TSC Member Summit 2nd PEF World Summit 30 September - 2 October, 2014 Berlin, Germany
#TSCsummit14 #PEF2014
PEF World Forum c/o THEMA1 GmbH Torstr. 154 10115 Berlin www.thema1.de
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) at Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability P.O. Box 873511 Tempe, Arizona USA 85287-3511 at University of Arkansas 534 W. Research Center Blvd. ENTR 120 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 at Wageningen UR PO Box 29703 2502 LS Den Haag at Nanjing University 163 Xianlin Avenue Nanjing, Jiangsu China, 210023 www.sustainabilityconsortium.org
Photographer All pictures taken by Daniel Pasche unless otherwise indicated www.danielpasche.de
Contents
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Introduction and Welcome
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About the PEF World Forum
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About The Sustainability Consortium
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EU Environmental Footprint Project
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Programme Overview
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Floor Maps
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Programme Details
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Speakers
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Network Dinner & Venue
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TSC Partnerships
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International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives
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Worldwide Initiatives
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Social Media
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About THEMA1
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Introduction and Welcome Co-Creating Product Sustainability On behalf of The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Board of Directors and staff, welcome to our fall 2014 Member Summit and PEF World Summit. There are three TSC “firsts” for this Summit: it is our first time meeting in Europe; the first time partnering with THEMA1 and the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF); and it is my first time joining all of you as the new CEO of TSC. TSC is a global organization, and we are proud to bring our Summit to Europe and to this unique venue – the Kalkscheune, a dynamic “green” event space in the heart of Berlin. The core principle of TSC is multi stakeholder collaboration, and through our partnership with THEMA1 we are able to deliver a joint plenary day and an opportunity for our members to attend sessions at the 2nd PEF World Summit. I hope many of you are able to use these days to network with peers from the EU and beyond who share our commitment to the advancement of product sustainability. I joined TSC as CEO in early September, but I am not new to the organization, having served as a consultant to TSC several years ago. We are a small organization with an outsized impact, and this is an exciting inflection point in our organization’s brief history. Our first five years focused on building a solid foundation of research tools and an unprecedented knowledge base that currently addresses 1,200 consumer product categories across sectors – double our target for this time frame. We will continue to build the knowledge base, expanding into additional categories, while focusing on maximizing impact
through implementation of these practical tools that drive both sustainable products and business value. We are also adding new projects, such as commodity mapping to manage supply chain risks, and expanding our efforts in China in partnership with Nanjing University. Here in Europe, TSC has significant operations at Wageningen UR in the Netherlands, and many of our team from WUR are here with us in Berlin. At its core, TSC is science-based, translating complicated science into practical tools, and stakeholder-driven, focused on alignment and collaboration. Working together, we identify what matters in consumer product sustainability and what to do about it, then we build the tools. We are delighted to share these days in Berlin with THEMA1 and representatives of the 100 corporations, NGOs and representatives of civil society that are members of TSC. I wish you a productive, meaningful and enjoyable Summit. Sheila Bonini Chief Executive Office The Sustainability Consortium
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It is only one year ago that we changed our name from the PCF to the PEF World Forum and broadened our scope from carbon to environmental footprinting. A decision, to cater for the improvement of tools and solutions that address the full environmental impact of products. Another reason was the idea that environmental footprinting is based on: an approach that addresses the hotspots in the life cycle of products, to make implementation in supply chains more efficient, while delivering relevant results. It was only logical to partner with an initiative that aims in a similar direction: The Sustainability Consortium. At our 1st PEF World Summit Michele Galatola, who is leading the EU Environmental Footprint process, stated that the feeling he wanted to take away with him, was that he doesn’t want to be alone on this journey - I believe he realized that this is nothing to be worried about. In the past year we have seen more than 600 organisations mobilizing for the refinement of the EU Environmental Footprint methodologies. The number of stakeholders is growing and the recognition of the Environmental Footprint process is increasing. Also, cross-sector initiatives such as TSC are evolving and other initiatives are providing more guidance on the different stages of the supply chain.
To overcome the difficulties and to find the appropriate solutions to achieve this goal, we believe that collaborative action is key. The experience of TSC and members of other initiatives can nourish the development process of environmental footprinting and vice versa. We want to build new bridges for alignment and enable the efficient implementation of product sustainability at large scale. With this broader group of participants, now is a good time to also move ahead and boost the effort in the development of effective consumer information and communication along the supply chain. Two tasks that have to be solved to finally bridge the gap between knowing and doing. The extended scope, the welcoming of the new delegates and the reunion with the “old� partners and friends are making me very excited about this 2nd PEF World Summit/TSC Member Summit. I wish you a great conference! Jan Christian Polania Giese Programme Director PEF World Forum
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The Sustainability Consortium and EU Product Environmental Footprint The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) and EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) share a commitment to drive consumer product sustainability and engage stakeholders in a collaborative process. TSC and PEF both strive for alignment and harmonization, with the objective to create practical tools that advance the science, implementation and communication of consumer product sustainability and help inform decision-making by businesses and consumers alike. The EU Commission has developed an LCA-style methodology for the assessment of the environmental footprint of product that is currently being pilot tested. Results will be used to inform a range of potential future policies, with options including mandatory on-pack labelling, voluntary labelling, consumer communication, business-tobusiness communication, taxes and fiscal incentives. Policies will be discussed and agreed towards the end of this decade, but pilot projects are already generating momentum with policy makers, civil society and businesses alike. • The Environment Directorate of the EU Commission is overseeing the pilot projects. There are two waves of projects to test the usability and applicability of the footprinting methodology, followed by communications:
• 15 non-food projects, started in mid-2013 • 11 projects in the food & beverage value chains, started in early-2014 • Newly commenced projects testing business-to-business and business-toconsumer communications Whatever the outcome of the PEF pilots and policy discussions, TSC is committed to contributing to, learning from, incorporating and collaborating with the PEF programme. TSC is driving alignment between the initiatives and has a clear pathway to adopt metrics from the PEF program to drive that alignment further. There are four steps to further this collaboration: • TSC is actively participating in a number of PEF pilot projects to test the PEF methodology, comparing results to identify opportunities for improvement and alignment, and contributing insights from TSC SMRS Toolkits • Published, peer-reviewed studies using the PEF methodology will automatically be incorporated into TSC work, helping improve information on hotspots and opportunities, and setting KPIs that are consistent, meaningful and drive the right behaviours
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• TSC now runs a programme to assess and adopt targets and KPIs from other initiatives that are sciencebased, applicable across a breadth of markets and designed to drive more sustainable behaviours across all of our product categories. Examples include manufacturing GHG and water KPIs set by CDP, and many Clothing, Footwear and Textiles KPIs from the Higg Index of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. When PEF metrics are published, TSC will incorporate them in the same way
• TSC has ongoing dialog with the EU Commission on how PEF and TSC can work best together and publicly demonstrate our joint commitment to alignment, shared learning and collaboration Sustainability science is complex, but businesses and consumers want simple, consistent, actionable solutions that can drive real results. That’s the shared challenge that we have all accepted.
The Sustainability Consortium and PEF World Forum would like to thank PRé for sponsoring the event. www.pre-sustainability.com @PReSustainability
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About the PEF World Forum Consumption of goods and services directly and indirectly contributes towards increasing global GHG emissions and additional negative environmental impacts. Efforts are being made to better understand, manage and reduce these emissions. Standards and tools for carbon and environmental footprinting as well as more comprehensive sustainability metrics are being developed, refined and practically tested. The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) World Forum* is a neutral platform where practical experiences and knowledge towards climateconscious and environmentally friendly consumption and production patterns are shared. It provides orientation in current standardisation and guidance processes. A focus is thereby placed on the EU Environmental Footprint Initiative and the associated pilot phase.
* formerly known as PCF World Forum
The PEF World Forum* creates and provides opportunities to discuss international corporate best practices and emerging tools to support environmentally friendly consumption models. Given the ever-increasing number of initiatives globally, often with very little understanding on respective approaches and initiatives the international platform emerged. The ambition is to create dialogue rather than passive inaction. The PEF World Forum* is an initiative by Berlin based Think-Do-Tank THEMA1. www.pef-world-forum.org
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Past Activities of the PEF World Forum Environmental Footprinting 1st PEF World Summit • Benchmarking Sustainability of Products and Organisations, 10/2013
PEF Food Conference • International Conference on Environmental Footprinting in the Food & Drink Sector, 5/2014
PEF Policy Conference • Product Environmental Footprinting (PEF): Policy and Implementation in the EU and internationally, 4/2013
Dialogue Fora • EU-Regulierung von Produktnachhaltigkeit: Chancen und Risiken für Unternehmen, 8/2013 • PEF in the Food and Drink Sector: Relevance for Producer and Retailer, 1/2014
Carbon Footprinting PCF World Summits • International Approaches to Product Carbon Footprinting and Labelling, 2/2009. • On the Road to Harmonisation? Business
Responses to Diverg. Approaches, 9/2009. • Sector Approaches to Product Carbon Footprinting, 3/2010 • Product Carbon Footprinting: From Standardisation to Communication, 10/2010 • Implementing the International PCF Standards: Building Credibility in Carbon Footprint Information, 4/2011 • Environmental Footprinting in Europe and Beyond: How will it shape the Corporate Agenda?, 10/2011 • From Environmental Footprinting to Implementation: Renewable Energy in the Value Chain, 4/2012 • Renewable Resources in the Value Chain: A Viable Option for Reducing Environmental Footprints?, 9/2012
Dialogue Fora • Zukunftsmarkt Klimaschutz: Trends, Chancen und Herausforderungen, 5/2007 • Von Großbritannien lernen?, 10/2007 • Product Carbon Footprinting and CO2Labelling in Europe, 5/2008 • Low Carbon Food Chain, 5/2011 • Grünstrom-Bilanzierung im Carbon und Environmental Footprinting, 2/2012 • Einkaufskriterien: Welche Rolle spielt der CO2Fußabdruck?, 12/2012
Update Workshops • International Standardisation, Legislation and Consistency in Product Carbon Footprinting, 7/2009 • French Environmental Labelling Scheme: What to Expect from Grenelle 2, 6/2010
Roundtables • Product Category Rules, 10/2010 • Product Category Rules, 4/2011 • Product Category Rules, 10/2011 • Product Category Rules, 4/2012 • Product Sustainability Initiatives, 9/2012
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Participating Organisations The previous PCF and PEF World Summits attracted interest and commitment from more than 1000 stakeholders from more than 40 countries and stimulated wide-ranging discussions. For the past five years, the PEF World Forum has brought together agents of change from: 3M 4C Association ACCIONA Infrastructure ADEME Adidas ADM Hamburg AENOR AFNOR Certification AIST Ajinomoto AkzoNobel Technology & Engineering Alanus University alesco green packaging Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki Alfred Ritter Alnatura Alstom Power ANEC Environment Working Group ANH Immobilien Asahi Photoproducts Europe Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology Bangor University Barilla BASF Bayer Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft Bayreuth University BBDO BBDO Germany Beiersdorf Berlin Institute of Technology Berndt & Partner Bio by Deloitte Blauer Engel Blue Horse Associates Bocconi University BP Europe BREAD & BUTTER British Council British Embassy BSI BUND (Friends of the Earth, Germany) Bureau de Promotion des Produits du Bois du Québec, Canada Bureau de Normalisation du Québec, Canada BVL Magazine
C.A.R.M.E.N. Canon Switzerland capital Carbon Fix Carbon Trust carboNzero Casino Centre for Low Carbon Futures Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production / Finnish Environment Institute Chainfood China National Institute of Standardization CIRAIG ClimatePartner Climatop CP Kelco Coca-Cola COLEACP Colruyt Group Confederation of Finnish Constantia Flexibles Construction Industries Consumers International Coop cope COWI DEKRA CUEIM Danone Danone Waters defra UK delfortgroup Deloitte denkstatt Der Spiegel Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Lebensmittelrundschau Deutsche Milchwirtschaft / Trade Journal Deutsche Telekom DG Environment Development Research Network DHL Innovation Center Digitaleurope DIN / NAGUS DNV Dole DQS DSM DuPont Dutch Product Board for
Horticulture E.ON EcoFinance Ecofys UK ECOHZ ecoinvent Ecology and Environment do Brasil Edelweiss Embassy of Malawi, Germany Embassy of the Republic of Kenya Environ Germany Environmental Economist EOI Business School EPD ERM Ernst & Young EU Helpdesk EU Helpdesk & PRé EUREF European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA) European Commission European Commission‘s Joint Research Centre European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) European Dairy Association (EDA) European Feed Manufacturers` Federation (FEFAC) European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV) Evonik Evonik Degussa Evonik Industries Factlines Federal Environment Agency, Austria Federal Environment Agency, Germany Federal Ministry for Environment, Austria Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) Federal Office for the Environment Switzerland Federal Press Office, Germany Federation of German Consumer Organisations
Fedis Findus Finnish Meteorological Institute First Climate Group Flemish Government Flo-Cert FoodDrinkEurope Forest Carbon Group Forest Stewardship Council Fraunhofer IML Freie Universität Berlin Fresenius Medical Care Friends of the Earth Austria/GLOBAL 2000 FRoSTA Fujitsu Technology Solutions FutureCamp Climate Futurepast Gaia GDA GEO Getec Climate Projects GHG Protocol Gies Kerzen GITEC Consult Global 2000 / Friends of the Earth Austria Global Sprawl Glocalist Medien GoodGuide Government of Quebec Grantham Research Institute / LSE GreenDelta Greenext Green Line Consulting Greenpeace Greenpeace Magazine Groupe Casino grüneköpfe GS1 Germany GS1 UK Guangdong Energy Conservation Center, China Guardian UK GUTcert GZETI H&M Hamburg Global Climate Foundation Hamburg Institute for Environmental IT (ifu) Hartmann Heineken
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Heinrich Bauer Produktions Henkel Hewlett-Packard Hilti Holcim Hoof Hop-Cube Hugo Boss HSE Huntsmann Hydro IBM Ideenscout IHK Berlin Ihobe IIIEE ILIB Industrie Forum Design Initiative for Sustainable Use of Paper Innovys Inst. for Adv. Study in the Humanities INPSI Instituto Terra Interface International Development of Regulatory Globalization International Institute for Sustainability Analysis and Strategy International Trade Centre Intertek Iseal Alliance ISO Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) JEMAI Johnson & Johnson Justus Liebig University Gießen Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Kasetsart University, Thailand Kellogg Europe King Mongkut‘s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand Kings College London Kist Europe KlimAktiv KMPG Korea Eco-Products Institute Korea Specialty Chemical Industry Association KRAV Kvantita Oy Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency Landcare Research Landmark Europe Lantmännen Lebensmittelzeitung Leuphana University Levis Lockheed Martin LoNam Magazine LUBW Karlsruhe LVT Lebensmittel verfahrenstechnik
Maersk Container Industry Makita UK MAN McDonald‘s Europe memo Merck Miele Migros Ministry for Sustainable Developement, France Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industrie, Japan Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export of Québec, Canada Mission of Canada to the European Union Mitsubishi Mizuho Information & Research Institute MTT Finland myclimate Nature & More NatureWorks Nike Noble Carbon Credits Novozymes NZ Netzeitung ofi Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology Olam Europe Organic & Wellness News / Magazine ORSAY Ostfalia – University of applied sciences Ostfold Research Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center Japan OVID PA-Europe Panasonic Europe PE International PepsiCo Pforzheim University Philips Lighting PlasticsEurope Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PRé Consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers PUC Rio Quantis Quebec Ministry for Economic development, Innovation and Export trade Rainforest Alliance RDC-Environment Recarbon Deutschland Red Onion Repsol Research Institute of Organic Agriculture RINA Services
Roland Berger Sächsische Zeitung SAINT GOBAIN PACKAGING SAP Sara Lee Savage & Hall SCA Hygiene Products Schäffer Schmid & Partner SCHOTT Solar Scottish Development International Secretariat ISO 14067 SEEAP Nepal SER Sustainable Equity Return SERI SGS Sustainability Services SGS Institut Fresenius Shell Global Solutions SIK, the Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology Soil & More SolarWorld Sonterra Sony Germany South Pole Carbon Asset Management South West College, UK Steinbeis Centre of Management and Technology Stiftung Warentest Stora Enso Oyj Straubing Centre of Science Sugalidal - Indústria de Alimentação Sustain SUSTAINABLE BRIDGES Sustainable Business Institute Sustainable Consumption Institute Svenskt Sigill Swedish Environmental Management Council Swedish Environmental Protecting Agency Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology Swedish Standards Institute Syngenta Systain Taiwan Environmental Management Association tape.tv Tchibo Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg TechniData Tengelmann Energie Tesco Tetra Pak Thai Carbon Footprint and Labelling Initiative The Climate Conservancy The Guardian & The Observer The Himalayan Global Fund The Sustainability Consortium (TSC)
The Waste & Resources Action Programme Think-Do-Tank THEMA1 Transitions Triad Berlin Tricorona Germany Trscon TruCost TU Berlin, Department of Land and Sea Transport Systems TUNAP Group TÜV Nord TÜV Rheinland TÜV Süd UNEP / SETAC Life Cycle Initiative Union of Organizations of Manufactures of Pasta Products (UNAFPA) United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Università Bologna Università ca‘ Foscari Université de Louvain-La-Neuve University of Aberdeen University of Bonn University of Bremen University of Göttingen University of Hohenheim University of Manchester University of Padua University of Pforzheim University of Technology Munich University of Tokyo University of Witten /Herdecke UPM-Kymmene UPS Germany Utopia Vertis Environmental Finance VITO NV W.L. Gore & Associates Wacker Chemie Wageningen University WBCSD / WRI WeGreen WestLB WindMade Wipak Walsrode Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy WWF ZEIT DIGITAL ZEIT Magazine ZEIT Online Zentrum für Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung (ZNU) Zero Emissions Technologies
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About The Sustainability Consortium business tools that our members can implement throughout the supply chain.
