The passive member CIRAIG is an internationally acclaimed centre of expertise in life cycle issues based at Polytechnique Montréal, Canada. Ecoinvent and the CIRAIG have been partnering since 2011 to fully integrate a Québec database into ecoinvent version 3, including over 700 datasets especially for Québec, Canada as well as data on metals, dairy product and soy derivatives completely new to ecoinvent. For version 3.2 the CIRAIG is again supplying data.
The honorary member Rolf Frischknecht is the owner and managing director of the consulting firm Treeze. As well as being a highly renowned expert in the field, Rolf has been crucial in the development of the database: His involvement with ecoinvent began in 1998, leading the development of the database specifications. Rolf was then appointed Executive Manager of ecoinvent in 2000, a position he held until 2008. To date, he remains an important data provider and is a long-standing member of the international advisory council.
Ecoinvent looks forward to the CIRAIG's and Rolf Frischknecht's participation as passive and honorary members of the Association and their contributions to ecoinvent's future.