1. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
• Marianna Assenova, SERC, BG
• Prof. Leo Baas, Linköping University, SE
• Prof. Han Brezet, Delft University of
Technology, NL
• Dr. Nilgün Ciliz, Bogazici University, TR
• Kim Christiansen, Danish Standard, DK
• Olatz Errazkin, Prospektiker, ES
• Dr. Johannes Fresner, AT
• Emer. Prof. Peter Glavič, University of Maribor, SI
• Oihana Hernaez, Prospektiker, ES
• Assoc. Prof. Stig Hirsbak, DK
• Dr. Boris Horvat, University of Primorska, IAM, SI
• Prof. Donald Huisingh, University of Tennessee, USA
• Maria Kalleitner-Huber, AT
• Dr. Reine Karlsson, Lund University, SE
• Assist. Prof. Dr. Rebeka Kovačič Lukman,
Nigrad Ltd., and University of Primorska, IAM,
SI (Coordinator)
• Dr. Sylvia Lorek, SERI Germany, DE
• Assist. Prof. Rodrigo Lozano, Utrecht University, NL
• Dr. Heinz Leuenberger, UNIDO
• Dr. Alen Orbanić, University of Primorska, IAM, SI
• Dr. Jaco Quist, Delft; University of Technology, NL
• Prof. Arne Remmen, Aalborg University, DK
• Dr. Cristina Rocha, LNEG, PT
• Pavel Ružička, PREPARE Network, CZ
• Dr. Marlyne Sahakian, Lausane University, USA
• Prof. Hans Schnitzer, Graz University of
Technology, AT
• Thomas Schonfelder, ATMOTERM, PL
• Dr. Petra Schwager, UNIDO
• Dr. Willie Sieber, Austrian Ecological Institute, AT
• Prof. Jurgis Staniskis, KTU, LT
• Aida Sorina Szilagyi, RO
• Prof. Arnold Tukker, TNO Delft, NL
• Prof. Philip Vergragt, Tellus Institute, USA
DEADLINES
15 June 2014, Abstract submission
15 September 2014, Full paper submission
30 September 2014, Registration deadline
www.erscp2014.eu
• Abstract and manuscript submission
• Registration
• Hotel room booking
• Conference programme
• Conference venue
• Recent updates
PROGRAMME
The programme will include plenary and session state-
of-the-art lectures, oral paper presentations, poster
sessions, workshops, two mini symposia, several
mini-roundtables, and social events, including a
welcome party, and a conference dinner. Networking
and capacity building will be facilitated during the
conference.
Industrial and service companies, cities and
communities, non-governmental organisations,
universities and research centres are cordially invited
to attend, present and discuss their results and ideas
of sustainable production and consumption.
There will be excursions on Friday, 17 October 2014.
A special programme of activities is being planned for
accompanying persons. www.erscp2014.eu
ERSCP 2014
14-16 October 2014
Portorož, Slovenia

2. The 17th
European Roundtable on Sustainable
Consumption and Production (ERSCP 2014)
is being built upon successful previous ERSCP
conferences in Istanbul (Turkey, 2013), Bregenz
(Austria, 2012), and Delft (The Netherlands, 2010).
THE OBJECTIVE
The objective of the 17th
ERSCP is to provide a
platform to stimulate, develop and disseminate
information about new initiatives aimed at fostering
the implementation of sustainable consumption
and production within local and regional sustainable
development initiatives. The Roundtable will have
a special focus on the urgency of developing
serious efforts to speed up the transition to post
fossil carbon societies in light of numerous climate
change challenges.
TOPICS
1. Improvements in Resource Efficiency,
Sustainable Production, Product and Service
Design
2. Experiences with Sustainable/Smart Cities and
Communities
3. Advances in ‘Real’ Sustainable Consumption
4. New Initiatives in Education for Sustainable
Development
5. Results in Sustainability Innovation Research
and Development
6. Exciting High-Tech for Sustainability in Industries
7. Challenges for Making Progress in Cross-Cutting
Themes Including:
• Green & Inclusive Entrepreneurship and
• Sustainable & Ethical Investments
SECRETARIAT
Email: info@erscp2014.eu
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
We are inviting authors to prepare original articles,
state of the art reviews, or case studies for the
European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption
and Production (ERSCP). One page abstracts of
400–500 words are invited in response to this call for
papers. The abstracts shall be prepared in English.
The deadline is June 15th
2014.
Please, indicate the topic, and submit it through our
webpage to the Conference Secretariat.
www.erscp2014.eu
FORMAT
Papers submitted will be considered for invited
lectures, oral or poster presentations as well as for
round table discussions.
PUBLICATION POLICY
After the conference, individual scientific teams of the
ERSCP topics will select the articles to be developed
for peer review and for potential publication in the
Journal of Cleaner Production.
Upon receipt of the completed documents, a minimum
of three to four independent reviewers will be
selected to provide peer reviews for each document.
Upon receipt and acceptance of the authors’ revised
documents, they will be published in a subsequent
special volume of the JCLP.
VENUE
ERSCP 2014 will be held at Congress Centre
Portus in hotel Slovenia, Portorož