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is the leader in driving consumer product sustainability worldwide. We operate at the crossroads of science and business, using a multi-stakeholder, collaborative approach across sectors and geographies. Our 100 members include major corporations, prominent NGOs, and expert representatives of civil society that all work together to increase alignment and spur innovation to impact the environment, society, and the global economy. TSC knows sustainability. We identify consumer product concerns and improvements, and develop real-world
The Sustainability Consortium is jointly administered by Arizona State University and the University of Arkansas with additional operations at Wageningen UR in the Netherlands and Nanjing University in China. Product Sustainability: Revealed. Using TSC Sustainability Measurement and Reporting System (SMRS), TSC researchers gather, interpret and catalog scientifically reliable product sustainability hotspots, impacts and other information from wide ranging expert sources. Started in 2010, SMRS has grown to become the world’s largest knowledge base of its kind, including to date 110 product sustainability toolkits that can be used to address issues in over 1000 products.
TSC Global Offices
Wageningen UR Wageningen, Netherlands University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
Nanjing University Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Product Sustainability: Translated. TSC staff and members draw on the knowledge base to pilot and build effective, practical measurement and reporting tools that enable decision making for retailers, manufacturers and supply chains. Our TSC® Product Sustainability Toolkits, for example, contain product category sustainability profiles, key performance indicators and one page “Snapshots.” Together, the elements of this toolkit allow buyers to ask the right questions and gather meaningful supply chain information about the lifecycle of a product category.
Product Sustainability: Realized. TSC integration team and its commercial partners provide members and the market-at-large with advisory services to support the adoption and implementation of our tools and solutions, thereby facilitating the creation of both product sustainability and business value. Through collaboration, transparency and science, TSC and its members believe that we can drive a new generation of consumer products and supply networks that address environmental, social and economic imperatives. Learn more and join us at:
Toolkit licenses are available through TSC partner SAP (SAP Product Stewardship Network), which has already worked with 1,500 suppliers in this initiative.
www.sustainabilityconsortium.org
TSC® Product Sustainability Toolkits Product Category Examples
Category Sustainability Profile (CSP) Highlights key environmental and social hotspots, improvement opportunities, Key Performance Indicators, and scientific references for a product category.
Sustainability Snapshot A one-page summary of CSP, highlights sustainability issues and related practices for a product category.
Computers
Packaging
Metal Cookware
Yogurt
Paper Towels
Surface Cleaners
Cotton Textiles
Plush Toys
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TSC Innovation Projects TSC innovation projects drive improved decision-making across the supply chain for consumer goods. As a result of using and participating in the research and development of TSC Product Sustainability Toolkits that identify the key issues for a product category, members have identified the need for tools that help them understand how to go to another level of addressing these issues. These projects have led to improved understanding of the probable sourcing locations of one’s commodities, guidance for selecting a sustainability programme that best fits one’s needs, or principles for developing and managing recycling and waste management systems across your product’s manufacturing facilities.
Commodity Mapping An ongoing challenge for consumer goods companies is the lack of transparency in commodity supply chains, which affects the ability to understand risks and address sustainability issues. The goal of the Commodity Mapping project is to identify where commodities are produced for different supply chains, what potential issues or risks occur in commodity producing regions (i.e. water scarcity, biodiversity, political instability, etc), and what improvement opportunities exist in those regions to improve these situations. A model to identify the likely source locations of agricultural commodities
utilized within any given nation has been developed and is being piloted with TSC members. The commodity supply chain model was built with two specific objectives: • Identify global trade networks by tracing imports of major agricultural commodities back to the nations that they were most likely grown in using UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data. • Identify the spatial distribution and intensity of agricultural production within
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each nation through data from the Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) and University of Minnesota Global Landscapes Initiative.
The model includes the global production regions of a given commodity that is ultimately imported by any particular nation. The model enables map creation of areas with the highest production that are more likely to be the source of a commodity product. The model includes most fruit, vegetable, and grain crops such as banana/ plantain, barley, beans, coffee, maize, peanut, potato, pulses, rice, seed oil crops, sorghum, soybean, sugar beet, sugarcane, sweet potato/yam, and wheat. www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/ commodity-mapping/
TSC速 Seafood Sustainability Program Principles The purpose of the project was to develop principles used by The Sustainability Consortium速 (TSC速) and the supply chain to evaluate seafood sustainability programmes. The principles identify concepts that form the foundation of effective sustainability programmes, including rating systems, certification schemes, or assessment tools. These principles can be used as high-level guidance regarding ey qualities to take into account when initially considering whether a sustainability program has been developed and is being managed in a credible way. Visit our website to learn more and review the principles. www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/ seafood-principles/
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TSC Members As of September 2014 TSC members include the world’s most recognized companies, leading civil society organizations, and top universities who employ over 8.5 million people and whose combined revenues total over $2.4 trillion.
Asterisk denotes founding member of The Sustainability Consortium.
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Global Aquaculture Alliance, SABIC
www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/members
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EU Environmental Footprint Project In its conclusion on the “Sustainable materials management and sustainable production and consumption” (December 2010), the European Council invited the Commission to “develop a common methodology on the quantitative assessment of environmental impacts of products, throughout their life cycle, in order to support the assessment and labelling of products”. Based on this, DG Environment together with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC IES) and other Commission services developed the environmental footprint methodology, which was published in the Communication Building the Single Market for Green Products and of the Commission Recommendation on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations. The package: • Establishes two methods to measure environmental performance throughout the life cycle, the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and the Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEF) • Recommends the use of these methods to Member States, companies, private organisations and the financial community • Announces a three-year testing period to develop product- and sector-specific rules through a multi-stakeholder process • Provides principles for communicating environmental performance, such as transparency, reliability, completeness, comparability and clarity
• Supports international efforts towards more coordination in methodological development and data availability The three-year testing period (EF European pilot phase) was launched through two open calls for volunteers. The objectives of the EF pilot phase are: • To set up and validate the process of the development of product groupspecific rules in case of products (Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules – PEFCRs) and sector-specific rules in case of organisations (Organisation Environmental Footprint Sector Rules – OEFSRs), including the development of performance benchmarks • To test different compliance and verification systems, in order to set up and validate proportionate, effective and efficient compliance and verification systems • To test different business-to-business and business-to-consumer communication vehicles for Product Environmental Footprint information or respectively Organisation Environmental Footprint information in collaboration with stakeholders
27 pilots were selected from a total of 120 applications: • Batteries and accumulators, decorative paints, hot and cold water supply pipes, household detergents, intermediate paper product (JRC), IT equipment, leather, metal sheets and copper, non-leather shoes, photovoltaic electricity generation, retail, stationery, thermal insulation, T-shirts,
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Uninterruptable Power Supply in the 1st wave • Beer, coffee, dairy, feed, fish, meat, pasta, packed water, pet food, olive oil and wine in the 2nd wave1 Stakeholders have the possibility to sign up to follow and contribute to the development of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRS) and Organisation Environmental Footprint Sector Rules (OEFSRs) that are relevant for them by registering with the Environmental Footprint Wiki. Currently there are 640 individual stakeholders signed up to follow the different pilots and 302 stakeholders are
involved as part of the Technical Secretariats (the group leading the development of a PEFCR or OEFSR). The PEFCRs and OEFSRs resulting from the EF pilot phase will become the product rules valid under the PEF and OEF respectively, to be used by all stakeholders in the sector in the EU or internationally who decide to measure the performance of their products based on PEF or OEF. Options regarding the policy implementation of the environmental footprint tools will be discussed after the conclusion of the pilots and after having carried out a thorough evaluation and peer review of the pilots.
Figure 1 Distribution of main stakeholder groups following the developing of the PEFCRs and OEFSRs on the Wiki
References: Annex 2 and 3 of the Recommendation: Product Environmental Footprint and Organisation Environmental Footprint method (2013) 1
See the list of pilots and the companies involved in leading them on http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/smgp/pef_pilots.htm for PEFCRs and http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/smgp/oef_pilots.htm for OEFSRs
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Programme Overview 30 Sept.-2 Oct. All Day
Ongoing Demonstration and Training for New TSC Member Portal; Atelier Mary VanLeer, The Sustainability Consortium
Tuesday, 30 September 2014 TSC Member Summit – for TSC member registrants 08:00-09:00
Registration; Saal Lounge
09:00-13:00
TSC Working Group Meetings Clothing, Footwear and Textiles; Room 4 Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium Measurement Science Working Group*; Loft Christopher Cooke, The Sustainability Consortium
13:00-14:00
Lunch; Saal
14:00-18:00
TSC Working Group Meetings Food, Beverage and Agriculture; Loft Christy Slay, The Sustainability Consortium Home and Personal Care; Room 5 Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium
* Open to TSC tier 1 members only
Wednesday, 1 October 2014 TSC Member Summit and PEF World Summit Joint Plenary Session – for all registrants 07:30-08:30
Registration; Saal Lounge
08:30-14:00
TSC Member Summit and PEF World Summit Joint Plenary Session; Galerie
08:30-09:00
Welcome Euan Murray, The Sustainability Consortium and Guido Axmann, THEMA1
09:00-09:30
Keynote Karen Hamilton, Unilever
09:30-10:00
One year of EU Environmental Footprint Pilot Phase – Results, Challenges and Setting Sails for B2B and B2C Communication Michele Galatola, European Commission, DG Environment
10:00-10:30
Clarifying technical issues around comparability in the EU Environmental Footprint initiative Rana Pant, European Commission, DG Joint Research Center
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break; Galerie
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11:00-11:30
Our Combined Opportunity and Impact Sheila Bonini, The Sustainability Consortium
11:30-12:00
A Conversation with TSC Key Retailers Moderator: Malcolm Fox, The Sustainability Consortium Panelists: Manuel Gómez, Walmart; Carmel McQuaid, Marks and Spencer; Andrea Bolhuis, Ahold
12:00-13:00
Networking Lunch; Saal
13:00-14:00
Reality Check: Sustainability in Everyday Supply Chain Operations; Galerie Moderators: Euan Murray, The Sustainability Consortium and Guido Axman, THEMA1 | Panelists: Rachel Goldstein, Mars; Bernard Pruvost, Nestlé Waters; Karin Sanne, AkzoNobel; Charlene Wall-Warren, BASF
Workshops 14:00-17:30
Consumer Information Lab – Paving the Road for Sustainable Consumption This workshop covers Track 1 and 2 Moderators: Susan Arnot Heaney, TSC and Jacob Bilabel, THEMA1; Room 1 ▶▶ The 10YFP Consumer Information Programme Engaging Consumers in Sustainable Consumption Worldwide Ulf Jaeckel, German Federal Ministry for Environment and Ian Fenn, Consumers International ▶▶ France: Learnings on Effective Consumer Communication Sylvain Chevassus, French Ministry for Sustainable Development ▶▶ Consumption: Perspectives for Action for the Consumer Regarding Food Arne Daneels, Flemish Government ▶▶ KnowCarbon - A Design-thinking Approach to Environmental Consumer Information Daniel Hires, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
14:00-15:30
Workshops Track 1 Product Sustainability Realized – Facilitating the Use of TSC Products and Services Sarah Lewis, TSC; Room 5 How to Approach Hotspots in the Life Cycle of Animal Products; Loft Mark Dolman, The Sustainability Consortium ▶▶ The PEFCR Pilot on Meat Giuseppe Luca Capodieci, UECBV
Facilitated by TSC
Facilitated by TSC and PEF World Forum
Facilitated by PEF World Forum
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Making Biodiversity Relevant to Business; Room 2 Christy Slay, The Sustainability Consortium ▶▶ The LEAP Guidelines for Assessing the Impact of Livestock Food Chains on Biodiversity Felix Teillard, FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership Construction and Electronics – Updates from EU Environmental Footprint Pilots and Other Initiatives; Galerie Jan Christian Polanía Giese, PEF World Forum ▶▶ Between B2B and B2C, Construction Products and Chemicals: the Deco Paints PEF Emilie Carasso, CEPE ▶▶ Applying PEF at a System Level: the Pipes Case Claudia Topalli, TEPPFA ▶▶ UPS PEF Pilot Status and Lessons Learned: Outcomes After One Year, Thoughts About Next Years Christophe Garnier, Schneider Electric ▶▶ PEF for IT Equipment - First Results and Updates from the Japan Lead Pilot Project Osamu Namikawa, Hitachi ▶▶ PAIA - Efficient Carbon Footprinting in the IT Sector Jason Ord, EMEA, Hewlett-Packard
15:30-16:00
Networking Break; Saal and Loft
16:00-17:30
Workshops Track 2 Integrating Supply Chain and Commodity Mapping; Loft Christy Slay, The Sustainability Consortium TSC Animal Welfare: Programmes, Practices and Advisory Services; Room 2 Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium Packaging: A Conversation on TSC Toolkits and the PEF Pilots; Room 4 Malcolm Fox and Jessica Ginger, The Sustainability Consortium ▶▶ A Pilot on the Fast Lane - Development of PEF Category Rules for Packed Water Bernard Pruvost, Nestlé Waters
A Product LCA Guideline for the Chemical Sector and its Role in the EU PEF Process; Room 5 Andrea Brown Smatlan, WBCSD and Henk Bosch, DSM 17:30-18:00 18:00
Closing Session; Galerie Networking Reception; Saal and Courtyard
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Thursday, 2 October 2014 PEF World Summit – for PEF World Summit registrants 07:45-08:30
Registration; Saal Lounge
08:30-9:00
Welcome Jan Christian Polanía Giese, PEF World Forum; Galerie
09:00-10:00
Implications of Environmental Footprinting and Sustainability Standards on a Greener Economy and International Trade; Galerie Anja von Moltke, UNEP Green Economy Initiative Trade Regulations and Environmental Footprinting; Galerie Olivier Jan, BIO by Deloitte
10:00-10:15
Coffee Break; Galerie
10:15-11:00
Current Status of Environmental Product Declaration in Japan Hanako Negishi Priestnall, Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI); Galerie A Taiwanese Perspective on National Labelling Programmes and EU Environmental Footprinting; Galerie Chien-Jen Shih, TEMA
11:00-11:30
Global Principles and Practices for Hotspots Analysis; Galerie Mark Barthel, WRAP Jim Fava, Life Cycle Initiative and PE International
11:30-12:00
Coffee Break; Galerie
12:00-13:00
Track 1; Galerie A.I.S.E. PEF Pilot on Laundry Detergents; Galerie Mark Stalmans, A.I.S.E., Procter & Gamble Overview on the Status of the PEF Pilot on Photovoltaic Electricity; Galerie Andreas Wade, First Solar
12:00-13:00
Track 2; Loft Deep Dive into TSC Retail Working Group; Loft This session is open to all attendees Euan Murray, The Sustainability Consortium
13:00-14:00
Networking Lunch; Saal
14:00-15:15
Debate: The Two Sides of the Moon – Opportunities and Threats of Environmental Footprinting; Galerie Michele Galatola, European Commission, DG Environment vs. Matthias Finkbeiner, Technical University Berlin
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Wrap Up 2nd PEF World Summit; Galerie Guido Axmann, THEMA1 Closing Reception; Saal and Courtyard
TSC Member Summit - for TSC member registrants 08:00-09:00
Registration; Saal Lounge
09:00-13:00
TSC Working Group Meetings
09:00-12:00
Retail*; Loft Euan Murray, The Sustainability Consortium
09:00-13:00
Paper, Pulp and Forestry; Room 4 Christy Slay, The Sustainability Consortium General Merchandise, Toys and Electronics; Room 5 Sarah Lewis, The Sustainability Consortium
12:00-13:00
Deep Dive into TSC Retail Working Group; Loft This session is open to all attendees Euan Murray, The Sustainability Consortium
13:00-14:00
Lunch; Saal
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Programme Details 30 Sept. – 2 Oct. All Day
Ongoing Demonstration and Training for New TSC Member Portal Atelier, 2nd Floor Mary VanLeer Director of IT Strategies The Sustainability Consortium A “drop in” session to introduce TSC members to the new Member Portal based on Microsoft SharePoint that will replace the current Workspace and Knowledge Base systems as of November 1. All member companies will already be uploaded to the system – come and view the new portal, create your individual profile to gain access and receive training on the functions and impact of the Portal.
