PEF Food Conference

PEF Food Conference, Berlin, 06-07 May 2014
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PEF Food Conference
International Conference on Environmental Footprinting
in the Food & Drink Sector
Berlin, 06-07 May 2014
Preliminary Programme & Agenda (07 April 2014)
Event Website: http://www.pef-world-forum.org/events/pef-food-conference/
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Confirmed Speaker (selection)
Ulf Jaeckel, Federal Ministry for
Environment, Germany
Euan Murray, The Sustainability
Consortium
Imola Bedo, European Commission,
DG Environment
Martin Wildenberg, Friends of the
Earth Austria
Anita Lundström, Swedish
Environmental Protection Agency
Michael Ooms, Environmental
Footprint Tech. Helpdesk & RDC
Clare Southworth, DEFRA, UK
Luke Upchurch, Consumers
International
Nicolas Martin, EU Food SCP
Round Table & FEFAC
Martin Bortzmeyer, Ministry of
Environment, France
Rupert Lange, SAP
Camillo De Camillis, LEAP/FAO
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Programme Overview
Day 1, Tuesday, 06 May 2014
12:30
Registration & welcome coffee
13:00
Conference opening
Guido Axmann, Think-Do-Tank THEMA1
13:30
Plenary Session
European Commission’s Environmental Footprint Initiative: the new pilot projects from the
food & drink sector (Skype)
Imola Bedo, European Commission, DG Environment
Sector approaches
The Envifood Protocol - a stepping stone for the environmental footprint pilot projects in
food, feed and beverage sector
Nicolas Martin, EU Food SCP Round Table & European Feed Manufacturers' Federation
(FEFAC)
Draft LEAP guidelines for the livestock sector: public review, road tests and next steps
Camillo De Camillis, Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership/
FAO
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
Panel
Business perspectives 1: the food & drink pilot projects
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Motivation and aspiration for participating in the 2 wave of environmental footprint pilot projects.
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Pilot Project A (Beverage)
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Pilot Project B (Vegetables/Fruits)
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Pilot Project C (Dairy/Meat Products)
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Pilot Project D (Feed)
The above list is only indicative and not based on official information. Presentations will be
revealed when the selection process is finished by the European Commission.
16:30
Parallel Tracks
Track 1: methodology workshop:
PEF & ISO 14040
Chair: Michael Ooms, Technical Helpdesk of the EU Environmental Footprint Pilot Phase & RDC
Track 2: PEF/ OEF communications
(B2B + B2C)
Chair: Jacob Bilabel, Think-Do-Tank THEMA1 & International Network of Product Sustainability
Initiatives (INPSI)
18:00
Wrap-up
18:30
End of Conference Day 1
19:30
Aperitif & Network Dinner
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Programme Overview (cont’d)
Day 2, Wednesday, 07 May 2014
08:30
Registration & welcome coffee
09:00
Keynote
When will consumers trust your sustainable business claims? A critical view on
environmental communication
Luke Upchurch, Consumers International
09:30
Plenary Session
Retailer Response Forum - how to manage sustainability with big product portfolios?
Experiences in the OEFSR retail pilot project from the perspective of an NGO
Martin Wildenberg, Global2000/ Friends of the Earth Austria
Communicate environmental information efficiently along the supply chain - the CHAINOEF pilot
Steven Van Hemelryck, Colruyt (tbc)
Implementing product sustainability: first lessons from TSC
Euan Murray, The Sustainability Consortium
Sustainability assessment at scale – Dealing with large supplier networks and large
product portfolios
Rupert Lange, SAP
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Panel
Country Response Forum
The French governmental perspective: where are we right now?
Martin Bortzmeyer, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France
Challenges for the applicability of environmental footprinting
Ulf Jaeckel, Federal Ministry for Environment, Germany
Updates on UK’s government perspective
Clare Southworth, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK
Environmental footprinting in the food sector – what is important to look at?
Anita Lundström, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
12:30
Plenary Session
Business perspectives 2: First conclusions & experiences from the non-food pilot projects
Walk the process right – experiences from the non-leather shoes pilot
Jason Kibbey, Sustainable Apparel Coalition (tbc)
Lessons learned from the laundry detergents pilot
Guido Axmann, THEMA1
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Debate/Statments
What is the added value of environmental footprinting?
Participants to be announced soon
14:45
Wrap-up
15:00
Get-together & closing of conference
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“What we propose is a harmonised, robust and user-oriented instrument to measure the environmental
performance of products and organisations. Such a reliable, robust method will build confidence for consumers,
business partners and investors, and eventually help green markets expand further.”
Janez Potočnik, European Commission, DG Environment (Source: EC)
Background information on the Environmental Footprint Process can be found here:
http://www.pef-world-forum.org/eu-environmental-footprinting/
The PEF Food Conference, Berlin, 06-07 May 2014
Educational Establishment Schwanenwerder, Inselstraße 27-28 • 14129 Berlin-Schwanenwerder
The core of the PEF Food Conference will be the freshly selected Environmental Footprint Pilot Projects of the
food, feed and drink sector. We kindly invite you to share your perceptions, aspirations, doubts and experiences
with fellow PEF stakeholders on 6 - 7 May in Berlin.
