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PWPA in Executive Briefing on Green Economy


 

The Executive Briefing on Green Economy: Challenges and Opportunities, conducted by National Ecolabelling Programme - Green Choice Philippines Board, the Philippine Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development (PCEPSD) and the Philippine Product Safety and Quality Foundation, Inc. last October 1, 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Makati City was attended by the Department of Trade and Industry officials and the business sector, including the Philippine Wood Producers Association.

The briefing aimed at providing the business community with the current trend on global economy wherein environmental issues such as climate change could directly affect the local businesses and also to encourage business leaders to commit themselves to start green initiatives.

Former DENR Secretary and chair of PCEPSD Bebet Gozun welcomed the participants as she said that climate change is real as demonstrated by the recent natural-caused disasters She said that as sustainable production is being pushed through, it is also important to educate the market/consumers on sustainable consumption so that they will demand for products that are environmentally sound.

Former Congressman Nereus Acosta, the main speaker, made a simulation presentation of the effects of climate change to the sea rise whereby many of the municipalities and cities of the country will be flooded if actions to mitigate or adapt to climate change will not be undertaken.

Acosta said one way of mitigation is to have eco-effective and -efficient products that can be re-used or recycled and not toxic to the environment. He also said the ecolabelling as well as green design/architecture/value chain programs aim to do just that.

The Philippines is the 4th most vulnerable country in the world, yet it has the lowest adaptive capacity to climate change; thus, Acosta said the environment should be considered in everything that we undertake.

In reaction, DENR undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio, FPI chairman Meneleo Carlos, Jr., FCCP executive director Petteri Makitalo, and CEMEX Phils. Ceo Sergio Menendez, agreed that climate change is a big challenge and that the Philippines should mitigate and adapt to it through: 1) educating consumers on eco-efficient and effective products; 2) best manufacturing policy practices; and 3)consider the integrity of the environment in all activities and actions to be undertaken, including possibly the measurement of carbon footprints.

Former DENR Secretary Victor Ramos closed the program by enjoining everyone to do their share in protecting the environment.

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