17th to 19th April 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
The 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns “A green and socially responsible economy: a solution in times of crisis?”, taking place on 17-19 April 2012 in Geneva (Switzerland) will focus on governance and finance for sustainable development aiming to find lasting solutions to the current crisis from an economic, social and environmental point of view.
During the three-day conference plenary sessions featuring high level speakers and interactive break-out sessions will take place at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), where participants will have the opportunity to mingle with those at the forefront of sustainable thought, practice, policy, and implementation as well as exchange experience and best practices.
Following the success of the previous editions, the event aims to gather participants from local and national governments, UN and European institutions as well as NGOs, research institutes and businesses.
In addition to the rich programme, workshops on site in the area of Geneva will show the latest
innovative activities in urban sustainability.
The conference is jointly organised by the City of Geneva, ICLEI Europe and the ESCT Conference
