Inogen Associates Travel to Copenhagen for Climate Change Debate
Copenhagen, Denmark. December 11, 2009 - Business leaders gathered in the inspiring surroundings of the Schaeffergarden in Copenhagen to discuss the impact of COP 15 at a round table event organised by Inogen® at its Inogen Worldview® Conference in December.
The event, held on the 11 December as the COP15 negotiations were in progress, was attended by Coca-Cola Hellenic, Absolut Vodka, ITT Water and Wastewater and Kuwait Petroleum. Before the round table discussion began, Professor Demetrios Lalas, who was in Copenhagen as part of the Greek Government's negotiating team, gave a fascinating insight into the complexities and challenges posed by the negotiations. Speaking in a keynote presentation he outlined the mind boggling dual track nature of the discussions and concluded that he was hopeful that an 'agreement to agree' would be reached.
The round table event, chaired by Inogen® representative Kevin Schofield, then went on to discuss whether customers or governments were driving the sustainability agenda; whether there are any business case benefits of carbon reporting; and whether governments could assist business by clarifying and harmonising carbon reporting standards on a globalised basis. A very lively, forthright and interesting discussion ensued allowing business the opportunity to state its case and demonstrating that in many ways, it is business and not governments who are pioneering by responding quickly to market and stakeholder engagement.
For those who were unable to attend the round table meeting, the good news is that the session was captured in a DVD which is available by contacting Peter Penning, President and CEO of Inogen®.
Speaking after the event Peter said 'this was a great event and by capturing the moment permanently on DVD we are able to share the round table session with many more customers than we would otherwise reach. This not only gives our Inogen® customers and colleagues the chance to see the round table session at a time which is convenient to them , it also means that they don't have to travel to attend the session which cuts down on many flights and car journeys'
For further information or to receive a copy of the DVD, please contact Alex Gray at Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants Ltd.