SESSION 5 ? Sustainable consumption

BCU conference room, Unithèque, University of Lausanne

9.00 - 9.45 Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity Accounting

Justin Kitzes, research associate, National Accounts Program, Global Footprint Network, UK

9.45 - 10.15 Discussion

10.15 - 10.30 Marketing versus sustainable consumption?

Jacqueline Ceccon, Former international Product Manager, SEB Group, Master in Ethics and Sustainable Development, France

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 - 11.30 Prioritizing environmentally sound consumption patterns -                       

Key decisions and potential improvements of the environmental balance

Josef Kaenzig, PhD candidate, the University of St. Gallen, CH

11.30 - 12.00 Is sustainable consumption possible ?

Aline Clerc, Swiss french consumers organisation (Fédération romande des consommateurs), Specialist for Environment and Agricultural policy, CH

12.0 - 12.30 Discussion