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Past events related to sustainable production and consumption

2-3 March 1998: World Wildlife Fund Expert Group Meeting on Environment and Trade
Hanoi, Viet Nam

13 March 1998: Workshop on Global Product Chains: Northern Consumption, Southern Production, and Sustainability
Geneva, Switzerland

17-18 March 1998: Strengthening Complementarities between Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development
Convened by the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE). Geneva, Switzerland
For more information contact Scott Vaughan at webmaster@wto.org or visit their web site.

18-20 March 1998: Globe 98
Hosted by the Globe Foundation of Canada. Vancouver, BC, Canada
For more information visit the Globe Foundation of Canada

19-20 March 1998: World Trade Organization Meeting on Trade and Environment
Geneva, Switzerland

20 April-1 May 1998: Sixth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
UN Headquarters, New York
For more information visit the Commission on Sustainable Development

May 1998: TOES98: The Economic Summit - focusing on the theme of sustainable consumption
For more information contact Sara Murphy at sara.murphy@neweconomics.org

May 1998: Expert Meeting on Global Sustainable Consumption Partnership
Hosted by the Government of Norway. Oslo, Norway

17-21 June 1998: Congress on Sustainable Production Technologies
Organized by the Carinthian Trade Fair, Austria and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany.
Klagenfurt, Austria
For information contact Jan-Dirk Seiler at jan_dirk_seiler@wupperinst.org or visit their web site.

6-9 September 1998: Environmental Responsibility in World Trade
Hosted by the British Council. London, UK
For more information visit the British Council

19-20 January 1994: The Soria Moria Symposium: Sustainable Consumption and Production
Oslo, Norway
The Soria Moria meeting, chaired by Norwegian Minister of the Environment, Thorbjørn Berntsen, brought together 40 participants including several high ranking officials from the OECD countries, experts, UN representatives and NGOs. There were also more than 40 observers.

The on-line speeches and reports include:

• The Role of Authorities; from Pollution Watchdog to Catalyst for Sustainable Development
  Harald Rensvik, Director General, Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

• Sustainable Consumption Through Economic Instruments
  David Pearce, Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment

• Information, a Tool for Change
  Wakako Hironaka, Director General, Environment Agency, Japan

• Energy Use and Human Activity: What's Wrong and What can be Done?
  Lee Schipper, Ph.D., Co-Leader International Energy Studies, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and Stockholm Environment Institute

• How Industry Takes Up the Challenge
  Rodney F. Chase, Chairman, World Industry Council for the Environment

The summary report will be available soon from the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment.

6-10 February 1995: The Oslo Ministerial Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Production and Consumption,
Oslo, Norway

The Oslo Ministerial Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Production and Consumption was held in Oslo, Norway from 6-10 February 1995. The objective of this meeting was to prepare elements for an international work programme on sustainable production and consumption as mandated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

The on-line materials for this meeting include:

• Elements for an International Work Programme on Sustainable Production and Consumption

• The Chairman's Report

• Statements and Speeches from the Oslo Roundtable

• Photos from the Oslo Roundtable

18-20 December 1994: The OECD Expert's Seminar on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

The OECD Expert's Seminar on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns produced a summary report that includes tools for changing consumption and production patterns and a conclusion of the discussions.

23-25 January, 1995: Facilities for a Sustainable Household,
Zeist, the Netherlands

This workshop, Facilities for a Sustainable Household, which was held in Zeist, the Netherlands, from 23-25 January 1995, aimed to identify the facilities (products, services, physical and social infrastructure) necessary to achieve more sustainable patterns of household consumption. The workshop was hosted by the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment of the Netherlands. The workshop report sets out key arguments and conclusions that arose in the course of group and plenary discussions.

February 1996: Expert Meeting on Changing Production and Consumption Patterns; the role of governments and the business community.
Brazil

Please contact the DPCSD for more information; e-mail: dpcsd@igc.apc.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Virtual Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Production and Consumption. Internet, 1995-96.

In 1995, with the support of the Government of Norway, IISD initiated its Virtual Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Production and Consumption. The purpose of the Dialogue was to seek knowledge and viewpoints from around the world, to inform the Government of Norway, and other governments, as they begin to address the challenges put forth by Chapter 4 of Agenda 21. This Dialogue attracted a network of 300 experts and researchers in the field, to discuss a wide range of topics, including definitions, economic incentives, energy efficiency, indicators, and values. Participants discussed basic definitions and concepts; identified some important issues and research results for the Government of Norway, and the need for examples of instruments which are being used to change production and consumption patterns.