The Forums are organised biannually by SEI Tallinn together with the partners in order to bring sustainability issues to the forefront of public discourse and to increase the impact of sustainable development on the society.
The Sustainable Development Forum 2012 was held on 3 October in Tallinn. It was financed by the Estonian Environmental Investment Centre and the Government Office. The cooperation partners were also Ministry of Environment, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Statistics Estonia. The presentations and discussions addressed the key chances and challenges of green economy, such as green jobs, policy instruments and education to promote green economy, measuring progress towards a green economy and how to manage a business in a green way.
Programme
Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia (Liivalaia 33, Tallinn)
09:00 Registration and coffee
09:30 Opening the forum
Opening words. Ene Ergma, Speaker of Parliament
Opening presentation. Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs
10:00-12:30 Presentations
10:00-10:45 Measuring green growth: OECD indicators. Dr Paul Schreyer, OECD Statistics Directorate
10:45-11:15 Lowering environmental impact in businesses. Bo Henriksson, Country manager, ABB in Baltic States
11:015-11:45 What training do we need for greening the economy? Prof. Arjen Wals, professor at Wageningen University and leader of the UNESCO workgroup on education of social studies and sustainable development
11:45-12:15 Alternatives for greening the Estonian economy. Tea Nõmmann, SEI Tallinn, Director
12:15-13:15 Lunch
13:15-15:00 Discussion in groups about the possibilities of green economy in Estonia.
15:00-15:30 Handing out the award “Promotor of green economy in estonia 2012”
15:30-16:00 Snacks and end of forum
The forum was moderated by dr Kaja Peterson, Chairwoman of the Sustianable Development Commission working under the auspices of the Government Office of the Republic of Estonia and Programme Director at SEI Tallinn
- Paul Schreyer (OECD) - Measuring green growth: OECD indicators : 939 KB
- Bo Henriksson (ABB) - Lowering environmental impact. Energy efficiency and renewables : 710 KB
- Arjen Wals (Wageningen University) - What training do we need for greening the economy? : 1 MB
- Tea Nõmmann (SEI Tallinn) - Eesti majanduse rohelistumise alternatiivid : 1 MB
