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EVENTS – JUNE 2008
Upcoming
Events...
National Workshop on
Eco-labelling
Country Inn, Jaipur, June 23-24, 2008
Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) and
the Confederation of Indian Textiles
Industries (CITI), in collaboration with the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is
organising this workshop. The event is the
first occasion to introduce to national
stakeholders the ‘Enabling developing
countries to seize eco-label opportunities’
project. This 4-year project, funded by the
European Union and the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development, is
aiming at promoting eco-labelling in Brazil,
China, India, Kenya, Mexico and South Africa.
Through technical assistance and capacity
building to a wide range of national
stakeholders, the project would like to
increase the number of key export products
eco-labelled, in view of increasing
international market access and at the same
time contributing to more sustainable
consumption and production patterns. In India
it will particularly aim at supporting Indian
industries in eco-labelling textiles products
with the EU Eco-label.
Objectives:
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Create awareness among relevant stakeholders
on the opportunities related to eco-labelling
and to the increase of sustainability of the
textile sector;
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Present the ‘Enabling developing countries
to seize eco-label opportunities’ project
and engage relevant stakeholders;
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Increase textile industry stakeholders’
knowledge of the EU Eco-label, its
procedure, criteria and related market
opportunities.
The national eco-labelling workshop will bring
together relevant Government decision makers,
textiles industry’s and industrial designers'
representatives, as well as representatives
from textile associations, national
laboratories associated with the manufacturing
of textiles, national representatives of the
Ecomark scheme and standardization bodies,
NGO’s and consumer organizations,
representatives of the EU eco-label scheme,
international eco-label and sustainable
consumption experts, industry representatives
that got their textiles successfully eco-labelled,
as well as UNEP and the European Commission
representatives.
International Trade
and its Reach at the Grassroots-an analysis of
Research findings from Rajasthan
Jaipur, Rajasthan, June 17, 2008
The state level networking meeting to be held
at HCM RIPA, Jaipur, on June 03, 2008, will
hold discussions on the issues related to
National Foreign Trade Policy of India, and
its level of implementation, in the state of
Rajasthan with specific attention on
Agriculture and Gems and Jewelry sectors and
international trade and its link to the
national development.
The meeting seeks to connect the state level
policy makers, government officials, civil
society and media with the grassroots on the
issues of formulation and implementation of
National Foreign Trade Policy (NFTP) in the
state and coordinate the voices of the civil
society to make it more coherent on the issues
of economic governance in India.
The event is to discuss the following thematic
issues:
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National Foreign Trade Policy of India,
2004-2009- an instrument of economic growth
through exports promotion
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The level of participation of the
stakeholders in the NFTP formulation and
implementation: Research Findings from the
state
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Is the Stage set for Mainstreaming
International Trade into National
Development strategy- A Rajasthan
perspective
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Role of CSOs in ensuring better
implementation and wider adaptation of NFTP
in particular and economic governance in
general
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Panel Discussion on the Chapter 3 of NFTP
(Promotional measures
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