making an impact day 1
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Welcome
Mr. Ernst-Erik Ehnmark European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Mr. Jean-Michel Baer European Commission, DG Research
Ms. Satu Lähteenoja UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Sustainable consumption – our climate needs it.
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Objective To provide a dialogue platform that can give CSOs a space for identifying research needs and influencing political decisions on SCP.
Scope Focus on major impact areas of food and drink, housing and mobility that are responsible for 70% of environmental damage in the EU.
Activities
Partners • UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Centre on SCP (CSCP) • Regional Environmental Centre (REC) • Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD)
• Base line report (trends, drivers, impacts within high impact consumption, as well as current CSO activities backed up by interviews, innovative and creative action areas towards SCP) • Launch conference, Impact area workshops, Closing Conference, Strategic Summary Workshop of Policy Feedback • Online dialogue platform
CSO Platform on SCP (DelibProcessSCP) Identifying research needs and designing elements of deliberative processes on SCP in the demand areas food, housing and mobility
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DelibProcessSCP – Project Timeline
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Online platform
Event 3 Event 4 Event 1 Event 2
Strategy Workshop with policy makers
Closing Conference in Brussels
Launch Conference in Szentendre
Food
Housing
Mobility
SCP Baseline Report
Discovery section “get-involved” section
Dialogue & Action Platform for SCP conference in Wuppertal
October 2008 March 2009 December 2009
Case and Idea Pools
Good existing cases, new project
ideas
NING Platform 160 members 42 countries
CSO Platform on SCP, Closing Conference, December 7th-8th, 2009, Brussels, Belgium 5Satu Lähteenoja CSO Platform on SCP Project – Closing Conference www.scp-dialogue.net
www.scp-dialogue.net/getinvolved.html
Since March 2009 Conference many things happened
Online lecture “Linking SCP
Policy to Local Action“
June 2009, 20 participants
http://csoplatform.ning.com
Coming soon…
Satu Lähteenoja CSO Platform on SCP Project – Closing Conference www.scp-dialogue.net
EU strategy paper and workshop in January
Results from the conference and the whole project
Booklet “CSO Partnering for SCP“
Take part, write your SCP statement! Best quotes are published in the booklet.
17.30 - 20.00
Room Van Maerlant III
Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6
Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III
10.00 - 13.00 Introduction
Jacques Delors building / Room JDF 63 Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III
14.30 - 16.15 Voice of the platform
16.15 – 17.15 Reporting back
CSO Platform on SCP, Closing Conference, December 7th-8th, 2009, Brussels, Belgium
Conference objectives and structure
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• The role of European civil society in SCP policy processes • SCP and policy development: how to engage civil society?
International policy processes such as the Marrakech Process within the EU context National and regional level policy processes
Civil societies’ vision: SCP in Europe
Day 1 | Dec 7th
Cocktail reception at the EESC
Write questions to the panellists!
15.00 - 16.00
9.00 - 9.15
11.30 - 13.00 Tools for effective implementation
9.15 - 11.00 Creating partnerships for making more impact
CSO Platform on SCP, Closing Conference, December 7th-8th, 2009, Brussels, Belgium
Conference objectives and structure
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Opening of the second day
How to partner with researchers? Give consumers a voice – How to influence the uptake of sustainable innovations among consumers?
How to engage with business to mainstream sustainable products and services?
Who can invest in actions towards SCP?
Stronger sustainable consumption: next steps and the emerging „De-growth agenda“
SCP and media: successful communication
Looking in the future
Day 2 | Dec 8th
people with a badge with a blue string
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If you need assistance…
Ms. Bettina Lorz European Commission, DG Environment
Ms. Doreen Fedrigo European Environment Bureau (EEB)
Coffee break
Moderation: Mr. Michael Kuhndt UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
SCP and policy development: how to engage civil society?
Mr. Helio Mattar Instituto Akatu pelo Consumo Consciente, Brazil
Mr. Graham Tubb South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), UK
Ms. Mia Crawford Baltic 21,Sweden
Ms. Marta Bonifert Regional Environment Center for CEE countries (REC), Hungary
After lunch
17.30 - 20.00
Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6
Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III
Jacques Delors building / Room JDF 63 Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III
14.30 - 16.15 Voice of the platform
16.15 - 17.30 Reporting back
International policy processes such as the Marrakech Process within the EU context
National and regional level policy processes
Civil societies’ vision: SCP in Europe
Cocktail reception at the EESC
Meeting in front of the conference reception
14.15
Lunch
Results of the workshops and discussion
Moderation: Mr. Michael Kuhndt UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Civil societies’ vision: SCP in Europe
Tomorrow
Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Rue Montoyer 47 1000 Brussels
Registration 8.30
Take all your belongings with you, this building closes at 17.30.
EESC, Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6
Welcome to join us for a cocktail!