• STIC-European Consultation:
- Concluding Meeting
STIC-European Consultation was started in November 2002 and
has concluded on 17th December 2003 with the formal adoption
of two-year program. STIC Europe objectives are to:
1. Mobilise European purchasing and financial power
2. Mobilise the European driven global supply chains
3. Create a platform for political debate at European level
4. Partnerships with STIC’s
5. Pool resources and support STIC International
This meeting was the Concluding Meeting of STIC Europe activities
carried out during November 2002-December 2003, as well as
a meeting for discussion on the proposed 2-year program of
STIC –Europe. The meeting was divided in three sessions:
Session 1: To map the challenges of sustainable trade
Session 2: Regional Strategy of STIC-Europe
Session 3: STIC Hub
Among others, the following dignitaries and organizations
participated in the meeting: STIC Chairperson (Minister Ngubane),
STIC Executive Director (Mrs Ritu Kumar), EPE team, eco-tex
Consortium, Carrefour, Delhaize, UNEP, European Network of
Responsible Consumption, PWC, City of Göteborg, Eco-Conseil
Entreprise, Union Des Industries Textiles Francaises, ADEME
(French Agency for Environment and Energy Management) and
others.
Observers for the meeting were EURATEX, IUCN (The World Conservation
Union), DEFRA, OECD, CBI (Centre for Promotion of Imports
from Developing Countries, Rotterdam).
Dr. Ansari from eco-tex Consortium submitted a progress report
on the activities made so far under STIC Textile Pilot Initiative
and this report was circulated to the participants of the
meeting. Besides this, a document on “Sustainability
Cent” prepared jointly by eco-tex Consortium and EPE
was made for the circulation to the participants. In addition,
EPE has circulated a STIC brochure containing STIC European
Consultation Report, STIC directory, presentations made by
EPE and eco-tex Consortium.
Session 1 focussed more on mapping the challenges of sustainable
trade, STIC three main fields of action, STIC-Europe mandate,
European Union Sustainable Trade Action Plan. The presentation
for session 1 was made by Mr. Raymond van Ermen (EPE). Session
2 focussed the Regional Strategy of STIC-Europe and the Proposals
for the Partnership with other STICs. Mr. Willie Beuth of
eco-tex Consortium and Mr. Raymond van Ermen made presentations
for the session 2.
Mr. Willie Beuth made a presentation on „Proposal for
the Partnership with other STICs“, including STIC-Textile
Pilot Initiative (Objectives, Actors, Methodology, Strategy,
Progress made so far on pilot initiative).
The presentation and work done by eco-tex Consortium was
highly appreciated by the participants, particularly the comments
from Minister Ngubane (“Mr. Willie Beuth is expressing
the complex issues of textile into simple and understanding
ways”) and from Delhaize group (Mr. Willie Beuth is
speaking the practical approach”).
STIC-Europe Concluding Meeting in Brussels on 17.12.2003. Participants
are Minister Ngubane (STIC- Chairperson), Mrs Ritu Kumar (STIC-
Executive Director), Mr. Willie Beuth (STIC- Board Member),
Mr. Raymond van Ermen ( STIC-Europe), Mr. G. Storm (UNEP), Dr.
A. Ansari (Observer) and others |