Tuesday, 30 September 2014 TSC Member Summit – for TSC member registrants 08:00-09:00
Registration Saal Lounge, Ground Floor
09:00-13:00
TSC Working Group Meetings Clothing, Footwear and Textiles Room 4, 1st Floor Sarah Lewis Managing Director of Research and Integration The Sustainability Consortium This session will include a KPI Bootcamp - interpreting KPI response options and emerging issues. Participants will also discuss the categories, scope and approach for 2015. Sector specific projects such as innovation projects may also be discussed. TSC partnership with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition will also be discussed. Measurement Science* Loft, 2nd Floor Christopher Cooke Working Group Manager The Sustainability Consortium This session will explore ideas and plans for improving SMRS methodology, process, and outputs after the completion of the SMRS Implementation Project. Participants are encouraged to come prepared with ideas to share with the working group.
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13:00 - 14:00
Lunch Saal, Ground Floor
14:00 - 18:00
TSC Working Group Meetings Food, Beverage and Agriculture Loft, 2nd Floor Christy Slay Research Manager The Sustainability Consortium This session will include a KPI Bootcamp - interpreting KPI response options and emerging issues. Participants will also discuss the categories, scope and approach for 2015. Sector specific projects such as innovation projects may also be discussed. Home and Personal Care Room 5, 2nd Floor Sarah Lewis Managing Director of Research and Integration The Sustainability Consortium This session will include a KPI Bootcamp - interpreting KPI response options and emerging issues. Participants will also discuss the categories, scope and approach for 2015. Sector specific projects such as innovation projects may also be discussed. Stakeholders will also discuss decreased ingredient and chemical diversity and the effects on manufacturers and the chemical industry.
Wednesday, 1 October 2014 TSC Member Summit and PEF World Summit Joint Plenary Session – for all registrants 07:30-08:30
Registration Saal Lounge, Ground Floor
08:30-14:00
TSC Member Summit and PEF World Summit Joint Plenary Session Galerie, 1st Floor
08:30-09:00
Welcome Euan Murray, Chief Strategy Officer The Sustainability Consortium Guido Axmann, Managing Director, THEMA1
09:00-09:30
Keynote Karen Hamilton Vice President Sustainability Unilever
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One year of EU Environmental Footprint Pilot Phase Results, Challenges and Setting Sails for B2B and B2C Communication Michele Galatola Product Team Leader European Commission, DG Environment The pilot process aims at evaluating the feasibility of the proposed EU Environmental Footprint methodology in a 3 year pilot process. For the first wave of pilot projects the first year is now almost over and lots of experience and knowledge could be gathered during this development process of category and sector rules. Also the pilot projects from the food sector, which took up work in June 2014 already made some progress. Michele will provide a 360° perspective on EU Environmental Footprint pilot phase. This includes a review on the status-quo, explanations on how challenges were tackled or small adjustments were made and an outlook on the upcoming communication testing.
10:00 - 10:30
Clarifying technical issues around comparability in the EU Environmental Footprint initiative Rana Pant Scientific Technical Project Officer European Commission, DG Joint Research Center Comparability of results is one main objectives of the EU Environmental Footprint initiative in order to: • Facilitate benchmarking • Enable consumers to make informed choices by comparing products of the same category and • Enable other decision makers to make better informed choices by comparing products of the same category The issue of comparability has been criticised from a political and a methodological perspective. In his presentation Rana will exclusively discuss the technical issues around comparability and share lessons learned from the ongoing pilot projects.
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break Saal, Ground Floor
11:00-11:30
Our Combined Opportunity and Impact Sheila Bonini Chief Executive Officer The Sustainability Consortium
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11:30-12:00
A Conversation with TSC Key Retailers
Moderator Malcolm Fox, Chief Operating Officer, The Sustainability Consortium Panelists Manuel G贸mez, Vice President of Sustainability, Walmart; Carmel McQuaid, Head of Sustainable Business, Marks and Spencer; Andrea Bolhuis, Specialist Product Sustainability, Ahold 12:00-13:00
Networking Lunch Saal, Ground Floor
13:00-14:00
Reality Check: Sustainability in Everyday Supply Chain Operations
Moderators Euan Murray, Chief Strategy Officer, The Sustainability Consortium Guido Axmann, Managing Director, THEMA1 Panelists Rachel Goldstein, Global Manager of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for Sustainability, Mars Bernard Pruvost, Head of Environmental Sustainability, Nestl茅 Waters Karin Sanne, Climate Change Manager, AkzoNobel Charlene Wall-Warren, Director Sustainability, BASF Putting theory into practice: For the assessment of the environmental or sustainability performance of products various approaches are available. The necessary condition whatever the chosen metric is, is that results are relevant. But is the approach also scalable? In a moderated talk leading companies from the food and the non-food sector will share with the audience how they address this challenge today and in the future.
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Consumer Information Lab This workshop covers Track 1 and 2
Consumer Information Lab – Paving the Road for Sustainable Consumption Room 1, 1st Floor Susan Arnot Heaney, Director, Marketing, Development and Communications, The Sustainability Consortium Jacob Bilabel, Chair Consumer Information Lab , THEMA1 Consumer information on environmental and sustainability issues has been targeted for years by various initiatives. This leads to a variety of labels and other approaches of varying quality and impact, and an increasing risk of causing confusion on the consumer side. Initiatives like the EU Environmental Footprint process or UNEP’s Consumer Information Programme now aim to provide reliable information about the environmental impacts of products in a harmonized way. Three main questions will be addressed in the workshop to cater for the above mentioned processes: • Which stakeholders need to be involved in the process? • What is required to make solutions implementable? • How can consumer behavior be effectively changed? At the Consumer Information Lab a variety of communication experts will provide initial answers that will be discussed and further refined during the workshop. ▶▶ The 10YFP Consumer Information Programme – Engaging Consumers in Sustainable Consumption Worldwide
Ulf Jaeckel, Head of Division “Sustainable Consumer Protection, Product-realated Environmental Protection,” German Federal Ministry for Environment Ian Fenn, Sustainable Consumption Project Coordinator, Consumers International The 10YFP Consumer Information Programme (CIP) is co-led by Germany through the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Indonesia, through the Ministry of Environment; and Consumers International. As one of the leading members of this United Nations initiative Ulf will present mission and objective of the CIP which, serves as a global platform to support the provision of quality information on goods and services. The programme aims at the identification and implementation of the most effective strategies to engage consumers in sustainable consumption. It empowers and raises the profile of relevant policies, strategies, projects as well as initiatives and partnerships, building synergies and cooperation between different stakeholders to leverage resources towards mutual goals.
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▶▶ France: Learnings on Effective Consumer Communication
Sylvain Chevassus SCP Policy Officer French Ministry for Sustainable Development France conducted a national pilot on consumer product environmental information in 2012. 168 companies tested many ways what (environmental indicators: climate, water, biodiversity etc.), how (absolute figures, relative scales, pictograms etc.) and where (product, shelf, QR code, barcode, internet etc.) to communicate to the consumers, providing rich learnings. In cooperation with voluntary companies, the government will continue to improve consumer product environmental information, in coherence with EU initiatives. In this context, in 2014, a new stakeholder platform has been launched, which aims to build a consensus on harmonised formats. ▶▶ Consumption: Perspectives for Action for the Consumer Regarding Food
Arne Daneels Environment, Nature and Energy Department Flemish Government In a study the researchers drafted a communication strategy aimed at the consumer and how to get this complex scientific information regarding food to the consumer. They compiled some solid, evidence based ‘perspectives for action’ to guide the consumer to better choices when it comes to environmental impact. With these ‘perspectives for action’ we want to guide the consumer in a simple and easy to use measure towards environmentally responsible consumption choices. ▶▶ KnowCarbon - A Design-thinking Approach to Environmental Consumer Information
Daniel Hires Project Manager Data Innovation Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) With the KnowCarbon project, CDP is looking to make its database on corporate environmental information accessible in a meaningful way to consumers, thus driving decisions towards greener purchases. The project is accompanied by decision-making research conducted by a behavioral economist and is run with a design-thinking philosophy that seeks empathy with the user to find solutions that matter in people’s lives.
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Workshops Track 1
Product Sustainability Realized – Facilitating the Use of TSC Products and Services Room 5, 2nd Floor Sarah Lewis Managing Director of Research and Integration The Sustainability Consortium Learn how to use and integrate TSC Product Sustainability Toolkits, developed from the world’s largest knowledge base of product sustainability information for the consumer goods industry.
How to Approach Hotspots in the Life Cycle of Animal Products Loft, 2nd Floor Mark Dolman Research Associate The Sustainability Consortium Animal products are an area of focus for many stakeholders across sectors. Learn about approaches to measure product sustainability in animal products supply chain, discuss promising approaches that are used and share ideas about leveraging the many options. ▶▶ The PEFCR Pilot on Meat
Giuseppe Luca Capodieci Advisor for Food Policy and Sustainability The European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV) Luca will present the PEF pilot for packed fresh meat from bovine, pigs and sheep. The pilot group took up its work in June 2014. The meat pilot is part of a special working group lead by the European Commission that are momentarily developing the “cow model” to solve allocation problems between animal product categories (such as meat and leather).
Making Biodiversity Relevant to Business Room 2, 1st Floor Christy Slay Research Manager The Sustainability Consortium Biodiversity is an important impact to consider along supply chains, but is often hard to quantify and to make a business case for action. Panelists will share different approaches of quantifying biodiversity and how businesses are using these approaches to assess, prioritize, and improve biodiversity impacts.
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▶▶ The LEAP Guidelines for Assessing the Impact of Livestock Food Chains on Biodiversity
Felix Teillard Technical Secretary Biodiversity FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership LEAP is a partnership project hosted by FAO, which involves stakeholders across the livestock sector, all who share an interest in improving the environmental performance of livestock supply chains. A specific technical group of international experts is currently developing general principles on how to assess the impact or performance of livestock supply chain on biodiversity. They provide guidance (e.g. scoping analysis, system boundaries, minimum requirements) for different types of methods (LCA, ecological indicators). A review of existing methods and several case studies are used to complete and illustrate these general principles.
Construction and Electronics – Updates from EU Environmental Footprint Pilots and Other Initiatives Galerie, 1st Floor Jan Christian Polanía Giese Programme Director PEF World Forum This session will provide comprehensive insights into the status quo of EU Environmental Footprint Pilot projects from the non-food sector. Those pilot groups have already passed the first stages of the development process of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs), including the definition of scope and the representative product. Depending on the individual pilot some groups have already finished the screening process that identifies the relevant processes and impact categories of a product category. An example of a pragmatic approach to carbon footprinting in the IT sector will conclude this session. ▶▶ Between B2B and B2C, Construction Products and Chemicals: the Deco Paints PEF
Emilie Carasso Regulatory Affairs Officer CEPE (Paints, printing inks & artists’ colours Europe) Almost a year after the start of the PEF pilot phase, it is time to look back on the experiences of the PEF pilot project on decorative paints, sitting between the business to business and business to consumer markets, as well as having to follow the requirements of the chemicals and construction products industry. Feedback on the definition of the representative(s) product(s), the difficulties met so far with issues like durability, and how this gigantic project is managed at association level will be presented. An update on the status of the project will also be provided.
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▶▶ Applying PEF at a System Level: The Pipes Case Claudia Topalli Environmental & Regulatory Affairs Manager The European Plastic Pipes and Plastic Fittings Association (TEPPFA) For the definition of the PEFCR scope and the representative product(s) in the hot cold water pipes pilot, the decision has been taken to look at it from a system perspective. This lead to an extension of the product category covering not only plastic pipes but also pipes made out of other material - performing the same function. In this presentation it will be explained how the system has been defined, how this influenced the decision on the choice of the representative product and how this affects the benchmarking issue. An update on the screening exercise will be presented, explaining how these will now determine the next step in the pilot. Moreover, it will be also explained the position of this pilot in relation to the work that the Commission is facilitating on the reconciliation of EN15804 standard and the PEF method. ▶▶ UPS PEF Pilot Status and Lessons Learned: Outcomes After One Year, Thoughts about Next Years Christophe Garnier Environmental Standardization and Alliances Manager Schneider Electric Christophe Garnier will present the composition of the Technical Secretariat of the pilot group for the development of PEF category rules for uninterruptable power supply (UPS) and describe the motivation to engage in the pilot process. His presentation will also include a definition of the selected product of reference, the outcomes of the screening study and share general thoughts on the PEF pilot project. ▶▶ PEF for IT Equipment - First Results and Updates from the Japan Lead Pilot Project Osamu Namikawa Environment Policy Division Hitachi In the pilot testing for IT Equipment “a storage subsystem providing one (tera) byte of formatted capacity to be suited for needs of ensure purchasing customer for one year” will be evaluated. The technical secretariat of the Japan pilot group consists of manufacturers, industry/trade associations, a program owner, a research association and a consultant. The group can build on a solid basis of experience in LCA and Carbon Footprint of Product (CPF). Osamu Namikawa will explain how this knowledge could be integrated into the development process of category rules and what steps will follow.
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▶▶ PAIA - Efficient Carbon Footprinting in the IT Sector Jason Ord Energy and Ecodesign Manager EMEA, Hewlett-Packard HP solved technical and business challenges scaling LCA product analysis across its personal computer business by collaboratively building a toolset called “PAIA”. PAIA is a carbon footprinting tool that streamlines and harmonizes carbon footprinting across manufacturers. HP used this tool to publish its full “scope 3” carbon footprint in 2013. In his presentation Jason will describe identified hotspots (like flourinated gases) and how they are jointly addressed in an initiative with the US EPA and the leading companies Dell, Lenovo, Walmart and Best Buy. 15:30-16:00
Networking Break Saal, Ground Floor and Loft, 2nd Floor
16:00-17:30
Workshops Track 2
Integrating Supply Chain and Commodity Mapping Loft, 2nd Floor Christy Slay Research Manager The Sustainability Consortium Supply network diagrams and commodity mapping allow for visualization of different aspects of supply networks affecting the overall sustainability of product categories. Diagramming provides information about the points of connection along a supply network, while commodity mapping provides insight into the geographies associated with specific points in the network. Participants will learn about these tools and apply learnings in the context of a real supply chain.
TSC Animal Welfare: Programmes, Practices and Advisory Services Room 2, 1st Floor Sarah Lewis Managing Director of Research and Integration The Sustainability Consortium Leaders in sustainability discuss and share ideas for answering the question, “How do I get started in taking action on animal welfare and what resources and partners are available?”
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A Product LCA Guideline for the Chemical Sector and its Role in the EU PEF Process Room 5, 2nd Floor Andrea Brown Smatlan, Director Chemicals World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Henk Bosch, Competence Leader LCA, DSM The chemical sector working group of WBCSD makes WBCSD guidelines more specific and actionable for the chemical industry. One deliverable is a Life Cycle metrics for Chemical products guidance. It builds on ISO 140040/14044, the GHG Protocol and EU PEF. It is intended to support the consistent and credible communication of a product’s environmental footprint by the chemical sector. It allows reporting at a quality level compatible with EU PEF. Can it also use to enhance and enable EU PEF? To inspire future discussions the workshop will conclude with an excursion on social LCA and social footprinting.
