Seven months after the first global summit, all major international players in Product Carbon Footprinting and related consumer communication will gather for the second time on the 23rd and 24th of September 2009 for the 2nd PCF World Summit to discuss practical experiences and lessons learned:

Product Carbon Footprinting: On the Road to Harmonisation? Business Responses to Diverging Approaches

• What do standardisation schemes do for harmonisation?
• Are different retailer standards emerging?
• Are international policy approaches aligned?
• Do pilot projects pay off?
• In-depth discussions at the exclusive network dinner

Among the speakers:
Yumie Kawashima, Aeon Group, Japan
Frances Way, Carbon Disclosure Project, UK
Robin Dickinson, Carbon Trust, UK
Corinne Mercadie, Casino, France
Chie Nakaniwa, CFP Pilot Project, Japan
Dr. Klaus Radunsky, Co-Convener ISO14067, Austria
Luke Upchurch, Consumers International, UK
Timo Mäkelä and Pavel Misiga, DG Environment, European Commission
Claudia Sprinz, Greenpeace, Austria
Corinne Diethelm, Migros, Switzerland
Alison Watson, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand
Christian Hochfeld, PCF Project, Germany
Prof. Dr. Sven-Olof Ryding, Swedish Environmental Management Council, Sweden
Stefan Dierks, Tchibo, Germany
Ralf-Martin Mueller, TÜV Rheinland Group, Germany
Prof. Dr. Matthias Finkbeiner, UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative/Technical University Berlin, Germany
Jeffrey D. Rice, Wal-Mart Sustainability Index Consortium, USA
Cynthia Cummis, WBCSD/WRI, Switzerland/USA

Please find further information at www.pcf-world-forum.org/summit

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Experts, businesses and public representatives gathered on July 1st for the Update Workshop “International standardisation, legislation and consistency” in Berlin. During the meeting, which was organised within the PCF World Forum, various experts working in the field of product carbon footprinting shared their views on recent developments in the branch. Insights on Sweden’s “Climate Declaration Scheme”, Japan’s “Carbon Footprint System” and the Carbon Trust “Footprint Expert” were supplemented by presentations on recent outcomes of the ISO process on product carbon footprint standardization as well as of the GHG Protocol Product and Supply Chain Initiative.

In the afternoon the focus was on government activities in the field. Some background information on European Commission’s plans on product carbon footprinting was given. Later on the audience followed a short overview on recent trends in U.S. Congress legislation. A representative from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment completed the workshop by giving background information on Germany’s activites in product carbon footprinting.