9:45 – 10:00 Opening of the virtual room 10:00 – 10:10

Welcome speech & introduction

  • Anna Norberg – Moderator, Team leader & Public Affairs, Ecolabelling Sweden
  • Pierre Henry, Deputy Head of Unit (Sustainable Products), DG Environment, European Commission
10:10 – 11:00

Policy pulse – how EU policies are powering up sustainable purchasing & the role of the EU Ecolabel

  • Marta Toporek, Legal and Policy Officer, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
  • Dominique Sandy, Head of Sustainable and Innovation Procurement, ICLEI
  • Anna Linusson, CEO, Ecolabelling Sweden
  • Céline Scheuer, Coordinator, ADEME, France
11:00 – 11:10 Break time 11:10 – 11:40

Procurement in action – real stories, real impact

  • Ida Ginsborg, Team Leader, Sustainable Procurement, City of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Martina Ferrara, ESG and Certifications Project Manager, Punto 3, Italy
  • Anne Bentz, Director, 3AR, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
  • Thomas Gillesberger, Managing Director, Format Werk, Austria
  • Park Bao, Senior Regulatory Specialist, Diversey – A Solenis Company, The Netherlands
11:40 – 11:50 Break time 11:50 – 12:10

From criteria to contracts – making it work

  • Giorgia Faraca, Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre
12:10 – 12:30 Final words