The International Conference on Resource Efficiency, jointly organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), was held in Paris, France, from 23-25 April 2008.

More than 300 participants from governments, industry and non-governmental organizations heard presentations on and discussed issues relating to: indicators for measuring resource efficiency; sustainable mining and recycling; policies on transforming waste to resources; sustainable manufacturing and distributions; and technology and innovation. Among other things, the key conclusions of the conference included: the need to set up monitoring systems for measuring resource efficiency; the importance of supporting the UNEP/UNIDO network of National Cleaner Production Centers; and the need for efforts on waste management and recycling to be strengthened.
Link to further information
OECD press release, 25 April 2008