Betriber&Emwelt Conference : EMAS and EU Ecolabel

Innovative tools and instruments for environmental management and product design & evaluation

 

Environmental management, product design and evaluation tools offer possibilities to companies and organisation to valorise their efforts to effectively manage environmental impacts of their activities. Clearly, they propose the advantage of independent certification and transparent communication on environmental impacts and benefits to the general public and customers.

Two schemes of the European Union - the Environmental Management System for organisations (EMAS) and the EU Ecolabel for product design and evaluation – are at the heart of this half-day Betriber&Emwelt conference. Representatives from the European Commission will share insights into both schemes and, most importantly, clarify differences between EMAS and other existing schemes such as the ISO 14001 standard.

Invited speakers from EMAS-certified companies will share experience of the transition towards EMAS, why EMAS certification was important for their business and which benefits it provides. The Luxembourgish Government is financially supporting companies to adopt environmental certification and Luxinnovation will give an overview on existing funding possibilities. The event will offer ample time to exchange and discuss with speakers and other participants.

Please note that this Betriber&Emwelt conference is a side event of the International Life Cycle Management (LCM) Conference 2017 hosted by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, taking place at the European Convention Centre from 3 to 6 September 2017. The LCM 2017 conference offers a rich programme, from an innovation and business point of view. Please visit the dedicated website for more information and registration.

For Luxembourgish SMEs participating in the B&E event on EMAS and Ecolabel, LIST also offers, with support of the Luxembougish Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure (MDDI), access to three sessions of the LCM conference, which appear to be of particular interest for companies:

• On Tuesday 05/09/2017, the same day as the Betriber&Emwelt Conference:
• Implementation and management of life cycle approaches in business – Challenges, opportunities, business learnings and best practice – Tuesday 5/9/2017, 10:30 – 12:00
• On Monday 04/09/2017 (one day prior to the Betriber&Emwelt Conference):
• Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) in Public Procurement – Monday 4/9/2017, 14:00 – 15:30
• Special session on Product Environmental Footprint (supported by the European Commission, DG ENV) – Monday 4/9/2017, 16:00 – 17:30

If you are participating on behalf of a Luxembourgish SME and you are interested in these sessions, please indicate this in the registration form.

Public

All Luxembourgish companies and in particular SMEs

Objectives

The aim of the event is to raise awareness among Luxembourgish companies on existing instruments to effectively manage environmental impacts of their activities, i.e. the Environmental Management System for organisations (EMAS) and the EU Ecolabel for product design and evaluation.

The event will be animated by a combination of talks by EMAS practitioners from already certified companies and representatives from the European Commission.

Programme

14h00	Welcome
14h30 5 mn	Opening welcome
	David Glod, Deputy Director, Administration de l’Environnement, Luxembourg
14h35 5 mn	Programme & Introduction
	Laurène Chochois, Engineer, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
14h40 40 mn	Overview on the main aspects of the EU Environmental Management System (EMAS)
	Sébastien Paquot, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG Environment, Belgium
15h20 15 mn	Testimony #1 on EMAS certification from a certified company
	Michael Emmelheinz, Head of Quality and Environmental Management, Kölle GmbH Werkzeugbau und Stanzerei, Germany
15h35 15 mn	Testimony #2 on EMAS certification from a certified company
	Sven Hüther, Sustainability Management, Sparkasse Saarbrücken, Germany
15h50 15 mn	Testimony #3 on EMAS certification from a certified company
	Gaelle Mourlon-Beernaert, Coordinatrice Projet Développement Durable, Martin's Hotels, Bruxelles
16h05 10 mn	Questions & Answers
16h15 15 mn	Coffee break
16h30 20 mn	Introduction to the EU Ecolabel for product design and evaluation
	Sébastien Paquot, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG Environment, Belgium
16h50 15 mn	Funding possibilities in Luxembourg for EMAS/EU Ecolabel certification & presentation of the Fit4Circularity Programme
	Alexander Link - Advisor - National Funding, Luxinnovation, Luxembourg Claude Feiereisen - Deputy Cluster Manager, Luxinnovation, Luxembourg
17h05 10 mn	Questions & Answers
17h15 5 mn	Conclusion
	Laurène Chochois, Engineer, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
17h20	End of the conference

 

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