The UNESCO Chair Participates in the Red Española de ACV Conference

The event “Life Cycle Management in the Transition Toward a Sustainable Agri-Food Sector”, promoted by the Spanish Life Cycle Assessment Network (Red Española de ACV), was held in Vic (Barcelona) on 19 and 20 November 2025.

The conference was organised by the Red Española de ACV, with the collaboration of the BETA Technological Center, AZTI, and the University of Cantabria. This event formed part of the Annual Meeting of the Spanish LCA Network.

Participants were invited to present on the methodological advances, decision-making support related to regulatory frameworks, eco-labelling, communication, and successful case studies during the second session.

Dr Alba Bala, Executive Director, and Dr Sahar Azarkamand, researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, took part in the event. Dr Sahar Azarkamand presented the results of the ECOtwins project, showcasing its contributions to promoting sustainability and life cycle-based approaches within the agri-food sector.

The study evaluates the environmental impacts and costs associated with the production and application of three composts, three biofertilizers, and two biostimulants produced in Ukraine, Denmark, and Sweden. Their application was carried out in agricultural fields in Denmark and Ukraine, using both Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Cost methodologies.

ECOtwins is dedicated to strengthening the research capacity of the Ukrainian team at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NUBiP) while fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange on agroecological intensification and sustainable farming practices, in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Copenhagen.

The ECOtwins partnership has received funding from the European Union’s “HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03” research and innovation program under the 101079308 grant agreement.