44th Meeting of the ICAC Expert Panel on Social, Environmental and Economic Performance (SEEP) of Cotton Production
FAO, Rome, 19 October 2017
Agenda
9:00: Gathering at FAO’s General Entrance
9:30: Review of the “Lessons learned report”
11:30: SEEP Workplan: Identification of potential areas of work, including:
- Assess soil health across the range of production regions and share site specific practices that may find utility in other regions (BN & KH)
- Collection and reporting of sustainability metrics (FM & AW)
- Use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies by the textile supply chain (AW)
- Evaluation of sustainability initiatives v/s conventional cotton using SEEP indicators (KK & LR, ICAC)
- Life cycle assessment of cotton v/s synthetic fibers (KK & LR, ICAC)
- Update from FAO on work being done to build the sustainability of the cotton sector (FM, FAO)
12.30: Lunch at FAO
13:30: SEEP Workplan: Prioritization of areas of work for next 2 years (All)
15:30: Coffee break
16.00: Key points for SEEP Report to Plenary Meeting in Tashkent (All)
17.00: Other Business
17.30: End of meeting
19.00 DINNER