Delegates from the Asia Pacific Region and those interested in the region's development are invited to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to confront the challenges of cleaner production and sustainable consumption and encourage the integration of these strategies into government programs and business activity.

The shift to living sustainably in a sustainable economy implies significant changes to our current systems of production and consumption. The Roundtable is primarily focused on understanding this change and gaining insights on how to adapt to it and benefit from it.

Sustainability will drive innovation, in technology, in infrastructure and in social organisation and values. This is of critical importance to governments, which need to respond to the policy challenges. This is vitally important to business in implementing life cycle planning programs to support product innovation and to realize strategic opportunities. This is particularly relevant to our region as it is the fastest developing market on the planet. The path to economic development will not be 'business as usual'.

The Roundtable will bring together leading keynote speakers and researchers to consider the implications for business, policy and strategy, innovation and design, consumption patterns, regional development and education and capacity building.

Who should attend?

The Roundtable is for policy and decision makers and managers from business, government, community and education that understands that sustainability is a fundamental dilemma facing the world.

The World Business Council for Sustainable development expresses, a sustainable future will require much more than doing things more efficiently. The shift to living sustainability will imply significant changes to our current systems of production and consumption.

The 6th Roundtable will provide delegates an opportunity to understand the change and how to adapt and benefit from it.

The registration fee for attendance at the roundtable will be $695.00AUD, per person. A limited number of subsidised places are available at $350.00AUD, per person. Subsidised places are subject to approval by the roundtable committee. Priority for these placed will be given to NGOs and those giving papers from developing countries and overseas delegates who are not supported from donor projects.

The registration form and online registration facilities will be available shortly. Registration includes attendance at session on Monday and Tuesday and all catering (including the Gala Dinner) and attendance at Wednesday's workshops and special session on Design (limited places available)

Submission of Abstracts Closed

To download the Guideline for Authors please click here.
Guideline for Authors

For any queries please email the Roundtable Secretariat on 6aprscp@currentevents.com.au

Theme

The theme"Doing Sustainable Business in the Asia Pacific Region" has been selected for the 6th meeting to provide a focus for business engagement, to encourage innovation as a solution to the issues of sustainability and to stimulate the implementation of cleaner production strategies and technologies.

It is the first Roundtable to formally discuss issues related to sustainable consumption as well as cleaner production.

Using an enhanced Roundtable format the gathering will promote dialogue around expected key topics that include:

• Policy, strategy and regulatory frameworks
• Cleaner production in small to medium enterprises
• Sustainability reporting and metrics
• Greening the supply chain
• CP financing and environmental accounting
• The product lifecycle - product stewardship, design for environment and life cycle assessment
• Energy efficiency and greenhouse programs
• Key sector programs such as the food industry

The Roundtable will also aim to provide participants with opportunities for specialist training and visits to sites displaying innovative technologies. 

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