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“DEVELOPING A GREEN BUSINESS SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR UBCCE”
KICK-OFF AND TRAINING WORKSHOP
Eschborn, Germany, 24 -25 June 2010
The Kick-off and Training Workshop of UBCCE – GTZ Joint
Project on “Green Business” took place in Eschborn,
Germany on 24 – 25 June 2010. Representatives of UBCCE
and its member organizations came together with
representatives of German and European private sector
organizations as well as GTZ-partners from the regional
department and the technical areas for private sector
development, energy, environment, climate change and
resource efficiency.
Besides serving as a starting point for the project, the
objective of the kick-off workshop was to train and give
information on Green Business to business sector
representatives of UBCCE and its member organisations,
as well as to plan in more detail the activities related
to the strategy development in pilot countries, in
Azerbaijan and Ukraine. The further aim of the workshop
was to create new ideas on practical approaches towards
Green Business and potential business opportunities, to
enhance cooperation between private sector organisations
as well as to develop a common understanding of the
project.
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Agenda
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Participant list
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Summary Report
WORKSHOP ON “DEVELOPING A GREEN BUSINESS SUPPORT
STRATEGY FOR UKRAINIAN PRIVATE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS”
Donetsk, Ukraine, 7 - 8 October 2010
UBCCE together with
its Ukrainian member, Confederation of Employers of
Ukraine (CONFEU) and the German Technical
Cooperation Agency (GTZ) organized a Workshop on
“Green Business” in Donetsk, Ukraine on October 7-8,
within the framework of its joint project with GTZ
entitled “Developing a Green Business Support
Strategy for UBCCE”.
The Workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Andrey
Shishatskyi, Head of the Donetsk Oblast Counsel, HE
Dr. Hans Jürgen Heimsoeth, Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany in Ukraine, Mr. Viktor
Panteleyenko, Vice President of CONFEU and Mr.
Ioannis Patsiavos, Executive Board Member of UBCCE
and International Relations Coordinator of Hellenic
Federation of Enterprises (SEV).
In the following sessions, participants had the
opportunity to listen and discuss; “Green business
opportunities and challenges as well as practical
experiences”, “From Speaking about Green business to
doing Green business in Ukraine“. During the
Workshop, the draft of the “Green Business support
strategy for Ukrainian business associations with
focus on Metal and Mining Industries” was also
presented. Following discussions, recommendations on
the draft were elaborated in order to finalize the
document afterwards.
The Workshop included as well a sight visit to OJSC
Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works the following day,
where participants had the chance to see for
themselves the experience of energy efficiency
technologies used in one of the leading companies of
Ukraine in the metal sector.
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Agenda
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Participant list
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Summary Report
WORKSHOP ON
"PERSPECTIVES OF GREEN ECONOMY AND GREEN BUSINESS
APPLICATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN"
Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 - 14 December 2010
The Union of
Black Sea and Caspian Confederation of Enterprises (UBCCE)
together with its Azeri member, Azerbaijan Turkey
Business Association (ATIB) and the German Technical
Cooperation Agency (GTZ) organized a Workshop on “Green
Business” in Baku, Azerbaijan, on December 13-14, within
the framework of its joint project with GTZ entitled
“Developing a Green Business Support Strategy for UBCCE”.
The Workshop, which also hosted the
Award Ceremony of the Essay Competition on “Green
Economy” among university students within the
framework of “Year of Ecology in Azerbaijan”, was
inaugurated by
Mr. Ahmet Erentok, UBCCE First
Vice-President and ATIB Honorary Chairman; Mr. Jamil
Malikov, Deputy Director of Azerbaijan State Agency
on Alternative and Renewable Energy Resources; Mr.
Ramiz Aliyev, Head of Ecological Projects Management
Department in State Oil Company of Azerbaijan
Republic (SOCAR); and Mr. Detlef Schreiber, Head of
Section Environment, Resource Efficiency, Waste
Management, Division Environment & Climate Change in
GTZ.
The
Workshop included as well a sight visit on December
14 to SOCAR’s ecology department laboratory
facilities and its “EcoPark”, the first ecological
park project of Azerbaijan, which is planned to be
opened by May 2011.
