Global Environment

The 1st Workshop under G7 Collaborative Activities for SDGs

1.Purpose of holding

At the G7 summit in Ise-Shima, heads of state and government expressed their determination to take ambitious domestic action in order to contribute substantially to the global transition to sustainable economies. G7 environment ministers recognized the benefits of focusing on standout activities that could catalyze other countries' actions on the SDGs and encourage the continuation of ongoing discussions and collaborations on specific collaborative activities.

In this context, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety hold a workshop.

The aim of the event is to support the discussions on successful and joint approaches to implementing sustainable consumption and production patterns and SDG 12 by bringing together decision makers and representatives from governments, business, science and civil society of G7 countries. The focus will be on successful approaches to reducing food waste and implementing sustainable lifestyles and education, as well as on cooperation in the field of consumer information, incl. eco-labeling.

2. Summary

Date and time

Registration starts: 9:00 a.m.

June 20 Tuesday 9:30-18:00 in 2017

Venue

Japanese-German Center Berlin

(Saargemünder Straße 2, 14195 Berlin)

http://www.jdzb.de/

Organisers

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany

Capacity

100 people

Fee

Free of charge (Prior registration is required to participate at the Workshop. )

Program

Preliminary Agenda_G7 workshop SCP in Berlin 20 June [PDF 82KB]

Language

English / Japanese with simultaneous interpretation

Related link

3. Registration

Public participants are requested to register prior to the event.
Please complete the following online registration. When the Workshop reach full capacity, we will close the registration, so make sure you register early to avoid disappointment.

Registration URL:https://www.keieiken.co.jp/forms/G7_sdgs_1_invite/e

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4. Secretariat and contact information

The secretariat of the Workshop under G7 Collaborative Activities for SDGs

NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting,Inc.

Mail: g7collaborativeactivities4sdgs@keieiken.co.jp

5. Programm Documents

Session 1 Enhancing consumer information

Introduction and setting the scene

Dr Ulf D. Jaeckel,

Head of Division "Sustainable Consumer Protection, Product-related Environmental Protection", Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany

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Input: Policy measures to empower consumers to make reliable, informed, sustainable choices

Ian Fenn,

Sustainable Consumption Coordinator, Consumers International

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Panel Discussion

  • Dr Ulf D. Jaecke, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany (Moderator)
  • Kai Falk, Managing Director Communication and Sustainability, Handelsverband Deutschland e.V. (HDE, German Retailer Association)
  • Dr Hugo-Maria Schally, Head of Unit "Sustainable Production, Products & Consumption", DG Environment, European Commission
  • Charles Arden-Clarke, Head 10YFP SCP-Secretariat, United Nations Environment Programme
  • Alex Cavadias, Manager, Federal Department of Environment and Climate Change, Canada

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Summary of key findings

Ulrich Nicklas,

Deputy Head of Division, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany

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Session 2 : Reducing food waste and food loss

Introduction and setting the scene

Go Kobayashi,

Deputy Director for Food Waste, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

[PDF 1.1MB]

Presentations on innovative approaches and best practices in the field of food waste

The role of supermarkets

Noriko Momose, UNY Co.,Ltd. Senior Executive Officer General Manager, CSR Division, Operations Division

[PDF 4.4MB]

Creating a successful local food recycling loop

Koichi Takahashi, President, Japan Food Ecology Center, Inc.

[PDF 2.7MB]

Measurement and planning

Dr Marcus Gover,CEO,WRAP UK

[PDF 2.1MB]

Panel discussion

  • Go Kobayashi, Ministry of the Environment, Japan(Moderator)
  • Noriko Momose, Senior Executive Officer General Manager UNY, Co.,Ltd.
  • Koichi Takahashi, President, Japan Food Ecology Center, Inc.
  • Dr Marcus Gover, CEO, WRAP UK
  • NN, Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, France (tbc)

Summary of key findings

Go Kobayashi, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Session 3 : Implementing Sustainable Lifestyles and Education

Making it happen: Joint approaches to implementing the SLE programme

Lewis Akenji, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

[PDF 1.4MB]

Presentations on perspectives and key actions towards sustainable lifestyles followed by Q&A

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Sustainable Lifestyles and the SDGs: priority actions to score the goals

Carolin Baedeker, (tbc)

Co-Director Sustainable Production and Consumption, Wuppertal Institute

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Innovative and future business models to support sustainable lifestyles

Julian Hill-Landolt,

Director Sustainable Lifestyles, World Business Council on Sustainable Development

http://www.wbcsd.org/Clusters/Sustainable-Lifestyles/News/Why-don-t-we-Redefine-the-Good-Life

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Key actions for linking lifestyles to food waste issues under the 10YFP

Dr Richard Swannell, Development Director, WRAP UK

[PDF 1.4MB]

Partnership with multi-stakeholders, community engagement, and youth participation towards sustainable lifestyles and education

Kumi Tashiro,

Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Education, Ministry of the Environment Japan

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Panel Discussion

  • Lewis Akenji, Senior Policy Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Moderator)
  • Julian Hill-Landolt, World Business Council on Sustainable Development
  • Dr Richard Swannell, WRAP UK
  • Hannah Schellander, Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Strategy, DEFRA UK
  • Takeshi Sekiya, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

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Summary of key findings

Lewis Akenji, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

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