Webinar on Measuring Environmental Benefits from Ecolabels

Webinar details:

• Date: Thursday, November; 14th, 2024
• Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CET
• Language: English

Recording available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_29qo8wlrbY 

Agenda: 

• Welcome and opening remarks    

Moderator: Laetitia Montero, Programme Management Officer, Consumption and Production Unit, UNEP

• EcoAdvance project and the Consumer Information Programme (OPN)

Good practice on ecolabelling and sustainable public procurement : Implementation of an e-marketplace and e-catalogue of sustainable products and services

Laetitia Montero, Programme Management Officer, Consumption and Production Unit, UNEP

• Presentation of the methodology for quantification environmental benefits 

Ms Viviana Lopez, Research associate, expert in Sustainable production and consumption and Mr Tobias Sautter, Senior Researcher, expert in Ecolabels and sustainable public procurement  Institute for Applied Ecology (Oeko-Institut)

• China Environmental United Certification Center example

Ms. Cao Jing, Director of the New Certification Business Development Management Department, China Environmental United Certification Center

• Example: Global Ecolabeling Network

Mr Gareth Johnston, Global Ecolabeling Network (GEN) Secretariat

• Ecolabeling scheme presenting a practical example: how to calculate benefits and communicate them 

Ms. Katherine Larocque, Director, Ecolabels and Resources, Global Electronics Council 

• Q&A 

Moderator: Laetitia Montero, Programme Management Officer, Consumption and Production Unit, UNEP

• Closing remarks       

Laetitia Montero, Programme Management Officer, Consumption and Production Unit, UNEP

Background information:

The EcoAdvance project and the Consumer Information Programme of the One Planet Network are organizing this webinar. The EcoAdvance project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) seeks to promote ecolabelling and sustainable public procurement as key tools to promote Sustainable Consumption and Production. The Consumer Information Programme holds projects, resources, and expertise on ecolabels, climate change and biodiversity loss mitigation, and other themes to inspire a global movement for sustainable consumption and production. It is part of the One Planet network (OPN), a multistakeholder community working to engage in dialogue and collaborate on innovative solutions to achieve SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production and promote a more circular economy. The Consumer Information Programme has a working group specifically focused on the link between consumption and biodiversity, involving stakeholders in policy, business, and civil society to develop activities that enable consumers to make informed choices and reduce the negative impacts of consumption on the ecosystems.

You can read the case study associated to the webinar here: 

• Measuring the environmental impact of ecolabels - Cases from EPEAT, Korean Ecolabel, GreenPro Ecolabel, and China Environmental Labelling Programme

You can also access the full series of 20 good practices which reflect experiences on ecolabelling, sustainable public procurement, or the joint use of ecolabelling and sustainable public procurement that have demonstrated positive impacts on fostering sustainable consumption and production.