Webinars

Efficiency of Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: regional experiences and new challenges

Interest Survey Efficiency of Resources WG

Date: Thursday, June 13th, 2019.

Time: 09: 00 – 10:30 a.m. (Costa Rica time)

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Agenda

Introduction: Presentation Working Group Resource Efficiency. Agustina Besada and Karen Tscherning. Coordinators of the Resource Efficiency Working Group, Asociación SustentAR and GIZ. | Download presentation

Business Ecoefficiency Program, Costa Rica. Miriam Córdoba. Sustainability Advisor, Business Alliance for Development (AED) Costa Rica. | Download presentation

GEMI Initiative Mexico. Alejandro Sosa. Executive Director, Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) Mexico. | Download presentation

About the webinar

The management of resources has a great impact on the environment, linked both to the extraction of materials or resources, and to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and pollution. There is great potential to increase the efficiency of resources throughout the life cycle of a resource or product, considering the extraction of raw material, design, production, transportation, consumption and its final disposal.

In this framework, we launched a new Working Group on Efficiency of Resources, with the aim of providing a space for the exchange of knowledge, experience and discussion on the different strategies that allow for a more efficient management of resources, as well as designing systems that reduce consumption and waste of resources, while contributing to climate protection. The nature of this working group is multidisciplinary, since it combines different areas of action linked to climate change, such as production, transport, consumption, and waste management.

This webinar will present new experiences in the region and challenges in the field. The webinar will be held in Spanish. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat: info@ledslac.org.

About the panelists

Industrial Engineer. Sustainability Advisor for the industrial sector, in the Business Alliance for Development (AED), where she participates in training processes on sustainability issues such as solid waste management, carbon neutrality management, Bandera Azul Ecológica Program, corporate volunteering, among others. She is a member of the National Commission of the Bandera Azul Ecológica Program and of the technical teams of the categories of Climate Change and Sustainable Homes.Chemical Engineer. He has 35 years of professional experience working for large companies, in sustainability and government relations. He is currently the Executive Director of the GEMI Initiative, a nonprofit business organization focused on environmental excellence and sustainability. He is Vice President of the of the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Commission of the Confederation of Industry Chambers (CONCAMIN) and member of the sustainability commissions of several important business organizations in Mexico.

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