International Symposium on Ethical Purchasing in Sapporo

Date :	6th February 2014
Venue :	Royton Hall, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Organisers :	Hokkaido Green Purchasing Network (Hokkaido GPN) Green Purchasing Network (GPN) International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) Sapporo MICE Promotion Committee (Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation) Japan Association of Travel Agents Hokkaido Chapter Sapporo Hotel Council Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sapporo Convention Network Sapporo Convention Center
Sponsor :	City of Sapporo

Thu 6th Feb, International Symposium on Ethical Purchasing in Sapporo
09:15 – 09:30	Opening ceremony :
09:30 – 09:45	Opening : Hideki Nakahara (Professor, Tokyo City University / Chair, IGPN)
09:45 – 10:15	Keynote speech : Ethical Purchasing in the Age of Anthropocene Ryoichi Yamamoto (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo / Honorary Chair, IGPN)
10:15 – 11:05	Keynote speech : The Rise of Ethical Consumers Scot Case (Director, UL Environment Inc)
11:15 – 12:50	Panel discussion : Prospect of ethical purchasing in Asia [Panels] Ryoichi Yamamoto Scot Case Stefanos Fotiou (Senior Regional Coordinator on “Resource Efficiency” for the Asia and the Pacific Region, United Nations Environment Programme) Prasad Modak (Executive President, Environmental Management Centre LLP / Chairman, Green Purchasing Network India) [Facilitator] Prof Hideki Nakahara

Documents

[Keynote speech] Ethical Purchasing in the Age of Anthropocene
by Ryoichi Yamamoto

[Keynote speech] The Rise of Ethical Consumers
by Scot Case

[Panel discussion] Prospect of ethical purchasing in Asia
by Stefanos Fotiou

[Panel discussion] Prospect of ethical purchasing in Asia
by Prasad Modak

If you're interested in the ethical purchasing study workshops in Japan, please contact the IGPN secretariat.