In a story covered in the Argus and the other papers, the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce is running a conference entitled Sustainable Jobs in Dundalk and Beyond (links to programme from Heritage Council web site: 2.8 M download). According to Chamber CEO Bill Tosh: "We have put together a full programme. We're clearly setting out our stall to claim this region's leadership in sustainables, with the launch of the National Centre of Excellence by Minister Eamonn Ryan. We are also pinning our hopes that our heritage, unspoiled as it is, along with logistics will be two of our strongest sectoral suites for economic development."
Abstracted from the programme
The conference will take place on Tuesday February 10th 2009 at the Crowne Plaza. A place at the conference costs € 100, to book a place call Fiona at (042) 9336343 or e-mail fiona@dundalk.ie.
Sustainability in the context of sustainable development is an increasingly urgent objective of County Louth and one which is now mandated by EU law: "
"Article 174 of the Treaty provides that Community policy on the environment is to contribute to, inter alia, the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the protection of human health and the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources and that it is to be based on the precautionary principle. Article 6 of the Treaty provides that environmental protection requirements are to be integrated into the definition of Community policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development."
"Article 174 of the Treaty provides that Community policy on the environment is to contribute to, inter alia, the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the protection of human health and the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources and that it is to be based on the precautionary principle. Article 6 of the Treaty provides that environmental protection requirements are to be integrated into the definition of Community policies and activities, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development."
