Welcome

Mr. Helio Mattar Instituto Akatu pelo Consumo Consciente, Brazil

Ms. Doreen Fedrigo European Environment Bureau

Mr. Rajan Gandhi Society in Action Group

Objectives of the workshop

•  To discuss actions for better civil society engagement in the SCP policy processes at the international and European levels.

•  How to use the existing mechanisms more effectively?

•  What kind of new mechanisms are needed?

Marrakech Process

Marrakech Process

Engagement of civil society in international and European SCP policy processes

SWOT •  SCP is marginalized to life-cycle management •  SCP topic is very challenging to address systemically •  At the European level, SCP is not interlinked to the list of other ‘important’ issues and kept in a silo •  No specific targets and objectives •  No involvement of civil society at the initial vision creation stage •  No deep questioning of our value systems (strong belief in technology and more efficiency, no healthy skepticism of growthmania and consumerism)

Strengths – civil society internal Weaknesses – civil society internal

Opportunities Threats

•  Recent civil society movements e.g. virtual networks •  New generation civil society working on indicators beyond GDP, lifestyle change, transition initiatives, etc. •  Some indicator work is coming along (e.g. EEA SCP indicators work) •  Forums at the sector level (e.g. European SCP Food Roundtable, UK roadmaps) •  Regional funding programmes and new instruments under-development

•  More interest in national process influence •  Short-term focus to achieve tangible and concrete results •  Focusing on constructing informal and often local social networks

•  Lack of resources such as financing, knowledge, capabilities (such as understanding of consumer behaviour research among environmental NGOs)

Mr. Helio Mattar Instituto Akatu pelo Consumo Consciente, Brazil

Ms. Doreen Fedrigo European Environment Bureau

Mr. Rajan Gandhi Society in Action Group

World Café

World Café questions, format & objective 1.  What are currently the main obstacles and

bottlenecks? 2.  How could we better use/leverage the existing

mechanisms of engagement? 3.  What would be needed/desirable additionally?

Two rounds of 17 mins in groups of 5-6 discussing the three questions at 6 tables

to enhance the SWOT analysis and list actions to strengthen civil societies’ engagement.

World Café Table Topics

1.  Stronger regulatory framework 2.  Specific targets 3.  Challenge our value system 4.  Linking to ‘heavy weight’ issues 5.  Forums at sector level 6.  New funding framework

Engagement of civil society in international and European SCP policy processes

WORKSHOP THEMES

1.  Stronger regulatory framework 2.  Specific targets 3.  Challenge our value system 4.  Linking to ‘heavy weight’ issues 5.  New funding framework

Take all your belongings with you, this building closes at 17.30.

EESC, Jacques Delors building / Atrium 6

Welcome to join us for a cocktail!