The 4th WEC Gold Medal Colloquium
“Greening Globalization:
Industry and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century"
Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, 2002
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
AGENDA
Governments and non-governmental organizations are rethinking industry's role in sustainable
development. In particular, the role of foreign direct investment by multinational corporations is being
viewed as critical to growth in the developing world. Concurrently, environmental concerns are
increasingly being reflected in multilateral and bilateral trade agreements, which can affect a company's
ability to operate. This Colloquium will examine the patterns of globalization and how these issues will
affect the ability of business to prosper while at the same time being a positive influence for sustainable
development.
We are pleased to offer a series of presentations on international sustainability management and
corporate environmental stewardship by senior representatives from CEMEX, the 18th WEC Gold Medal
Awardee for International Corporate Environmental Achievement Awardee, as well as from several other
past WEC Gold Medal recipients, including the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, the 2001 recipient.
CEMEX will feature two projects that defined the company's experience of achieving consistent levels of
growth through geographic diversification in 33 countries while protecting the environment. CEMEX's
sustainable development policy is guided by a philosophy and operational goal the company refers to as En
Armonía con la Naturaleza, a Spanish phrase meaning "In Harmony with Nature."
The WEC Gold Medal is an annual leadership award originated in 1985 to honor a multinational
manufacturing, processing or service company for its outstanding corporate environment, health and safety
(EH&S) and sustainable development innovation, performance and policy. One of the earliest initiatives of
public recognition for industry, it is among the most respected measures of a multinational company's
commitment and capability to maintain uniformly high EH&S standards and promote sustainable
development throughout their worldwide operations.
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Thursday, May 16, 2002
“TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND WEC GOLD MEDALLISTS PANEL."
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center – Polaris Room
11:00 – 12:00
Registration Desk Open
12:00 – 2:00
Lunch
Welcome, Opening Remarks
DR. ROBERT W. SLATER, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Canada and Vice Chairman,
WEC Board of Directors
"Investing in the Long Term: A New Model for Foreign Assistance"
THE HONORABLE EMMY L. SIMMONS, Assistant Administrator of Economic Growth, U.S. Agency for
International Development
COLLOQUIUM CHAIR
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
2:00 – 3:30
MODERATOR
WEC Gold Medallists Panel:
"Approaches to Sustainability – Perspectives from Industry Leaders"
MR. JAMES C. LIME, Corporate Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety, Pfizer Inc
1990 AWARDEE
IBM Corporation Presentation
MS. DIANA LYON, Director, Corporate Environmental Affairs, IBM Corporation
1991 AWARDEE
Rohm and Haas Company
DR. RUTH PERRY, Director of Sustainable Development, Rohm and Haas Company
1994 AWARDEE
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.
MR. SCOTT JOHNSON, Director, Global Environmental and Safety Actions,
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc
3:30 – 3:45
Break
3:45 – 4:30
"Reviewing Progress on Climate Change – Alternatives to Kyoto"
THE HONORABLE JAMES L. CONNAUGHTON, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality
4:30 – 4:45
COLLOQUIUM CHAIR
Summary by Chairman of the Colloquium
DR. ROBERT W. SLATER, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Canada and Vice Chairman,
WEC Board of Directors
5:00 – 6:30
Reception, Hors d'oeuvres: Sponsored by CEMEX
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Friday, May 17, 2002
“BUSINESS IN HARMONY WITH NATURE: 18TH WEC GOLD MEDAL AWARDEE CEMEX."
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center – Polaris Room
8:00 – 8:45
Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 8:55
Welcome, Summary of First Day's Proceedings
DR. ROBERT W. SLATER, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Canada and Vice
Chairman, WEC Board of Directors
COLLOQUIUM CHAIR
8:55 – 9:40
"A New Approach for Sustainable Development in the New Millennium"
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
THE HONORABLE EARL ANTHONY W AYNE, Assistant Secretary for Economics and Business Affairs,
U.S. Department of State
U.S. State Department
9:40 – 10:10
"CEMEX – In Harmony with Nature: Growth with Responsibility"
SR. ARMANDO J. GARCIA SEGOVIA, Executive Vice President for Development, CEMEX S.A. and
Member of the Board of Directors, World Environment Center
10:10 – 10:45
"Public and Private Cooperation – The El Carmen Project"
MR. GARY GRAHAM, Director of Wildlife, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 11:45
Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies Presentation – 2001 Awardee
MS. SALLY HOPKINS, Vice President, Health Safety and Environment, Shell Oil Company, USA
11:45 – 12:15
“Industry and the Environment”
THE HONORABLE PATRICIA LYNN SCARLETT, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget,
and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior
12:15 – 12:30
COLLOQUIUM CHAIR
Concluding Remarks
DR. ROBERT W. SLATER, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Canada and Vice Chairman,
WEC Board of Directors
12:30
Lunch Hosted by CEMEX with Lunchtime Speaker
THE HONORABLE LINDA J. FISHER, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency