Summary report

 

Agenda

29 June 2010
Venue: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Washington DC

Panel Chair: Mr Marvin Duncan, USDA

 

Presenters:

Ms Maria Wellisch (Natural Resources Canada) - Main Findings of Montreal Workshop 
Ms Rina Singh (US BIO) - The U.S. Industry Perspective on Assessing Sustainability of Bio-based Products

Camille Burel (EuropaBIO) – European Approaches for Assessing Sustainability of Bio-based Products  
Marvin Duncan (USDA) – Emerging Principles for Assessing Sustainability of Bio-based Products

 

Panel Discussion

The main objectives of the panel were:

• To launch the report from Montreal Workshop entitled “Towards the Development of OECD Best Practices for Assessing the Sustainability of Bio-based Products” and to communicate its main conclusions
• To overview national and regional policy priorities for measuring and reporting sustainability of bio-based products
• To overview industry view and priorities for measuring and reporting sustainability of bio-base products
• To gather practitioners’ view on the emerging principles for assessing the sustainability of bio-based products

For further information please contact: Alexandre.Bartsev@oecd.org