Guido Sonnemann is a full professor at the University of Bordeaux where he heads The Life Cycle Group CyVi at the Institute of Molecular Sciences. The focus of his research is on Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Chemistry and Materials Sciences. He is also the chairholder of the Regional Chair of Excellence on Life Cycle Assessment that supports the priority clusters of the New Aquitaine region in their research on sustainability assessment methods. Guido Sonnemann is programme director for the participation of the university in the KIC EIT Raw Materials and coordinator of the International Master programme on Advanced Materials Innovative Recycling (AMIR). He is co-founder and Executive Committee chair of the Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI). Until 2012 Guido Sonnemann was Sustainable Innovation Programme Officer and Science Focal Point for UNEP’s Resource Efficiency sub-programme. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering, University Rovira & Virgili, Spain (2002), M.Sc. in environmental chemistry, University of Poitiers, France (1996), and graduated as environmental engineer, Technical University of Berlin (1995).