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The Ceremony of the international official opening took place on November 22nd 2006 in the old shoelace factory in Wuppertal Ostersbaum. The opening was organised in conjunction with the Expert Conference on the Marrakesh Process “Creating Solutions for Sustainable Consumption and Production” which was held in Wuppertal on November 22nd and 23rd 2006.
The programme of the international opening consisted of different elements, from official dinner speeches to art performances and exhibitions on sustainable consumption and production. At the end of the night the people who have attended the opening enjoyed the rich (all-organic) buffet and danced through the night!
Speeches were held by:
- Mr. Michael Kuhndt, CSCP (Welcome Speech)
- Mr. Alexander Schink, State Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment and Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: Sustainable Business in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Mr. Arab Hoballah, Head, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch, United Nations Environment Programme, France
- Mr. Peter Hennicke, President of the Wuppertal Institute
There were also performances throughout the night from various artists. For more details on the opening night and the artists, download the programme of the opening ceremony (pdf, 550 kb).
During the whole evening of the international opening, there was an exhibition of Sustainable Products that the participants brought along. Here is a short selection of the products:
Wind Turbine (model scale)
The danish company is the largest supplier of wind power systems. Using wind turbines it is possible to create electricity from wind in a clean way.
Fair Trade Waschnüsse
‘Soap Nuts’ – Ecological Laundry Product based on nuts of the Sapindus shrub, Germany.
Gepa Fair Handelshaus – Fair Trade
Bark Cloth
Bark Cloth is cultivated from Mutuba trees (Ficus natalensis) on eco farms in Uganda. It is 100% plant fiber, an authentic organic “living” cloth at the interface between textile and wood.
Energy Efficient Printer
The Japanese Office Supplier uses "Life Cycle Assessment," which takes into account the environmental impact of each process in the life of a product, as the central concept underlying its environmental activities.
Canon's Environment Webpage
Kuyichi jeans
Set up in 2000 as an initiative of Solidaridad, Kuyichi was launched to establish a completely new Fair Trade campaign that is socially and environmentally sound.
Kuyichi Homepage
“Change the World for a Fiver“
A book showing you in 50 ways on how you can contribute to a more sustainable society
