Vladimír Kočí, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

In his professional activities, Prof. Vladimír Kočí focuses on the development of environmentally friendly industry, energy and management. He is an expert in the method of life cycle analyses (LCA), which he develops in the Czech Republic and applies in a number of projects leading to a reduction in environmental damage by industrial activities and an increase in the quality of human life. Prof. Kočí regularly lectures at the University of Chemistry and Technology, the Czech Technical University and Charles University. In addition to working on a number of scientific projects, he cooperates with many industrial companies, non-profit organizations and the Czech government. As the head of the Institute of Sustainability and Product Ecology of the University of Chemical Technology in Prague, he participates in the development of education in the field of sustainability of industry and the circular economy.