Stakeholder Consultation

[Last update 20 April 2004]
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For the first time at OECD, representatives of three main stakeholder groups – business, trade unions, and environmental NGOs – are invited to participate in part of the Ministerial Meeting. They will participate in Session 1 on “Assessment and reporting: Are we on track for implementing the OECD Environmental Strategy” and in the working lunch on 20 April to discuss “OECD’s role in implementing the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”.

In addition, a Consultation between Ministers and stakeholder representatives will be held on the afternoon of 19 April 2004. The topics of discussion are:

• Climate change and energy.
• Globalisation, trade and environment.
• Decoupling and resource efficiency.
• Technology innovation to address environmental challenges.

Participation by stakeholder representatives is being organised by:

• Business participation: Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) 
• Trade Union participation: Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
• Environmental NGO participation: European Environmental Bureau (EEB) 

Documentation

• Summary of Discussions - Stakeholder Consultation with Environment Ministers, 19 April 2004
• Stakeholder Consultation Agenda and Issues Paper
• BIAC discussion paper
• TUAC discussion paper 
• Environmental NGOs discussion paper