Sustainable Consumption and Production SCP Martin Bchele Ben

Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Martin Büchele, Ben Caspar, Pavel Misiga European Commission, DG ENV – G 2 EU Ecolabel Presidency Meeting Lisbon, 1 -2 Nov 2007

Highlights from Internet Consultation n Strong support for Action Plan and key challenges identified in background document n Environmental concerns given higher importance that economic factors n Strong preference given to mandatory instruments over voluntary instruments n Consumption seen as most important challenge.

Highlights from Internet Consultation n Lack of market pull is seen as main barrier to a wider up-take of better products n Overwhelming support for (mandatory green public procurment, green private procurement and initiatives through retailers.

SCP: Existing EU buildings blocks Sust. Develop. Lisbon SCP Integrated Product Policy Production Processes Behaviours IPPC Performance ETAP EMAS CSR Eco-design Consumption Behaviours Infrastructure GPP Information Eco-label Eu. P Fair trade Standards Energy star

Main challenges n Better Products - creating a dynamic internal market for better performing products n Leaner and Cleaner Production - increasing the efficiency of EU production n Smarter Consumption - changing behaviours

Approach n Focus on key environmental issues n Take product-based approach: “priority products” n Build on existing policy instruments n Ensure policy coherence

Better Products: Improving environmental performance Options under consideration n Framework for Eco-design of products n Strengthening the Eu. P Directive n Dynamic Performance Requirements n Environmental Product Declarations n More dynamic standardisation

Leaner Production: Increasing efficiency Options under consideration n Targets: resource & material efficiency, eco-innovation n Reinforce eco-innovation & eco-technologies (ETAP) n Boost Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS) n Sustainability labelling of imported products n SMEs support and advice

Smarter Consumption: Changing behaviour Options under consideration n Environmental performance agreements with retailers n Market-Based Instruments n EU Eco-label overhaul n Misleading advertising/false environmental claims n Green public and private procurement n Education/awareness raising campaigns

Timing n SCP package: early 2008 è sustainable consumption and production è sustainable industrial policy

More information n http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/ipp/home. htm n http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/eussd/escp_en. htm n http: //ec. europa. eu/environment/