Latin American Research & Practice Forum
for Sustainable Consumption and Production
Researchers, practitioners and consultants from Latin America create the first multi-stakeholder network in the region for expanding and exchanging knowledge and experience on SPaC issues and solutions
Representatives from academia, NGOs, state departments, Parliaments, and consultancies based in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the United States launched the Latin American Research & Practice Forum on SPaC/Fórum Latinoamericano de Investigación y Prácticas sobre Consumo y Producción Sostenible (FLIP-CPS).
This unique regional, multi-stakeholder network was founded during the 1st GRF Regional Workshop: Strategies for Sustainable Production and Consumption Research in Latin America, hosted by the Arequipa Lawyer Association in the city of Arequipa, Peru, past October 19, 2014. Over 40 area experts and professionals gathered to discuss and take stock of existing research and practice on SPaC in the region, which led to the creation of a community of researchers and practitioners in Latin America with connections to the global GRF community. The multi-sectorial, interdisciplinary composition of the Latin American Forum will be instrumental to effectively address obstacles for progress like fragmented topic information and duplication of research efforts in order to attain improved understanding of challenges and alternatives toward a sustainability-driven society.
Maite Cortés, co-founder of the Forum, interprets that “governments, organizations, and consumers from Latin America confront new challenges and opportunities, highly similar, in the pursuit of redressing the social and environmental drawbacks of the current unsustainable path to development”. And she adds, “the multi-stakeholder composition of this unique regional Forum will enable a better articulation of ongoing efforts by different players to address those problems derived from unsustainable choices”.
Fabián Echegaray, co-founder of the Forum, stresses that “this unique network has the advantage of counting with the first-hand experience of committed members working within NGOs, state offices, and legislative bodies in implementing sustainability policy and initiatives, and relying on the knowledge-based differentials provided by the community of researchers associated to GRF-SPaC”. According to Echegaray, “such capabilities facilitate an effective mapping of pathways and alternatives for designing smooth transitions towards sustainable consumption and production solutions.”
Download the press release here: English | Spanish | Portuguese
Representatives from academia, NGOs, state departments, Parliaments, and consultancies based in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the United States launched the Latin American Research & Practice Forum on SPaC/Fórum Latinoamericano de Investigación y Prácticas sobre Consumo y Producción Sostenible (FLIP-CPS).
This unique regional, multi-stakeholder network was founded during the 1st GRF Regional Workshop: Strategies for Sustainable Production and Consumption Research in Latin America, hosted by the Arequipa Lawyer Association in the city of Arequipa, Peru, past October 19, 2014. Over 40 area experts and professionals gathered to discuss and take stock of existing research and practice on SPaC in the region, which led to the creation of a community of researchers and practitioners in Latin America with connections to the global GRF community. The multi-sectorial, interdisciplinary composition of the Latin American Forum will be instrumental to effectively address obstacles for progress like fragmented topic information and duplication of research efforts in order to attain improved understanding of challenges and alternatives toward a sustainability-driven society.
Maite Cortés, co-founder of the Forum, interprets that “governments, organizations, and consumers from Latin America confront new challenges and opportunities, highly similar, in the pursuit of redressing the social and environmental drawbacks of the current unsustainable path to development”. And she adds, “the multi-stakeholder composition of this unique regional Forum will enable a better articulation of ongoing efforts by different players to address those problems derived from unsustainable choices”.
Fabián Echegaray, co-founder of the Forum, stresses that “this unique network has the advantage of counting with the first-hand experience of committed members working within NGOs, state offices, and legislative bodies in implementing sustainability policy and initiatives, and relying on the knowledge-based differentials provided by the community of researchers associated to GRF-SPaC”. According to Echegaray, “such capabilities facilitate an effective mapping of pathways and alternatives for designing smooth transitions towards sustainable consumption and production solutions.”
Download the press release here: English | Spanish | Portuguese
Board of Directors
The Forum board of directors is composed of:
Maite Cortés (Colectivo Ecológico Jalisco, México)
Fabián Echegaray (Market Analysis, Brasil)
Luis Flores (Consumers International & PERL, Chile)
Renato Godoy (Instituto Alana, Brasil)
Mario Silva (Colectivo Ecológico Jalisco, México)
Maite Cortés (Colectivo Ecológico Jalisco, México)
Fabián Echegaray (Market Analysis, Brasil)
Luis Flores (Consumers International & PERL, Chile)
Renato Godoy (Instituto Alana, Brasil)
Mario Silva (Colectivo Ecológico Jalisco, México)
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Final Workshop Program
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Welcome message "Bringing context into SPaC issues" - Philip Vergragt, GRF and Tellus Institute
English | Spanish
Participants' SPaC Expertise
English | Spanish
"GRF-SPaC: History and accomplishments" - Jeffrey Barber, GRF and ISF
English
"Research and practice about SPaC: Where do we stand and what do we know?"
English
"SPaC practice in Latin America - an overview" - Luis Flores, CI and PERL
Spanish
Mapping progress on SPaC in Latin America - workshop debate takeaways
Country Study: Peru - Jaime Delgado, Congressman and Chairman of the Committee of Public Utilities and Consumer Protection of the Latin American Parilament
Spanish
Mapping Routes for a SPaC Network in Latin America
English | Spanish | Portuguese
Welcome message "Bringing context into SPaC issues" - Philip Vergragt, GRF and Tellus Institute
English | Spanish
Participants' SPaC Expertise
English | Spanish
"GRF-SPaC: History and accomplishments" - Jeffrey Barber, GRF and ISF
English
"Research and practice about SPaC: Where do we stand and what do we know?"
English
"SPaC practice in Latin America - an overview" - Luis Flores, CI and PERL
Spanish
Mapping progress on SPaC in Latin America - workshop debate takeaways
- Lifestyles and consumerism
- Sustainable cities
- Sustainable governance
Country Study: Peru - Jaime Delgado, Congressman and Chairman of the Committee of Public Utilities and Consumer Protection of the Latin American Parilament
Spanish
Mapping Routes for a SPaC Network in Latin America
- The case of PERL Latin America - Luis Flores, CI and PERL
- The case of SCORAI in North America - Philip Vergragt, GRF and Tellus Institute