Sustainability Insights 02: The European Sustainable Products Initiative
Time
10 (Wednesday) 1:00 pm - 11 (Thursday) 5:30 pm(GMT+02:00) View in my time
Location
Ahoy Berlin
WattstraĂźe 11, 13355 Berlin
Organizer
Speakers for this event
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Antoine Durand
Antoine Durand
Project Manager
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Antoine Durand is project manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI (Energy Efficiency business unit). He has over 12 years of experience in the field of Ecodesign, providing technical support to the European Commission in various projects. He was involved in the preparatory studies for batteries and mobile phones, smartphones & tablets. Recently, for the impact assessment of the Sustainable Product Initiative, he was in charge of elaborating the outline of a methodology for the ESPR implementation.
Tags: cbam eu directive green claims lca sustainable products initiative workshopProject Manager
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Giulia Zilla
Giulia Zilla
Policy Manager, Energy and Environment
Home Appliance Europe (APPLiA)
Giulia Zilla is APPLiA’s Energy & Environment Policy Manager. She is dealing mostly with the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulation for energy-related products. Before joining APPLiA, Giulia developed experience in policy analysis and advocacy while working for a European Trade Association and for an Italian confederation representing Small Middle Enterprises at the European level. She has been focusing her professional career on European energy and environmental policies and on relevant themes such as Circular Economy, Clean Energy and Low-carbon society. Giulia holds a BA in International Relations and European Studies from the University of Milan (Italy) and a MA in Energy and Environmental Change from the University of Westminster (London, UK). She also studied in Norway as an exchange student at the Arctic University of Tromsø. Giulia is Italian, speaks fluently English, has a basic knowledge of French and she is learning German; during her stay abroad, she also studied Norwegian. Her great passion for politics started early as she was involved in different young political organisations during her youth. Giulia is a climber and skier, who loves nature and mountains.
Tags: cbam eu directive green claims lca sustainable products initiative workshopPolicy Manager, Energy and Environment
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Michele Galatola
Michele Galatola
Senior Policy Officer
European Commission, DG Grow
Michele has a degree in Environmental Sciences and a PhD in Life Cycle Assessment. Since 2005 he works for the European Commission, first in DG Research, then in DG ENV and since 2019 in DG GROW. After having lead at European level the EU Ecolabel, in the period 2010-2019 Michele initiated and led the development of the Environmental Footprint life cycle assessment methods. Since 2019, Michele has been leading the Commission work towards integration of sustainability approaches into European industrial policies and strategies, including the recently adopted new legislation on the ecodesign of sustainable products (ESPR). In this context, Michele has led for the Commission the conceptual development first and now the full scale deployment of the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
Tags: cbam eu directive green claims lca sustainable products initiative workshopSenior Policy Officer
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Yuki Hamilton Onda Kabe
Yuki Hamilton Onda Kabe
Technical Advocacy Specialist
Braskem Netherlands B.V.
Yuki is a Chemical Engineer by training and a sustainability professional by choice who worked as the in-house LCM expert at Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in Latin America with headquarters in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Since 2023, he works as a Technical Advocacy Specialist at Braskem Netherlands B.V.. Yuki studied chemical engineering at the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil with a specialization in environmental impact of fertilizer and life cycle assessment.
Tags: cbam eu directive green claims lca sustainable products initiative workshopTechnical Advocacy Specialist
Schedule
- Day 1
- Day 2
- march 23, 2023
- 1:00pm Registration1:00pm- 1:30pm
- 1:30pm Welcome and Agenda Overview1:30pm- 2:00pm
- 2:00pm Keynote on the new EcoDesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)2:00pm- 2:30pmSpeakers: Michele Galatola
- 2:30pm Panel Discussion “Implications of the ESPR in supporting the transition to a Circular Economy”2:30pm- 3:30pmSpeakers: Antoine Durand, Giulia Zilla
- 3:30pm Coffee Break3:30pm- 4pm
- 4pm Workshop “Fostering Life Cycle Innovation through EcoDesign and the role of the Digital Product Passport”4pm- 5:30pm
- 5:30pm Special Session “Challenges & Opportunities of the CBAM”5:30pm- 6:30pm
- 6:30pm End of Day
- may 11, 2023
- 8:30am Welcome and Agenda Overview8:30am- 9am
- 9am Keynote on the Green Claims Directive9am- 9:30am
- 9:30am Panel Discussion “Making Green Claims trustworthy”9:30am- 10:30amSpeakers: Yuki Hamilton Onda Kabe
- 10:30am Coffee Break10:30am- 11am
- 11:00am Group Workshop Part 1 “The role of standardization and harmonization initiatives in substantiating Green Claims across the EU and beyond”11:00am- 1:00pm
- 1:00pm Lunch1:00pm- 2:00pm
- 2:00pm Group Workshop Part 2 “The role of standardization and harmonization initiatives substantiating Green Claims across the EU and beyond”2:00pm- 3:30pm
- 3:30pm Coffee Break3:30pm- 4pm
- 4pm Plenary Discussion on Proposed Amendments & Key Take Aways4pm- 5:30pm
- 5:30pm End of Day
Event Details
We are thrilled to announce that we will host our 2nd Edition of Sustainability Insights
Event Details

We are thrilled to announce that we will host our 2nd Edition of Sustainability Insights on “European Sustainable Products Initiative” on May 10-11, 2023 in Berlin, Germany, focusing on the new EcoDesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the upcoming Green Claims Directive.
Due to increasing material consumption and waste generation, it is crucial to keep resource consumption within planetary limits and to address biodiversity issues arising from resource extraction and processing. Accordingly, in the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2020, the European Commission has proposed a plan to implement binding requirements and principles for products on the EU market in the form of a legislative initiative for sustainable products.
This plan includes, among others, two directives on which we will focus during our event: The new EcoDesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) along with its Digital Products Passport tool, on which you can expect exciting insights on the first day of the event, and the Draft Green Claims Directive, which we seek to discuss and review throughout the second day to develop recommendations for the forthcoming legislative implementation process. Further insights will be provided in a special session on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Having successfully organized the 1st Edition of our Sustainability Insights entirely virtually, we are pleased to host this year’s event in hybrid form. We are looking forward to not only welcoming you on-site in Berlin but also virtually those of you who prefer remote participation. Much like with our hybrid Life Cycle Innovation Conference, we will provide a dedicated virtual space for the group workshops to complement the inputs received during the physical discussions. Still, we recommend joining us physically in Berlin to benefit from a more immersive and engaging experience and exchange throughout the event.
Either way, you can look forward to an insightful and inspiring mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive workshops with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure a broad and in-depth exchange of knowledge and ideas, and to expand your connections and networks.
Further information will follow to keep you updated!
Early Bird Registration Deadline
31.03.2023
Registrations Deadline
30.04.2023
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