Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable et de l’Énergie Crédit photo : Arnaud Bouissou/MEDDE 2013 Eionet workshop on sustainable consumption & production SCP policy in France Sylvain Chevassus French Ministry for environment, sustainable development, and energy

2 French political context  Ecological transition  Circular economy

3 At the origin: UN and EU push UN summits (Rio, Johannesburg) UN and EU push for sustainable development strategies : first French strategy in 2003 Marrakech SCP process: France active member (including leader on a task force) EU push for national GPP action plan (French SPP action plan in 2007) EU tools: European ecolabel, energy label, GPP, ecodesign (international and EU push continue: 10 YFP, resource efficiency, 7 EAP, PEF etc..) but also starting our own approach and tools: NF Environnement GEM-DD (SPP criteria)

4 Developing our own approach…  Sustainibility (not « just » environmental)  Sustainable consumption: make sustainable products: More visible (labels, sustainibility information, retailers) More credible (advertising, claims, control) More accessible (incentives eg bonus malus)  Act on supply and demand, on consumption and production  Tool mix: voluntary, regulation, incentives

5 …and our own tools Consumer product environmental information (« affichage »):  Technical development (23 PCR, database etc.)  National pilot  Participation in EU « PEF » pilot

6 Corporate social responsibility  2001 : mandatory extra-financial reporting for listed companies  2007-today:  Extension of scope (large companies)  Strengthening of the reporting criteria (common criteria for coherence and comparability)  Mandatory third party verification of the reports  Establishment of a governmental CSR Platform  Contributions to EU developments  Mandatory GHG report for companies > 500 staff

7 Other tools  New SPP national action plan in preparation  Participation in EU instruments: eco-design, energy label, European ecolabel (France 1st MS)  Eco-design: EU + promotion in France (ADEME)  Fair trade: national committee  Sectoral voluntary agreements (inc. retailers)  Incentives: bonus malus, tax credits  Public awareness campaigns: waste, climate and energy, mobility, national sustainable development week

8 Other tools  Building energy performance label  Indoor pollutant label (construction products)

9 Challenges Technical : methods, data, capacity Social: myths, acceptance, contradictions, values Economical: costs (public and private sector, consumers), myths and willingness to pay. Competitiveness issues. Political : involvement, will and continuity International : values, capacity, trade

10 Thank you very much for your attention ! Contact: Contacts: Sylvain Chevassus tel: