Life + Green Commerce Final Conference
With Green Commerce, small shops go green and save money!
EUROPEAN GREEN COMMERCE CONGRESS
19 September 2012 in Brussels
The final conference of the Life+ project Green Commerce tackled the following topics:
- learn about good practices and simple solutions for a more sustainable retail sector in European cities
- discover the assessment tool and the requirements for the Green Commerce label
- listen to testimonies of shopkeepers and find out their own experiences
- network with key people working towards sustainable, dynamic and prosperous small shops in urban area
PRESENTATIONS
- Ferenc Pekár, European Commission, DG Environment: EU Retail Forum for Environment
- Fidel Garcia Meseguer, Director of Commerce and Consumption, Comunitat de Valencia: The European LIFE+ project Green Commerce
- César Aliaga, Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics (ITENE): The self-assessment tool Green Commerce
- César Aliaga, Technological Institute of Packaging, Transport and Logistics (ITENE): Results of the Green Commerce assessment implemented in Torrevieja and San Sebastian
- Augustina Esteve, Commerce Councillor, Town Council of Torrevieja: Results of the Green Commerce assessment - implementation in Torrevieja
- Eukén Sesé Sarasti, General Manager, Town Council of San Sebastián: Results of the Green Commerce assessment - implementation in San Sebastián
- Juan Valea López, Deputy Director of Commerce and Consumption, Comunitat de Valencia: Green Commerce expansion policy - roadmap for future partners
- Antonio Serna Jimenéz, President of the Association of small and medium retailers of Torrevieja (APYMECO): European experiences in the promotion of the improvement of environmental impact in retail stores - Torrevieja
- Dimitra Rappou, Waste Prevention Manager, North London Waste Auhtority (nlwa): European experiences in the promotion of the improvement of environmental impact in retail stores - North London
- Mikaël Schneider, Ecoscience Provence: European experiences in the promotion of the improvement of environmental impact in retail stores - Commerce engagé, Provence
- Laura Rebreanu, Sustainable Development Coordinator, Brussels Chamber of Commerce (BECI): European experiences in the promotion of the improvement of environmental impact in retail stores - BECI Green, Brussels
FOLLOW-UP
With the end of the Life+ Green Commerce project approaching, ACR+ offered its members and other stakeholders the possibility of learning more about the project and its final conclusions during a webinar, held on Wednesday, 26 September.
To download the webinar presentation, click here.
PICTURES
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PROGRAMME
To download the programme, please click here.