1. European Resource Efficiency Platform
Werner Bosmans European Commission – DG Environment
2 July 2013

2. European Ressource Efficiency Platform
To provide high-level guidance to Commission, MS, local & regional authorities, and private actors on the transition process towards a more resource-efficient economy
policy instruments and governance structures to deliver on the main pillars of the roadmap.
indicators and targets for resource efficiency in view of the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 Strategy

3. Membership 33 "personalities" as members
Chaired by John Bruton, a former Irish PM
5 European Commissioners (=> Env, Taxud, Entr, Ecfin, Clima)
4 MEPs
9 business leaders from various sectors
4 environment ministers (D, ET, I, DK)
Members of international organisations and institutions (OECD, UNEP, UNIDO), civil society (FoE, BEUC, ETUC) and academia

4. Work and process
Plenary meetings: 5 June, 14 Dec. 2012, 17 June (March 2014)
Sherpa meetings to prepare plenaries
Three Working Groups:
WG I: Circular economy / greening the economy
WG II: Setting objectives and measuring progress
WG III: Framework conditions for investment in resource efficiency
=> "Manifesto for a resource efficient Europe" (Dec.'12)

5. Action for a resource efficient Europe (1)
Set objectives, measure and report progress
To improve overall resource productivity of the EU economy
Related indicators: materials, water, land and carbon
Improve information on environmental and resource impacts for decision making
Measure and report progress
Non-financial reporting
Natural capital accounting
Phase out environmentally harmful subsidies
Fossil fuels and the use of water in agr., energy and industry
Context of the European Semester
To shift the tax burden away from jobs to resource use

6. Action for a resource efficient Europe (2)
Moving towards a circular economy and promoting high-quality recycling
Reducing waste, residual waste to a minimum
Better implementation, review targets, tackling irresponsible exports, market based instruments, Extended Producer Responsibility
Improve resource efficiency in business–to-business relations
Sustainable sourcing standards
B2B information: "product passport" on what resources a product contains and how it can be repaired or recycled
Network of industrial symbiosis initiatives

7. Action for a resource efficient Europe (3)
Taking forward a coherent, resource efficient product policy framework
Deliver a stronger and more coherent implementation of Green Public Procurement
Systematic monitoring mechanism based on real public tenders
European network to exchange good practice, standardise approaches and develop guidance
Develop instruments for SMEs
Resource efficiency audits/consultancy
Access to finance
Advice and skills development