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International Symposium 2010
"Role of Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure to Promote Sustainable Production" |
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Regulative and administrative policies are the main measures to regulate corporate environmental management (CEM) in developing Asia. However, due to the weakness of enforcement capacity, many companies there are still far from being environmentally friendly. Corporate environmental information disclosure (CEID) may act as an effective strategy for enhancing CEM since it can raise environmental concerns of the public and lead to their active participation, which may translate into strong pressures on laggard companies. However, only a small number of large companies are practicing EID voluntarily for better communication with their stakeholders so far. On the other hand, several mandatory CEID programmes have been launched by the governments of the US, EU, and several Asian developing countries such as China and Indonesia. The effectiveness of these programmes for improving a company’s environmental performance has been empirically proved. In Japan, the Central Environmental Council is recommending guidelines for requiring companies to open up pollution-related information to promote their efforts in pollution control.
The latest trends in CEID in the US, Europe and selected Asian countries were introduced through presentations from internationally renowned experts. The group discussions featuring the distinguished speakers and audience brought better understanding of the role of CEID in realising sustainable production in Asia including Japan. |
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“Role of Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure to Promote Sustainable Production” |
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Hyogo Prefecture, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), EUIJ-Kansai, and Kobe University |
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Ministry of the Environment, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), Hyogo Environmental Advancement Association, and Hyogo International Association |
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5 November 2010 13:00-17:45 |
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International Health Development Center, 9th floor (Wakinohamakaigan-dori Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) |
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Programme |
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| 13:00-13:20 |
Opening Remarks |
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Yutaka Suzuki, Head, Kansai Research Centre, IGES
Hiromasa Kubo, President, EU Institute in Japan, Kansai / Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University |
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Greetings by honoured guests |
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Hiroaki Takiguchi, Director, Office for International Cooperation, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Keitaro Sato, Chief Executive Officer for Environment, Hyogo Prefectural Government |
| 13:20-15:00 |
Part 1: Keynote Speech |
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Keynote speech 1: Information disclosure as an environmental policy in US
Mark A. Cohen, Vice President, Resource for the Future (680KB)
Keynote speech 2: Environmental information disclosure policy in Europe
Gjalt Huppes, Associate Professor, Head of the Department Industrial Ecology, Leiden University, Netherlands(115KB) |
| 15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 15:15-16:45 |
Part 2: Case Presentations, Q&A |
Coordinator: |
Masanobu Ishikawa, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University |
Presenter 1: |
Herry Hamdani (Assistant Deputy, Head of division for agro industry, Ministry of the Environment, Indonesia)(1.67MB) |
Presenter 2: |
Xianbing Liu (Senior Policy Researcher, IGES Kansai Research Centre)(759KB) |
Presenter 3: |
Gyorgy Szell (Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Osnabruck, Germany)(94KB) |
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Q&A, 2-3 questions from the audiences for the presenters. |
| 16:50-17:45 |
Part 3: World Cafe |
| Exchange of opinions with the audience in three groups (with snacks) |
| Table 1 (U.S.): |
Mark A. Cohen, Vice President, Resource for the Future |
| Table 2 (Asia): |
Herry Hamdani, Assistant Deputy, Head of division for agro industry, Ministry of the Environment, Indonesia
Xianbing Liu, Senior Policy Researcher, Kansai Research Centre, IGES |
| Table 3 (Europe): |
Gjalt Huppes, Associate Professor, Leiden University
Gyorgy Szell, Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Osnabruck, Germany |
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| Contact |
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IGES Kansai Research Centre (KRC)
East Building 5th Floor, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution,
1-5-2, Kaigan-dori, Waki-no-hama, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-0073 Japan
TEL: +81-78-262-6634 / FAX: +81-78-262-6635 E-mail |
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