"Monitoring the success of 'green' products" - knowing more about the current effects of European Standards on Green Products

Start/Stop Date:
01 Dec 2014
Organiser:
The Federal Environment Agency of Germany
Venue:
Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union Brussels, Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8-14, Brussels 18:00 - 21:00
Focus Areas:
Green products, market success of green products
Type of Event:
Conference

The Federal Environment Agency of Germany is pleased to invite you for the evening event “Monitoring the success of ‘green’ products: the case of Germany” on Monday, 1st December 2014.

We will present the results of our study “Green Products in Germany: Status Quo and Trends” and give some further ideas, how to improve the monitoring of the market success of ‘green’ products. In the final panel discussion we want to find answers to the question “Do we know enough about the market success of ‘green’ products?”

Panelists are:

  • Maria Krautzberger, Federal Environment Agency of Germany (President)
  • Prof. Dr. Raimund Wildner, Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK Verein) (owner of the worldwide operating market research organization GfK SE) (Vicepresident and Managing Director)
  • Hugo-Maria Schally, Environment DG (Eco-Innovation – Head of Unit)
  • A member of the European Parliament

Would you like to hear more about the market success of green products and discuss the idea of monitoring markets, please register on our website by 20th November 2014.


Programme Details:

17:30
Entrance

18:00
Welcome
Permanent Representative of Germany to the European Union

18:10
Welcome and introduction
Maria Krautzberger, President of the Federal Environment Agency of Germany

18:20
Impulse
MoEP, N.N.

18:40
Monitoring the success of green products: the case of Germany
Dr. Regina Schwegler, INFRAS AG – Switzerland

19:00
Possible ways to develop EU product data bases
Dr. Ines Oehme, Federal Environment Agency of Germany

19:15
Panel discussion:
Monitoring: Do we know enough about the market success of “green” products?

Maria Krautzberger, President of the Federal Environment Agency of Germany/
Prof. Dr. Raimund Wildner, Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, Vicepresident and Managing Director/
Hugo-Maria Schally, Environment DG,
Eco-Innovation – Head of Unit

20:15
Refreshments

21:00
End

We are looking forward to your participation!
For further questions contact Stephan Gabriel Haufe Press officer