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

Programme | Presentations | Contact

This page is directly accessible at www.oecd.org/sti/innovation/sustainablemanufacturing/conference

The International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing was held at the Rochester Institute of Technology on 23-24 September 2008 as the first major event of the OECD Project on Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation. It aimed to provide a venue for sharing the experience of leading companies and to provide an opportunity to discuss what the OECD and its member countries can do to help advance private sector sustainable manufacturing initiatives. The conference attracted nearly 100 participants from 9 countries including over 50 corporate experts mainly from the electronics and automotive/transport sectors.

Programme

Conference Agenda

Conference summary

List of participants

Presentations

Keynote Speeches: The Future of Manufacturing

• Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Production through Innovation
  Patricia Calkins, Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety, Xerox Corporation
• Sustainable Manufacturing Practices and Business Strategies
  Jeanette Clute, Manager, Sustainable Business Strategies, Ford Motor Company

Government Perspective: An Overview of Public Policy 

• The US Department of Commerce’s Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative
  Adam O’Malley, Acting Director, Office of Trade Policy Analysis, Department of Commerce, Government of the United States
• Japan’s Initiative for Eco-innovation
  Shinji Okakura, Director for the International Affairs Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Government of Japan
• EU Action Plan and France’s Initiatives for Sustainable Manufacturing & Eco-innovation
  Alain Pesson, Head of the Mission for Industrial Sustainable Development, General Directorate for Enterprise, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, Government of France

Sustainable Manufacturing Practices in the Electronics Sector

• Panasonic
  Narito Shibaike, Manager, Environmental Planning Group, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Co., Ltd. (Panasonic)
• Nokia
  Ed Butler, Environmental Affairs Manager, Nokia North America
• Intel
  John Harland, Design for Environment Manager, Intel Corporation

Sustainable Manufacturing Practices in the Automotive and Transport Sector

• Caterpillar
  Jody L. Howard, Director of Social Responsibility, Caterpillar Inc.
• General Motors
  Matthew Fronk, Lab Director, Fuel Cell Research, General Motors
• Milliken and Company
  Bill Gregory, Director, Sustainability, Milliken and Company

Improving Practices of Sustainable Manufacturing

• A Preliminary Analysis on Indicators for Sustainable Manufacturing
  Tomoo Machiba, Senior Policy Analyst, Structural Policy Division, Directorate for Science,
  Technology and Industry, OECD
• Public Policy and Sustainable Manufacturing
  Nabil Nasr, Director, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology

Contact

All enquiries regarding the conference should be addressed to [email protected]

Further information about the OECD Project on Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-Innovation is available at:
www.oecd.org/sti/innovation/sustainablemanufacturing.