ASEIC Global Eco-Innovation Forum 2017

Sustainable Consumption and Production of SMEs: Responding to Climate Change through Sustainability

September 20(Wed) 2017 | Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul, Republic of Korea

Invitation

Since the declaration of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) at the Rio 2012, Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), one of the 17 global goals to fulfill SDG, has recently become a global issue. Accordingly, ASEIC is holding the Global Eco-Innovation Forum in September 20th, 2017 at Imperial Palace Hotel Seoul, focusing on the achievement of sustainable development through SCP of SMEs for the future low-carbon circular economy.

Keynote Speakers

Arab Hoballah

Executive Director of SEED* United Nations Environmental Programme(UNEP) Chief of Sustainable Consumption and Production UNEP Regional Seas Programme as Deputy director of the Blue plan & Deputy coordinator of the Mediterranean Action plan Specialties: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Consumption & Production, Resource Efficiency, Entrepreneurship etc. * SEED : A global initiative founded at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN

Uwe Weber

Team Leader of SWITH Asia Network Facility, Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production(CSCP)* GIZ Technical Director of the Sino-German Environmental Policy Programme Deputy Director of the Regional Institute of Environmental Technology in Singapore Specialties: Resource Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Consumption and Production * CSCP : An international non-profit which emerged from a collaboration between UNEP and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.

Program

	Wednesday, 20 September, 2017 Venue : Imperial Palace Hotel, Seoul
Opening 10:00 – 10:05	Opening Remarks (‘5) ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) Welcoming Remarks (‘5) Ministry of SMEs and Startups Congratulatory Remarks (‘5) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Keynote 10:15 – 12:00	Keynote Presentation 1 (’40) / Q&A (’10) SCP, the Engine to Low-Carbon Circular Economy and SDG Delivery - Dr. Arab Hoballah, Executive Director of SEED
	Coffee Break
	Keynote Presentation 2 (’40) / Q&A (’10) From SCP to Circular Economy : Experience of SMEs of Developing Countries - Dr. Uwe Weber. Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
12:00 – 12:40	ASEM Working Group Presentation
12:40 – 14:10	Luncheon
Break-out Sessions 14:10 – 15:30	Session A	Sustainable “Production” : Cases and Future Strategy - Growing as a Company in Pursuit towards Sustainable Production - Fair Trade and Sustainable Production of SMEs
	Session B	Sustainable “Consumption” : Cases and Future Strategy - Sustainable Consumption and Sharing Economy - Sustainable Consumption using Upcycling
	Session C	Collaborative Efforts in Disseminating SCP - SCP in Japan and Global Cooperation - SMEs Sustainability using ICT

About ASEIC

The ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center(ASEIC) is an inter-governmental body that promotes green growth primarily for small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) of ASEM member states through a range of unique activities. The establishment and operation of ASEIC was officially endorsed at the 8th ASEM Summit, and it was inaugurated on June 15 2011. It became an independently-managed foundation in 2014 to better implement projects that foster inclusive green growth of SMEs of ASEM member states

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