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==Description==
==Description==


The Conference "Time for Change: Responsible Supply Chains in the Cyprus Context" was organised in collaboration between the [[Global Education Unit]] of [[Future Worlds Center]] and [[CARDET]] and was under the auspices of the [[Ministry of Education and Culture]] and the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]. Through looking at the global supply chains of supermarkets' own store brand food products, tropical fruit (bananas and pineapples) and metallic raw materials (gold, tin, tungsten, tantalum), we have a good overview of some of the more problematic supply chains, on social and environmental level. Beyond this, the main focus of the conference was to explore European legislation and relevant guidelines, different examples from national legislations, as to use them as examples to promote the harmonisation in local context and the need for collaboration in this framework.  
The Conference "Time for Change: Responsible Supply Chains in the Cyprus Context" was organised as a common event of the [[Global Education Unit]] of [[Future Worlds Center]] and [[CARDET]], within the framework of their EU-funded projects [[Supply Cha!nge]], [[Make Fruit Fair!]] and [[Stop Mad Mining]], and was placed under the auspices of the [[Global Education Week]], [[Ministry of Education and Culture]] and the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].  


The Conference was very successful in terms of a multi-stakeholder participation and; the results and recommendations coming out of the keynote speeches, discussions and workshops during the event.  
The main focus of the conference were the supply chains of supermarkets' own store brand products, tropical fruit (bananas and pineapples) and metallic raw materials (gold, tin, tungsten, tantalum), as some of the most problematic global supply chains within global trade. The impact of these supply chains on a social (e.g. human rights violations, poor working conditions, etc.) and environmental (loss of biodiversity, soil degradation, carbon footprint etc.) level is huge. Many international and European initiatives have been attempting to regulate this conditions, but in order to achieve more responsible and sustainable supply chains, a holistic effort and commitment needs to be achieved in a local, european and international level.
 
The conference featured expert speakers Sophia Pickles from Global Witness UK, Martin Windenberg from Global2000 Austria, as well as Dr. Charalambos Theopemptou, Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives, Deputy President of the Parliamentary Committee on the Environment, who addressed the topic of supply chains, the issues behind them and the current policy developments at an international and European level. Exploring the local context was also a big part of the event, discussing the impact of such harmonisation in a local level, highlighting the need for a multi-stakeholder collaboration to this end.
 
​A Panel Discussion with questions from the participants followed, were more in depth discussions and concrete action points and recommendations were put through. The last session of the conference, split the participants in two groups to discuss more specifically food and metallic raw material topics.
 
The Conference overall was very successful in terms of a multi-stakeholder participation, and through the quality of discussions and recommendations derived from the keynote speeches, panel discussion and workshops during the event.  


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* Supply Cha!nge Website [http://www.supplychainge.org]
* Supply Cha!nge Website [http://www.supplychainge.org]
* Make Fruit Fair! Website [http://www.makefruitfair.org]
* Make Fruit Fair! Website [http://www.makefruitfair.org]
* Stop Mad Mining [http://stop-mad-mining.org/]




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