1. Welcome

2. Mr. Ernst-Erik Ehnmark
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Mr. Jean-Michel Baer
European Commission, DG Research

3. Ms. Satu Lähteenoja
UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on
Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)

4. Sustainable consumption – our climate needs it.
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5. CSO Platform on SCP (DelibProcessSCP)
Identifying research needs and designing elements of deliberative processes on SCP in the
demand areas food, housing and mobility
To provide a dialogue platform that can give CSOs a
Objective space for identifying research needs and influencing
political decisions on SCP.
Focus on major impact areas of food and drink, housing
Scope and mobility that are responsible for 70% of
environmental damage in the EU.
• Base line report (trends, drivers, impacts within high impact
consumption, as well as current CSO activities backed up by
Activities interviews, innovative and creative action areas towards SCP)
• Launch conference, Impact area workshops, Closing
Conference, Strategic Summary Workshop of Policy
Feedback
• Online dialogue platform
• UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Centre on SCP (CSCP)
Partners • Regional Environmental Centre (REC)
• Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD)
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6. DelibProcessSCP – Project Timeline
Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4
Dialogue & Action Platform for SCP conference in
Wuppertal
Food
SCP
Baseline Launch Strategy
Housing Closing
Report Conference Workshop
Conference
in with policy
in Brussels
Szentendre makers
Mobility
Online platform Discovery section “get-involved” section
October 2008 March 2009 December 2009
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7. Since March 2009 Conference many things happened
Online lecture Case and Idea
“Linking SCP Pools
Policy to Local Good existing
Action“ cases, new project
June 2009, 20 participants ideas
NING Platform
160 members
42 countries
http://
csoplatform.ning.com
www.scp-dialogue.net/getinvolved.html
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8. Coming soon…
Booklet EU strategy paper and
“CSO Partnering for SCP“ workshop in January
Take part, write your SCP Results from the
statement! Best quotes conference and the whole
are published in the project
booklet.
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9. Conference objectives and structure
Day 1 | Dec 7th 10.00 - 13.00 Introduction
Write
• The role of European civil society in SCP questions
policy processes to the
• SCP and policy development: how to engage panellists!
civil society?
Room Van Maerlant III
14.30 - 16.15 Voice of the platform
International policy processes such as the
Marrakech Process within the EU context National and regional level policy processes
Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III Jacques Delors building / Room JDF 63
16.15 – 17.15 Reporting back
Civil societies’ vision: SCP in Europe
Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III
17.30 - 20.00
Cocktail reception at the EESC
Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6
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10. Conference objectives and structure
Day 2 | Dec 8th 9.00 - 9.15
Opening of the second day
9.15 - 11.00 Creating partnerships for making more impact
How to partner with researchers? Give consumers a voice – How to influence the uptake How to engage with business to mainstream
of sustainable innovations among consumers? sustainable products and services?
11.30 - 13.00 Tools for effective implementation
Who can invest in actions Stronger sustainable consumption: next steps and the SCP and media: successful communication
towards SCP? emerging „De-growth agenda“
15.00 - 16.00
Looking in the future
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11. If you need
assistance…
people with a badge
with a blue string
will help you.
Blue Badge

12. Ms. Bettina Lorz
European Commission, DG Environment

13. Ms. Doreen Fedrigo
European Environment Bureau (EEB)

14. Coffee break

15. SCP and policy development:
how to engage civil society?
Moderation: Mr. Michael Kuhndt
UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on
Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)

16. Mr. Graham Tubb South East England Development
Agency (SEEDA), UK
Ms. Marta Bonifert Regional Environment Center for CEE
countries (REC), Hungary
Ms. Mia Crawford Baltic 21,Sweden
Mr. Helio Mattar Instituto Akatu pelo Consumo
Consciente, Brazil

17. After lunch
Meeting in front of the
conference reception
14.30 - 16.15 Voice of the platform 14.15
International policy processes such as the Marrakech National and regional level policy processes
Process within the EU context
Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III Jacques Delors building / Room JDF 63
16.15 - 17.30 Reporting back
Civil societies’ vision: SCP in Europe
Van Maerlant building / Room Van Maerlant III
17.30 - 20.00
Cocktail reception at the EESC
Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6

18. Lunch

19. Civil societies’ vision:
SCP in Europe
Results of the workshops and
discussion
Moderation: Mr. Michael Kuhndt
UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on
Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)

20. Tomorrow
Registration 8.30
Representation of
the State of North
Rhine-Westphalia
Rue Montoyer 47
1000 Brussels

21. Welcome to join us for
a cocktail!
EESC, Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6
Take all your belongings with you,
this building closes at 17.30.