Packaging: A Conversation on TSC® Product Sustainability Toolkits and the PEF Pilots Room 4, 1st Floor Jessica Ginger, Working Group Coordinator Malcolm Fox, Chief Operating Officer, The Sustainability Consortium Participants will learn about the work that has been achieved by TSC Packaging Working group and learn about PEF pilots that involve packaging. Participants will further break out into small groups to discuss challenges that TSC and PEF have encountered in developing their work with the idea of sharing best practices and solutions to overcome those challenges. ▶▶ A Pilot on the Fast Lane - Development of PEF Category Rules for Packed Water
Bernard Pruvost Head of Environmental Sustainability Nestlé Waters The packed water pilot group is very diverse in relation to other groups of the EU Environmental Footprint pilot phase. Besides water producers and a consultant it includes a logistic association and two packaging associations for glass and plastics. Due to the experience made in life cycle assessment and the clear definition of product category, the pilot that started in June 2014 is progressing fast. During his short presentation Bernard will provide an overview on the pilot and address the relevance of sub categories decided by the Technical Secretariat to evaluate the life cycle of packed water. 17:30-18:00 18:00
Closing Session Galerie, 1st Floor Networking Reception Courtyard and Saal, Ground Floor
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Thursday, 2 October 2014 PEF World Summit – for PEF World Summit registrants 07:45-08:30
Check In Saal Lounge, Ground Floor
08:30-15:30
PEF World Summit Galerie, 1st Floor
08:30-09:00
Welcome Jan Christian Polanía Giese Programme Director PEF World Forum
09:00-10:00
Implications of Environmental Footprinting and Sustainability Standards on a Greener Economy and International Trade Anja von Moltke Economic Affairs Officer UNEP Green Economy Initiative International trade can further the transition to a green economy. Properly implemented voluntary sustainability standards can create sustainable trade opportunities, facilitating trade with reduced environmental (and/or social) impact by contributing to improving the quality of traded goods, increasing sustainability and efficiency in the production process, and by supporting the transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Consumers, large manufacturers and retailers can put pressure on suppliers worldwide with their purchasing decisions, and thus push environmentally friendlier production patterns. Anja von Moltke will discuss enabling conditions for voluntary sustainability standards and their implications for the EU Environmental Footprint initiative and will thereby provide general recommendations for the further development process for the initiative. Trade Regulations and Environmental Footprinting Olivier Jan Partner BIO by Deloitte International Trade Rules contain a number of provisions to prevent technical regulations and standards applied to products to act as technical barriers to trade. They identify principles to assess the appropriateness of such regulations, which are in addition more complex to assess when regulations apply to some embedded characteristics of the products, as it is the case for products’ environmental footprint. Contrary to what is usually thought, WTO provisions do not only apply to mandatory schemes but also to voluntary initiatives and hence would have to be taken into account into the design of many future regulatory options. However, since there has been a steady development of private standards in parallel, which sometimes could take the form of a “soft law”, the analysis of interactions between international trade rules and environmental standards has to use a broad perspective for a complete understanding.
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Coffee Break Galerie, 1st Floor
10:15-11:00
Current Status of Environmental Product Declaration in Japan Hanako Negishi Priestnall Operator of Eco labeling program Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) After a 3-year governmental pilot project regarding Carbon Footprint of Products was completed in 2012, it was taken over by JEMAI. In this CFP program, 165 companies have released 900 products using 100 different CFP-PCRs by September 2014. Currently this program has been merged into EcoLeaf where JEMAI has been accumulating a wide array of experiences of the type III environmental declaration for over a decade. Based on long-running labeling experience, JEMAI is exchanging information with various overseas organizations and governments, and also participating in EU environmental footprint pilot project (relating to IT equipment). A Taiwanese Perspective on National Labelling Programmes and EU Environmental Footprinting Chien-Jen Shih Secretary General Taiwan Environmental Management Association (TEMA) Taiwan has been following and contributing to international development of footprinting activities by initiating and running carbon labelling programmes and water footprinting projects. Taiwanese companies from different sectors (e.g. beverage, hygiene products) made efforts to broaden the scope and promote environmental footprinting. CJ Shih will provide an update on the current national status in this topic and relate to the discussion of observed trends in the EU and the integration of Asian ecolabels.
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Global Principles and Practices for Hotspots Analysis Galerie, 1st Floor Mark Barthel, Special Adviser - Product Sustainability WRAP Jim Fava, Chief Sustainability Strategist PE International and Life Cycle Initiative The presentation provides an overview of the findings from the 1st phase of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative’s Flagship Project 3a on Hotspots Analysis and Product Sustainability Information. This phase has sought to map existing hotspots analysis initiatives, methodologies and tools world-wide, with a longerterm aim to produce: a common methodological framework and global guidance for sustainability hotspots analysis; a protocol on the use & communication of sustainability information derived from hotspots analysis; and to evaluate and, if possible, implement a range of options to bring together the findings from existing hotspots studies.
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Coffee Break Galerie, 1st Floor
12:00-13:00
Track 1 Galerie, 1st Floor A.I.S.E. PEF Pilot on Laundry Detergents Mark Stalmans International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.), and Scientific External Relations Procter & Gamble An overview of the ‘A.I.S.E. Product Environmental Footprint Pilot on Household Liquid Laundry Detergents’ will be presented. This will include the definitions of scope, functional unit, representative products. Insights and first learnings from the ongoing development of the PEF Category Rules will be shared, as well as a crosscheck against the EU PEF guidance requirements. The A.I.S.E. PEF Technical Secretariat is currently drafting the ‘PEF Screening’ report. The future work plan covers the finalization of the PEF Category rules, the preparation of the ‘PEFCR supporting studies’ and the phase for ‘testing of communication vehicles’. Overview on the status of the PEF Pilot on Photovoltaic Electricity Andreas Wade Director Technical Relations and Public Affairs Europe First Solar Andreas Wade is Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of the PEF Pilot on PV Electricity Generation and will give an overview on the current status of the pilot. Emphasis will be given on the results of the first stakeholder consultations and the implications of a slightly revised scope, which now excludes the feed-in into the electricity grid.
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Track 2 Loft, 2nd Floor Deep Dive into TSC Retail Working Group This session is open to all attendees Euan Murray Chief Strategy Officer The Sustainability Consortium
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Networking Lunch Saal, Ground Floor
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Debate: The Two Sides of the Moon – Opportunities and Threats of Environmental Footprinting Galerie, 1st Floor Matthias Finkbeiner, Chair of Sustainable Engineering Technical University Berlin - VS Michele Galatola, Product Team Leader European Commission, DG Environment With EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), Life Cycle Assessment will reach the next level to become widely implemented for assessing the environmental impact of production and consumption. A level playing field for competing based on environmental performance will be provided. This is a vision for PEF. What for some sounds like the final breakthrough for Life Cycle Assessment, is perceived by others more as a breakdown, undermining its credibility and international acceptance that it has gained (standardised as ISO 14040/44) over the last years. Misleading results, higher instead of lower costs or prevention of innovation are some controversially issues that are associated by those that are critical about PEF. In a lively debate Prof. Matthias Finkbeiner, leading LCA expert and advisor to the German government and Michele Galatola, leading the activities of the EU Environmental Footprint Pilot, will go far beyond the usual phrases. The debate will allow for a deeper understanding on the opportunities and challenges of Product Environmental Footprint. And hopefully last but not least: help the discussion in a constructive way.
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Wrap Up 2nd PEF World Summit Galerie, 1st Floor Guido Axmann Managing Director THEMA1
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Closing Reception Saal and Courtyard, Ground Floor
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TSC Member Summit – for TSC member registrants 08:00-09:00
Registration Saal Lounge, Ground Floor
09:00-13:00
TSC Working Group Meetings
09:00-12:00
Retail* Loft, 2nd Floor Euan Murray Chief Strategy Officer The Sustainability Consortium This session will include an update on the progress of SMRS Implementation Project, TSC Implementation Program, the partnership with Consumer Goods Forum, and the member portal demonstration.
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Paper, Pulp and Forestry Room 4, 1st Floor Christy Slay Research Manager The Sustainability Consortium This session will include a KPI Bootcamp – interpreting KPI response options and emerging issues. Participants will also discuss the categories, scope and approach for 2015. Sector specific projects such as innovation projects may also be discussed. General Merchandise, Toys and Electronics Room 5, 2nd Floor Sarah Lewis, Managing Director of Research and Integration The Sustainability Consortium This session will include a KPI Bootcamp – interpreting KPI response options and emerging issues. Participants will also discuss the categories, scope and approach for 2015. Sector specific projects such as innovation projects may also be discussed. Other topics will include plastics, and connecting retailers and manufacturers in the oil industry.
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Deep Dive into TSC Retail Working Group This session is open to all attendees Loft, 2nd Floor Euan Murray Chief Strategy Officer The Sustainability Consortium
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Speakers Guido Axmann Managing Director THEMA1
Mark Dolman Research Associate The Sustainability Consortium
Mark Barthel Special Adviser and Head of Design WRAP
Jim Fava Chief Sustainability Strategist Life Cycle Initiative & PE International
Jacob Bilabel Chair Consumer Information Lab THEMA1
Ian Fenn
Andrea Bolhuis Specialist Product Sustainability Ahold Sheila Bonini Chief Executive Officer The Sustainability Consortium Henk Bosch Competence Leader LCA DSM Giuseppe Luca Capodieci Advisor for Food Policy & Sustainability The European Livestock And Meat Trading Union (UECBV)
Emilie Carasso Regulatory Affairs Officer CEPE
Sustainable Consumption Coordinator Consumers International
Matthias Finkbeiner Chair of Sustainable Engineering Technical University Berlin Malcolm Fox Chief Operating Officer The Sustainability Consortium Michele Galatola Product Team Leader European Commission, DG Environment Christophe Garnier Environmental Standardization and Alliances Manager Schneider Electric Jan Christian PolanĂa Giese Programme Director PEF World Forum
Sylvain Chevassus SCP Policy Officer French Ministry for Sustainable Development
Jessica Ginger Working Group Coordinator The Sustainability Consortium
Christopher Cooke Working Group Manager, Measurement Science The Sustainability Consortium
Rachel Goldstein Global Manager of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for Sustainability Mars
Arne Daneels Sustainable Production and Consumption Environmental Dep. Flemish Government
Karen Hamilton Vice President Sustainability Unilever
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Hanako Negishi Priestnall Operator of Eco Labeling Program Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) Susan Arnot Heaney Director, Marketing, Development, and Communications The Sustainability Consortium Daniel Hires Project Manager Data Innovation Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Ulf Jaeckel Head of Division “Sustainable Consumer Protection, Product-related Environmental Protection” German Federal Ministry for Environment
Olivier Jan Partner BIO by Deloitte Sarah Lewis Managing Director of Research and Integration The Sustainability Consortium
Bernard Pruvost Head of Environmental Sustainability Nestlé Waters Karin Sanne Climate Change Manager AkzoNobel Chien-Jen Shih TEMA (Taiwan Environmental Management Association) Christy Slay Research Manager The Sustainability Consortium Andrea Brown Smatlan Director Chemicals WBCSD Mark Stalmans Scientific External Relations Procter & Gamble
Carmel McQuaid Head of Sustainable Business Marks and Spencer
Felix Teillard Technical Secretary Biodiversity FAO Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership
Euan Murray Chief Strategy Officer The Sustainability Consortium
Claudia Topalli Environmental & Regulatory Affairs Manager TEPPFA
Osamu Namikawa Environment Policy Division Hitachi
Anja von Moltke Economic Affairs Officer UNEP
Jason Ord EMEA Energy Manager Hewlett-Packard
Andreas Wade Director Technical Relations and Public Affairs Europe First Solar
Rana Pant Scientific Technical Project Officer European Commission, DG JRC
Charlene Wall-Warren Director Sustainability BASF
Manuel Gómez Peña Vice President Sustainability Walmart
Network Dinner Networking in a relaxed atmosphere The informal Network Dinner has become a tradition at the PCF/PEF World Forum events. The dinner locations are carefully selected and provide a good environment for reflections on the conference day, in depth discussions and networking. For the first time the Network Dinner also offers the great opportunity to foster the partnerships between PEF fellows and TSC members. You will be able to get to know more about each other’s work and enjoy a great seasonal and regional selected dinner in the pleasant atmosphere at Kalkscheune. Impressions from past Network Dinners
The Venue The historical building is in close proximity to Friedrichstrasse in the heart of Berlin and is now known as the ‘’Kalkscheune’’. Approximately 200 years ago the historic building was used for manufacturing machines and was thus an important pioneer for the industrial revolution in Germany. This year science, industry and politics will convene at the 2nd PEF World Summit/ TSC Member Summit 2014 in these historical-charged buildings. The venue collaborates with caterers and florists that only offer regional and seasonal organic products that and if feasible are awarded with recognized fair trade labels. The building and productions are environmentally sound including features such as recycling facilities, green cleansing agents, purchase of renewable electricity and energy saving cooling appliances. The halls and bright ateliers have a nice industrial charm and create a wonderful working atmosphere with plenty of room for intensive dialogues and inspiring presentations. Unwinding in the inner courtyard every now and then completes the great urban experience and gives room to unfold creative ideas. www.kalkscheune.de/en
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TSC Partnerships The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) takes its role within the sustainability ecosystem very seriously fostering alliances with key partners, some of which are highlighted here, to meet our collective social and environmental challenges. The partnership between TSC and CGF was launched in 2012 to promote the development of a single global framework to assess and share sustainability information among companies, regulators, consumers, and civil society. This will enable value chain participants to improve sustainability performance by gaining transparency and better understanding into the environmental impacts of consumer products and their life cycles.
Consumer Goods Forum The strategic partnership between The Sustainability Consortium and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) plays a critical role in global efforts to tackle product sustainability issues in a way that is proactive, consistent, impactful and creates value for the consumer goods industry. CGF has made huge strides in supporting its member companies to assess greenhouse gas impacts in their businesses. As a natural progression, CGF members wanted to consider wider sustainability impacts, and to broaden the focus to the full value chain of the products and services they make and sell.
Since the launch of the partnership, we have made progress in a number of areas: • Dialog: CGF gives TSC the opportunity to engage new companies across the consumer goods industry allowing us to share progress and plan our joint agenda • Global Packaging Protocol: CGF oversaw the development of the Global Packaging Protocol to standardize metrics for sustainability attributes of packaging materials. TSC has adopted the Protocol, incorporating it into the packaging KPIs we set for every product category. This is a flagship example of our efforts to align and harmonize existing systems and knowledge • GS1: CGF gave TSC its first introduction to GS1, who became a member of TSC in 2013 and is now at the forefront of our thinking about how to build
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sustainability information exchange into the mainstream so it becomes an everyday part of doing business • EU PEF: Many CGF members are actively involved in the EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) project of the EU Commission and encouraged TSC in working towards alignment. We
are now participating in a number of EU-sponsored PEF pilot projects and are looking for opportunities to incorporate both general findings and specific metrics into our own work www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/ strategic-focus/sustainability/oursustainability-pillar
These objectives are being achieved through three main objectives: • Harmonization of Questions: harmonization of questions and indicators where possible, appropriate and relevant for consumer product use • Expansion into Natural Capital: TSC and CDP will work together to standardize the approach to natural capital
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• Geographic Expansion: alignment of activities to expand influence into new geographic markets
TSC and CDP partner to improve the effectiveness of global corporate sustainability and natural capital reporting within supply chains. This is part of an effort to drive consistency and comparability, leading to improved effectiveness in sustainability reporting, and is reflective of the commitment of TSC to collaborate with organizations that provide expertise in key issues.
Through this partnership, TSC and CDP aim to provide companies and investors with more consistent data to quantify and communicate the sustainability of products and suppliers. This, in turn, can support the evolution of sustainability disclosure for organizations’ products within their supply chain and benefit consumers, companies, investors, and regulators. www.cdp.net
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The SAP Product Stewardship Network is a cloud-based SAP solution that supports companies in conducting survey-based assessments of their suppliers in order to improve the sustainability of their products. The content is based on category assessments that are developed by TSC.
Accessing TSC Product Sustainability Toolkits on SAP Product Stewardship Network TSC and SAP, a world-leader in enterprise software, have partnered to promote the adoption and use of TSC速 Product Sustainability Toolkits to drive product sustainability and create business value within the retail supply chain.
TSC速 Product Sustainability Toolkit Licenses are sold as annual subscriptions and contain a questionnaire based on Key Performance Indicators, a Category Sustainability Profile*, and the scoring model based on which the results of the survey are calculated. Each TSC速 Product Sustainability Toolkit covers one product category* and can be used for any number of customer survey requests or supply chain surveys. Learn more: www.sap.com/pc/tech/cloud/software/ product-stewardship-network/ overview/oems.html
* See page 10 and 11 for information on Category Sustainability Profiles and to see examples of product categories
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition The Sustainability Consortium and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) established a formal partnership to improve the effectiveness of sustainability reporting and, ultimately, to help drive sustainability in the textile industry supply chains. SAC and TSC have an overlap in membership and are each developing tools to collect product sustainability information, making it both necessary and valuable to align systems. The partnership is creating alignment of content to ensure interoperability of systems, thereby improving the efficiency of sharing sustainability information across the textiles supply chain. Thus far, relevant TSC hotspots and KPIs have been mapped and aligned with the SAC Higg Index allowing interoperability between systems for those companies collecting information from textile facilities for their customers. www.apparelcoalition.org
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International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives (INPSI) Improving the sustainability of products The members of the International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives (INPSI) are cooperating to advance and accelerate the implementation of product sustainability. The ever growing network has been initiated by the WRAP Product Sustainability Forum (WRAP PSF) and so far includes almost 30 international initiatives. The first physical meeting took place just before the 8th PCF World Summit in September 2012 and a second meeting was held in Paris in June 2013. Several pilot projects have been launched and a Joint Declaration will be published at the 1st PEF World Summit. The International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives (INPSI) brings together groups from around the world to accelerate the pace and scale of change activities to improve the sustainability of product and consumption systems globally. Through global collaboration, dialogue, leadership, advocacy and shared activities and action, its mission is to create practical and effective ways to test and pilot a range of solutions and approaches to improve the sustainability of global product systems; and to facilitate the move towards more sustainable and healthy lifestyles. The Secretariat for the INPSI is jointly provided by WRAP’s PSF and the UNEP SETAC Life Cycle Initiative.
