Carbon Footprint International Workshop Report｜Carbon Footprint of Products

This workshop was a pre-event to ISO/TC207/SC7/WG2, where international standards for Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) were discussed. The workshop was designed to provide the most updated information and insights on what standards really need about CFP quantification and communication by introducing recent active initiatives and related activities. The speakers explored the optimum methods of quantification and communication to create credible and consistent standards. More than 200 participants were attended the workshop and listening intently. The display of some products with various CFP labels from different countries also got much attention.

Date	February 8, 2010 13:20-18:00
Place	Hotel Metropolitan Edmont (Yukyu)
Organizer	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI)
Language	English – Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation)
Participation fee	Free
Program	Speakers and Program 13:20-13:50 Welcome and opening speech Mr. Tatsuo Yamamoto (Director General for Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy, METI / Secretary General, Japan Industrial Standards Committee) “Expectation and needs of standardization on carbon footprint measurement” Dr. Klaus Radunsky (Austrian Federal Environment Agency and Convenor of ISO/TC207/SC7/WG2) Download(0.6MB/Zip)
	13:50-14:50 Keynote speech 1-1) “Carbon Footprint Activities in Japan” (30min) Dr. Atsushi Inaba (Professor, Department of Environment and Energy Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kogakuin University) Download(5.1MB/Zip) 1-2) “The Role of Standards in Product Carbon Footprinting” (30min) Ms. Andrea Brown （World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)） Download(1.0MB/Zip)
	Q&A
	Coffee Break
	15:20-16:25 Presentations on sector examples 1) “Developments in PAS 2050” (20min) Dr. Graham Sinden (Technical manager, The Carbon Trust) Download(0.7MB/Zip) 2) “Aeon’s activities for reducing GHG emissions” (20min) Mr. Kenji Tomari (General manager, Corporate Citizenship Dept., AEON Co., Ltd) Download(0.6MB/Zip) 3) “Visuaization of Environmental Information” (20min) Mr. Norihiro Kawasaki (Supervisor, Environment and Social Responsibility Office, Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.) Download(3.9MB/Zip)
	Q&A
	16:25-17:50 Presentations on sector activities and emerging program and projects 1) “Carbon footprint on fast moving consumer goods - Implications for the industry” (20min) Ms. Ellen Riise (Senior Scientist, Research & Innovation Support, SCA Global Hygiene Category) Download(1.6MB/Zip) 2) “Visualization of CO₂” as considered by the Japanese Electronics Industry with examples of refrigerators & notebook computers” (15min) Coordinating Committee on Environment- Electric and Electronic Industry Associations of Japan Dr. Narito Shibaike (Counselor, Corporate Environmental Affairs Division, Panasonic Corporation) Download(0.6MB/Zip) 3) “A case study in Carbon footprint of ICT solution – Teleconference Services using Interactive White Board –” (15min) Mr. Takayuki Enji (Consultant, Enterprise Solutions Domain, Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd.) Download(1.3MB/Zip) 4) “The Pilot Study Project of Carbon Footprint in China” Ms. Liu Mei (Senior Engineer, China National Institute of Standardization) Download(1.1MB/Zip)
	Q&A
	17:50-18:00 Closing summary

“Expectation and needs of standardization on carbon footprint measurement”

1-1) “Carbon Footprint Activities in Japan” (30min)

1-2) “The Role of Standards in Product Carbon Footprinting” (30min)

1) “Developments in PAS 2050” (20min)

2) “Aeon’s activities for reducing GHG emissions” (20min)

3) “Visuaization of Environmental Information” (20min)

1) “Carbon footprint on fast moving consumer goods - Implications for the industry” (20min)

2) “Visualization of CO2” as considered by the Japanese Electronics Industry with examples of refrigerators & notebook computers” (15min)

3) “A case study in Carbon footprint of ICT solution – Teleconference Services using Interactive White Board –” (15min)

4) “The Pilot Study Project of Carbon Footprint in China”

2) “Visualization of CO₂” as considered by the Japanese Electronics Industry with examples of refrigerators & notebook computers” (15min)