2001 Consultative Meeting with Industry Associations Presentations

Welcome
Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel - The United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics (UNEP DTIE)

Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Director of UNEP DTIE, welcomes industry representatives and representatives from governmental and non-governmental organisations to the meeting.
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Preparing for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

UNEP DTIE's Contribution to the WSSD
Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel - The United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics (UNEP DTIE)

Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Director of UNEP DTIE, provides feedback on the consultations of 3 October on industry sector reports being prepared by industry organisations for the WSSD. UNEP in co-operation with the CSD and in consultation with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has invited industry to produce such reports. UNEP DTIE has facilitated twelve workshops held in Paris 3 October, where stakeholders joined industry representatives to comment on and contribute to the draft reports. This process runs in conjunction with regional industry consultations being organised by UNEP.
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Find complete information on UNEP DTIE's preparations for the WSSD: http://www.unep.fr/scp/csd/wssd/

Business Action for Sustainable Development
Jack Whelan of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Claude Fussler of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Jack Whelan and Claude Fussler presented the Business Action for Sustainable Development (BASD), providing an update on activities of this initiative. The BASD serves as focal point for business preparations for the WSSD.
Jack Whelan (PowerPoint zipped - 490KB),
Claude Fussler (PowerPoint zipped - 467KB)

On the road to Johannesburg: a Greenpeace perspective
Rémi Parmentier, Greenpeace

Rémi Parmentier, Political Director of Greenpeace, gives a Greenpeace perspective on the road to Johannesburg. Since Stockholm 1972 and Rio 1992, how much progress has been made with the sustainability agenda and what outcomes should we expect from the WSSD?
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Cleaner Production and reduced material intensities

Material Flow Accounting: a tool to measure progress in resource productivity
Stefan Moll, Wuppertal Institute

Stefan Moll of the Wuppertal Institute discusses ways of assessing resource productivity. The objective of increased resource productivity has been widely acknowledged at the strategic policy level. The methodology of Material Flow Accounting (MFA) has been developed and implemented by several institutions as a statistical means to measure progress towards greater resource productivity (de-coupling) in national economies. Empirical evidence will be given of developed economies becoming more resource-productive.
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The UNEP / SETAC Life Cycle Initiative
James Fava, Five Winds International

James Java from Five Winds International introduces the Life Cycle Initiative jointly launched by UNEP and SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry). He descirbes the Life Cycle Initiative's goals, deliverables, approach, and sponsorship opportunities. He illustrates the sustainability value of the Life Cycle Initiative through the use of life cycle thinking examples within the public and private sectors.
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Find complete information on UNEP DTIE's work on the Life Cycle Initiative: www.unep.fr/scp/lcinitiative

The World Bank and the Global Environment Agenda, including special focus on its Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook
Steve Gorman, The World Bank

Steve Gorman, Senior Environmental Specialist at the WB addresses the Bank's environmental strategy in promoting environmental improvements as a fundamental element of development and poverty reduction. He gives an update on the new emphasis in the WB's environmental work in linking environmental protection to broader international development goals. The focus of its new Environment Strategy is improving the quality of economic growth, both at the local level and in relation to global problems. Steve also briefs on the WB's Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook and its update.
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Trends that shape the market place

Facts and Trends that Shape the Market
Don Doering, World Resources Institute (WRI)

Don Doering of the World Resources Institute (WRI) presents the draft text of a publication the WRI is developing for 2002 with the WBCSD and UNEP. This user-friendly booklet will present facts and trends that illustrate the imperative for sustainable business practice, providing business persons with concise indicators to use in their daily decision-making.
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Trade, Economics, and Sustainable Development
Jonathan Pershing - Division of Energy and Environment, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Jonathan Pershing examines some of the dimensions of sustainable development in the energy sector, with special reference to energy security, market reform, renewable energy, energy efficiency, transport and climate change. He draws on recent analytic work undertaken by the IEA on projections of the future of the energy system and recent energy statistics.
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Corporate citizenship and accountability

An update on the Global Compact
Denise O'Brien, UN Global Compact Office

Denise O'Brien of the Secretary-General's Global Compact Office gives an update on activities under the Global Compact. How many companies are participating? What best practice examples are coming to the fore? What is the outcome of the Policy Dialogues?
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An update from the core UN Agencies on the Global Compact
Michael Urminsky - ILO, Scott Jerbi - OHCHR, Cornis van der Lugt - UNEP

The core agencies involved in the Global Compact provide an update on their contribution. In addition to activities under UNEP's voluntary initiatives, we learn of actions by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)'s Labour Office to support training related to the Global Compact principles. The Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) provides feedback from its recent Global Compact event at the Durban Conference against Racism, as well as its involvement in the 2001 Policy Dialogue.
Michael Urminsky (PowerPoint zipped - 85KB)
Scott Jerbi - OHCHR (PowerPoint zipped - 391KB)
Cornis van der Lugt (PowerPoint zipped - 17KB)

The role of reporting and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Magnus Enell, GRI Steering Committee

Magnus Enell of the steering committee of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) addresses new developments in the GRI process. Where is the GRI heading? What is the role of the GRI Guidelines with respect to the Global Compact? Magnus discusses the experience of companies in using the GRI Guidelines, the revision and sectoral adaptation of the Guidelines and preparations for the creation of a permanent GRI institution in 2002.
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