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Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 October 2011in Helsinki and Lahti, Finland

11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation

Working with emerging economies for green growth

Dear participants,

Finland is honoured to host the 11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation.

Environmental degradation and resource depletion, coupled with the desire for continued economic growth, is a challenge to Europe and to the whole world.

It is clear that growth can no longer be based on the intensive use of natural resources if it wishes to ensure citizens’ welfare and protect the environment. Clean water and air, the means of food and feed production, access to resources, raw materials and land, tolerable temperatures and biodiversity are vital to sustainable global development.

We need a new way of seeing growth which is in line with our environmental constraints.

Innovation has a crucial role to play in enabling new, environmentally sustainable growth. We need innovation to confront the present status quo and to highlight opportunities for making green choices.

We need policy actions to catalyse green investments. We need a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities for green economies and active co-operation at local and global levels.

And we need to implement the commitments we have already made.

Enabling green growth is also a central theme for the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development next June. The European Union has a key role in supporting this ambitious political process. As a part of this process, we need to understand the other parties involved, their economies and the opportunities available to them.

Greening the economy and creating new opportunities for green business is a key priority in Finland. Our government places a strong emphasis on sustainable growth, eco-innovation and cleantech industries.

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The European Commission has also launched several initiatives under the Europe 2020 strategy to boost the green economy. A key aspect of this strategy is the Roadmap for a resource-efficient Europe, which sets out a strategic framework for the efficient use of natural resources in Europe. Additionally, the OECD has launched its horizontal strategy for Green Growth, while the UNEP recently introduced its Green Economy Initiative.

Green growth is much more than a policy question. It will be put into action through diverse eco-competence networks. These networks encourage and provide the platform for eco-innovations. Enterprises and other actors strategically oriented towards green business hold the key to greening the economy.

This Forum will gather together key players from the worlds of business, academia, finance and policymaking, in addition to green groups. It will address opportunities for green growth, encourage innovation through cross-fertilization between disciplines and sectors, and identify and prioritise the key issues that need to be addressed by businesses, civil society, governments and EU actions.

We are proud to host the 11th edition of the Forum on this important theme. The discussions here have the opportunity to guide us towards green economies, and take us from policies to action.

Ville NiinistöMinister of the Environment, Finland

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Dear eco-innovators of Europe, The Finnish Cleantech Cluster and Lahti Science and Business Park extend to you a most cordial welcome to the city of Lahti for the second day of the 11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation on 12 October 2011.

The theme of the Forum is most crucial in today’s world: the need to work with emerging economies for green growth. We all know that with the current pace of development, especially that of the emerging countries, the Earth simply does not have the capacity to satisfy the growing needs of humankind. Old ways of thinking cannot solve these problems, nor can we simply put the brakes on the world’s development. What we need is new thinking and new solutions. Eco-innovation and clean technologies are the only way to achieve green growth. These issues, and especially the question of how to overcome the barriers to green growth in emerging economies, will be at the heart of the discussions taking place in Lahti on 12 October. Lahti provides an excellent backdrop for this event, as it is known as the cleantech centre of Finland. LahtiSBP, among others, co-ordinates several EU-funded projects aiming to accelerate the implementation of eco-innovation policies across Europe, including the EcoPol project funded by DG Environment. LahtiSBP is also a founding and a board member of the Global Cleantech Cluster association, where over 30 cleantech clusters from all over the world exchange best practice on accelerating green growth. There will also be a very interesting series of other eco-innovation related events in Lahti in October 2011, including the International Cleantech Expo on 12 and 13 October, gathering together international companies and cleantech experts. We sincerely hope that the participants of the ETAP Forum will have the opportunity to pay a visit to this event to learn more about cutting-edge eco-innovations and clean technologies presented by the leading European companies in this field. Ladies and gentlemen, you are most warmly welcome to Lahti on 12 October.

