Draft Programme

Bilbao ECODESIGN Meeting 2011 Wednesday 9 November 2011 (Provisional program) 09:15 Opening. Patxi López, Lehendakari (Basque Premier) of the Basque Government. Presentation of the "Basque Ecodesign Centre". 09:30 Ecodesign and Competitiveness: legislation and instruments to be driven from the European Commission Daniel Calleja, Deputy Director General of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission 09:50 Eco-efficiency Programme in the Basque Company: a public-private partnership framework to boost Ecodesign in the Basque Country Pilar Unzalu, Basque Government's Minister for the Environment, Land Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries 10:15 Resources efficiency, Ecodesign and supply chain: the industrial perspective Thomas Fischer, General Manager of the Environment, Health and Occupational Safety in Europe (ESAE), SONY Europe 10:40 Environmental performance and Ecodesign: the path to competitiveness. Experiences of an SME Jon Kepa Izaguirre, R&D&i Director and Head of Management Systems, A&B Laboratorios de Biotecnología S.A. 11:00 Coffee break. 11:20 Ecodesign in the car sector. RENAULT S.A.S. (To be confirmed) 11:40 Construction materials and ecodesign; a booming market. Alberto Coloma, Director of Project Habitat and Director of Sustainable Building, SAINT GOBAIN S.A. 12:00 Round table: Ecodesign and eco-innovations as responses to the new challenges and trends on international markets. Moderator: Fernando Barrenechea, General Manager, Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government. o IBERDROLA S.A o VICINAY CADENAS S.A o FAGOR Electrodomésticos, S.Coop. o ORMAZABAL y Cia, S.L.U o GAMESA Corporación Tecnológica, S.A. 13:45 Conclusions and end of the session. Fernando Barrenechea, General Manager, Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government. 14:00 Lunch 15:30 Parallel sessions. The work sessions will be run parallel between 15.30 and 18.30 hours. The places for each sessions are limited and the following topics will be discussed: o Ecodesign in Machine and Electrical & Electronics. o Ecodesign in Construction materials. o Client Environmental Requirements. o Ecodesign Management Systems, from the UNE 150301:2003 to the ISO 14006 standard. Bilbao ECODESIGN Meeting 2011 Wednesday 9 November 2011 (Provisional program) 15:30 Parallel session nº 1 Ecodesign in the Machine and Electrical & Electronics markets: improving the profit and loss account by innovating and anticipating the Erp Ecodesign Directive. The ErP Ecodesign Directive or Directive 2009/15/EC has established a framework in the European Union to establish regulatory Ecodesign requirements that apply to Energy-related Products (ErP). ErP products include not only those products that directly use energy (e.g. engines, household appliances, boilers, lighting, etc.), but also those that affect their consumption to some extent. The ErP Ecodesign Directive directly affects over 1,000 product categories. These products are mainly manufactured by industrial sectors that product IT, electronic, optical and electrical products, metal products and by the machine and equipment sector. GOALS ? Spotlight the environmental requirements established by multinational companies for companies in this sector. ? Showcase successful differentiation experiences and improvement of the profit and loss accounts thanks to the Ecodesign application. ? Present the different backing and technical support tools. ? Establish the benefits and implications of applying the Ihobe Ecodesign sector guides and of the ISO 14006 Ecodesign Management Standard. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 15.30 Introduction and Moderation: AFM - Spanish Association of Machine-Tool Manufacturers GAIA - Telecommunication Cluster Association of the Basque Country 15:50 The ErP Ecodesign Directive and the current review process. Implications for manufacturers. Legislative process of the ErP Ecodesign Directive. Julio Rodrigo, SIMPPLE S.L. 16:10 Backing and tools for ecodesign in the Electrical and Electronics sector. Estíbaliz de la Calle, Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government 16.30Coffee break 16:50 CASE STUDIES ? BSH Electrodomésticos España, S.A. (household appliance sector) ? SONY Europe (electronics sector) ? SORALUCE, S. Coop. (machine-tool sector) (* To be confirmed) ? ABB Niessen, S.A. (electrical sector) 17:50 Discussion 18:30 Closure Bilbao ECODESIGN Meeting 2011 Wednesday 9 November 2011 (Provisional program) 15:30 Parallel session nº 2 Construction Materials Ecodesign: how to position your company on the emerging market of sustainable building and refurbishing. The construction materials sector has undergone significant changes in recent years due to the appearance of environmental legislation regarding building, along with the economic downturn that has affected the whole building macro-sector. At the environmental level, the production of construction materials and their application in the building and construction of infrastructures accounts for 50% of the material extracted from the earth's surface, and requires large amounts of fuels and electricity. It is, therefore, one of the sectors with the greatest environmental impact in Europe. In November 2009, the Energy-using Products Ecodesign European Directive (2005/32/EC) was thus rewritten, due to the need to expand its scope. It became the Energy-related Products Directive (2009/125/EC and had a major impact on construction materials. Therefore, the trend has been noted of the sector companies in Spain and Europe to certify their products by means of environmental seals, with the tendency to be to opt for national systems and prioritizing those on many occasions over European systems, such as the Europe Eco-label. GOALS ? Spotlight the environmental requirements established by multinational companies for companies in this sector. ? Showcase successful differentiation experiences thanks to the Ecodesign application. ? Present the different technical support tools. ? Establish the benefits and implications of applying the Ihobe Ecodesign sector guides and of the ISO 14006 Ecodesign Management Standard. