1. Belgian presidency of the EU
Sustainable Materials Management

2. Content Why is SMM needed? What is SMM?
Link with the EU2020 strategy and the flagship on ‘resource efficiency’
Backgroundpaper
purpose and structure
what could we do at European level
SMM during our presidency
Informal Council
OESO workshop 2

3. Why is SMM needed? Why? Global ecological footprint
current pattern of production and consumption
endangers availability of resources
need for decoupling of environmental impact from rise in well being
need to manage materials more sustainably 3

4. What is SMM?
Aims at the efficient and environmentally responsible use of materials, whether they are raw materials, products or waste.
Takes a life cycle approach as its basic premise, including sustainable extraction, ecological design, eco-efficient production, ecological design, eco-efficient production, sustainable consumption and sustainable waste management 4

5. What is SMM? (2)
The aim is to reduce the negative evironmental impacts of materials use and preserve natural capital along the whole chain
SMM takes into account ecological, economic and social gains
Environmental policies cannot be built in isolation from other policy fields, SMM seeks policy integration. 5

6. Towards a resource efficient Europe
SMM is closely linked to the the flagship initiative on ‘resource efficiency’ (EU 2020 strategy)
aim of the EU2020 strategy
smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
need for a resource efficient Europe in which economic growth is decoupled from the use of resources
Resource efficiency
implies using natural resources, raw materials, products, and waste as efficiently and as environmentally responsible as possible 6

7. Towards a resource efficient Europe (2)
A resource efficient, green and competitive European economy
overcome traditional divisions between environmental, energy, economic, competitiveness and innovation policies
move beyond the recovery of waste to material cycles that are managed in such a way that they deliver the services we need without irreversibly damaging our ecosystems 7

8. Towards a resource efficient Europe (3)
Agenda European Commission
taskforce ‘resource efficiency’
roadmap 2011 resource efficiency
eco-innovation
research and development
budgetary perspectives 8

9. Belgian Presidency Informal Council OECD Global Forum on Environment
Sustainable Materials Management
12-13 July
Ghent
OECD Global Forum on Environment
25-27 October 2010
Mechelen 9

10. Outcome Informal Council
Presidency Conclusions
Informal Council and OECD Global Forum on Environment
Council Conclusions
Formal Council of 20 december 2010 10

11. Backgroundpaper
Sustainable materials management for a resource efficient Europe
Structure
4 chapters why?
what?
examples
suggestions 11

12. Backgroundpaper What can we do at European level? Main suggestions
Integration: from disperced policy domains and decisions towards better integration and synergies
Vision: from short-term policy and narrow indicators to long-term objectives and comprehensive indicators for SMM
Innovation: from incremental technological information to fundamental systems innovation 12

13. Your vision? 13

14. Information John Wante OVAM ++32 15 284 293 john.wante@ovam.be
Mieke De Schoenmakere 14