Damjan Krajnc earned his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Maribor. His research focuses on Life Cycle Assessment, Eco-design, Sustainable production metrics and indicators, Industrial ecology, Sustainable process design and Environmental management. He transmitted the results of his scientific research activities to industrial practice within the framework of several, mostly international projects. These involve the integration, innovation, development and marketing of environmentally friendly products and processes, the supply of heat to the industry (EINSTEIN), the sustainable sugar industry (TOSSIE), »The development of strategic scenarios and optimal structures of sustainable production of biofuels in Slovenia« etc. He was coordinator of the ECO-HUB project within the framework for the cross-border cooperation of the Slovenia and Hungary in the financial perspective 2007-2013. He has collaborated in two “Partnership in Science” projects of the British council (“Integrated Design of Sustainable Chemical Processes”, and “Sustainable Production Indicators and Reporting of Sustainability, SPIRS). For his research work, he received the Krka Award for Excellence in Research, 2006. He is the recipient of financial support from the World Federation of Scientists, 2004.