Confirmed meetings :
15:00 – 17:00 Meeting Steering Committee Landscape Turf Producers (Committee members only)
16:00 – 17:00 Meeting Interest Group Water Management
17:00 – 18:00 Meeting Interest Group Shockpad
Invitations for these will be sent separately. Please note that not all the groups will be organising a meeting. More info to follow soon.
This includes a buffet dinner, open bar and entertainment (beer tasting)
Stefan Diderich, ESTC
Session I : PEFCR Project - Getting ready for Implementation
- General Update : Alastair Cox, ESTC
- Software Tool : Marisa Vieira, Pré
- Verification & Validation of PEF results : Wouter van Kootwijk, Ecomatters
- Cost & Implementation : Stefan Diderich, ESTC
- Certification of sports facilities in the Netherlands
- First steps towards sustainable sports facilities
- Sustainability level
Wilko Zuidema, NOC*NSF
- Current phase of the project
- Opportunities & Challenges
- Objectives
Emily Even, City of Amsterdam
- Tackling greenwashing is important to allow consumers make more sustainable choices and support more sustainable business.
- This presentation will discuss the upcoming rules to protect consumers and companies from greenwashing with a focus on updates on the Commission proposal for a Green Claims Directive.
Malgorzata Golebiewska, European Commission
- Introduction to Carpet Recycling UK
- Current state of the recycling and treatment in the Uk
- Collaborating and working together across all flooring sectors
Adnan Zeb-Khan, Carpet Recycling UK
- EU Regulation meets Synthetic Turf: Navigating the regulatory maze and exploring the spectrum of challenges and opportunities for business and society
- The UK – direction of key regulatory trends
- Synthetic Turf in the Middle East: A perspective on regulatory trends with focus on UAE and Saudi Arabia
Christoph Katz, EPPA
Colin Young, Chair Task Force Yarn Wear
Jorge Fernando García Unanu, University of Castilla-La Mancha
Gert-Jan Kieft, Kiwa ISA Sport
- How can Synthetic turf cause environmental pollution
- Is the synthetic turf fibre debris threatening the environment
- Maintenance as the solution for avoiding infill migration and fiber debris on synthetic turf pitches
Alex Bobeica, SMG
Alastair Cox, ESTC
Eric O'Donnell (Sports Labs), Knowledge Pillar Leader
Updates by the Interest Group and Task Force Chairs