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 15:30 Introduction and Moderation: Asier Maiztegi, TECNALIA Corporación Tecnológica, entity associated to Eraikune (Basque Construction Cluster). 15:45 Support and tools to eco-design construction materials. Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government. 16:00 Future impact of environmental directives, legislations and regulations on construction products. Sergio Saiz, TECNALIA Corporación Tecnológica, entity associated to Eraikune (Basque Construction Cluster) 16:30 Coffee break 16:50 CASE STUDIES ? Presentation of the INEDIC project. Ceracasa, S.A. case study (ceramics sector) ? Ibon Zugasti, Prospektiker, S.A. ? Fran Raya, Ceracasa, S.A. ? EGOIN, S.A. (timber sector) ? PRODEMA, S.A. (timber sector) ? EZARRI, S.A. (glass sector) 17:50 Discussion 18:30 Closure Bilbao ECODESIGN Meeting 2011 Wednesday 9 November 2011 (Provisional program) 15:30 Parallel session nº 3 Environmental Requirements of Private and Public Clients for products and services: adapting to market demand. One of the motivating factors for companies to implement environmental improvements when developing their products is the very demand for them by the clients. What would have seemed unthinkable some years ago, except on certain Scandinavian markets with a specific level of awareness, it is now an increasingly apparent reality to which companies must react. From the point of view of the Administration, there is an European commitment to work towards green public procurement, where the authorities set an example and demand is generate for environmentally friendly products. From the private point of view, the need to stand out from the competitors drives many companies to want to offer Ecodesign products, which in turn generates demand in their supply chain for more environmentally enhanced materials and components. GOALS ? Spotlight the actions being carried out by the Administration. ? Spotlight the environmental requirements that multinational establish in this respect. ? Showcase successful Ecodesign experiences, which have enabled companies to be awarded contracts or consolidate their client base. ? Present the different technical support tools. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 15.30 Introduction and Moderation. Gorane Ibarra, Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government 15:50 Public Administration: current product requirements and future commitments in Europe, the Spanish State and the Basque Autonomous Community. Virginia Vallvé, Cornellá City Council. 16:10 Support and tools for ecodesign. Markel Cormenzana, Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government. 16:30 Coffee break 16:50 CASE STUDIES ? CAF, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (railway sector) ? ITELAZPI, Basque Government's Public Telecommunications Management Company (public sector) ? HABIC, Cluster Association of Manufacturers of Components and Furniture of the Basque Country (furniture sector) 17:50 Discussion 18:30 Closure Bilbao ECODESIGN Meeting 2011 Wednesday 9 November 2011 (Provisional program) 15:30 Parallel session nº 4 Ecodesign Management Systems, from the UNE 150301:2003 to the ISO 14006 standard. The recently approved ISO 14006 Ecodesign Management standard is underpinned by the sound experience of the successful application of over 70 companies certified by the Spanish UNE 150301:2003 Standard, which in turn was defined based on the demands of the SMEs and major corporations. This new standard, which is a flexible and cost-effective instrument, can be a turning point in the deployment of Ecodesign, an opportunity that Europe should acknowledge before its competitors. GOALS ? Present the new ISO 14006 Eco-design Management Standard. ? Showcase the business situation in the implementation of the Standard and its prior versions. ? Identify the eco-design driving forces and barriers in the company. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 15:30 Introduction and Moderation: Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government 15:45 Eco-design and Competitiveness in Europe. Relevance of the standards. Directorate- General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission 16:00 The ISO 14006 standard: Why and what for. ISO TC 207 Committee to prepare the ISO 14006, AENOR standardisation 16:15 From the UNE 150301:2003 Ecodesign standard to the ISO 14006:2011- Constructing from the practices in SMEs. José María Fernández, Ihobe - Environmental Management Company. Basque Government 16:30 Coffee break 16:50 CASE STUDIES ? Orona, S. Coop. (lifting sector) ? Metalúrgica de LEVIRA, S.A. (furniture sector) ? IMB Arquitectos, S.L.P. (architectural sector) ? INTEMAN Laboratorios, S.A. (chemical sector) 17:50 Discussion 18:30 Closure The conference fee includes lunch on the day of the congress. The registration fee is to be paid into the Ihobe bank account No. 3035 0012 76 0120086430 (Caja Laboral), with the name of the person, company or entity to which you belong and the name of the conference. Once the payment has been made, please sent the bank slip by fax to +34 94 425 59 10