AmCham Sustainability Forum: Plastics & Aviation
AmCham’s latest Sustainability Forum, hosted by NHO, brought together members representing diverse industries to learn about the NHO’s newly launched single-use plastic products partnership and from Avinor on how Norway is ideally suited as an international test arena for zero and low-emission aircraft.
Plastics and the Business Sector: The Norwegian Plastic Partnership
Andreas Pihlstrøm, lawyer at NHO and board member of the Norwegian Packaging Association, discussed the newly launched partnership between the Ministry of Climate & Environment and a number of business organizations to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic products. He illustrated how Norwegian businesses can take lead on the ambitious sustained reduction in the consumption of certain plastic products (SUP art. 4). Next is implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – setting legally binding goals and deadlines.
He also presented on legal trends within plastics and shared resources for public access to information and documentation on the different environmental acts and directives:
- The Environmental Information Act, imposes a duty for companies to have and to give environmental information
- The Transparency Act: Responsible business conduct in the supply chain, due diligence duties: Åpenhetsloven
Zero and Low Emission Aviation in Norway
Energy Transition Lead Erik By and Infrastructure & Drone Program Manager Terje Orskaug from Avinor unpacked Norway’s integral initiatives and political ambitions set in motion to advance the development of zero and low emission aviation in Norway. These include government actions, promising new technologies, and the creation of an ecosystem to facilitate innovation and establish Norway as an international test arena for new technologies. Furthermore, they discussed the government’s plans and ambitions laid out in the National Aviation Strategy 2023 and the National Transport Plan 2025-26. The aviation industry, with its high political and social importance, has established five main important work packages:
- Market Dialogue
- Airports, Infrastructure & Airspace
- Energy Supply
- Regulatory Sandbox
- Communication & Knowledge Sharing
About the AmCham Sustainability Forum
Future success is dependent upon running a sustainable business – for people, planet, and profit. Hence, since 2018, AmCham has brought select, cross-industry member company representatives together to discuss opportunities, facilitate open exchange and determine how AmCham members can best contribute to Norwegian and US sustainability agendas going forward.
Read more about our Sustainability Forum and please contact Janice.Gundersen@amcham.no for interest in future meetings.