Finnish Cleantech ClusterLahti Science and Business Park

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Dear participants,

Welcome to the 11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation. In 2008, in Vienna, during the 3rd ETAP Forum we looked at the opportunities for unlocking global market opportunities for eco-innovation. During the next two days we will revisit this theme, fully aware that at stake is much more than just opening trade opportunities for a vibrant and emerging sector of the global economy.

Despite global efforts today we still face two major interlinked challenges: meeting the demand for better lives for a global population and addressing environmental pressures that if not tackled, will undermine the world’s ability to meet those demands. To achieve this we must do more than just open up global markets to eco-innovation and develop capacities for its diffusion. We must support a green growth transition, which will both reverse negative environmental trends, but also drive future growth and jobs. The green economy offers opportunities to all countries, irrespective of their level of development and the structure of their economies. Eco-innovation will be a fundamental element of that transition.

This Forum comes at a timely moment. In June 2012 our attention will turn to Rio de Janeiro where the Rio+20 Summit will take place. This is a unique opportunity to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development. The Forum is an important step on the road towards Rio+20. Your commitment, ideas and discussions will provide important input to the preparatory work ahead of the Summit. We need fresh ideas and viable models for a more focused, needs based approach to developing eco-innovation capabilities. Expectations are high. I invite all participants to live up to the challenges put to them, to be bold and innovative in their recommendations. I wish you fruitful discussion!

Timo MakelaDirector for International Affairs, Life and Eco-Innovation, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

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Day 1 – Tuesday 11 OctoberHelsinki – Wanha Satama conference centreConference Moderator - Peter Woodward

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09:30 Registration/Welcome Coffee

10:30 Welcome to Finland Pekka Jalkanen, Director General, Environmental Protection Department,Finnish Ministry of the Environment.

The European perspective Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment (video)

10:50 Session One Global opportunities for eco-innovationThis session will:• Provide overview of state of play for the green economy in the EU

and emerging countries and look at the role of green growth in the new global economic system

• Examine latest developments for green trade, assess eco-innovation needs by key sector in the emerging economies, determine EU needs and examine how the emerging economies can help.

• Identify policy areas where opportunities exist for further develop-ment of the green economy and eco-innovation in the emerging countries

• Determine the role and opportunities for European SMEs in promoting sustainable growth in the emerging countries

How can we achieve sustainable development? • Ernst von Weizsäcker, United Nations chairman of the International

Resource Panel Opportunities for green trade • Xavier Leflaive, Principal Administrator, OECD Environment Directorate

Trends in the market place • Marc Zornes, Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company

Identifying prospects and challenges Audience and panel discussion Table groups identify key messages from morning session

12:30Lunch

13:30 Session Two Practical experience of making trade work on the groundShowcase of facilitating agency• Juhern Kim, Programme Manager, ASEIC• Dirk Vantyghem, Director for International Affairs, EUROCHAMBRES

Table top case studies showcasing practical experience Delegates choose 3 from 14 case studies of practical experience by busi-ness and agencies in forging successful links with trade in BRIC countries• Arnold Black, C-TECH Innovation• Asel Doranova, Eco-innovation Observatory, International dimension

of eco-innovation• Derek Light, Oxford Reseach• Dirk Vantyghem, European Business and Technology Centre in India /

Understanding China• Emma Smith, Polyzion• Frans Verspeek, SWITCH-Asia Network Facility• Jarmo Pudas, AkkuSer• Luisa Bernardes, European Enterprise Network Portugal • Mari Pantsar-Kallio, Finnish Environmental Cluster for China (FECC)• Maria Lodovica Gullino, AgriNewTech• Miriam Feilberg, Danish Water Forum• Philippe Vanrie, European BIC Network (EBN)• Rita Silva, EcoPol• Stefan Sundman, UPM-Kymmene 15:30Break

16:00 Session Three BRIC countries perspectives on eco-innovation cooperation with EuropeThis session will:• Analyse state of play for eco-innovation and green economy

policies in emerging countries that include regulatory frameworks, R&D and economic instruments

