The document describes the Action Town project which aims to stimulate partnerships between civil society organizations and researchers to increase civil society involvement in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) research. It will provide new insights through small exploratory actions on SCP policy strategies, assessment tools, and indicators. The project will include guidelines, surveys, capacity-building workshops, exploratory actions, and matchmaking events to encourage change towards more sustainable consumption and production patterns. It will also create a virtual town and website for SCP researchers and organizations to collaborate.

1. Action town – Research and Action for SCP Project elements & Event flow Presented by: Burcu Tunçer Action Town - Research and Action for SCP (CSOContribution2SCP)

2. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Objective, scope & partners Partners Focus To provide new insights for increasing efficiency of policy strategies, assessment tools and indicators for SCP through small-scale exploratory actions. Overall Objective To stimulate partnerships between civil society organisations and their stakeholders (especially research community ) to increase civil society involvement in SCP research. . More partners to come...

3. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Framework Civil society strategies... . ... can use SCP tools ... . ... to encourage change towards sustainable consumption and production. .

4. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Framework Strategies we focus on Civil society strategies... . . A ssess C ampaign T ake part I nvolve (engage) O rient for sustainable behaviour N etwork ... can use SCP tools ... . ... to encourage change towards sustainable patterns of consumption and production. .

5. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Framework Civil society strategies... . Tools we focus on ... can use SCP tools ... . Policy instruments Assessment tools Indicators ... to encourage change towards sustainable patterns of consumption and production. .

6. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Framework What kind of change are we talking about? Civil society strategies... . ... can use SCP tools ... . ... to encourage change towards sustainable patterns of consumption and production. .

8. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Project Website A virtual town of SCP researchers & civil society organizations

9. Project timetable CSO Contribu-tion to SCP Event National focal points & orientation seminar Support seminar on policy instruments Support seminar on assessment tools Support seminar on indicators Review of state of the art in SCP research Assessment seminar & Feasibility survey Dissemina-tion at the national and int. level Month 1 Month 4 Month 10 Month 17 Nov. 2008 March 2009 Oct. - Dec. 2009 Mid to end of 2010

10. The flow of the conference Workshop 1: Panel 1: Recent developments of SCP policy processes Panel 2: Civil society involvement in SCP policy processes Food & Drink Mobility Housing Workshop 2: How to promote sustainable lifestyles? Assessment tools Instruments Indicators Workshop 3: What is the latest in SCP research? How can research support civil society? Workshop 4: What other research needs do CSOs have for more effective actions? Workshop 5a: Making the case against economic growth Workshop 5b: Creative instruments for behaviour change Workshop 6a: How to partner for funding in 10YFP and for sustainable lifestyles Workshop 6b: Blueprint for European SCP Marketplace of ideas: Formulating ideas for collective action CSO platform Action town Both projects

12. Dialogue & Action Platform on SCP Event The CSCP Team - your host Elli Nora Action Town Satu CSO Platform on SCP Sebastian Oliver Jan Andrés Nora Rena Annika

13. Lets get on with it! For further questions, please contact: Burcu Tunçer Project manager [email_address]

17. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Framework present future Low high Degree of challenge and Strategic Impact Existing products & services New products & services New lifestyles high Ecological footprint of a household Low e.g. An average European household uses 4.7 global hectares per person Which business models can support dramatic reduction of this load to available capacity of 2.3 global hectares per person? STRATEGY AREA 1 Creating and satisfying demand for green and fair products STRATEGY AREA 2 Communicatinfor low-impact product use STRATEGY AREA 3 Innovative after-sales services STRATEGY AREA 4 Product and service innovations STRATEGY AREA 5: Service-orientated business models STRATEGY AREA 6: Leadership for social change & socially responsible business

18. Action Town - Research & Action for SCP Framework present future Low high Degree of challenge Existing products & services New products & services New lifestyles Incremental change Radical change Paradigm change