Programme

 14:00

Registration

 15:00

OPENING SESSION

 Welcome statements by OECD and UNEP

I. RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

Issues and challenges related to (i) developments in world markets and trade (link to supply security, globalisation, foreign outsourcing), (ii) policy implementation (link to the 3Rs, the circular economy, sustainable materials management (SMM), sustainable consumption and production (SCP), natural resource management, environmental impacts); (iii) development and governance (link to trade, investment frameworks, corporate responsibility, etc.).

Keynote speeches: Sustainable resource management and the 3Rs initiative

Panel discussions:

A. Government perspective
B. Business Sector perspective

 18:30

End of 1st day

II. POLICIES, MEASURES AND TECHNOLOGIES

 9:00

Introductory statements

 9:30

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Improving knowledge: material flow analysis and indicators

From waste to resources: government policies

Technology and innovation

• Information for decision making (macro, micro)
• Business sector applications
• Scientific knowledge (impacts, costs)

• Materials management
• Markets and market instruments
• Legal and institutional frameworks
• Product policies

• Clean technologies in key sectors
• New (bio-, nano-) technologies
• Information technologies
• Organisational innovation

14:30

Module 4

Module 5

Module 6

Sustainable mining and recycling

Sustainable manufacturing and distribution

International co-operation and partnerships

• Corporate cases
• Metals stewardship
• Material recovery and recycling
• Governance and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

• Corporate cases
• Product stewardship
• Remanufacturing
• Retailing and large-scale distribution

• Development and MDGs
• Sharing good practices
• Capability development
• Institution building

18:30

End of day 2

  9:00

Plenary feedback from Modules 1 to 6

10:00

III. MOVING THE AGENDA FORWARD

Panel discussions:

C. Civil society feedback and perspective
D. Trade, investment and governance

12:30

CLOSING SESSION

Conference summary and outcomes presented by the Conference Chairs

13:00

End of conference