• Examine what eco-innovation means for emerging countries in light of their economic and social development and environmental challenges

• Assess needs in eco-innovation by key sectors in the emerging countries

How does it work and how could it work better? • Inhee Chung, Director, Sustainability & Climate Change Practice,

Environmental Resources Management (ERM) • Wang Yi, Professor, Deputy Director-General, Institute of Policy and

Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences• Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, Senior Researcher, Research Institute of

Applied Economics (IPEA)

Audience/panel discussionTable groups feedback key messages from the day to inform recommendations

17:30Close

18:00 - 19:30 Reception at Helsinki City Hall hosted by Deputy Mayor Pekka Sauri

Day 1 – Tuesday 11 OctoberHelsinki – Wanha Satama conference centreConference Moderator - Peter Woodward

Day 2 – Wednesday 12 OctoberLahti - Lahti Fair Centre

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08:00 Departure to Lahti – bus shuttles from Wanha Satama

09:20 Arrival/Coffee

09:50 Welcome noteMarkku Wallin, Permanent State Under-Secretary, Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy

10:00 Session Four How to overcome barriers to green growth in emerging economiesThis session will:• Determine eco-innovation challenges in the emerging countries

in terms of: − Environmental problems − Economic and industrial structures − New market development − Policy and regulatory framework• Examine the implications for European business of the transition

towards green growth in the emerging countries

Overview of barriers • Frans Verspeek, SWITCH-Asia Network Facility • Magnus Emfel, WWF Sweden

Business case study insights related to overcoming key barriers• Maria Lodovica Gullino, CEO, AgriNewTech

Table and plenary discussion / What is this telling us?

11:15Break

11:45 Session Five Creating an enabling policy environmentThis session will:• Assess the potential for eco-innovative and sustainable practices in

the emerging economies – for example in specific sectors and areas• Examine the potential role for EU business/SMEs in promoting eco-

innovation and green economies in the emerging countries• Propose actions favouring the development of green economy and

eco-innovation in the interplay between EU and the emerging countries

What policies and instruments are emerging that support green growth in BRIC countries? • Karsten Steinfatt, Counsellor, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade Organization• Tomi Tura, Innovation Director, Lahti Science and Business Park• Thaddeus Burns, European Government Relations & Policy,

General Electric

Final panel discussion including recommendations and key messages from the conference

13:00 Conclusions• Timo Makela, Director for International Affairs, Life and

Eco-Innovation, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

13:10Lunch

13:30 Cleantech Expo and side events

Regular bus shuttles to Helsinki city centre and Helsinki Airport

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1 Pekka Jalkanen2 Janez Potočnik3 Ernst von Weizsäcker4 Xavier Leflaive5 Marc Zornes6 Juhern Kim7 Dirk Vantyghem8 Frans Verspeek9 Mari Pantsar-Kallio10 Maria Lodovica Gullino11 Thaddeus Burns12 Inhee Chung13 Wang Yi14 Ronaldo Seroa da Motta15 Markku Wallin16 Magnus Emfel17 Karsten Steinfatt18 Tomi Tura19 Timo Makela

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Where to find us

A.Wanha Satama, Pikku Satamakatu

Bus shuttles

Bus shuttles are organised from:• Wanha Satama (across the street from the Scandic Grand Marina hotel)

on the 12 October 2011 at 8 am. Bus shuttles will drive directly to the Lahti Fair Centre – please schedule your

arrival 10 minutes before departure.

• Lahti Fair Centre on the 12 October 2011 at 14.00, 16.00 and 17.30 – timing may slightly change according to traffic.

Bus shuttles will drive to Helsinki Airport and Helsinki City Centre.Inscriptions to the different shuttles will be organised on the day.

