A Fuji Xerox executive has suggested that mandatory sustainability reporting may be necessary for transparent and speedy change towards real sustainable consumption.
Ramsey Moodie, Corporate Affairs Manager at Fuji Xerox, was a speaker at the congress session on sustainable consumption and tackling climate change.
During the course of his presentation Mr Moodie said “we’re [...]
One of the interesting presentations at the Congress was Guido Adriaenssens’ talk on how International testing of products can contribute to sustainable consumption.
Recent trends in product testing have seen the inclusion of environmental test criteria such as recycling, use of problematic materials, stand by energy and total energy consumption and life cycle analysis. [...]
Comments(0) You can view speaker presentations, video interviews with delegates and speakers and congress photos online at the following places. We will be uploading speaker papers where there was no presentation as soon as we can get copies. We hope to upload audio files of all sessions in the near future. In the next few days [...]
Read More..>>If you’ve spent sleepless nights worrying about the state of our planet, chances are you’re not alone. But as we furrow our brows with climate change concerns, how many of us can claim that we’ve taken meaningful action?
As Ed Mayo from UK’s National Consumer Council observes:
We can’t fight for our choices as consumers if [...]
A butterfly sees a flower that it likes, lands on it, enjoys the nectar and flies away. In doing so, it doesn’t damage the beauty of the flower, nor does it destroy its delicate petals. This is the epitome of sustainable consumption and it’s the philosophy behind an innovative group purchasing and distribution system by [...]
Read More..>>Accountability is a major buzzword in the world of consumer advocacy. Today’s Congress programme kicked off with discussions on how to hold corporations accountable in an era of globalisation and the importance of taking charge as socially-responsible consumers.
Linda Burney, the NSW Minister for Fair Trading, spoke of the need for us to take on a [...]
Energy is not just another commodity to be bought and sold without regard to social, environmental or economic consequence. Energy is an essential service, the absence of which robs consumers of the means for the satisfaction of basic needs for a decent standard of living.
At the opposite extreme, energy, or its profligate consumption is a [...]
For consumers, Kermit the Frog’s addage, it’s not easy being green, has never been more relevant. Green issues dominate press pages globally, but for most people, making sustainable choices is fraught with uncertainty.
This is one of the many concerns delegates will discuss at the CI Congress on Tuesday, October 30. Topics include the global challenges [...]
Comments(1) Holding Corporations to Account is the theme of the 18th Consumers International World Congress, co-hosted by CHOICE, which will be held over three days in Sydney from 29 October to 1 November 2007.Consumers International (CI) is the global federation of consumer groups dedicated to the protection and promotion of consumers’ rights worldwide. It currently represents [...]
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