Strategies and best practices for public and private actors are thus needed that actively consider international perspectives and interdependencies. These could extend national achievements to the global scale, safeguard the achievements against unintended indirect consequences and side effects from the relocation of resource flows and help national stakeholders benefit from opportunities in global markets for resource productivity.

These topics are laid out in an upcoming paper titled “Raising resource productivity in global value chains – spotlights on international perspectives and best practice”. It also provides recommendations for German, European and international resource efficiency activities, including the Marrakech Process and the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management (‘Resource Panel’). It was drafted by a CSCP team within the scope of the project “Resource Productivity and Resource Savings – A Future Dialogue” (“Rohstoffproduktivität und Ressourcenschonung – Zukunftsdialog”). The paper will be introduced in a presentation by Michael Kuhndt, Head of the CSCP, during the final project meeting on 24 January 2008 in Berlin.

More information

For more information on the paper “Raising Resource Productivity in Global Value Chains – Spotlights on International Perspectives and Best Practice”, please contact Michael Kuhndt, Tel 0202-45958-20 or michael.kuhndt@scp-centre.org. For more information on the project and the final event, see www.ressourcenproduktivitaet.de (German only).

Links/Files

- Resource Productivity Dialogue Flyer (pdf; 0,3 MB)

- Programme of Closing Event (pdf; 0,1 MB)

- Report: Raising resource productivity in global value chains – spotlights on international perspectives and best practice (pdf; 2,7 MB)