Wahna SatamaPikku Satamakatu 3,HELSINKI, FINLAND www.wanhasatama.com

Lahti Fair CentreSalpausselänkatu 715140 LAHTI, FINLANDwww.lahdenmessut.fi

B.Pohjoisesplanadi, City Hall

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Novel treatment of agricultural fibres for sustainable packaging. C-Tech, in collaboration with Indian partners, has developed a dielectric energy technology solution to produce sustainable food packaging. The UK collaboration team is developing multiple new processes for sustainable packaging, with subsequent pilot trials to be carried out at an Indian manu-facturing site operating at full capacity.

Contact

C-Tech Innovation LtdCapenhurst Technology Park Capenhurst Cheshire CH1 [email protected] www.ctechinnovation.com

Speaker Arnold Black

Sustainable enterprise development in Euro-Mediterranean partner countries: progress and opportunities.This case study will present preliminary themes and lessons learned from an ongoing study of sustainable enterprise development in the nine partner countries that make up the Southern Neighbourhood.

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Oxford ResearchFalkoner Alle 20 [email protected]

Speaker Derek Light

Creating business and dialogue with China!The ultimate goal of the Understanding China programme is to improve the knowledge on China in European businesses, especially SMEs. A range of tools, such as training programmes and policy activities, has been developed to achieve this goal as effectively and widely as possible, including a policy brief on China’s Green Growth.

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EUROCHAMBRESAvenue des Arts 19 AD 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.understandingchina.eu

Speaker Dirk Vantyghem

Business support to European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in China.

Guiding European Businesses and Researchers in the area of clean technologies to India.

The EU SME Centre is a Support Service Provider for European Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) facilitating market access in China. The Centre provides free of charge, practical information, advice and business tools to better equip SMEs to develop their business and tackle challenges faced in the Chinese market, including i.a. a sector report on China Green Technologies.

The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) is the reference point for promoting European clean technologies in India. Focusing on 4 key sectors - Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, Transport – it takes European Companies and Researchers from the point of considering the Indian Market to implementing their projects. EBTC is co-funded by the European Union and coordinated by EUROCHAMBRES.

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David LavorelEU SME CentreRoom 910, Sunflower TowerNo.37 Maizidian West StreetChaoyang DistrictBeijingPeople’s Republic of ChinaPostcode: [email protected]

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Poul V. Jensen, EBTC Director European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)1, Africa AvenueNew Delhi [email protected]

Challenges and promises of emerging markets for European eco-innovative SMEs. Eco-Innovation Observatory jointly with UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collabo-rating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) are implementing a study on potential for European eco-innovative SMEs in rapidly growing economies and inviting the Forum participants to contribute to the discussion of :- the current practices of the European eco-innovative SMEs in emerging

economies - barriers and drivers for internationalisation of European eco-innovative SMEs - visions of the future potential for the European SMEs in eco-innovation

markets worldwideThe roundtable discussion will serve as an important stand for crystallising the current knowledge and developing the vision of the future role of the European SME in global eco-innovation markets.

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Eco-Innovation ObservatoryAv Tervuren 12 1040 BrusselsBelgiumHagenauer Straße 30 42107 [email protected] www.eco-innovation.eu

Speaker Asel Doranova

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How can eco-innovation practices be implemented in Asia on a large scale? Eco-innovation pilot projects have been successfully executed in many sectors in numerous countries, but how can these successes be replicated on a much larger scale? The EU-funded SWITCH-Asia programme on Sustainable Consumption and Production has supported projects in Asia – the manufacturing hub of the world and also an up-and-coming consumer market – since 2008. The programme, which will run until 2018, also aims to identify mechanisms for large-scale replication and the conditions under which they are most effective.

Speaker Frans Verspeek

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CSCP – SWITCH-Asia Network FacilityHagenauerstrasse 3042107 [email protected]

AkkuSer has developed battery, accumulator and mobile-phone recycling technologies with the aim of preserving natural resources. It also offers environmentally friendly recycling services to electronics industry suppliers.AkkuSer aims to identify and initiate co-operation with mobile phone manufacturers, service providers, network operators and waste management companies in target countries who could send mobile phone and battery waste to AkkuSer’s facility in Finland. Regulation needs. Then facility when material level is in place.

