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Jointly sponsored by the Rochester Institute of Technology,
the US Department of Commerce and the OECD
23-24 September 2008
Rochester Institute of Technology
One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, USA
Objectives | Programme | Registration and practical information | Contact
This page is directly accessible at www.oecd.org/sti/innovation/sustainablemanufacturing/conference
Objectives
The OECD Project on Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation was launched in the second quarter of 2008. This project aims to accelerate sustainable production by diffusing knowledge and providing industry with a means to benchmark their products and production processes. It seeks to promote the concept of eco-innovation and to stimulate new technological and systemic solutions to global environmental challenges.
As a first step, the OECD is to undertake a stocktaking of indicators and tools applied in implementing sustainable manufacturing practices. This conference aims to provide a venue for sharing the experience of leading companies in this area. The conference will also provide an opportunity to discuss what the OECD and its member countries can do to help advance private sector sustainable manufacturing initiatives.
An OECD expert group will be meeting to discuss the results of the conference, which will provide an important input for the future development of this OECD project and will be taken into account in a framework and review paper to be released in 2009.
Programme
The agenda is available here (updated 10 September).
Registration and practical information
Attendance is by invitation only. Online registration is now closed. If you have any queries about participation in the conference, please send an e-mail to: sm.ei@oecd.org.
Information regarding the conference venue and logistical arrangements will be sent to participants upon confirmation of registration.
Contact
All enquiries regarding the conference should be addressed to sm.ei@oecd.org
Further information about the OECD Project on Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-Innovation is available at:
www.oecd.org/sti/innovation/sustainablemanufacturing.
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