[ecodesign] Seminar Eco-efficiency & Sustainability through the Manufacturing Value Chain

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:51:53 +0200

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I forward this seminar announcement as it may be an interesting topic for
you (and because 2 of the organizers are our partners). <font size=3D2>If
you are interested, please do NOT reply to me or the list but send an
e-mail to Rolf Bretz&nbsp;
(</font><a href=3D"mailto:rolf.bretz@cibasc.com">rolf.bretz@cibasc.com</a>)
<font size=3D2>, who will send you the details, full program and
registration information.<br><br>
Greetings,<br><br>
Michiel Oele<br>
PR=E9 Consultants, The Netherlands,
<a href=3D"http://www.pre.nl">http://www.pre.nl</a><br><br>
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<font size=3D2>Dear colleagues,<br>
&nbsp;<br><br>
May I draw your attention to </font>a joint seminar<font size=3D2>
organized by Ciba</font><font size=3D1>=AE </font><font size=3D2>Expert
Services, Pira International and ifu Hamburg GmbH:<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4 color=3D"#0066FF"><b>The Eco-efficiency and
Sustainability of Products<br><br>
throughout the Manufacturing Value Chain<br><br>
</font><font size=3D4>29th-30th November, 2005 =96 Rome, Italy<br><br>
</b></font><font face=3D"Arial, Helvetica">The key aim of the recent
Integrated Product Policy (IPP) - a strategic instrument adopted by
the<br>
European Commission in June 2003 - is to improve the environmental
performance of products<br>
throughout their life cycle. So are things about to change? <br><br>
The concept of Product Stewardship and voluntary schemes to reduce the
environmental impact of <br>
products have existed for some time and there are many tools available to
manufacturers to enable <br>
assessment and improvement of their products. However, there are some key
questions that still <br>
need to be addressed:<br><br>
</font><font face=3D"Symbol">=B7 </font><font face=3D"Arial, Helvetica">Is
there a need or a driver for manufacturing more sustainable
products?<br>
</font><font face=3D"Symbol">=B7 </font><font face=3D"Arial, Helvetica">What
tools are there to help assess the environmental impact of products and
make them more<br>
sustainable?<br>
</font><font face=3D"Symbol">=B7 </font><font face=3D"Arial, Helvetica">Shou=
ld
there be detailed legislation on the environmental performance of
products=85a<br>
command and control or market driven approach?<br>
</font><font face=3D"Symbol">=B7 </font><font face=3D"Arial, Helvetica">How =
can
the environmental performance of a product be used as a marketing tool or
the<br>
challenge of product sustainability be turned into a business
opportunity?<br><br>
<br>
</font><font color=3D"#0066FF"><b>Programme<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>Day 1 =96 Tuesday 29</font><font size=3D1>th
</font><font size=3D2>November 2005<br><br>
</b>13.30 =96 14.00 <b>Registration<br><br>
</b>14.00 =96 14.15 <b>Welcome and Introduction to first day =96 =93Product
Policy and Drivers for Sustainable Products=94<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Chairman =96 Umberto Chiminazzo=
,
Regional President, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Southern
Europe)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>14.15 =96 15.00 <b>Progress on EU Integrated Product
Policy (IPP) and Experiences in Sweden<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Gunilla Blomquist =96 Ministry =
of
Environment, Sweden)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>15.00 =96 15.45 <b>European Eco label schemes: EPD, EU
label, others<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Kerstin Berg, Ciba Specialty
Chemicals Inc., Sweden)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>15.45 =96 16.00 <b>Break (refreshments)<br><br>
</b>16.00 =96 16.45 <b>Awareness and activities for product related
sustainability outside of Europe =96 US, Latin-America, Japan
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Martina Prox, IFU,
Germany)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>16.45 =96 17.15 <b>Update of Activities in Italy:
Eco-efficiency/Sustainability of Products<br><br>
</b>(Italian Speaker =96 To be confirmed)<br><br>
17.15 =96 17.45 <b>Discussion<br><br>
<br><br>
Day 2 =96 Wednesday 30</font><font size=3D1>th </font><font size=3D2>Novembe=
r
2005<br><br>
</b>08.45 =96 09.00 <b>Introduction to second day =96 =93Case Studies, Tools
and the Way Forward=94<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Chairman =96 Umberto Chiminazzo=
,
Regional President, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Southern
Europe)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>09.00 =96 09.45 <b>REACH the new EU Chemicals policy:
impact along the value chain<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Craig Barker, Ciba Specialty
Chemicals Inc., Switzerland)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>09.45 =96 10.30 <b>Life Cycle Assessment in Automotive
Industry<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Wulf-Peter Schmidt, Ford,
Germany)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>10.30 =96 11.00 <b>Break (refreshments)<br><br>
</b>11.00 =96 11.45 <b>Eco Efficiency indicators and EHS reporting:
Chemical manufacturing case study<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Guenter Fritz , Ciba Specialty
Chemicals Inc., Switzerland)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>11.45 =96 12.30 <b>Eco-Foot printing and its
application for benchmarking product sustainability<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Craig Simmons, Best Foot
Forward, UK)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>12.30 - 13.45 <b>Lunch<br><br>
</b>13.45 =96 14.30 <b>Packaging Industry Case Study: Software Tools for
eco-efficiency and sustainability assessments<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Gary Parker, Pira International=
,
UK)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>14.30 =96 15.15 <b>Software and other tools for
supporting Eco-efficiency<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Martina Prox, IFU,
Germany)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>15.15 =9615.45 Break (refreshments)<br><br>
15.45 =96 16.15 <b>The Use of Sustainable Production tools to Manufacture
Sustainable Products<br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Debbie Willis, Environmental
Advisor, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., UK)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>16.15 - 17.00 <b>Sustainable Innovation - Turning
Environmental Impacts into Business Opportunities <br><br>
</b></font><font size=3D2 color=3D"#0000FF">(Martin Charter, Centre for
Sustainable Design, UK)<br><br>
</font><font size=3D2>17.00 =96 17.20 <b>Discussion<br><br>
<br>
</b>If you are interested, please drop me a mail, and I will send you the
details, full program and registration information.<br>
Feel free to forward this mail to others!<br><br>
Best regards<br><br>
Rolf Bretz <br>
(</font><a href=3D"mailto:rolf.bretz@cibasc.com">rolf.bretz@cibasc.com</a>
)<br><br>
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