In spring 2013 the European Commission released the Environmental Footprint Guides (for products and
organisations) as part of the Communication Building the Single Market for Green Products. The initiative is
based on the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe that asks for a common methodology to assess,
display and benchmark the environmental performance of products, services and companies. How
environmental footprinting will be implemented in EU environmental policies is still open and will be decided
after a 3 year pilot phase and the subsequent evaluation. Beyond political regulation the methodology offers an
approach for producers and retailers to quantify, manage and communicate the environmental
performance of products and product portfolio in a more comprehensive and efficient way. To achieve this
and allow for simplification, further specifications have to be developed. The development process of product
category rules and organisation sector rules is being tested in the pilot phase by several groups consisting of
companies, business associations, NGO’s, governmental organisations, academia and other stakeholders.
The resulting category and sector rules of the pilot phase will become valid for the entire sector.
This pilot phase has already started with 17 pilot projects from the non-food sector in November 2013 (1st
wave of pilots); first results have already been presented in various public consultations.
In the 2nd wave of pilot projects 7-10 groups from the food, drink and feed sector will start their work in June
2014. The selection process will be completed by the end of April 2014 and presented at the PEF Food
Conference.
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The following sectors have applied to participate in the EU Environmental Footprint pilot process:
Beverage
Food
Feed & other
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beer
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meat
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animal feed
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wine
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fish
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pet food
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bottled water
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uncooked pasta
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coffee
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fresh packaged citrus
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tea
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canned fruits and vegetables
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dairy products
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edible animal fats
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oil (olive and seed)
At the PEF Food Conference, experts from the relevant initiatives, sectors and organisations will be present to
inform and discuss the most important issues on environmental footprinting and show possible ways to join the
process or collaborate.
Programme updates will be available on the event website: http://www.pef-world-forum.org/events/pef-foodconference/
Frequently Asked Questions
Why attend?
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Get informed about the environmental footprint acitivities in the food sector
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Meet and connect with the relevant stakeholders of the process
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Find partners to benefit from synergies and jointly work on challenges
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Learn about similarities and differences of environmental footprinting and other approaches to
measure, implement and communicate product sustainability
Who will be there?
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Producers & processors from the food, feed and drink sector
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Manufacturers of food-related products like packaging, fertilizer or food additives
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Members and participants of the EU Environmental Footprint pilot process
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Policy-makers from EU & non-EU countries
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Food & beverage associations
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Consumer and environmental NGOs
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LCA experts from public and private scientific institutions
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Consultants for business solutions
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Where is the conference being held?
The conference venue on the beautiful Island of Schwanenwerder is located at Lake Wannsee only 20 minutes
from Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) (http://www.berlin-schwanenwerder.de/anfahrt.html). We have pre-booked a
limited capacity of on-site accommodation. You will receive detailed information after booking your conference
ticket. First come, first served!
How to register?
Tickets can be booked online (http://www.pef-world-forum.org/tickets/collections/view/64)
or via fax (please find the fax form attached to this document).
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Preparatory Webinars
Due to the elevated demand to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of Environmental
Footprinting we are offering a couple of webinars.
Webinars scheduled for April:
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German: Wednesday, 16 April, 2014, 4pm - 5pm (CEST) in cooperation with GS1:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7441026662328663810
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English: Thursday, 17 April, 2014, 4pm - 5pm (CEST):
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6686854044651858434
Registration is free of charge.
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Impressions from the 1st PEF World Summit, Berlin 2013
Last year the 1st PEF World Summit gathered more than 150 international experts from the area of
carbon and environmental footprinting. Find the programme, videos and more infos on this passed
event here: http://www.pef-world-forum.org/summit/1st-pef-world-summit/
About PEF World Forum
The PEF World Forum - formerly known as PCF World Forum - is a joint platform for companies
and their stakeholders to reflect and act on challenges, practical experiences, initiatives, tools and
insights towards climate-conscious and environmentally sound value chains. In its events the Forum
brought together over 700 stakeholders from more than 35 countries. PEF World Forum is an
initiative by Berlin based think-do-tank THEMA1.
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Contact
PEF World Forum c/o THEMA1 GmbH
Jan Christian Polanía Giese
Torstraße 154 | 10115 Berlin
+49 30 779 0 779 18, [email protected]
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REGISTRATION FORM − FAX to +49 30 779 0 779 99
Your Choice of Conference Passes:
Corporate Pass - Early Bird (offer valid until 1st of March 2014)
(includes two-day pass, network dinner and the conference presentations)
Price
€1390 +VAT
Reduced Pass * - Early Bird (offer valid until 1st of March 2014)
(includes two-day pass, network dinner and the conference presentations)
€445 +VAT
Corporate Standard Pass
€1590 +VAT
Reduced Standard Pass *
€545 +VAT
(includes two-day pass, network dinner and the conference presentations)
(includes two-day pass, network dinner and the conference presentations)
* For environmental, consumer and government organisations as well as scientists and participants from economies in transition.
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