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

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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

will help you. Badge Blue

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!