4th PCF World Summit – From Standardisation to Communication – 20/21 October 2010 in Berlin
September 14, 2010
How does the consumer become a major driver in mitigating climate change?
Road testing of the first international standard on carbon footprinting is completed. The final standard will be launched soon. Reaching consumers on climate change has become the major challenge for pioneering businesses, politics and civil society.
The underlying standards for assessing and evaluating the life cycle GHG emissions associated with goods and services (product carbon footprints) are moving closer to completion. Day 1 of the upcoming PCF World Summit will update on these national and international efforts, with contributions on the GHG Protocol Product and Scope 3 standards and road testing results, ISO “Carbon Footprint of Products”, PAS 2050, the French Environmental Labelling Scheme, the recent EU study on Product Carbon Footprinting and the French Climate Certification Scheme. An overview of further international efforts is given.
Day 2 of the Summit is dedicated to communication of carbon footprint information and on climate change along the value chain. Three parallel open space tracks will explore
1. Consumer Insights: What do we know about consumers and how to engage with them towards low carbon consumption?
2. Value chain transparency: Transparency is increasingly seen as key for building trust in a product or brand. But how much transparency is needed? How much is enough?
3. Supply chain communication and collaboration: Suppliers, retailers and others increasingly demand and share carbon footprint information with each other? How can this be done so that this exchange actually creates value and not just extra burden?
Each session is facilitated by forerunners in the field and input presentations help to set the ground for the discussion. The basis for Day 2 is set with a video presentation by Daniel Goleman, author of the book “Ecological Intelligence”, who will speak about the “Value of Transparency“.
This March, the 3rd PCF World Summit will convene to present and discuss best practices in supply chain GHG management and business sector approaches to product carbon footprinting. To register for your pass, visit the PCF World Forum Webshop.
On March 17 & 18, 2010 in Berlin, Germany, the 3rd PCF World Summit features two days of talks and discussions by leading representatives from business programs, stakeholder organizations, and country initiatives in the field of product carbon footprinting. Building on the success of the previous two PCF World Summits, the 3rd PCF World Summit is the world’s leading forum for highlighting and reporting on the latest developments in product carbon footprinting.
If you haven’t already registered, don’t miss out on this important opportunity to gain up-to-date insights and network with the organizations driving product carbon footprinting today.