The INPSI has met several times since its inception in 2012 and its growing membership is dedicated to fulfilling the commitments outlined in the network’s joint declaration. Several members of the INPSI are working together on jointly funded activities, such as the UNEP-funded project to develop Global Principles and Practices for Hotspots Analysis Methodology project for United Nations Environment Programme. Members are also working together on joint funding bids to support product sustainability activities and projects that mutually benefit the actors. Steering group members of INPSI are: UNEP SETAC Lifecycle Initiative (LCI), Product Sustainability Forum (PSF), European Commission/DG Environment, The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), PEF World Forum, Collaborating Centre on
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Sustainable Consumption & Production (CSCP), Consumer Goods Forum, French Ministry for Sustainable Development, European Commission, DG JRC. By working together, the members of INPSI seek to help businesses, governments and other stakeholders to cost-effectively prioritise their efforts on those product categories with the most significant environmental, ethical and social impacts and opportunities. Furthermore INPSI helps to select solutions from a range of options that will realise the economic benefits of taking action.
• Provide collaborative work space for use by international product sustainability initiatives
Through global collaboration, dialogue, leadership, advocacy and shared action INSPI aims at creating a practical and effective way forward to enable a vision of improving global product systems sustainability:
• Meet the needs of key stakeholders
• Enable and maximise value from the development, sharing and communication of product knowledge and wisdom • Learn from practical piloting and implementation activities • Promote the activities and best practices of the network’s members • Identify gaps in knowledge and find opportunities to fill them
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Worldwide Initiatives Addressing the Environmental Impact of Products and Value Chains The PEF World Forum is a joint platform set up to foster and facilitate dialogue on how to assess, reduce and communicate the impact of goods and services on the climate and environment. A large number of such initiatives have formed over the years and more are emerging. The following pages provide an introduction to some of these initiatives, many of which are participating in the 2nd PEF World Summit. Quantification Initiatives • GHG Protocol Value Chain and Product Life Cycle Standards • ISO TS 14067 – Carbon Footprint of Products • European Food SCP Round Table • PAS 2050 • PCR Guidance • LEAP Partnership
Communication Initiatives • Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain, UK • Environmental Product Footprint Declaration, France • Product Carbon Footprint Pilot Project Quebec • Carbon Reduction Label, UK • Carbon Footprint of Products Initiatives, Japan • International EPD system, Sweden • GEDnet • Thai Carbon Footprint and Labelling Initiative, Thailand • Carbon Footprint Labels, Taiwan • Hop Badge, France • Environmental Index, France • Per il Clima, Italy
• Carbon Footprint Label, Korea • Zurück zum Ursprung, Austria • Carbon Film Quote
Certification Initiatives • The Blue Angel, Germany • Climate Certification of the Food Chain, Sweden • Climatop, Switzerland • The Green Signal Ecolabel, India • Rainforest Alliance • The 4C Climate Module for Green Coffee Production • WindMade • Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil • Roundtable on Responsible Soy
Other Initiatives • PCF Project Germany / Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption, Germany • WRAP Product Sustainability Forum • UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative • klimaaktiv - Climate Protection Initiative, Austria • Trade Promotion through Standardisation, Swedish Standard Institute
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A critical step for both businesses and governments to effectively reduce their emissions is to prepare a GHG inventory. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), provides the means to this end. We develop comprehensive GHG measurement and management standards to reduce emissions and drive more efficient, resilient, and prosperous businesses and organizations. The GHG Protocol provides the most commonly used international standards and tools to measure and report GHG emissions. Developed through a broad and inclusive multi-stakeholder process with the help of hundreds of businesses, government agencies, NGOs, and academic institutions around the world, they ensure a credible and consistent approach to emissions accounting. To date, the GHG Protocol has enabled hundreds
GHG Protocol business work includes three separate but linked standards: • Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Corporate Standard) provides requirements and guidance for the accounting and reporting of a company’s direct scope 1 and indirect scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity, heat and steam • Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard allows companies to assess their entire value chain emissions impact and identify the most effective ways to reduce emissions. For many sectors, 80 % or more of a company’s total emissions come from scope 3 activities
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of companies and organizations to produce reliable inventories so they can understand where their emissions come from, inform reduction strategies, set performance targets, and report progress to stakeholders.
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Background Climate change is already impacting business and society worldwide. Yet the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are driving global average temperatures upward continue to climb. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests that GHG emissions must be reduced 50-85% from 2000 levels by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 2.0 - 2.4 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and avoid the worst impacts of climate change (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007).
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Greenhouse Gas Protocol Continued • Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard can be used to understand the full life cycle emissions of a product and focus efforts on the greatest GHG reduction opportunities
2. Accounting for the often large variation in emissions rates that occurs within agricultural systems 3. Separating natural from human causes of emissions and 4. Representing the high uncertainty in many estimates of agricultural emissions in inventories
The Guidance was developed through a three-year, multi-stakeholder initiative and has been road-tested in a range of crop and livestock sectors. A complementary GHG emissions calculator has also been developed for Brazil through collaboration amongst WRI, Embrapa and UNICAMP. This calculator employs Brazilspecific emissions factors for the most economically important sub-sectors in Brazil, including beef, soy, and sugarcane. Recent and Current Activities The GHG Protocol Agriculture Guidance was launched in June 2014. A supplement to the Corporate Standard, the agricultural guidance provides sectorspecific requirements and guidance on including agricultural GHG emissions sources in entity-level GHG inventories. The Guidance is applicable globally and to both crop and livestock production. The Guidance covers key GHG accounting and reporting issues in the sector, including: 1. Accounting for changes in the management and ownership of the carbon stored in soil and biomass, including those changes resulting from land use change
This September, GHG Protocol will launch e-learning training courses for the Scope 3 and Product Standards. The new e-learning format allows users to take a training course at a time of their choosing and progress at their own pace, offering a low-cost alternative to traditional training with greater flexibility. All participants who finish the trainings are awarded a certificate of completion from GHG Protocol. This October, GHG Protocol will launch a freely available web-based Scope 3 screening tool. Developed together with Quantis, this tool will lead users through a series of simplified questions to help
GHG Protocol is currently developing Financial Sector Guidance for climate performance disclosure and carbon asset risk management in partnership with UNEP FI. The GHGP multi-stakeholder process will be used to get maximum buy-in from the financial sector to manage emissions from lending and investment portfolios. Increased
All GHG Protocol standards, guidance, and tools are freely available at www.ghgprotocol.org, as well as information on joining our current and upcoming development processes. Please also visit our website to learn more about our e-learning and the ‘built on GHG Protocol’ process, where tools and guidance developed in accordance with a GHG Protocol standard can undergo review to receive an official ‘built on GHG Protocol’ mark.
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GHG Protocol is being a new standard development process on Product Innovation, to support the market for low carbon products through creditable and consistent quantification and communication of avoided GHG emissions. This will be developed through our multi-stakeholder, consensusbased process to get maximum buy-in and adoption.
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This November, we will launch the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, an addendum to the Corporate Standard. This Guidance will clarify the methods for companies to calculate and report emissions from purchased and consumed electricity, heat, steam and cooling. As a new requirement, companies with access to electricity product and supplier-specific emissions information (e.g. through contractual instruments such as certificates, green tariffs, as well as fossil-fuel contracts) will have to report scope 2 in two ways. One will be “location-based” using grid average emissions factors. The other will be “market-based” that derives emission factors for product and supplier-specific information that meets the Guidance’s Quality Criteria. The Guidance has been developed over a four-year, global stakeholder consultation.
reporting, particularly from asset owners, is expected to lead to more responsible investment and lending decisions.
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estimate a scope 3 inventory for their organization. This screening assessment can be used to overcome common barriers to scope 3 including limited resources and data availability, and help prioritize further data collect around a company’s largest scope 3 categories.
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ISO 14067 – Carbon Footprint of Products – Requirements and Guidelines for Quantification and Communication On May 21st 2013, the International Standardization Organization (ISO) published the requirements and guidelines for product carbon footprint (PCF) studies as the Technical Specification ISO/TS 14067. The document comprises principles, requirements and recommendations for the quantification and the communication of complete as well as partial product carbon footprints. ISO/TS 14067 also delivers guidance for the development of or the alignment with already existing product category rules (PCRs). The Technical Specification is based on International Standards on life cycle assessment (ISO 14040 and ISO 14044) for quantification and on environmental labels and declarations (ISO 14020, ISO 14024 and ISO 14025) for communication. Requirements and guidelines for the quantification and communication of a partial carbon footprint of a product (partial CFP) are also provided. Where the results of a CFP study are reported according to ISO/TS 14067:2013, procedures are provided to support both transparency and credibility and also to allow for informed choices. Thanks to an initiative from the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS), ISO member for the country, and the Swedish International Development Authority (Sida), the ISO process has gained significant engagement from developing countries, in particular from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA countries) and the East African Community (EAC countries). Those contributions are helping to develop an international guidance is useful around the
world. This strong interest from developing countries was also reflected in the growing engagement of India and China. Contrary to the initial planning the 14067 document has evolved into a ISO/TS Technical Specification instead of a ISO Standard. There was insufficient support for the approval of the final draft International Standard (FDIS) among the participating countries, which led to the publication of a Technical Specification. This normative document also builds on consensus within the ISO committee but follows different approval criteria. The follow-up process has not been communicated yet. By May 2016 the Technical Specification shall be reviewed and either be confirmed for another three year period, be revised, be withdrawn or enter the development process of an International Standard again. It is recommended by ISO that after six years a Technical Specification should be either withdrawn or converted into an international standard. www.iso.org
Since 2009, European Food SCP Round Table members have been working together on the ENVIFOOD Protocol, a commonly-agreed and sciencebased framework for assessment and communication of the environmental performance of food and drink products in Europe. Based on the ten “Guiding Principles on the voluntary provision of environmental information along the food chain�, the European Food SCP Round Table reached agreement on key methodological aspects at scientific workshops in 2010 and 2011. An analysis of relevant data, methodologies and guidelines for assessing the environmental performance of food and drink was also conducted. Based on these inputs, the European Food SCP Round Table drafted the ENVIFOOD
Following these workshops and consultations, the ENVIFOOD Protocol was published in November 2013. The Protocol provides guidance to support environmental assessments of food and drink products conducted in the context of business-to-business and business-
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Protocol and held a public consultation between November 21st 2012 and March 31st 2013. A total of 11 stakeholders of different affiliations (industry, consulting, government agencies, and research institutes) have submitted feedback. The feedback highlighted contradictions within the Protocol, misalignments with guidance provided by other institutions, further need for clarifications, as well as highlighting guidance with which certain stakeholders could not agree. Altogether, 144 comments were received and analysed by members of Working Group 1 of the European Food SCP Round Table and were carefully considered when finalising the ENVIFOOD Protocol. In addition, a pilot testing period lasted from March 27th 2013 to October 15th 2013. Overall, 18 organisations participated to the pilot testing, including a wide range of manufacturers from the food and drink sector, research institutes, as well as trade associations. A workshop with pilot testers and European Food SCP Round Table members took place in February 2014 in order to reach consensus among the ENVIFOOD Protocol pilot testers on future modifications to include in the ENVIFOOD Protocol.
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The European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Round Table is a food-chain initiative co-chaired by the EU Commission whose vision is to promote a sciencebased, coherent approach to sustainable consumption and production in the food sector across Europe, while taking into account environmental interactions at all stages of the food chain. A key principle is that environmental information communicated along the food chain, including to consumers, shall be scientifically reliable and consistent, understandable and not misleading, so as to support informed choice.
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European Food SCP Round Table Continued to-consumer communication and the identification of improvement options. The Protocol shall be used as a complementary guidance to the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and Organizational Environmental Footprint (OEF) guides in the PEF/OEF pilot testing launched by the European Commission. The European Food SCP Round Table will support the PEF/OEF testing mainly on two axes: recommendations on the use of databases, as well as coordination of PCR/ PEFCR development. A first workshop on database development has been organized on June 11th 2014 in Brussels, and key database providers for the food sector have been invited to present their initiatives to the selected pilot testers as well as to interested stakeholders from the European Food SCP Round Table. The ENVIFOOD Protocol is also intended to be used outside the context of PEF/ OEF. The main reason for this is that many actors in the food sector are interested in applying one single LCA methodology throughout their organization, which may be located in more than a country and even beyond the EU. To claim compliance with the ENVIFOOD Protocol, a process would be responsible for checking if compliance has been achieved for subsectorial methodologies or product category rules (PCRs).
In order to be eligible to ask for endorsement, applicant organisations shall: • Appoint third-party qualified reviewers to critically review the methodologies concerned against the Protocol rules • Report on the review process in detail and its findings • Deviations from the Protocol highlighted by reviewers are to be justified with arguments and reasoning by the applicant organisations www.food-scp.eu
Supporting assessment at the sector level, driving wider GHG management effort PAS 2050:2012 permits the coordinated development and use of supplementary requirements, i.e. additional rules for GHG emission assessment applicable to specific industries or product categories. Examples of category-specific initiatives include: • PAS 2050-1:2012 offers invaluable assistance and clarity to organizations within the horticulture sector for the assessment of the climate change impact of horticulture products • PAS 2050-2:2012 establishes supplementary requirements for the application of PAS 2050 to the assessment
PAS 2050 has informed further standards work around GHG management. Examples include: • PAS 2060 supports organizations looking to become carbon neutral and make credible claims. With its review completed in April 2014, the revised version of PAS 2060 benefits from the technical input of an international panel of experts, appropriate to its role as a globally applicable specification, supporting the future definitions of carbon neutrality • PAS 2070:2013 for the assessment of GHG emissions of a city provides a transparent methodology for the consistent and comparable quantification, attribution and reporting of GHG impacts at the urban level Toward Product Sustainability The PAS 2050 family of documents helps organizations better control their climate change impacts, become more efficient and realize cost savings while focusing on the single impact category of global warming. At BSI, we realize that today’s huge task is to start addressing the impact of the global supply chain in its totality by considering other environmental and social aspects, and devising effective solutions to manage these. BSI’s portfolio of sustainability standards includes tools from different sub-disciplines,
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• PAS 2395:2014 sets out requirements supplementary to PAS 2050 and other methodologies for the assessment of GHG emissions from the life-cycle of textile products
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The 2011 revision of PAS 2050 rendered it more accessible to a wider range of businesses by addressing advances in theoretical knowledge and the practical experience of the PAS 2050’s far-reaching user community. Co-operation with organizations such as ISO, WRI/WBCSD and the European Commission brings PAS 2050 and its use towards closer alignment with other international footprint methods to promote harmonization of standards.
of emissions from seafood and other aquatic food products
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PAS 2050 – how it all started Originally published in 2008, PAS 2050 is the world’s first carbon footprint standard developed to assist organizations in assessing and managing the climate change impact of the products they offer. Used internationally on a wide array of products, PAS 2050 sets a methodological benchmark for other national and international footprint initiatives to strive towards and be informed by.
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ranging from embedding sustainable development into business practices, encouraging resource efficiency, promoting environmentally friendly technologies, to supporting socially responsible practices, ethical trading, the move to circular economy thinking and the development of innovative business models based on sound sustainability principles. www.bsigroup.com/PAS2050 www.bsigroup.com/SustainabilityStandards-Navigator/
The Product Category Rule Guidance Development Initiative The increasing demand for LCA-based product declarations, such as product carbon footprint and EPDs, has generated a corresponding need for rules for making comparable declarations of products within the same category. These rules are referred to as product category rules (PCRs), product rules, supplementary requirements or product footprint category rules in different standards. Thus far, the development of PCRs has taken place independently by various programs using one of the above-mentioned standards. As a result, there is no strong consensus on how to develop sound and consistent PCRs, nor is there a productive cross-recognition of PCRs between
various programs. The group was coordinated by Wesley Ingwersen (U.S. EPA) and Vee Subramanian (formerly PRĂŠ North America). The Product Category Rule Guidance Development Initiative was established in 2012 with the mission to create supplementary guidance to LCA-based product claim standards, that ensures consistency in the development of PCRs around the globe. The group was comprised of participants from 44 organizations from all over the world and included program operators, standard developers, academics, consultants, manufacturers, trade associations, and NGOs. The Initiative published the first version of the Guidance for Product Category Rule Development in October 2013. www.pcrguidance.org
• Review of assessment methods and development of reference metrics for integration of impacts on biodiversity in the impact assessment framework • Review of assessment methods accounting for water use and impacts of livestock on water quality
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• Development of reference environmental life cycle assessment guidelines on feed and livestock supply chains (e.g. poultry, small and large ruminants, swine)
• Development of reliable methods to assess eco-efficiency impacts due to nutrient use in agriculture • Development of a world reference database on greenhouse gases emissions from feed supply chains • Development of a communication strategy
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LEAP is all about trust Stakeholders are grouped in three clusters each of having equal say in the LEAP consensus building process. LEAP guidelines strive to be aligned with relavant international standards, and are based on the latest science. Global perspective, transparency, coherence, comprehensiveness, scientific approach, harmonization and continuos improvement are all basic ingredients for LEAP outcomes.
