Appendix 2 – Letter of Invitation
Saturday, 30 August 2008
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Re: Participation in the LCI research initiative
Locus Research and the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) would like to formally request your organisation's involvement and engagement in a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) research initiative.
You or your team's involvement would be in the form of a structured interview with an accompanying questionnaire on the same subject matter. It is unlikely to take longer than 2-4 hours in total over a period of several weeks.
This research is aimed at creating a national view of LCI activity, approaches and data to better understand and inform future policy and engagement with the sector. This is under a broader ‘Eco-Verification' programme that exists within the government.
Working with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and other agencies and partners, MORST intends to use the data from this project, in combination with other input from Life Cycle research/application specialists and industry stakeholders, to set out some options for improving the effectiveness of tools, information exchange and linkages between end users (such as businesses and industry groups) and the research provider community.
This partnership with the sector is part of a strategic aim to improve capability in the research, tertiary education and environmental service sectors for environment footprint measurement and reduction.
Oversight of this wider Eco-Verification strategy is provided by a steering group drawn from multiple ministries and agencies, led from MED. It takes advice from a closely-engaged stakeholder group that involves science, education and industry experts, and you may have been connected to their activities in recent months.
Disclosure:
The level of disclosure required is limited to the following:
LCI methodology questions: how are you currently approaching your work in this area?
LCI dataset questions: what datasets do you currently have that you have either tuned or created to suit NZ context, and what industry sectors could this data benefit?
Please note – this means there is no imperative to view or see actual data
As such the disclosure level is requested to be public domain. If there are any concerns please revert either Timothy Allan or Andrew Huddart with your concerns. Our contact details are at the end of this note.
The primary use of the findings and report will be for policy development and to provide a structured understanding for those involved within the broader Eco-Verification initiative. As such, there may be elements of this research project's findings which in time are distributed in the public domain.
It is likely that the report produced from this work will enable ongoing engagement within the sector, and your involvement in this research will ensure your organisation contributes to the development of LCA/LCI and Eco-Verification in New Zealand.
Kind regards,
Timothy Allan
Principal
Locus Research Ltd
Tim@locusresearch.com
07 571 5007 ext 702
Andrew Huddart
Senior Advisor
Economic Development
Ministry of Research Science & Technology
Andrew.huddart@morst.govt.nz
04 917 2848
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