BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aeb783b373bc DTSTART:20261111T053000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261111T063000Z LOCATION:Antalya COP31 Venue\, Türkiye SUMMARY:COP31 side event: Building sustainable and resilient supply chains - the role of sustainability standards CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background Global supply chains face growing climate\, environ mental and geopolitical risks. Resilience depends on transparency\, tracea bility and trust\, and sustainability standards offer common expectations and practical tools for monitoring\, verification and assurance. Yet fragm entation\, multiple certification schemes and compliance costs\, together with the interplay between voluntary standards and mandatory due diligence \, create particular burdens for SMEs and producers in developing countrie s. Objective The roundtable will draw on experiences from different regi ons and on the expertise of UNFSS\, UNCTAD and SMIIC to explore how intero perability\, harmonization\, mutual recognition and aligned conformity ass essment can reduce duplication and costs\, support climate mitigation and adaptation\, and enable smallholders and SMEs to join sustainable value ch ains. It will produce practical recommendations to turn climate commitment s into credible\, measurable and inclusive action. Participation The rou ndtable will bring together\, in person\, representatives of: United Nati ons Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Industria l Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP) United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC International) Forest Stewardsh ip Council (FSC) Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Organizers wi ll promote diverse participation and aim for gender balance among particip ants. Programme08:30 | Welcome and Opening PerspectivesWelcome RemarksAxe l Marx\, Co-Chair\, UNFSS Advisory Council\, KU LeuvenOpening Perspectives İhsan ÖVÜT\, Secretary General\, SMIIC (Host)Chantal Line Carpentier\, Head\, Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change and Sustainable Development\, UNCTADIntroduction to the topic and speakers08:35 – 09:10 | Facilitated Roundtable DiscussionModeratorAxel Marx\, Co-Chair\, UNFSS Advisory Counci l\, KU LeuvenSpeakersThorsten Arndt\, Head of Advocacy\, PEFC Internationa lDuong Nguyen Dai\, Certification &\; Sustainable Agriculture Developme nt Manager\, Ea Tan CooperativeRana Ghoneim\, Chief\, Division for Energy and Climate Action\, UNIDOCameron Plese\, Head of Government Affairs (Nort h America &\; Europe)\, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)Helena Boniatti Pavese\, Regional Director\, Latin America\, FSCRepresentative f rom UNEP09:10 – 09:20 | Q&\;A09:20 – 09:30 | Key Reflections and Cl osing Remarks<\;h4>\;Background&\;nbsp\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Glo bal supply chains face growing climate\, environmental and geopolitical ri sks. Resilience depends on transparency\, traceability and trust\, and sus tainability standards offer common expectations and practical tools for mo nitoring\, verification and assurance. Yet fragmentation\, multiple certif ication schemes and compliance costs\, together with the interplay between voluntary standards and mandatory due diligence\, create particular burde ns for SMEs and producers in developing countries.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\; <\;h4>\;Objective&\;nbsp\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The roundtable wi ll draw on experiences from different regions and on the expertise of UNFS S\, UNCTAD and SMIIC to explore how interoperability\, harmonization\, mut ual recognition and aligned conformity assessment can reduce duplication a nd costs\, support climate mitigation and adaptation\, and enable smallhol ders and SMEs to join sustainable value chains. It will produce practical recommendations to turn climate commitments into credible\, measurable and inclusive action.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;Participation&\;n bsp\;<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;The roundtable will bring together\, in perso n\, representatives of:&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-li st-item-id="\;ef5b349043983fc5a3db28a19dc13e5aa\n\nView meeting on unc tad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop31-side-event-building-sustainable- and-resilient-supply-chains-role-sustainability DTSTAMP:20261104T182355Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR