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Conference Invitation

Where is going resource efficiency and eco-efficiency after twenty years

International conference at the occasion of the opening of the Czech Presidency of European network PREPARE 2012 - 2014 and the adoption of the “Roadmap to a Resource

Efficient Europe”

Date:          Tuesday January 24th 2012, 9:30 - 16:00

Place: Hotel in Prague

Organized by: Platform for Sustainable Consumption and Production EMPRESS under the aegis of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech republic and the Czech Chamber of Commerce supported by PREPARE

We would like to invite you to the international conference which is thematically focused on the eco-efficiency in the Czech Republic. The term "eco-efficiency" is used as an umbrella concept for activities in the field of industrial management for sustainable development of systematic approaches to the more efficient use of resources. These activities have begun already in 1992 under different names like cleaner production, pollution prevention, cleaner technologies, waste minimization or later also sustainable consumption and production. Today these preventive and proactive approaches receive new impulses not only in the form of rising material and energy prices and changing markets, but also in the form of increasing opportunities for innovation at all levels of a business. In September 2011 the European Commission adopted the "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe”, which can be a starting point for discussion on further steps for the effective and sustainable business.

Main topics of the conference: Opening of the Czech Presidency of PREPARE 2012 – 2014 Eco efficiency in the Czech Republic – experience of managers of enterprises, support at

the political level and practical benefits for industry and businesses, municipalies and regions

Introduction of the "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe” and its application in the ČR

Strengthening of the network of initiatives in the area of eco-efficiency in the ČR and connections with foreign networks (especially with the European network PREPARE and global network RECP Net). Meeting with representatives of these networks.

Fee: 70 EUR / 1 500 CZK (free for representatives of state administration and guests of honour)Account number EMPRESS: 241300610/0300

Registration: until January 12th 2012 via e-mail: office@empress.cz or tel.: 284 007 498Please give your name, institution, contact phone / email and payment method.

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Programme:Time Topic Lecturer

9:00 - 9:30 Registration

Twenty years of eco-efficiency and ressource efficiency in the Czech Republic

9:30 Theatrical surprise

9:45 – 9:55 Opening speechTomáš Chalupa, Minister of the Environment of the Czech Republic

9:55 -10:05Eco-efficiency in the Czech Republic - history and prospects

Vladimír Dobeš, EMPRESS, Director

10:05 - 10:15 Experience from implementation of eco-efficiencyJiří Študent, Czech Environment Management Centre (CEMC), Director

10:15 - 11:00 Experience of the Czech enterprises

Barum Continental, s.r.o., Libor Láznička, Director

Znovín Znojmo, a. s., Pavel Vajčner, Director

P-D Refractories, a. s., Ladislav Kašpar, General Director

11:00 - 11:20 Break

Support to eco-efficiency and ressource efficiency within international networks

11:20 - 11:30Introduction of PREPARE - European eco-efficiency network and its selected projects

Prof. Dr. Stig Hirsbak, Secretary of the previous PREPARE Secretariat

11:30 - 11:40Corporate social responsibility as the basis for eco-efficiency and trends in its application in Europe

Dr. Kim Christiansen, PREPARE

11:40 - 11:50PREPARE strategy for the next 3 years Ing. Zdeněk Horsák, Ph.D., President of

PREPARE

11:50 - 12:00Introducing of the new portal for sustainable consumption and production and more efficient use of resources

Prof. RNDr. Jiří Hřebíček, CSc., EMPRESS

Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Czech Republic

12:00 - 12:20 Trends in eco-efficiency in Europe European Environment Agency

12:20 - 12:40 Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe Pavel Misiga, European Commission

12:40 – 13:00Introduction of the panel members and their initial statement

13:00-14:00

Panel discussion & press conference on the topic "Where is heading more efficient use of resources and eco-efficiency?"

Reflections of lessons learned, next steps and opportunities for cooperation.

Ministry of Industry and Trade of ČR

Ministry of Environment of ČR

Czech Chamber of Commerce

PREPARE

UNIDO/UNEP

European Commission

European Environment Agency

14:00-16:00

Raut with testing wine of Znovín Znojmo (the first wine producer worldwide which introduced Cleaner production and ISO 14001 which continues with activities in the field of Sustainable Consumption and Production)

Conference languages are Czech and English with interpretation

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