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“.
4th PCF World Summit: From Standardisation to Communication. Save the date: October 20-21, 2010, Berlin.
May 20, 2010
The challenges for reducing GHG emissions in the value chains are manifold. For the past years substantial methodological work has been undertaken to develop a basis for the uniform assessment of product carbon footprints. The major standards are now moving closer to completion – the GHG Protocol Product and Scope 3 standards are expected for later this year after intensive road-testing by more than 70 companies. The ISO standard will likely soon enter the status of a draft international standard.
With these standards moving to completion the debate on adequate communication and engagement with consumers for GHG reductions is in full swing – the discussions at the last PCF World Summit already expressed a clear need for more refined approaches and discussions. Clarity on standards and communication approaches and requirements is important to tackle the issue of low carbon consumption and production in an efficient, credible and effective way, for business, governments, civil society and solution providers alike.
The 4th PCF World Summit “From Standardisation to Communication”, will dedicate two full days to help you raise and discuss important questions on the current status and perspectives of standardisation and communication in product carbon footprinting:
WRI/WBCSD GHG Protocol road-testing results
Latest developments in the ISO 14067 standardisation process
Perspective of PAS 2050. What will a revision bring?
Product Category Rules: Status of international harmonisation
Mandatory carbon labelling in France: What are the impacts?
What drives climate conscious consumer behaviour? What role can product design play?
Debate: Carbon labelling in the perception of the consumer
The two-day Fourth PCF World Summit “From Standardisation to Communication” will take place on October 20-21, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
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.
