This roundtable focused on how sustainability in the public sector can be improved and integrated both in terms of policy and reporting with a live audience.

This roundtable focused on how sustainability in the public sector can be improved and integrated both in terms of policy and reporting with a live audience.

Issues that were addressed include non-financial indicators, impact of the crisis, public procurement, and sustainability reporting.

Keynote Speakers included:

– Hans van Damme, FEE President
– Richard Howitt, MEP, European Parliament Rapporteur on Corporate Social Responsibility

Panellists included:

– Anatoli Bourmistrov , Associate Professor, Bodø Graduate School of Business, Norway
– John Conway, Sustainable Product Standards and Product Carbon Footprinting, Defra, UK
– Martin Dees , Dutch Court of Auditors
– Roberto Giacomelli, Director of Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young, Italy
– Nancy Kamp , Chair FEE Sustainability Working Party
– Ernst Ligteringen , GRI Chief Executive, Netherlands
– Caroline Mawhood , NAO, Chair FEE Public Sector Committee
– Larry Pinkney , HM Treasury, UK
– Lisa Scott, Environmental Management Accountant, Highways Agency, UK

With active involvement of the audience

Paul Druckman, Facilitator, Chairman FEE Sustainability Policy Group

Related files:

 Agenda of the Roundtable
 Summary of Speakers’ CVs
 Questions & Statements
 Summary Note of the Roundtable
 News Release ‘Public Sector to drive sustainability and lead by example’ of 21 December 2009