Seminar: Green Economy and Resource Efficiency

October 19,2012
Office of Sound Material-Cycle Society, Policy Planning Division
Waste Management and Recycling Department

The Ministry of the Environment will jointly hold a public open seminar with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the United Nations Environment Programme, on November 6, 2012, at the Tokyo Conference Center, Shinagawa. The objectives of this seminar are to share the assessment work done by the International Resource Panel and to discuss the future direction of resource efficiency policies and business opportunities for Japan and other Asian countries. Experts on resource efficiency will be invited for speeches and a panel discussion.

We look forward to the active participation of a wide-range of audience in this seminar. If you wish to attend this event, please contact Ms. Sato or Ms. Komada, IGES (Tel:046-855-3840, Fax:046-855-3809, e-mail: scp-info@iges.or.jp), or please visit the registration page

(http://www.iges.or.jp/en/wmr/activity20121106.html).

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