Key objectives of the LEAP Partnership over the timeframe 2012-2015
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The Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership is a multi-stakeholder initiative allowing FAO together with governments, private sector, NGOs, civil society and academia to work together for improving the environmental performance of feed and livestock supply chains.
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Leap Partnership Continued A few practical examples on how LEAP outcomes can be used LEAP life cycle assessment guidelines on livestock supply chains can be used to (a) assess the environmental performance of business-as-usual scenarios, (b) and to track the environmental performance of livestock relative to the improvement objectives set.
This year, new TAGs have been formed to develop the life cycle assessment guidelines on large ruminants and on biodiversity. These TAGs are expected to deliver by the end of 2014. The work on the world reference database on feed is on track and its launch is foreseen in 2015 after having debugging.
More specifically, LEAP guidelines can play a major role in:
In the forthcoming Steering Committee meeting taking place on October 11th 2015 in Colombia, new TAGs are likely be launched to develop new guidelines on swine supply chains and cope with accounting challenges on nutrient use and water footprinting.
• Calculating national GHG emissions from livestock supply chains • Calculating national GHG emissions from a range of biofuels • Shaping and reviewing environmental policies and recommended improvement measures - including GHG emission mitigation strategies - related to feed and livestock supply chains • Setting a methodological basis for environmental footprinting schemes instrumental to B2B environmental reporting and B2C environmental communication
Where we stand and next steps LEAP guidelines are developed by Technical Advisory Groups (TAG), each of which is made up of international experts, and are reviewed by eminent scholars. The draft life cycle assessment guidelines on feed, poultry and small ruminants have also undergone a public review and are currently under revision. The release of the final guidelines is due by the end of 2014.
Joining LEAP Joining LEAP now is simply timely to bring your view and contribute to shape the vision and objectives for LEAP beyond 2015. More information on the LEAP website. www.fao.org/partnerships/leap/livestockpartnership/en/
The business case is strong and growing: suppliers that do not measure, quantify, and manage their GHG emissions will soon see their business move to competitors that can provide better information and clearer evidence of change. Supply chain engagement can help mitigate these risks and drive greater emissions reductions, as well as identifying new revenue opportunities and improved brand positioning. Cost reductions primarily come from energy efficiency measures, collaborative efforts in packaging and logistics, and behavioural change. Leading companies are now taking the risks and opportunities that climate
CDP Supply Chain makes a win-win scenario a reality: both the purchasing organisation and their suppliers benefit because relationships with suppliers are strengthened and suppliers improve their capacity to operate in a low carbon economy. Executed correctly, supply chain engagement will not simply generate benefits for the environment, but for the balance sheet as well.
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change presents seriously by directly engaging their suppliers. The CDP Supply Chain program enables member organisations to implement successful supplier engagement strategies, reduce supply chain emissions and manage risk in a changing climate. CDP works with 66 of the world’s largest organisations, including Walmart, Dell and L’Oréal to drive action on climate change from purchasing companies and their suppliers.
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Climate change has become a mainstream business issue and large corporations are now extending their gains in internal carbon management to the next opportunity: their supply chain. An organisation’s supply chain can represent as much 60-80% of its total emissions depending on the industry. Last year, 78% of supply chain program members identified regulatory, physical and other classes of climate risks, and report a risk management approach integrating the issue into their companywide, multi-disciplinary risk management processes. At the same time, 38% of suppliers invited by the program members reported no documented processes for assessing and managing climate-related risks, which presents a risks to themselves and their customers.
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Environmental Product Declaration, France Since the end of 2008, France has been developing a sytem aiming to progressively inform consumers about the environmental impacts of products. General and sector footprinting methodologies have been developed by ADEME (the environment agency) and AFNOR (the French standardization organisation) with industry and stakeholders. To date, a horizontal methodology (BPX 30-323) and 23 product category specifications (food products, detergents, textile, furniture etc.) have been developed. ADEME is also setting up a major life cycle database. Calculators linked to the methodologies and the database have been tested, notably on TVs and shoes. These tools aim to facilitate the implementation of product environmental footprinting for companies, within a common framework.
In 2014, a new stakeholder platform on consumer communication has been launched, which aims to draw from the rich experience of the national pilot and build a consensus towards harmonised communication formats. The same year, a specific regulation on construction products has been introduced. It requires that a full product environmental declaration, established according to the relevant European standard, is loaded on a public and official database when any green claim is made on a product. France (private and public sectors) is also actively participating in the EU PEF pilot, and is contributing to international discussions and efforts.
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In parallel, the French Ministry for environment, energy and sutainable development (MEDDE) conducted a oneyear national pilot on consumer product environmental information in 2011-2012. The trial covered the quantification of environmental impacts and the communication of the environmental footprint to the consumer. 168 companies participated, including foreign ones. An evaluation was made and a governmental report was sent to the Parliament in September 2013.
Report to parliament (French) www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/ pdf/Affichage_environnemental.pdf Life cycle database www.base-impacts.ademe.fr Construction products www.declaration-environnementale.gouv.fr
Different methodological tests were then conducted to assess the precision level of existing PCRs, and thus the level of comparability of PCF results. Two PCF experts working independently were given the mandate to calculate the PCF of a single product, using the same PCR and framework methodology and having access to the same raw primary data. After being verified by a third party, both assessments were compared, and the differences between them were evaluated and analyzed. Results showed that, for a single product, significant variations may occur between two PCF calculations. In some cases, the
Further tests would be required in order to draw broader conclusions about result comparability. However, findings indicate that the current state of science is favourable neither to labelling comparability, nor to the development of a consumer-oriented QuÊbec certification program, as was initially considered. Despite these challenges, the assessment of a product’s carbon footprint remains relevant for companies, as it can be used as a valuable decision making tool. Companies can use it to acquire a better understanding of their products and value chain, making the identification of environmental hotspots easier.
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To explore this issue, the government of QuĂŠbec conducted a pilot project on the carbon footprint of products. Twelve companies assessed the carbon footprint of one of their products, using the GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard and relevant sector guidance (PCRs when available). For those assessments, a two-step verification combining desktop review and on-site data auditing was performed.
PCF value obtained by two experts varied by over 100%. These discrepancies were due to the use of various databases and to the differences regarding the modeling of multifunctional processes, as well as the definition of distribution, use and end-of-life profiles. This indicates a need for a stronger degree of prescription from methodologies with regard to these key methodological issues, in order to promote the reproducibility and comparability of PCF calculations and results. It must be noted that all PCF assessments were third-party verified and PCR compliant.
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A critical look at comparability of PCF results Recent developments in PCF have shown positive results regarding the harmonization of methodologies. The challenge now remains to provide enough specificity to enable reproducibility and comparison of PCF results through the development and use of product category rules (PCRs).
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Carbon Reduction Label, UK About the Carbon Trust The Carbon Reduction Label was created by the Carbon Trust, a not-for-profit company whose mission is to accelerate the move to a low-carbon economy. Our work involves tasks as diverse as helping companies large and small to cut their carbon footprints, encouraging the development of new low-carbon technologies such as offshore wind and wave power and investing in the solutions of the future to develop the low-carbon economy. This will lead to more green jobs and a more sustainable future for everybody. A guide to the label The Carbon Reduction Label is an easily recognisable on-pack label that can be used to check whether the producing company is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the product on sale. Brands that want to ‘wear’ the Label are required to calculate the exact footprint of the product in question to the PAS 2050 standard. This standard was developed in 2007 by the Carbon Trust in partnership with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and BSI British Standards. It is now being used around the world by hundreds of companies to calculate their PCFs.
When calculating a carbon footprint, every stage in the product‘s life cycle must be taken into account including the raw materials and packaging needed to produce it, through to manufacture, transportation, sale to the end user, use and disposal. Once the carbon footprint of the product has been measured and certified, the brand then has to commit to reducing the product’s emissions. Every two years, the product must be reassessed and a reduction has to have been achieved and independently certified – or the Label is removed. www.carbontrustcertification.com www.carbon-label.com
165 companies have released 900 products using 100 different PCRs by August 2014. 5,200 GHG emission factors have been registered on the CFP secondary database. Besides “product to product” verification, the system certification scheme (enables companies to register products in a well-scheduled and cost-effective way) is also operated on the CFP program. In 2002 the system certification scheme started to be operated on the EcoLeaf program, where JEMAI has been accumulating a wide array of experiences of the type III environmental declaration for over a decade.
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Currently, JEMAI is planning to combine the CFP Communication Program and the EcoLeaf program by March of 2017. Three steps need to be taken for this program’s reformation. First of all, increasing inter-operability with overseas programs. Then, considering the full-scale adoption of multiple environmental aspects. After that, launching the unified program regarding international movements. www.cfp-japan.jp/english www.ecoleaf-jemai.jp/eng
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Based on long-running labelling experience, JEMAI is exchanging information with various overseas organizations and governments, and also participating in EU environmental footprint pilot project (relating to IT equipment).
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Background In March of 2012, a 3-year governmental pilot project regarding Carbon Footprint of Products, being conducted by METI (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry) and other ministries, was completed. In the following month it was taken over by JEMAI (Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry). Now, it is called “The CFP Communication Program” since the programme was slightly altered in order to improve cost-effectiveness. The aim of the CFP program is to visualize “carbon-hotspots” in a product’s life cycle and to promote communication between companies and consumers with a view to create a low-carbon society. The CFP program conforms to ISO 14040, ISO 14044 and ISO/TS 14067.
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The International EPD® System, Sweden The Swedish Environmental Management Council, SEMCo, established a type-III environmental declaration programme according to ISO 14025 in 2006 called the International EPD®system. It includes expertise and organisations in many parts of the world and is open to all interested companies and organisations. Since the launch of the International EPD®system over 100 organisations have developed and published more than 250 EPD´s covering hundreds of products. New initiatives for harmonising PCR work SEMCo is currently involved in developing the first global PCR database within the cooperation of GEDnet (the Global Environmental Declarations Network) where these initiatives to harmonise PCR work could be very useful.
of “single-issue environmental product declarations”, such as those focusing only on climate impact. A climate declaration includes GHG information and reports from all life cycle stages. It gives information of a product´s total carbon footprint. As indicated below, this information can easily be summarised in a “label format” and be communicated to private consumers. Introducing the first sustainability product declaration SEMCo has developed a concept for sustainability product declarations based on the three pillars of sustainability including environmental LCA, social LCA and life cycle Costing (LCC), together with a scheme for third party verification. www.environdec.com
Climate declarations as an international concept for PCFs The International EPD®system allows adaptation of the given information to address specific user needs and market applications by introducing the concept
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Global Environmental Declarations Network The Global Environmental Declarations Network (GEDnet) was founded in 1999, and is an international non-profit association of type III environmental declaration organizations and practitioners. GEDnet has 11 members and 2 associate members from 10 different countries. GEDnet has a chairman, and a secretariat chaired by SIS, Swedish Standards Institute, Sweden.
The GEDnet PCR library contains PCRs for different product categories, such as:
The purpose of GEDnet is to foster co-operation and encourage information exchange among its members and other parties operating or developing type III environmental declaration programmes and carbon footprints, and to discuss key issues in developing such programs.
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• Utility • Electricity, gas and water • Transportable goods • Metal products
• Machinery and equipment • Services
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GEDnet has a newly initiative to create a Global PCR Registry. A global database can meet the need to harmonize PCRs and carbon footprints around the world.
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Thai Carbon Footprint and Labelling Initiative, Thailand Rationale As a consequence of global warming, effective GHG emission reduction methods have been promoted and practiced globally. This has involved different actors, namely the industrial and agricultural sector as the producers, the service sector as the providers and the general public as the consumers.
manufacturers and organisations to reduce GHG emissions, as well as to promote and enhance the competitiveness of the Thai industrial sector in the global market. One of the aims is to prepare manufacturers for the upcoming ISO 14067 and ISO 14069 standards as well as other environmental standards.
Current Status The industrial and service sectors have been challenged by environmental measures especially related to climate change impact. In order to present both social responsibility and enhancement of competitiveness simultaneously, the carbon footprint scheme is therefore diversified for labeling as: (1) for organizations in order to facilitate GHG emissions disclosure and further reduction via offsetting schemes, (2) for products and services to communicate GHG emissions to consumers. The consumer sector can contribute to the emission reduction effort through its selection of products and services with lower GHG emissions. Therefore, it is necessary for the consumers to be informed about carbon footprints to support their purchasing decisions.
Initiative The Thailand GHG Management Organisation (Public Organisation: TGO), in collaboration with the National Metal and Materials Technology Centre (MTEC) and several organisations in Thailand, has promoted the development of the CFP and the Carbon Footprint of Organisations (CFO). These aim to provide an alternative for consumers,
Thailand’s carbon footprint labelling scheme was launched in 2009. As of August 2014, 1207 products from 282 companies are registered for the product carbon footprint label. Also, for the carbon footprint of organization, which was established in accordance of ISO 14064, 27 organizations have so far been registered. Following the enormous success of the carbon footprint of products/services and organizations, TGO has more recently introduced the Thailand Carbon Offsetting Program (TCOP) with Carbon offset and Carbon neutral labels in 2013. There are four types of activities that can qualify under TCOP e.g. 1) products and services 2) meetings and events 3) organizations and 4) individuals. Until now, there are 7 products from 4 companies, 2 organizations, 2 events and 240 carbon neutral persons certified by this scheme. Total GHG emissions calculated as 3,687 tonCO2e were offset. Moreover recently, 10 pilot companies are involved as demonstration Carbon Footprint Reduction (CFR) projects, which is another advancement of the scheme. www.thaicarbonlabel.tgo.or.th
Consumers, on the other hand, will be more likely to understand and purchase products with carbon emission revelations. This will, in turn, encourage businesses to increase their efforts in GHG management and reduction. Once the assessment and labelling systems for the CFP will be standardised with unifying rules, and once most products of the same category will be labelled accordingly, the project will enter a second stage, aiming at reducing the carbon emissions through concrete action.
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Introduction of the CFP System in Taiwan The carbon footprint labelling system will be promoted and carried out in two stages. In the first stage, businesses are encouraged to conduct and assess the carbon footprint of their products. This will allow them to understand the percentage of GHGs emitted throughout the various stages of their product’s life cycle. Furthermore, it will help them to review and plan solutions for their GHG reduction.
Guideline for accounting the carbon footprint of products and services Since ISO 14067 is not yet completed, a guideline to assess the carbon footprint of products and services has been created to serve as a reference for carbon footprinting. Based on a LCA method under CNS 14040 and CNS 14044, and referring to the content of PAS 2050:2008 and ISO 14067 CD1, this guideline provides detailed rules as well as a unifying accounting method to calculate the GHGs throughout the life cycles of products and services from all sectors.
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The Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) System in Taiwan There are two carbon label initiatives in Taiwan. The label developed by the Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is a cross-sector label. The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association (TEEMA) launched its own label for the electronic sector. Both labels have a lready been awarded to a couple of products.
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HopBadge, France Collect, Compute and Publish environmental footprints. At Scale. The web application HopMedia gathers and computes automatically all the environmental data available on a product and its brand, thanks to a collaborative data collection manager which acts throughout the supply chain and the brand’s departments. A significant part of the product data gathered concerns life cycle assessment (LCA) data, which are combined into multiple LCA indicators. The indicators vary depending on available product category rules. With a multi-level error detection system HopMedia reduces the chance to get bad data in the system. And this directly lowers the risks linked to the use of the resulting environmental footprint.
Make environmental data meaningful for a larger audience The simplified outputs of HopMedia enable consumers and buyers to easily access and understand environmental product information. HopMedia publishes automatically pre-formatted labels filled with synthetic, transparent and documented information in order to support ecoconscious purchases. These labels are sticked on the packaging or on the product page of e-merchant websites or even accessed digitally in stores through smartphones. 35 000 products have already disclosed their environmental footprints through this tool. It played a role in the French pilot on environmental labelling and helped retailers to display thousands of labels.
The digital form of the display is the most complete as it enables easy and quick comparison, but also interaction (through for example social network tools) as well as several levels of information, including multimedia. It concerns all the aggregated environmental data such as the product labels, the manufacturer CSR policy, and also pedagogical content. The approach is fully transparent as the whole methodology is explained as well.
Go further into the customisation of shopping experience As the digital labels generated by HopMedia are still linked to the raw environmental data, it is still possible to personalize the environmental information. For example, a consumer can specify its use or recycling scenario through an interface to immediately get its very own environmental impact. By this way, environmental labelling initiatives go deeper into both education and marketing fields and deliver value to both buyers and sellers. www.hop-cube.com/fr
Casino developed an IT-tool, in order to reduce the price and time of each calculation. This website does the calculation of the Environmental Index from simple data like recipe, packaging weight materials, logistics, energy consumption etc. The user does not need to have an environmental training to calculate this Environmental Index.
