7th EcoProcura: Climate Neutral through Procurement - Reykjavik, 25-27 March, 2009 25-03-2009, Source: ICLEI Introduction ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and Reykjavik City Council are
pleased to announce the EcoProcura 2009 conference: Climate Neutral through
Procurement.
Description
The aim of this conference is to exchange ideas, experiences, concepts and
opinions on how sustainable procurement can contribute to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and adaptation to climate change.
This unique meeting place provides a platform to promote exchange amongst
purchasers from all levels of governments, policy-makers, product designers,
suppliers, manufacturers and multipliers.
The conference will:
Background
Since 1996, ICLEI has taken on the mandate from its members to assist local
governments to use their purchasing power to achieve a more sustainable future
for all citizens, and has since worked on numerous initiatives internationally
and nationally in the field of
Sustainable
Procurement, effectively mainstreaming the issue into European policy.
Programme
For more information on the programme, please click
here.
Registration
will open in September 2008.
Location
Hilton Reykjavik Nordica hotel
Sudurlandsbraut 2 Reykjavik 108 Iceland Tel: +44 354 4445000 Fax: +44 354 4445001 www.hilton.co.uk/reykjavik Register Links Click here to visit the conference websiteClick here to visit ICLEI's website on Sustainable Procurementback |
