Eco-InnovationEco-Innovation Workshops
Resourceful Innovators
28th January 2008
University College for the Creative Arts
Farnham
Surrey
Organised by: network for eco-innovation
Supported by: The Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network
Supported by: Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
Supported by: National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
Background
There is a growing realisation of need to create new solutions to tackle the resource productivity challenges that are faced worldwide. This was excellently illustrated by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the launch of UNEP's International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management in November 2007.
"Economic growth in our modern times cannot be achieved with old consumption and production patterns - a point brought into sharp relief by our new Global Environment Outlook-4 which shows that collectively humans are over-utilizing the Earth's nature-based resources at a rate that is outstripping nature's ability to renew and replenish them...........We need to provide a boost to resource-efficient growth and innovation. We need to break the links between economic growth and environmental degradation..........."
To do this we need to create and implement a range of initiatives from smarter policy frameworks, through to new technology, infrastructure, products and new business models. To do this will require innovation in the eco-innovation system amongst a range of stakeholders including policy-makers, funders, researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Following on from the successful Low Carbon Innovators workshop, the network for eco-innovation has brought together a range of eco-entrepreneurs who will present the challenges faced and lessons learnt of moving from a eureka moment of an initial green idea to developing the concept on the 'drawing board', through research and development (R&D) to commercialisation. Each case demonstrates the creativity, persistence, 'blood, sweat and tears' and dogged determination needed to move resource-efficient innovations from concept to reality.
Benefits of attending:
* Leading edge presentations from innovators, practioners and entrepreneurs
* Unique forum for new ideas and concepts
* Access to new ideas and thinking
* Networking opportunities
Programme
Chairman: Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, University for the Creative Arts
2.00 Registration
2.30 Sustainable Innovation
Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, University for the Creative Arts
2.50 The Colourplast Journey
Gary Waterworth Owen, CEO, ResponseABILITY Alliance
3.20 Eco-bin: from idea to commercialisation
Dr Chris Moon, Founder, Waste4Recycling
3.50 Networking
4.15 Recycling innovation: a design entrepreneur's perspective
Rob Brown, Director, Sprout Design Ltd
4.45 RE:tie second use packaging design: the story so far.....
Peter Martin, CEO, Junkk.com
5.15 Discussion
5.30 Networking & drinks
6.00 Close
Fees
There is a £58.75 fee for attending this workshop
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