Description The Environmental Index defined by the Casino, BIO Intelligence Service and partners consortium represents the environmental impact of 100gr of product compared to the environmental impact of the total daily consumption of food of a French person, accounting for 3 impact indicators (greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and eutrophication) aggregated using the PRIOR® method. This ratio, although complex to understand for the consumers, allows to have a visibility of a maximum not to be exceeded during
the day. In contrast to a labelling on a „good/ bad environmental profile“-mode this allows to limit and vary consumption of products on a more individual level.
Environmental information based on several environmental criteria can confuse customers or even cancel out the potential benefits of an environmental labelling initiative of products in terms of customer behaviour by leaving them to decide between the different environmental impact categories: is it better for me to opt for climate warming? Water consumption? Eutrophication? In order to facilitate interpretation of the results and help customers in their decision-making, LCA result weighting-aggregation methods can be used: the results obtained for each environmental impact category are aggregated into a single score, thereby facilitating the comparison between products. Aggregation thus provides customers with simple, easy-to-understand information, which can be used as a decision-making tool to prioritise and grade the environmental stakes both by eco-design manufacturers and policy-makers. The consortium wished to provide customers with unique environmental information on the product packaging enabling them to use it instantly as a shopping criteria.
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Why aggregate environmental impacts?
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The project stems from an active collaboration of members of the retail trade, food manufacturers and an environmental consultant company (Bio Intelligence Service). A technical partnership was also set up with this environmental organisation, which monitored every stage of the project’s development. In addition, a group of consumer associations was consulted on a regular basis throughout the project. Until September 2013, 391 Environnemental Indexes have been calculated on food products.
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Per il Clima, Italy Legambiente, the most widespread environmental organisation in Italy, supports companies in bridging the gap between consumers and producers: the project, named Per il Clima, is the first label in Italy that communicates the amount of GHGs emitted by a product or a service during its life cycle. Per il Clima’s selection criteria consider the environmental impact of the products bought by consumers, thus moving beyond a mere consideration of quality and convenience. As a voluntary label, Per il Clima is an expression of a corporation’s intention to assume responsibility towards the environment and the consumers. The assessment of product CO2eq-emissions is conducted by Ambiente Italia, an environmental research institute,
Carbon Footprint Label, Korea Following a nine-month pilot programme, the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI) introduced a carbon label in February 2009. So far, more than 400 goods and services have been labelled. www.edp.or.kr
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on the basis of PAS 2050. The evaluation can be based on either the entire life cycle of the product or on one or various phases (ex. the extraction of raw materials, production, use, disposal). www.viviconstile.org
To know the true environmental impact of food production, we have to take into account all processes in the production cycle: from the entire agricultural production, processing, packaging and storage to retailing the product. Only then will we know what effects our food has on the climate. The carbon footprint of Zurück zum Ursprung includes all these factors. Back to the source´s carbon footprint The thorough scientific balance of all Zurück zum Ursprung products shows that they have much lower CO2 -eq emissions than comparable, conventional products. What reduces the carbon footprint is the
• Wheat bread: up to 53.6 % lower CO2 -eq-emissions • Dairy products: up to 20.6 % lower CO2 -eq-emissions • Eggs: up to 51.3 % lower CO2 -eq-emissions
How does Zurück zum Ursprung do it? • All primary products are of domestic origin • In consideration of the destruction of savannas and tropical land through soy cultivation (LUC), farmers working for Zurück zum Ursprung don´t use imported soy as animal feed • Animals are only given domestic organic feed • Humus accumulation through organic agriculture • No use of vinasse and other easily soluble organic fertilisers
How far can we travel with such a small footprint? 400 orbits around the earth! This is how much Zurück zum Ursprung saves each year. Calculations are based on the brand’s annual sales.
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GHGs caused by food production Food production is a major player in global emissions of GHGs: 35-37 % are caused by the food industry worldwide (15 % agriculture, 15 % land use change (LUC), 5-7 % production of foodstuff including processing, industry, and transport).
effective combination of organic and sustainable farming and the principles of local food. Here are some results of Zurück zum Ursprung agriculture:
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The carbon footprint of Zurück zum Ursprung Know your food’s carbon footprint and save the environment! Zurück zum Ursprung (Back to the Source) is a brand reporting the amount of GHGs emitted during the entire production of its organic food through a carbon footprint (CO2 -Fußabdruck). The footprint on each product informs the consumer about the reduction in CO2 emissions compared to that of conventional food. The brand is recipient of the 2009 Austrian Climate Protection Award.
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Zurück zum Ursprung, Austria
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Carbon Film Quote The Carbon Film Quote tool is the world’s first TV commercial budget estimator with an integrated carbon calculator. The project was initiated by the German advertising agency BBDO in 2011. The tool lets production companies, agencies and clients identify and evaluate lowemission, environmentally-friendly production options when looking at initial cost estimates. The carbon c alculator tool itself was modelled by the Berlin based Think-Do-Tank THEMA1 building on requirements of the GHG Protocol Product Standard and ISO 14067. At the moment of the project no product category rule (PCR) or guidelines for advertising film production were available to support the methodological creation of a CO2 balance. Hence, the process model was designed in close collaboration with commercial producers and further stakeholders. The Carbon Film Quote extends the budget-only calculation programme by adding an ecological factor to the financial factors, and thereby facilitates an estimation of the climate impact (expressed in CO2e) of a TV ad. Costs and anticipated CO2 emissions are thus directly linked. The Carbon Film Quote has been applied in several productions and already led to significant emission reductions at
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different points of the production life cycle of a commercial advertisement. In 2012, the Carbon Film Quote pilot project and its partners set up a joint process to foster and facilitate dialogue between international initiatives and stakeholders on how to assess, reduce and communicate the impact of commercial movie making on the climate. Initiators: BBDO Proximity, THEMA1, CMC. EU Pilot partners: Neue Sentimental Film, Markenfilm, NHB, Das Werk, Cobblestone, Twin Film, Vogelsänger Film, Schönheitsfarm, Studio Funk, Chamaeleon, Adstream International stakeholders: BBC UK (Albert), France Television / Ademe (Ecoprod), Producers Guild of America (Green Production Guide), Berlinale www.carbonfilmquote.com
The importance and positive effect of such developments is shown by the fact that private households alone account directly for more than one fourth of all GHG emissions in Germany. And this calculation does not even include the emissions caused by the production
Instead of developing a new singleissue label based on PCF, the responsible stakeholders in Germany decided in 2009 to integrate PCF into the Blue Angel as a well-established labelling programme. They are currently investigating options to put this further into practice, e.g. how to systematically include criteria on carbon footprinting into the criteria setting of the Blue Angel and successful ways to communicate it to the consumers.
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In 2008 the German Federal Environment Ministry together with the Eco-labelling Board introduced a new cluster approach in which climate change is one category. To strengthen the portfolio of the Blue Angel in this regard, the Ministry and the Federal Environment Agency launched a large project within the national climate initiative.
of goods and services. It is expected that if only the eco-labelled top runner products were used, households would be able to achieve electric power savings up to 30-40 percent.
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Since 1978 the German Blue Angel has set the standard for eco-friendly goods and services. Today, about 12.000 products and services in circa 125 product categories carry the Blue Angel ecolabel. It is a state initiated label whose criteria are adopted by an independent jury including representatives of civil organisations and the industry. In line with the international standard for eco-labelling, ISO 14024, the Blue Angel as a so called Type I Eco-label is designed to promote goods and services that have – based on the entire life cycle – reduced environmental and health impacts compared to the market average. Combined with other environmental policy instruments, eco-label initiatives can play their part to restructure the economy towards sustainable development.
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Climate Certification of the Food Chain – A Swedish Initiative for Lower Climate Impact of the Food Chain Help consumers choose climate friendly food products in each food category A Swedish study shows three out of four consumers want to be able to choose food with lower climate impact, and every second consumer is willing to pay more for such a product. The Swedish approach is to present a label for food which guarantees that substantial reductions in climate impact have been made. No carbon footprint is presented the criteria are based on a scan of potential improvements in the food chain.
exist otherwise, sound scientific studies as well as practical considerations form a strong foundation for the criteria.
Increase producers’ competitiveness by helping them communicate improvements to consumers Examples of criteria:
From certification to labelling Swedish Seal / Svenskt Sigill offers producers who have voluntarily certified their production a label that communicates to consumers that improvements have been made.
• Fodder: Lower use of soy and locally produced, climate calculated fodder for efficient production. • Nitrogen: Efficient use of nitrogen to reduce emissions of nitrous oxide. • Animal welfare: Healthy animals results in lower emissions per produced kg meat. • Energy: Saving energy is good for the wallet and for the climate.
Third party certification to ensure that farmers and food industry comply with climate mitigation measures The certification is carried out through regular third party inspections by an accredited certification body to ensure compliance with the criteria. The criteria are based on scientific background documents. LCAs are used when they
Climate is only one component of sustainability The climate certification system has a multi-criteria approach. The following environmental targets are considered in the system: • Biological diversity • Nutrient management • Closed loop systems
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The award of the label is based on a full cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) taking into account not only CO2 emissions but also relevant environmental burdens. The LCA calculations are verified by an independent, external inspection body, which corresponds to the requirement of the ISO 14040 standard. Moreover, Climatop includes social criteria.
Current status and future goals The range of the products varies from investment to consumer goods. Moreover, the climatop label is already represented in Europe by certified products like diapers, TV’s and potting compost. One of the key goals for the future remains the cooperation with partners that enable a quick and geographic broadening of the label whenever it is reasonable. Recently, Climatop went international by labelling its first German product. Next important steps are going to be taken world-wide. All labelled products are described in detail on fact sheets publicly available at
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A competitive approach Climatop represents a best-in-classlabel, thereby calculating and comparing innovative products and certifying those which emit, compared with a representative peer group or an industry average, less greenhouse gases. This leads to an incentive for producers to change their products in such a way as to save energy and material, at the same time maintaining their functionality. Climatop calls these products „intelligent, climate friendly products”, since the company made an effort to improve the products in order to realise a lower environmental impact.
The label is only valid for two years, then in the context of a new assessment the producer has to show that its label is still justified. In the new assessment being made, the most current standards of the LCA methods and database values are used. If a competitor has a better result, i.e. a more climate friendly product, the former holder of the award has to return the label.
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Objectives Climatop works as a tool for realising a Low Carbon Society. The label aims to support climate friendly purchase behaviour as well as a long-term development and distribution of climate compatible products and services worldwide.
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The Green Signal (TGS) Ecolabel, India The Green Signal (TGS) Ecolabel was launched in June 2011 at the Indian Institute of Management Ahemdabad. It is currently India’s only comprehensive third-party sustainability Ecolabel and comprises a 9-member Steering Committee of domain experts from IIT-Delhi, BEE, IARI, NEERI, National Physical Laboratory, IIM (A), TNO (Netherlands), Indian Forest Services, and The no2co2 Project. TGS functions under the aegis of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIM(A). Genesis of Ecolabelling in India: India’s only other effort at Ecolabelling was the Government’s Ecomark scheme, established in 1991 by the Central Pollution Control Board. However, in its 20 year history it hasnt issued even one ecolabel which is currently in use today. Moreover, the criteria for ecolabelling were purely related to pollution abatement and control in the manufacturing context. The failure of the Ecomark had led to private industries in India acquiring ecolabels from other countries for their products and services. Most notably, organic certification for food products and textiles, built-spaces seeking LEED ratings, and hotels seeking commercial 2nd-party certifications such as Earthcheck and Ecotel. However, ‘GreenSignal’ differs from these other forms of environmental labelling in India. Compared to the ‘Ecotel’ certifications which are not third-party certified and non-country specific, TGS is a third-party certification based ecolabel and India-
specific. For instance, it recognizes that diverse climatic zones influence building energy consumption of hotels and hence only peers within India’s climatic zones can be compared. Relative to Organic food & textile certifications, the methodologies do not just consider organic attributes of the processes but also environmental, social and economic sustainability parameters including GHG emissions, water, energy, waste and material management. Relative to the ‘Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s energy labelling of appliances, it not only supports informed choices based on use-phase energy consumption, but also considers lifecycle GHG emissions as well as emissions to air and water during manufacturing. Finally, relative to green building certifications which are largely design-intent based, it focuses on measurement and verification of actual impacts during operations as well. Green Signal has developed Methodologies for hotels, events, retail stores, restaurants, educational institutes, fuel additives, composting systems, water pumps, cookware, construction materials, paints, refrigerators, packaged water, and textile manufacturing. It has issued Ecolabels to a hotel chain (CGH Earth), online retail stores (GreenNGood.com) and is in the process of ecolabelling educational institutes, innovations of the National Innovation Foundation, a herbal textile company, and a home composting system manufacturer. thegreensignal.org/ how-green-signal-work.php
In Oaxaca, Mexico, the Rainforest Alliance and Pronatura Sur, in collaboration with Agroindustrias Unidas de México S.A. de C.V. (a subsidiary of ECOM Trading Corporation) and Unidad Ecológica para el Sector Café Oaxaqueño (UNECAFE), a local nonprofit, have been working with over 400 smallholder coffee farmers to develop a reforestation project that seeks validation to the Verified Carbon Standard and Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards, leading industry standards.
The SAN Climate Module seeks to expand the definition of sustainable agriculture by defining the standards for what should constitute climate friendly or climate smart agriculture. Conformance with its 15 adaptation and mitigation criteria will allow farmers to make credible statements about their efforts to reduce net GHG emissions, increase carbon storage and build adaptive capacity on their farms. Objectives of the module include: • Raise awareness about climate change amongst tropical farmers • Encourage farmers to increase farms’ resiliency, proactively planning for a changing climate • Leveraging market support to drive demand for adoption of these practices The Climate Module was developed by the SAN Efico, Efico Foundation and Anacafé supported its development in Guatemala as pilot country whereby a diverse range of public and private sector partners piloted the Module in various countries and crops around Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Objectives of the project include: • Offering a new model for how food and beverage companies can partner with their suppliers to mitigate climate change, by offering companies the opportunity to source both carbon credits and coffee from the same farms • Demonstrating a replicable framework for how voluntary agricultural certification can help smallholder farmers access carbon markets • Enabling smallholder farmers to generate additional revenue streams through being rewarded for the climate services their sustainably managed lands provide The rigor of carbon accounting and measurement the project requires implies that – with sufficient resources and training – LCA or other carbon footprinting methodologies could be applied in other certified farms. www.rainforest-alliance.org/climate/projects/ carbon-coffee
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The Rainforest Alliance and the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), developed criteria for best management practices to foster agricultural mitigation and adaptation. These criteria are part of a voluntary, add-on “climate module” intended to be accessible, practical, and understandable (with guidance) to farmers.
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Developing carbon credit generating projects in certified farms
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The 4C Climate Module for Green Coffee Production The 4C Association is a leading global multi-stakeholder sustainable coffee platform uniting coffee stakeholders in working towards a sustainable coffee production and processing. The 4C Association offers a verifiable Code of Conduct for sustainable coffee production with a social, environmental and economic dimension. Its Climate Module for Green Coffee Production adds a climate dimension to the 4C Code of Conduct. The 4C Climate Module helps coffee producers to adapt their production to the changing climate. By using synergies between adaptation and mitigation means, it provides guidance for GHG sequestration and mitigation. It includes a verifiable Climate Code, trainings for producers and verifiers, verification instruments and a climate database with relevant climate information. The Climate Code defines principles related to climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as indicators for objective measurement. It includes four components: • Enabling environment • Natural resource management • Soil and crop management • Energy, GHG and carbon stocks
The 4C Climate Module focuses on adaptation and links adaptation measures to mitigation effects where possible. For this purpose the project, together with further partners, tested a GHG calculator (Cool Farm Tool), monitoring on-farm emissions and identifying emission hot spots. According to a membership survey carried out by the 4C Association among 120 producers groups and 82 trade and industry representatives, 80 % of the respondents of both groups expect carbon footprint measurement to become a business requirement within the next ten years and expressed strong interest in applying the 4C Climate Module. www.4c-coffeeassociation.org/our-services/ work-on-climate-change.html
At the same time, the WindMade label gives consumers the opportunity to choose companies and products that are in line with their own values. By making informed decisions, they will reward companies that have a clear commitment towards sustainability and renewable energy.
