INDUSTRY MEET ON GREEN SUPPLY & GREEN PURCHASING

Recognising the importance and relevance of greening supply chain and green purchasing as the important issues for the competitiveness of Indian industries, the Green Purchasing Network India (GPNI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry organised the seminars ‘Industry Meet on Green Supply & Green Purchasing’ in New Delhi and Pune in association with the International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN). The industry meet deliberated on the issues of greening supply chain and green purchasing from the point of view of Indian industries – how this is going to impact the Indian industries – highlighting the threats as well as emerging opportunities.

The industry meet featured prominent speakers from Japan and India and provided an opportunity for one-to-one interaction with them. In addition, the participants of the industry meet had an exclusive opportunity to get a preview and the evaluation copy of the CD-ROM and web-based Starter Kit on Green Purchasing and Public Procurement developed by IGPN and GPNI.

Green Purchasing Network India (GPNI) in collaboration and International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) then offered a special lecture exclusively for the students of the University of Pune. The seminar focused on the latest issues and trends related to greening supply chain and green purchasing in the Indian context.

Besides the seminars and the lecture, the Japanese delegate visited the Consumer Voice magazine, ICLEI South Asia Secretariat, Vishay Component and the Auto Cluster Institute. The local staff and engineers had an opportunity to interact and exchanged the views and information.

 
 
 
 
 
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Programme & Reports
29 January 2007
9:30 Registration
10:00 Welcome Remarks by: Ms. Seema Arora, Head, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development
10:10
  Keynote address
Sustainable Development Challenges
and Green Purchasing
  Hiromi Mori, Secretary-General, IGPN
10:20
  Greening Supply Chains and Green Purchasing
  Hiroyuki Sato, Executive Director, GPN Japan
10:40
  Green Purchasing for Indian Industries
  Mr.K P Nyati, Principal Adviser, Head-CII Environment Policy Group
11:05 Coffee Break
11:25
  Environmental Activities and Green Procurement Program
in Nissan
  Shogo Saegusa, Deputy General Manager, Environmental and SafetyEngineering Department,
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
11:50
  Greening Supply Chains and Green Purchasing at Ricoh
  Kenji Tanaka, General Manager, Environmental Sustainability Development Office, Corporate Environment Division, Ricoh Company Ltd
12:15
  IGPN Activities and GPNI
  Akira Kataoka, Manager, IGPN
12:30
  Demonstration of Starter Kit on GPP
  Mandar Parasnis, E2KM Group, Pune / GPNI
12:45
  GPNI Future Activities for Indian Industries and Launching of GPNI Website and e-forum
  Vinayak Kelkar, GPNI
13:00 Panel Discussion -All Speakers
13:30 Buffet Lunch and one-to-one interaction between experts and participants
31 January 2007
Special Lecture at University of Pune
10:00 Welcome Remarks: Dr. Vikram Ghole, University of Pune
10:10
  Sustainability and Environmental Issues for Industries
  Mandar Parasnis, E2KM Group, Pune / GPNI
10:30
  Sustainable Development Challenges and Green Purchasing Approach by the Japanese Government
Towards Realizing a Vision for a Virtuous Circle for Environment and Economy in Japan
The Green Purchasing Law, and Promoting Green Procurement
in Japan
Shohei Yamada, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
10:50
  An Introduction to Greening Supply Chains and Green Purchasing
  Akira Kataoka, Manager, IGPN
11:10
  Demonstration of Starter Kit on GPP
  Mandar Parasnis, E2KM Group, Pune / GPNI
11:30 Panel Discussion -Q&A(All Speakers)
11:50 Vote of Thanks: Dr. Ravindra. S. Gavali, University of Pune
Hotel Le Meridian, Pune
16:00 Registration
17:00 Welcome Remarks by: Mr. Pheroz Pudumjee, Vice Chairman, CII Pune
17:10 Opening Remarks: Sustainable Development Challenges and Green Purchasing: Shohei Yamada, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
17:20
  Greening Supply Chains and Green Purchasing
  Hiroyuki Sato, Executive Director, GPN Japan
17:40
  Green Purchasing for Indian Industries
  Mr. Ram Deshpande, Managing Director, Vishay Components
18:00
  Greening Supply Chains and Green Purchasing at Nissan
  Shogo Saegusa, Deputy General Manager, Environmental and Safety Engineering Department, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
18:20
  Greening Supply Chains and Green Purchasing at Ricoh
  Kenji Tanaka, General Manager, Environmental Sustainability Dev. Office, Corporate Environment Division, Ricoh Company Ltd
18:40
  IGPN Activities and GPNI
  Hiromi Mori / Akira Kataoka, IGPN
19:00
  Presentation by Mr. U. K. Sharma, Senior General Manager (Materials), Tata Motors Ltd
19:20
  Demonstration of Starter Kit on GPP
  Mandar Parasnis, E2KM Group, Pune / GPNI
19:30
  GPNI Future Activities for Indian Industries and Launching of GPNI Website and e-forum
  Vinayak Kelkar, GPNI
19:45 Panel Discussion -Q&A(All Speakers)
20:00 Dinner
 
* The seminar was supported by the Japan Fund for Global Environment of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency.