The Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China and the Internation Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) are delighted to invite you to a business event on Wednesday, April 20 2011:
Eco-Friendly Bamboo Investments
Information session
Bamboo baskets, bamboo chopsticks, bamboo flooring, bamboo bath towels, bamboo houses, bamboo bicycles, bamboo furniture, bamboo paper, bamboo packaging, bamboo construction site materials… The application of bamboo is endless. Think about it, nearly everything you use could be replaced by a bamboo version of it, even your keyboard.
Highly sustainable, bamboo is a wonder plant by all accounts. It grows fast (up to 1 meter a day), protects the soil from erosion and keeps the watershed balanced. It is a remarkable resource for thriving sustainable development, and is readily available in many of the world’s poorest countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Bamboo supports the livelihoods of more than 1.5 billion people, generating more than $5 billion in annual trade. Now, with the issue of climate change to deal with, bamboo has become even more important. And even as a carbon credit investment, bamboo is a wise choice.
The sustainable characteristics of bamboo explain why the partners (EUPIC, INBAR, SFD and BenCham) of the “Eco-Friendly Pro-Poor Bamboo Production” project have made a joint effort to boost the bamboo industry, in order to stimulate sustainable reconstruction in post-earthquake Sichuan. In add to promoting sustainable reconstruction, the project aims to enhance the livelihoods in Sichuan by stimulating the local bamboo industry. In the framework of the “Eco-Friendly Pro-Poor Bamboo Production” project, an Investors Study Tour is organized from October 28th till November 3rd 2011.
During the “Eco-Friendly bamboo Investments: information session”, INBAR and BenCham, want to provide you with all the information you need to decide whether you want to join the Investor Study Tour, and to support your investments in bamboo.
This information session will cover:
- the importance of bamboo in the world as a means of climate mitigation and poverty alleviation by Coosje Hoogendoorn - Director General of INBAR
- an overview of the project design and implementation in the first year of the EU-funded project of “Sustainable revival of livelihoods in post-disaster Sichuan: Enhancing eco-friendly pro-poor bamboo production supply chains to support the reconstruction effort.”by Lou Yiping - Director Environmental Sustainability Programme INBAR
- the bamboo industry worldwide in general and the investment possibilities in China and Sichuan in particular by Stephen de Pretre - CEO Sapphire group Asia
- goal, target group, general content of the Bamboo Investors Study Tour by Robbert Gorris - Project manager BenCham
Who should join the event?
- You have a clear interest in bamboo as a sustainable material
- You are working for/as a financial institution; a design company; an architect’s office; sustainable venture capitalists; material scientists universities or organisations; industry leader of the construction and furniture sector; procurement agencies; another relevant business organisation.
- You have a vital interest in sustainable bamboo investment or the bamboo sector
- You are focused on sustainability and green alternative investment, production etc.
- You have an profound experience in international trade and strong interest in China
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of INBAR and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.