle Chair is a remarkable example of research and innovation stemming from major intersectoral projects and knowledge transfer to businesses.
Rémi QuirionQuébec Chief Scientist
Rémi Quirion
The International Life Cycle Chair is one of the world's most important research partnerships
Guido SonnemannProgramme Officer for Innovation and Life Cycle Management, UNEP
Guido Sonnemann
ArcelorMittal has been involved in the CIRAIG Chair since its first mandate in 2007. The Chair’s balanced program, which combines basic research and applied projects, enabled our Sustainability R&D team to maintain our level of expertise and develop our practices based on new concepts such as MFA and the circular economy.
Anne-Laure HettingerHead of Sustainability R&D Department at ArcelorMittal
Anne-Laure Hettinger
Solvay's second participation in the ILC Chair is based on the promising program for the new mandate which will provide clear and most useful guidance for making LCA an efficient tool to support decisions within the Group, while integrating sustainability in a LCA-based framework which is recognized as the most relevant by the industry.
Guy-Noel SauvionFellow Scientist at Solvay
Guy-Noel Sauvion
As a partner for nearly 15 years, TOTAL is very pleased to renew its support for the innovative work carried out by the CIRAIG. For TOTAL, the efforts to ensure that the development strategy remains within a broader perspective that considers climate, environmental and social issues constitute an issue that the CIRAIG’s new research directions, which are firmly rooted in support for strategic decision-making, will help address.
Jean-Paul CazaletsHead of Health, Safety and Environment HSE at Total
We appreciate the combination of research and advice on themes related to all aspects of sustainability assessments of products and services. We experience a growing business interest for topics related to circular economy and the life cycle aspects thereof. We are looking forward to pursue our participation in the third mandate of the chair and its network.
Staf LagetLeader Climate, Recycling and Product Sustainability at Umicore
Staf Laget
As a partner of the International Life Cycle Chair for the last 6 years, the Michelin group has developed its foundation in life cycle thinking. We look forward to continuing the partnership to extend and reinforce life cycle assessment as a key tool for informing our innovation strategy. The Chair is an important partner in supporting Michelin’s sustainability program.
Antoine PinneauSenior Vice President, R&D, Michelin
Antoine Pinneau
Nestlé has benefitted from its collaboration with CIRAIG researchers and the industrial partners. We have developed new quantitative sustainability analysis methods, particularly in life cycle inventory, circular economy and social analysis. Among the leading results is the publication of the Circular Economy: A Critical Review of Concepts white paper.
Urs SchenkerSustainability Expert, CT-Pack, Sustainability & Novel Packaging at Nestlé
Urs Schenker

chair in waste recovery

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chair in sustainable consumption

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