1. How ETV in developed countries responds to environmental challenges; current activities and proposed future directions leading to mutual recognition of ETV Quality Manager Christian Grøn, DHI and DANETV 4th INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION (ETV) FORUM November 11-12, 2009, RENAISSANCE Makati City Hotel, Manila, Philippines

2. The Challenge

3. The barriers ETV

4. Filling gap?

5. Added value?

6. Accepted - globally 400 12 150 10 35 50 100 China VERA Singapore Global ETV

7. The process – an example

8. The organizational differences

9. The terminology differences

10. Verified once – verified everywhere? - or an ETV Tower of Babel?

11. The barriers Coordination and accreditation Yield to global societal and industry interests Merging through negotiation Cooperation scheme operators/ organizers Mistrust between schemes Different proce- dures in schemes No coordina- tion and control structure National and regional interests

12. Towards a global ETV?

13. Cooperating ETV schemes

14. Use existing framework? Existing schemes do not apply, e.g.: ISO 17020 for inspection bodies ISO 17024, for bodies operating certification of persons ISO Guide 65 for Product Certification Bodies ISO 14025 on environmental labels and declarations

15. Global standardbased ETV scheme

16. What now? ETV is needed  To implement smarter technologies faster  To avoid welfare reduction and development restraints! Development towards a global ETV must be accelerated  Global impact Think objectives, functions and strategy ◊Barriers of rules and tactics

17. Want to know more? Christian Grøn DHI +45 45 16 95 70 chg@dhigroup.com DANETV: www.etv-denmark.com NOWATECH: www.etvnord.org US EPA ETV: www.epa.gov/etv ETV Canada: www.etvcanada.com EU ETV: www.eu-etv-strategy.eu -and I have definitely forgotten several!