For maximum transparency, the exact percentage of the wind energy share will be stated on the label. Companies can choose to certify global, regional or even facility level operations, a distinction that will be clearly communicated on the label itself. Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank, BD, Method, the LEGO Group and Bloomberg were among the first companies to sign up to use the Company Label. www.windmade.org
WindMade was first introduced in 2011 by its founding partners (UN Global Compact, WWF, Vestas Wind Systems, the Global Wind Energy Council and the LEGO Group). Bloomberg is the official data provider, and PwC the official WindMade verification partner. The WindMade Company Label communicates the percentage of wind electricity as a share of the overall
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The WindMade label gives companies the ability to communicate their commitment to renewable energy. Many brands have already made strong statements on this, but until now, they did not have the ability of credible, independent certification of their claims. WindMade now provides this tool.
electricity consumption of a company’s operations. To qualify, companies must pledge to source a minimum of 25 % of their electricity consumption from wind power. According to the technical s tandard, this can be achieved through a company-owned wind power generation facility, a long-term power purchase agreement for wind power, or the purchase of high quality Renewable Energy Certificates approved by WindMade.
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The purpose of WindMade is to drive corporate investments in wind power by boosting demand for products made with wind energy. In addition, WindMade aims to enhance public acceptance of wind power by raising awareness and educating consumers on the environmental and economic benefits.
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WindMade The World’s First Consumer Label for Companies and Products Using Wind Power
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Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil was founded in 2004 as a not-for-profit association to promote the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders. It now includes stakeholders from seven sectors of the palm oil industry – oil palm producers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs and social or developmental NGOs – and develops and implements global standards for sustainable palm oil. RSPO certification The RSPO has established principles, criteria, indicators and guidance for sustainable palm oil production, which cover legal, economic, environmental and social dimensions. Public claims on conformance with RSPO principles and criteria require third party verification. Indicators are part of the required evidence for conformity. To cater for different realities local interpretations of criteria and indicators are available for key countries (Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea) and currently developed for smaller producer countries.
Treatment of climate change GHG emissions are addressed through a couple of criteria and indicators. The following indicators are required: • Documented impact assessment • Where the identification of impacts requires changes in current practices, in order to mitigate negative effects, a timetable for change should be developed • Monitoring of renewable energy use per tonne of crude palm oil (CPO) or palm product in the mill • Monitoring of direct fossil fuel use per ton of CPO (or fresh fruit bunch where the grower has no mill) • An assessment of all polluting activities must be conducted, including gaseous emissions, particulate/soot emissions and effluent (see also criterion 4.4) Significant pollutants and emissions must be identified and plans to reduce them implemented • A monitoring system must be in place for these significant pollutants, which goes beyond national compliance
A need to further specify criteria and indicators with regard to GHG emissions is acknowledged by The RSPO criteria working group and several GHG working groups have been initiated but no new criteria proposed yet. www.rspo.org
RTRS criteria and certification The Roundtable on Responsible Soy has developed a first standard, the RTRS standard for responsible soy production – version 1.0. A parallel certification scheme is set up for production and chain of custody certification. The RTRS standard for responsible soy production includes requirements to halt conversion of areas with high conservation value, to promote best management practices, to ensure fair working conditions, and to respect land tenure claims. A certification scheme for production and one for chain of custody have been implemented. Early June 2011, the first farm was certified RTRS.
• Efforts are made to reduce emissions and increase sequestration of GHGs on the farm • Total direct fossil fuel use over time is recorded, and its volume per hectare and per unit of product for all activities related to soy production is monitored • If there is an increase in the intensity of fossil fuel used, there is a justification for this. If no justification is available, there is an action plan to reduce use • Soil organic matter is monitored to quantify change in soil carbon and steps are taken to mitigate negative trends. • Opportunities for increasing carbon sequestration are identified • After May 2009 expansion for soy cultivation has not taken place on land cleared of native habitat except under certain specified conditions • All application of agrochemicals is documented and all handling, storage, collection and disposal of chemical waste and empty containers, is monitored to ensure compliance with good practice
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The RTRS currently has around 150 members from all over the world, among them: Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, The Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Spain, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Uruguay and United Kingdom.
Treatment of climate change GHG emissions are addressed through a number of “soft” criteria. No absolute criteria for climate friendly practices are defined:
www.responsiblesoy.org
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The Roundtable on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) is a multi-stakeholder initiative, which aims to facilitate global dialogue on soy production that is economically viable, socially equitable and environmentally sound.
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Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS)
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PCF Project Germany / Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption, Germany The cross-sector and cross-stakeholder Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption Germany promotes joint approaches for GHG emission reductions along value chains and in consumption. From the PCF Project to the Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption Germany The Platform evolved from the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Project Germany – www.pcf-project.de. In the project, which was implemented from 2007 to early 2009, the concept of product carbon footprinting was explored in practical case studies with a range of companies across sectors. Through this work, important foundations for the assessment of PCFs were established and recommendations for their application and the international standardisation of underlying methodologies given. Findings and recommendations from the pilot phase are documented in the report “Product Carbon Footprinting – The Right Way to Promote Low Carbon Products and Consumption Habits?”, available online. Consumption perspective important for holistic climate change mitigation The collective work has highlighted the importance of consumption for climate change mitigation and led to the establishment of the Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption. In a first step the interrelation of consumption and
climate mitigation was explored and put into a perspective of business approaches already under way. The findings are documented in the report „Beyond Reduced Consumption: Perspectives for Climate Compatible Consumption”. Cross-sector and cross-stakeholder partnership to promote climate compatible consumption The Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption Germany provides a basis for businesses and other stakeholders in society to jointly address and advance climate compatible consumption. The Platform and its members see themselves as drivers and partners in the implementation of GHG reduction measures in global value chains both on the side of the respective companies and also in the use of goods and services by consumers. Apart from stimulating dialogue around and the collective promotion of climate compatible consumption, the Platform offers members a context in which to measure, interpret and communicate the climate compatibility of their own products against recognised standards and in close dialogue with relevant stakeholders. www.pcf-project.de www.plattform-kvk.de
Although the PSF’s work is UK-based, its membership is international and its findings can be applied world-wide. The PSF is the first organisation of its kind in the UK and demonstrates the desire and determination of its membership to look at ways to improve the environmental performance of products based on five key impact metrics: • GHG emissions • Energy use • Water use • Product waste
Grocery and home improvement products are the priority areas for the PSF as they account for just over 50% of UK household consumption impacts, as measured by GHG emissions. The PSF’s research has shown that grocery products account for 33 % of these impacts, with home improvement products accounting for nearly 18 %. Within these sectors, the environmental impacts from food and ‘energy using products’, such as fridges, freezers, cookers and washing machines, dominate, which is why the PSF is focusing its work on impact reduction opportunities (solutions) in these product categories.
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The PSF uses life-cycle thinking and environmental impact ‘hotspots’ analysis to identify and prioritise work on those product categories with the most significant environmental impacts. It continues to develop a ‘library’ of practical solutions to tackle these hotspots in the supply chains of some of its members through a series of on-going Pathfinder projects.
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Ground-breaking research, innovation and action are at the heart of the Product Sustainability Forum (PSF). The PSF is a UK-based collaboration between major retailers, international brand-owners and their manufacturing suppliers, environmental NGOs, academics and Government departments to tackle the challenges posed by the environmental impacts of everyday products. Bringing together more than 80 organisations, the PSF provides a platform for its members to come together to measure, communicate and reduce the life cycle environmental impacts of a range of grocery and home improvement products. WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) provides the Secretariat for the forum.
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WRAP – The Product Sustainability Forum
The PSF also provides the Secretariat for the recently convened International Network of Product Sustainability Initiatives (INPSI) and is taking part in a number of their inaugural projects. www.wrap.org.uk/psf
The PSF is also starting to look at the biodiversity impacts of products.
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The UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative Since its establishment in 2002, the UNEP/ SETAC Life Cycle Initiative has aimed to promote life cycle approaches worldwide through (1) fine-tuning methodologies, (2) promoting and facilitating the application of knowledge and tools for key target groups (governments, businesses and researchers) and (3) contributing to the strengthening of the capabilities worldwide. Building on the successes of the first two phases of activities from 2002 to 2012, the Life Cycle Initiative has started its Phase III in 2012. Phase III is guided by the vision to work towards creating a world where life cycle approaches are mainstreamed. To this end the mission is to enable the global use of credible life cycle knowledge for more sustainable societies. In order to achieve both vision and mission, the overarching objective of the Life Cycle Initiative is to: Facilitate the generation and uptake of science-based life cycle approaches and information for products by business, government and civil society practice worldwide as a basis for sustainable consumption and production. The specific objectives of the Life Cycle Initiative are to: • Enhance the global consensus and relevance of existing and emerging life cycle methodologies and data management; • Expand capability worldwide to apply and to improve life cycle approaches; making them operational for organisations;
• Communicate current life cycle knowledge and be the global voice of the Life Cycle community to influence and partner with stakeholders.
The work programme, derived through an intensive strategy development process, includes three programme areas and a number of flagship and non-flagship projects. The programme areas are the following: • Data, Methods and Product Sustainability Information • Capability Development & Implementation • Communication & Stakeholder Outreach
Currently, the Initiative has more than 2,000 registered members – six times the amount registered in 2002. If you are interested in learning more about the Life Cycle Initiative, www.lifecycleinitiative.org
The 5 core activities of klimaaktiv are: 1. Training of klima:aktiv professionals 2. Setting standards and safeguarding quality 3. Providing information and raising awareness 4. Providing advice and support 5. Activating stakeholder and networking with partners klimaaktiv uses its extensive networks to promote the building of social capital for change in the direction of a sustainable society. Within the four thematic fields building&renovation, energy saving,
Three examples of successful market transformation: • klimaaktiv established a nationwide quality standard on energy-efficient buildings, which serves as an orientation for all stakeholders to assess their projects. Architects, planners and builders receive education and further training on these standards, so they will be able to apply them in future projects • Thanks to the ecodriving initiative of klimaaktiv, eco-driving is part of the Austrian driver license test. Since 2008 it is a fixed element of the “feedback drive”, Austrian driver learners have to successfully complete within an obligatory multiphase education. Each year about 90.000 driver learners receive training in eco-driving which results in 17.000 tons of CO2 saved each year
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renewable energies and mobility klimaaktiv helps clarify new solutions, establishes standards of quality, deepens the knowledge and competence of the key players and advises companies, local authorities and private households.
• “klimaaktiv pakt2020” is a climate protection pact for large-scale Austrian enterprises. The obligation to put integrated concepts into practice and the long-term commitment of partners until the year 2020 has created a unique group of pioneering businesses www.klimaaktiv.at
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klimaaktiv is the initiative for active climate protection launched in the year 2004 by the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. It is part of the Austrian climate strategy. The program fosters a competitive lowcarbon economy based on efficient and sustainable use of resources, the protection of the environment and the establishment of innovative green technologies and production practises in high quality. klimaaktiv follows an innovative governance idea for a market transformation towards green markets, with the aim to raise the share of renewables and of energy efficient products and services. Essential for the market transformation approach is an active and comprehensive inclusion of all relevant market players and stakeholders.
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klimaaktiv - climate protection initiative, Austria
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Swedish Standards Institute Development Cooperation Programmes on CFP Apart from being actively involved in the ISO standardisation on environmental footprinting, Swedish Standards Institute, SIS, is implementing some development cooperation projects on carbon footprinting and lifecycle assessment. The projects are implemented together with national standardisation bodies, universities and private sector in East Africa and in South and Southeast Asia. So far, assessments have been made of a couple of cotton producers in Tanzania, two tea producers in Rwanda, two dried fruits producers in Uganda and two coffee producers in Burundi. Five of them have also made water footprint assessments. Moreover, carbon footprint assessments are under way for a couple of flower exporters in Kenya; fruit, coffee, hot pepper producers in Uganda; tea producers in Nepal; rubber producers in Vietnam and Sri Lanka; rice producers in Cambodia; as well as SMEs within the hotel service sector in Indonesia. This initiative is part of a larger programme which aims at enhancing the capacity stakeholders in the East African, South and Southeast Asian regions in ISO standard setting processes and implementation of life-cycle assessment ISO standards. The two main cases used around it are the participation in the standard setting process on a new ISO standard on Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy and the implementation of the ISO TS 14067 on carbon footprint of products. The latter is a process led
by the National Standardisation Bodies who invites producers and stakeholders from academia, private sector and public institutions etc. to take part in the pilots. The set-up is done a bit differently in different countries but the East African pilots can be taken as an illustration. The pilots have been initiated by involving a couple of producers in each country to first make a rough assessment of their product carbon footprint at the same time as training a larger group of other stakeholders on the methodology. Following this, new initiatives and activities are identified drawing from the lessons learned. For example, following the outcomes of the initial activities, several universities in the region are embarking on doing further Lifecycle assessments for other producers with students at the same time as delving more into specific emission factors for the region and looking at how course curricula can be updated to include LCA. The experiences also show some interesting spin-offs from doing the carbon footprint assessment such as deeper relations with small-scale cotton farmers and a cotton producer in Tanzania or carbon footprint being integrated as a key performance indicator dealt with at management meetings at a tea producer in Rwanda.
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About the Programme The programmes are run in East Africa together with the East African Community and national standardisation bodies in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. In South and South East Asia it is implemented with Consumer Unity & Trust Society and the standardization bodies in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia. The programmes are financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
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Social Media The Sustainability Consortium The Sustainability Consortium utilizes a range of social media vehicles to communicate to members, partners, stakeholders, sustainability professionals and interested citizens, sharing news on TSC programs, member achievements and the diverse issues of product sustainability. We invite individuals and organizations to follow TSC on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and to sign up for the monthly TSC online newsletter. We welcome newsletter story ideas and topics from TSC members and stakeholders.
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PEF World Forum To facilitate communication within the carbon and environmental footprinting community, the PEF World Forum is present on different social media channels. Hereby, the PEF World Forum aims for an even wider distribution of the various viewpoints demonstrated by speakers, participants and stakeholders, allowing for more in-depth d iscussions on issues that are relevant to the objectives of the PEF World Forum.
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About THEMA1 THEMA1 is an independent Berlin based Think-Do-Tank specialised in accelerating the transition to a low carbon society. Founded in 2006 by Guido Axmann and J acob Bilabel, THEMA1 initiates and o perates projects in the field of sustainable consumption, renewable energy grids, green music and entertainment industry, and mass mobilisation of the public towards a low carbon future. Each of THEMA1’s activities is defined by the strong belief of its founders that “Talk without action means nothing”. THEMA1’s innovative blend of a ctivities reflects the growing importance of cross-sector partnerships and synergetic approaches. THEMA1 strives for win-win cooperation with businesses, NGOs and public stakeholders by fostering supply and d emand for innovations that are sustainable – both from the business and climate point of view. With its purpose of pioneering new forms of cooperation and promoting better communication among business, civil society and public policy leaders in Europe, THEMA1 operates in three complementary spheres of activity: • Development and initiation of sustainable business models with the aim of accelerating the transition to a low carbon society • Management of cross-sector partnerships with business, government and civil society organisations • Design, organisation and facilitation of international multi-stakeholder dialogues and complex change processes www.thema1.de
Projects PEF World Forum www.pef-world-forum.org PCF Project Germany / Platform for Climate Compatible Consumption Germany www.pcf-projekt.de Carbon Film Quote www.carbonfilmquote.com Green Club Index www.greenclubindex.de Green Music Initiative www.greenmusicinitiative.de Grid-Master-Class www.gridmasterclass.eu Renewables-Grid-Initiative www.renewables-grid.eu Berlin Debates www.berlindebates.org EE Music www.ee-music.eu
Selected Projects of THEMA1
Green Music Initiative The Green Music Initiative acts as a pan European platform coordinating the music and entertainment industry’s efforts to minimise their climate impact. CO2-reduction strategies are implemented in close cooperation with scientific institutes, stakeholders and artists, paving the way for others to follow. www.greenmusicinitiative.de
GRID EXPO The touring exhibition GRID EXPO showcases pioneering pylon design. It aims at bringing fresh impetus to the Energiewende by acting as radical mind-opener and triggering visionary, ground-breaking discussions. The GRID EXPO combines striking exhibitions with innovative GRIDSPECTIVES dialogue forums. www.gridexpo.eu
EE MUSIC EE MUSIC - Energy Efficient Music Culture is the largest energy awareness campaign in the history of the European music event industry with activities in 27 countries. Pioneering initiatives from the music industry, like Julie‘s Bicycle, the Green Music Initiative and the Elevate Festival, are teaming up with professional energy agencies and communication professionals to build capacities for energy management and energy efficiency in the music event industry. EE MUSIC’s aim is to facilitate a top-level industry conversation about creating an efficient and sustainable energy culture for the music event sector all over Europe. www.ee-music.eu
Berlin Debates Berlin Debates offers a new way of thinking about political issues. Adversarial debate breaks a topic down into two opposing positions. Speakers on each side have to convince the audience and as you listen to the arguments you can also get involved with a point or a question. The aim is to crystallise and test all the arguments – helping you to arrive at your own opinion before a vote at the end of the debate. www.berlindebates.org
www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/membersummit www.pef-world-forum.org/summit/2nd-pef-world-summit