Language: English and Swedish
Program (preliminary)
9.00 – 10.00 Registration and Coffee
10.00 Welcome
Karin Östman, Jernkontoret and Cecilia Mattsson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
10.15 – 12.00 The methodology and the intended uses in the market
a. The PEF and OEF framework, the achievements and the next steps, Commission Environment Footprint Team + future challenges (where Swedish industry and LCA-experts could be of assistance) (tbc)
b. Results from the paper pilot. Ellen Riise, Essity Hygiene and Health
c. Green Innovation The EU Commission has started work on a new framework for product policy that can support the transition to circular economy. Innovation and financing have important roles to play in this. A common method for assessing what is “green”, e.g. environmental footprints, is a necessity for enabling these tools to play their full part. Miriam Münnich Vass, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch
12.45 – 15.30 Experience from different stakeholders
a. Retail sector (OEF). Quantis
b. EPD in the building sector. Jeanette Sveder Lundin, Skanska
c. Metal sector – What does PEF mean for us working with EPD. Jonas Larsson, SSAB
d. Ecolabel? (tbc)
e. National authorites (tbc)
15.45 – 16.30 Panel discussion
Authorities, industry sectors and representatives from ecolabelling organizations in the panel.
16.30 – 17.00 Refreshments
Welcome!
Cecilia Mattsson, Naturvårdsverket
Jenny Svärd, Svenskt Näringsliv
Karin Östman, Jernkontoret