The UN Commision on Sustainable Development, CSD, arranges its eighteenth session at the UN Headquarters in New York, 3 May to 14 May 2010. The conference focuses on the following thematic issues – Transport, chemicals, waste management (hazardous & solid waste), mining and 10 year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption & production patterns.

The side event Ecolabelling to Enhance Sustainable Consumption and Production presents and discusses the role of ecolabelling in enhancing sustainable consumption and production. Relevant global, regional and national stakeholders will highlight the advantages and opportunities of using ecolabelling to achieve more sustainable societies, both in developed and developing regions.

The side event is organised in co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme/Division of Technology, Industry and Economics and with participation from other international and non-governmental organisations.

CSD was established by the UN General Assembly in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit. It is the high-level forum for sustainable development within the United Nations system.