Presentation by Richard Lloyd
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The document discusses the collaboration between public enforcers and the private sector from the perspective of consumer organizations, highlighting initiatives by Consumers International. It emphasizes the importance of effective cooperation for enhancing consumer trust and addressing enforcement gaps, with examples of direct and indirect involvement strategies. The document concludes that well-planned international coordination can strengthen the consumer movement and improve consumer protection efforts globally.
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Presentation by Richard Lloyd
- 1. The global voice for consumers La voix des Consommateurs à travers le monde La voz global para la defensa de los consumidores
- 2. How can public enforcers work together with the private sector? The consumer organisations’ perspective 27 November 2007 Richard Lloyd, Director General, Consumers International
- 3. ICPEN Best Practices Workshop About Consumers International Why work with NGOs: consumers and trust in institutions Working with public enforcers: direct involvement Working with public enforcers: indirect involvement Examples Conclusions
- 4. About Consumers International 230 member organisations – including 30 government affiliates – in 115 countries Two-thirds of member organisations in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Central/Eastern Europe and in countries of the former Soviet Union; the other third in Western Europe and North America Governed by elected Council of member CEOs In-house expertise : consumer protection law and institutions; standards; food safety; sustainable consumption; advocacy; campaigns and communications; NGO strategy…
- 5. What does CI do? INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION of the consumer movement to: multi-lateral bodies (e.g. FAO, OECD, WHO, WIPO, WTO); international rule-making bodies (e.g. ISO, Codex); others (e.g. G8, Mercosur). BUILDING A STRONGER CONSUMER MOVEMENT: projects or training in 40+ countries, 2006 . SECRETARIAT AND TECHNICAL ADVICE SERVICES to regional inter-governmental networks (Latin America and ASEAN), plus national governments, plus member groupings eg TACD. Increasing focus on global CAMPAIGNS and COMMUNICATIONS.
- 6. Consumers and trust in Institutions Net Ratings (“Trust” Minus “No Trust”), Average of 14 Tracking Countries, 2005. Source: GlobeScan
- 7. Working with Public Enforcers Direct involvement Combined enforcement activity Membership of regulatory bodies Representations to regulatory bodies Support for autonomous projects
- 8. Working with Public Enforcers Indirect involvement Filling enforcement gaps Alternative dispute resolution Publicity/awareness raising
- 9. Some conclusions Effective cooperation helps government agencies in a range of ways Best practice is to jointly plan, identify and test out solutions Consider carefully capacity issues and potential to support national consumer groups Carefully selected and planned international coordination is possible
- 10. ICPEN Best Practices Workshop Thank you [email_address]