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Project Title:
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Certification of Sustainable Products and Services: A Workshop
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STSP-Q-08-04-A
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Sub Unit:
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Science & Technology for Sustainability Program
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RSO:
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Vollmer, Derek
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Certification of Sustainable Products and Services: A Workshop
January 18, 2009 - January 21, 2009
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Dr.
Irvine, California
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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Kathleen McAllister
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kmcallister@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-2047
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Fax:
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Agenda:
Monday, January 19, 2009
BECKMAN CENTER
9:00 am General welcome and introductions [Harold Schmitz and Leslie Carothers]
9:30 am Presentation on Certification’s growth, opportunities, and limitations [Ben Cashore, Yale University]
10:00 am Questions and discussion
10:30 am BREAK
11:00 am Plenary discussion: Certification’s Place in the Toolbelt [Leslie Carothers]
Lead discussants:
Peter Vandergeest, York University
Bob Stephens, Cal/EPA (retired)
12:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm Plenary discussion: Surveying the Landscape of Certification Schemes [Pam Matson]
Lead discussants:
Tensie Whelan, Rainforest Alliance
Ruth Norris, Resources Legacy Fund
Patrick Mallet, ISEAL Alliance
3:00 pm BREAK
3:30 pm Plenary discussion: What Makes a Standard Credible?
[Harold Schmitz]
Lead discussants:
Urvashi Rangan, Consumers Union
Anne Caldas, ANSI [telephone]
Alison Kinn Bennett, EPA
5:00 pm ADJOURN FOR DAY
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
BECKMAN CENTER
10:00 am Plenary discussion: Drivers, Tipping Points, and Ratchets [Kai Lee]
Lead discussants:
Dave Long, SC Johnson (retired)
Suzanne Lindsay, PetSmart
Kevin Rabinovitch, MARS
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:15 pm Plenary discussion: Obstacles, Impacts, and Unintended Consequences [Pam Matson]
Lead discussants:
Jason Clay, WWF
Jodie Keane, Overseas Development Institute
Papa Gora Ndiaye, Enda Diapol
3:00 pm BREAK
3:30 pm Plenary discussion: Supply Chains and Lifecycle Analyses [Dick Jackson]
Lead discussants:
Tim Smith, University of Minnesota
Paul Firth, Green Standard
Jonathan Kaplan, NRDC
Chet Chaffee, Scientific Certification Systems
5:00 pm ADJOURN FOR DAY
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
BECKMAN CENTER
9:00 am Roundtable discussions: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Certification as a Tool [Leslie Carothers and Harold Schmitz]
10:30 am BREAK
11:00 am Roundtable discussions: What would a credible Sustainable certification scheme look like?
ADJOURN by 1pm
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