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Welcome to the web site of the

Sustainable Industrial Systems Group

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Sustainable Industrial Systems is a research group at The University of Manchester led by Professor Adisa Azapagic.

The main aim of our research is to help identify sustainable solutions for industrial systems on a life cycle basis, taking into account economic, environmental and social aspects. We work across different sectors and supply chains including chemicals, construction, food & drink, energy and transport. In addition to industrial organisations, we collaborate with government, NGO and other organisations.

We specialise in the following areas:

  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • Carbon Footprinting
  • Sustainable Production and Consumption
  • Sustainability Assessment
  • Sustainable Technologies
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)

Currently, the group has 29 researchers and is funded at the level of £8m, mainly by EPSRC, ESRC, NERC, The Carbon Trust and industry.

Recent News

  • 'Yes' for Martin Goodfellow

    Martin Goodfellow wins UK Engineering YES Competition as part of post-graduate team
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  • CCaLC wins GSK Award

    CCaLC wins the GSK Innovation Award, awarded by the Chemical Industries Association at the awards ceremony held on 23 June 2011 in Birmingham.
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  • Second Award for CCaLC

    CCaLC project wins award for "Most Successful Collaboration", awarded by Chemistry Innovation at the Annual Stakeholder Event.
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  • GSK Innovation Award

    CCaLC shortlisted for the GSK Innovation Award, awarded by Chemical Industries Association.
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A complete archive of SIS news articles can be found here.

Highlighted Projects

  • CCaLC

    CCaLC
  • PUrE Intrawise

    PUrE Intrawise
  • SPRIng

    SPRIng

A complete list of projects that the Sustainable Industrial Systems group are involved with can be found in the Projects page.