Responsible Products + Innovation

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Responsible Products and Services: Myth or Reality?
Making Sense of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Supply
Chains
11th November 2003
The Bush Hotel
Farnham
Surrey
UK

Register at www.cfsd.org.uk/events/csr

Organised by: The Centre for Sustainable Design
In association with: Responsibility Alliance

Sponsored by:
Government Office for the South-East (GOSE)
South Economic Development Agency (SEEDA)

Supported by:
Surrey Economic Partnership

Product focus
What is a responsible product? There have been hundreds of conferences
worldwide on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), but few if any have
focused on the heart of business - products and services. 'Responsible
Products and Services: Myth or Reality?' has been designed as a way through
the labyrinth of issues related to CSR and product/service design and
development. The Centre for Sustainable Design (www.cfsd.org.uk) in
association with the ResponseAbility Alliance have brought together a range
of leading-edge speakers to provide cases, examples and viewpoints on
strategic developments and specific issues as they affect a range of
sectors. 'Responsible Products and Services: Myth or Reality?' will be a
route through this complex arena. 

"The product aspects of the CSR agenda are still emerging.  However,
understanding these issues will be a fundamental task in the future. 
We can look forward to a focus on responsibility spurring innovation, and
helping to develop new commercial opportunities as well as 
advancing social and environmental goals.'Responsible Products and
Services: Myth or Reality' will be an important platform to help 
companies improve their awareness of the inter-linkages."

Stephen Timms, Minister of State for Energy, e-Commerce and Postal
Services, Department of Trade and Industry

Audience
'Responsible Products and Services: Myth or Reality?' is targeted at those
managing CSR  - whether they are specialists or based in environment,
corporate affairs, community relations, human resources. The event will
also be essential for those working in for product development, design,
brand management, marketing, advertising and public relations.

Benefits
* Leading-edge thinking
* Case studies
* Practical experience
* Networking
* New ideas

Speakers
* Lord Whitty, DEFRA (invited)
* Shelagh Rushforth, Institute of Directors 
* Martin Charter, The Centre for Sustainable Design
* Gary Owen, ResponseAbility Alliance 
* Mark Barthel, BSI 
* Mike Longhurst, Mccann Erickson 
* Pegram Harrison, Royal Institute for International Affairs 
* Katie Stafford, Marks & Spencer
* Steve Carter, Pfizer 
* Caroline Cook, Business in the Community
* Man-Kwun Chan, Ethical Trading Initiative
* Ritu Kumar, TERI Europe 

Contact
For more information on Responsible Products and Services: Myth or Reality?
please contact:

Russ White
Conference Administrator
The Centre for Sustainable Design
The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
Falkner Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7DS
UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892772
Fax: + 44 (0) 1252 892747
Email: rwhite@surrart.ac.uk
Website: www.cfsd.org.uk/



Towards Sustainable Product Design 8
8th International Conference
27 & 28 October 2003
Nordic Sea Hotel
Stockholm
Sweden

Register at www.cfsd.org.uk/events/tspd8

Organised by
The Centre for Sustainable Design, UK

Sponsored by
The Nordic Council of Ministers, Sweden
Swedish Business Development Agency (NUTEK), Sweden
Ministry of Environment, Sweden

Supported by
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Switzerland
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK
Sustainable Trade & Innovation Centre (STIC), The Netherlands

Benefits to delegates
* Leading-edge research and practice
* Over 60 high quality papers
* 'Out of box' thinking opportunities
* Networking with business, government and academia
* Visit to Ice Bar

Invited speakers
Leading experts from Europe and Japan will present at Sustainable
Innovation 03: 
* Peter White, Procter & Gamble, UK 
* Katsuro Oda, University of Tokyo, Japan
* Bas de Leeuw, United Nations Environment Programme, France
* Nigel Roome, Erasmus University, Netherlands
* Gunnel Wisen, ABB, Sweden
* Anna Lise Mortensen, Hartmann, Denmark
* Maarten Ten Houten, Philips Consumer Electronics, Netherlands
* Andrew Baynes, Apple, France
* Mike Barry, Marks & Spencer, UK
* Andreas Englund, MiNT, Sweden
* Daleanne Bourjaily, Royal Tropical Institute, Netherlands
* Per Eriksson, VINNOVA, Sweden
* Sune Halvarsson, NUTEK, Sweden
* Frieder Rubik, IOEW, Germany
* Ritu Kumar, TERI Europe, UK
* Arnold Tukker, TNO, Netherlands
* Colin Beard, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Unique Features

Creative Spaces

The Centre for Sustainable Design are working with five highly creative
individuals to add a unique 'out of the box' element to the conference.
Creative Spaces will provide delegates with new perspectives and
experiences, whilst providing a platform to generate high quality,
innovative ideas.

(nobleandsilver) - Comedians and Video Producers - UK
* Will launch two short videos to highlight key sustainability challenges
with a range of examples of  'sustainable solutions'
* Will showcase their award-winning and highly entertaining mult-media
experience

Niels Peter Flint - Concept Designer - Denmark
* Will direct two unique 'experiences' designed to enable delegate's to
think differently about sustainability
* Processes used act as catalysts to stimulate new thinking and viewpoints

David Walker & Rob Holdway - Directors - Giraffe Innovation, UK
* Will direct five workshops aimed at creating innovative sustainable
products and services concepts
* The workshops will focus on five areas and will be led by experienced
industry practioners
   - home
   - food
   - mobility
   - information and communications technologies 
   - clothing
* Central to the session will be the use of Giraffe's unique Eco-Cubes
process
* Awards will be given to winning ideas

Living Laboratory
Five innovative concepts will be presented:
* The Power Tile
* PReco
* Eco Mileage Card
* Memo Board
* Splendid Eco-Car

Contact
For more information on Sustainable Innovation 03 please contact:

Russ White
Conference Administrator
The Centre for Sustainable Design
The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
Falkner Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7DS
UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 1252 892772
Fax: + 44 (0) 1252 892747
Email: rwhite@surrart.ac.uk
Website: www.cfsd.org.uk/

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