Prof. Victoire de Margerie promotes materials efficiency for better growth at the European Resources Forum in Berlin
On November 10th in Berlin at the German Environment Agency, Prof. Victoire de Margerie Vice-President, World Materials Forum, debated with Dr Xaver Edelmann President, World Resources Forum, Switzerland, Prof. Bruno Oberle, Director, Institute of Technology and Public Policy, école Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Prof. Paul Ekins, Director, Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London, and Bas de Leeuw Managing Director, World Resources Forum Association, Switzerland debated about the means of bringing together all stakeholders associated with the governance of natural resources in order to speed up decision making in favor of sustainable development.
Prof. Victoire de Margerie states: "this was a unique opportunity to promote in front of German representatives and key European public stakeholders the World Materials Forum clear objective to support the decoupling of economic growth and use of materials while creating value for all actors involved".