Speaker Jarmo Pudas

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AkkuSer OyAlasintie 8FI-85500 NivalaFinland [email protected]

Enterprise Europe Network and its Environment Sector Group: Connecting business with emerging economies for Green Growth.The Enterprise Europe Network is a ‘one-stop shop’ for all business needs. The mission of its Environment Sector Group is to help small companies make the most of the business opportunities in the environmental sector, both within Europe and worldwide, and to contribute to their scientific, technological and commercial development. Its overriding goal is to make eco-innovation visible, attractive and available to all.

Speaker Luísa Bernardes

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CEC – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Centro Region of Portugal Rua Coronel Júlio Veiga Simão3025-307 CoimbraPortugalLuisa.bernardes@cec.org.ptwww.enterpriseeuropenetwork.ptwww.knownow.com.ptwww.netcentro.pt

Finnish Environmental Cluster for China – A route into the Chinese cleantech market for SMEs.The Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy established the Finnish Environmental Cluster for China (FECC) programme in 2006. FECC is making a concrete contribution to the implementation of the agreement on environmental matters between China and Finland by helping Finnish SMEs enter the Chinese cleantech market in ‘company clusters.’ FECC is an umbrella organisation for over 200 Finnish companies and research institutions that are or aim to be actively operating in China. The public financing granted to FECC has been multiplied over 100-fold in the form of commercial contracts awarded to the companies it represents. FECC’s next step will be to expand the company clusters from national level to Nordic level.

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Lahti Science and Business Park LtdNiemenkatu 73 CFIN-15140 LahtiFinlandmari.pantsar-kallio@lahtisbp.fiwww.lahtisbp.fiwww.fecc.fi

Speaker Mari Pantsar-Kallio

A novel, fast, rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on Ionic liquids for electric and hybrid electric vehicles.The University of Leicester have developed a rechargeable zinc-polymer battery in an EU FP7 funded project in collaboration with many other organisations, including a partner in Russia. The Russian partners are experts in polymer synthesis and they have contributed to the project by developing novel polymers for the battery system.

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University of LeicesterDepartment of ChemistryLeicester, LE1 7RHUKE. [email protected]

Speaker Emma Smith

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ECOPOL Project: Public policies and best practices to help eco-innovative SMEs internationalise.The promotion of eco-innovation policies and the diffusion of environmental technologies worldwide require improved public policies and best practices in support of internationalisation processes of eco-innovative SMEs. ECOPOL project devotes itself to benchmarking and identifying the most suitable internationalisation support policies and best practices for each of the partner countries. Some good practice examples will be presented.

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Portuguese Agency of Innovation (ADI)Campus do IAPMEIEstrada do Paço do LumiarEdf. O, 1º andar1649-038 Lisboa [email protected]

Speaker Rita Silva

Transforming waste into a versatile new material.UPM has developed an environmentally innovative material that combines the best characteristics of wood fibre and plastic. Manufactured primarily from recycled material, it has proven to be tough and humidity resistant.

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UPM-Kymmene CorporationPO Box 380FI-00101, [email protected]

Speaker Stefan Sundman

Networked BICs & incubators accelerate the emergence of global & clustered eco-innovation entrepreneurs.

This case will focus on the experience of the EBN network, dedicated to the emergence of new innovative enterprises, start-ups, spin-offs and gazelles, in various fields of applications which include eco-innovation.The drivers of such a vibrant entrepreneurial eco-systems are: open innovation, collaborative mindset, pragmatic applied innovation approaches, excellence in business modelling, passion for knowledge-intensive services, fast-track to reliable EU & international network nodes, access to vibrant clustering platform, cross-sectors communities, and market opportunity spotting !