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Agenda
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Participant list
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Summary Report
PROJECT MEETING
Istanbul, Turkey, 15 March 2011
Using the occasion of UBCCE Fourth General
Assembly, a parallel meeting was also organized in the framework of
UBCCE – GIZ (Former GTZ) Joint Project on “Developing a Green Business
Project Support Strategy for UBCCE”, where Dr. Sibel Sezer, the Regional
Director for Black Sea and Turkey in Regional Environment Center (REC)
and Mr. Herbert Köpnick, Senior Advisor in German Association of Green
Enterprises (BAUM) delivered presentations on climate change and green
business practices with focus on the Black Sea and Caspian Region.
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Agenda
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Participant
list
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Summary Report
TRAINING WORKSHOP
Munich, Germany, 11 - 12 May 2011
Within the framework of UBCCE – GIZ Joint
Project, a training workshop was organized in Munich, Germany on May
11-12 with the support of German Association of Green Enterprises
(BAUM).
Entitled “Green Business in Germany; The Bavarian Experience - Strategy
and Practice”, the Workshop aimed primarily to present the existing
green business strategies of the three main business associations in
Bavaria (Bavarian Industry Association, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of
Trade) and the strategy of BAUM as Germany's biggest green business
association. The two days event was complemented by site visits to green
companies.
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Agenda
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Summary Report
UBCCE FOURTH BUSINESS
FORUM
“BUSINESS GOES GREEN !
INVEST IN GEORGIA – INVEST IN THE BLACK SEA & CASPIAN”
Batumi, Georgia, 30 June – 2 July 2011
The Fourth Business Forum of UBCCE took
place this year in Batumi, Georgia between June 30 and July 2, hosted by
Georgian Entrepreneurs Confederation (GEC).
This year’s event supported also by the National Investment Agency of
Georgia, Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TURKONFED) as
well as the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ),
concentrated on investment and trade opportunities of Georgia while
taking account of new tendancies of the Black Sea and Caspian Region
towards “green business”.
Following the successfully held three Business Forums in Azerbaijan,
Turkey and Greece, this fourth event, was held in a seaside city on the
Black Sea coast near Turkish border. A major port and trade center,
Batumi is also the capital of Adjarian Autonomous Republic and the last
stop of the Transcaucasian Railway and the Baku oil pipeline.
Key personalities and high level officials engaged in challenging
debates, while specific presentations were delivered by competent
authorities, pointing out the investment and trade opportunities of
Georgia and the green potential of the Region.
The Third Panel of the Forum was devoted
to the presentation of the outlines of UBCCE Green Business Strategy for
Georgia. B2B meetings and a visit to the newly established Poti Free
Industrial Zone were arranged for participants of the Forum.
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Agenda
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UBCCE Fourth
Business Forum Report
LAUNCH OF GEORGIAN
STRATEGY DOCUMENT
"GREEN BUSINESS SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR
GEORGIAN PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS"
Tbilissi, Georgia, October 19
The National Strategy document prepared
for Georgia in the framework of UBCCE - GIZ Joint Project on Green
Business, was launched in Tbilissi, Georgia, on October 19.
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Agenda
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National Strategy Document for
Georgia
FINAL REGIONAL
CONFERENCE OF UBCCE – GIZ PROJECT
“COMPETITIVENESS IN A LOW CARBON ECONOMY
PROSPECTS FOR 2012 AND BEYOND”
Istanbul, Turkey, December 22
A regional conference
entitled “Competitiveness in a Low Carbon Future:
Prospects for 2012 and Beyond” took place on
December 22, in Istanbul, to mark the end of our
ongoing project with GIZ with a concluding and a
more general guidance document for all our member
business associations.
Attended over 175 delegates, the event was held
together with the Turkish Industry and Business
Association (TÜSÝAD) in order to assess current and
future policy options for Turkey and in particular
its business community in the light of the outcomes
of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP
17), held in Durban.
Please note that the
opening speeches of the Conference were delivered by
the Minister of Environment and Urban Planning of
Turkey H.E. Erdoðan Bayraktar, TÜSÝAD Chairwoman Ms.
Ümit Boyner and TÜSÝAD Environment Working Group
Chairman Mr. Musa Galip Eroðlu.
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Agenda
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Participant list
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Presentation of Astrid Denker
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Presentation of Herbert
Kopnick
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Green Roadmap
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