Today new drafts of the EU methodologies on products’ environmental footprint (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/product_footprint.htm) and organisations’ environmental footprint (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eussd/corporate_footprint.htm) haven been published online for stakeholders consultation.

You may provide your comments through the template provided until 28 November 2011.

The comments received by the deadline will contribute to the discussion during the stakeholder workshop that will take place on November 29-30. Please notice that participation in this workshop is by invitation only. Moreover please also notice that no written feedback will be provided to those who will send the comments. The Commission notes that it will carefully analyse all feedback received and include it in the next revision of the methodologies to the extent possible and whenever relevant.

The 6th PCF World Summit “Environmental Footprinting in Europe and Beyond: How Will it Shape the Corporate Agenda“ took place at the Umspannwerk Kreuzberg, on the 26 – 27 October 2011. About 140 international delegates and speakers were in attendance, from fields of business, government, non-government organisations and academic institutions.

The Summit explored current developments around environmental footprinting, i.e. standards, tools and initiatives that address the environmental performance of products and value chains, while keeping an eye on the global challenges and the business and policy imperative.

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