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European BIC Network (EBN)Av. de Tervueren 168Bte [email protected] www.ebn.eu

Speaker Philippe Vanrie

How partnerships can improve the use of Danish environmental technologies in emerging economies.A representative of Danish Water Forum will describe Danish experiences of engagement in partnerships with representatives of several, at times competing, companies. A case study from India will demonstrate how partnerships can improve waste water treatment, save energy and promote the use of Danish technologies, in particular with regard to water and waste water.

Contact

Danish Water ForumAgern Allé 52970 Hø[email protected]

Speaker Miriam Feilberg

Research for action.AgriNewTech S.r.l. (ANT) is an academic spin-off, developed with the aim of transferring the results of years of scientific researches carried out at international level by the Centre of Competence AGROINNOVA of the University of Torino in the field of agricultural and environmental biotechnologies.

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AgriNewTech S.r.l.Via Leonardo da Vinci, 44 10095 Grugliasco [email protected]

Speaker Maria Gullino Lodovica

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Conclusions ofThe 10th European Forum on Eco-InnovationTowards a Resource-Efficient EconomyFrom Policy to Action

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Birmingham forum highlights role for eco-innovation in a resource-efficient economy.The 10th European Forum on Eco-Innovation in Birmingham, England focused on the role of eco-innovation and eco-innovative business in driving a resource-efficient European economy.

A joint initiative of Defra and the European Commission, the Forum attracted 240 stakeholders from business, academia, policymaking and green groups. The event contributed to the public consultation on improving resource efficiency in Europe launched by the European Commission. A roadmap to establishing a resource-efficient economy is expected later in 2011.

“We are consuming resources at twice the rate that the planet can support,” said Lord Henley, minister at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), opening the conference. “Doing more with less has to become a way of life. But incremental change is not enough, we need to achieve radical change,” said European Commissioner for Environment Janez Potočnik.

Speakers made the business case for resource efficiency, reviewed actions already taken and assessed the need to stimulate global demand for resource-efficient products and services. Participants advocated radical solutions to the resource challenge. There was strong support for a switch from taxing labour to taxing consumption and for a scaling up of the successful UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme.

The forum reviewed the need for materials security and sustainable materials management. Emphasis was placed on stimulating demand for resource-efficient and sustainable products through public procurement – as demonstrated by the UK Small Business Research Initiative and the Dutch Programme for Sustainable Public Procurement – and supply chain collaboration shown in the SWITCH Asia Network. Consideration was also given to influencing consumer behaviour – from government and retail campaigns to actions by non-governmental organisations.

A series of key issues were identified, including:• How can we set clear and

binding targets to mobilise actors at EU and Member State level?

• What standardised metrics can be developed to measure progress equitably across Europe?

• How can eco-innovation speed up this progress?

• How much leadership should come from business and can we stimulate this?

“While eco-innovation on its own will not be enough, the good news is that it makes economic sense to protect the globe – offering commercial opportunities and employment,” concluded Timo Makela, Director at the European Commission. “The case studies during the forum demonstrated the practical actions that we need to multiply in both the private and public sectors.”

European Commission

The forum is organised with the support of :

For further information

Visit the official ETAP website for the latest information on:• Policy and Actions• Innovative Technologies• Fund resources• Links and forthcoming events• ETAP news and other communication tools

Contact information

Directorate-General EnvironmentUnit Life Environment and Eco-InnovationTel: +32 (0)2 296 48 88www.ec.europa.eu/environment/etapContact: [email protected]

Useful Links

European Commission – Directorate-General Environment www.ec.europa.eu/environment

Environmental Technologies Action Planwww.ec.europa.eu/environment/etap

Innovation Unionwww.ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union

Finnish Ministry for the Environmentwww.environment.fi

Finnish Ministry of employment and Economywww.tem.fi

Lahti Science and Business Parkwww.lahtisbp.fi/en

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developmentwww.oecd.org

UNEPwww.unep.org/resourceefficiency

Eco-Innovation Observatorywww.eco-innovation.eu

Eco-Innoverawww.eco-innovera.eu

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