Dr. Hans Blokland

Dr. J. (Hans) Blokland, born in 1943, is Member of the European Parliament since 1994. He represents the Dutch Christian parties ChristenUnie and SGP. Dr. Blokland has extensive experience in the fields of economics and environmental management, both at scientific level and in politics. He holds a doctorate in Economic Science and he is knowledgeable of the delicate balance between the world of business and environmental care. Dr. Blokland is also a lecturer in Environmental Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In this capacity he gained experience in working with Public-Private Partnerships. For the European Parliament he wrote reports on Sustainable Development and on waste management.

His political experience ranges from local, national to European level. For many years now, he has been a highly respected Member of the European Parliament. Dr. Blokland is actively engaged in Environmental policy and health issues. He is vice-chairman of the European Parliament's Environment committee and member of the committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.


	Dr. Hans Blokland Environmental Committee of the European Parliament
	Message: "I congratulate the organizers of this conference with the topical theme. Business and Environmental Care are of utmost importance. One of the key challenges in our time is how to integrate business with environmental care. They often seem to have conflicting interests. I look forward to contributing to the conference by providing information on how environment and economics are intertwined. For example in the management of waste. We cannot achieve sustainability unless the public and private sector form partnerships and work actively together on the integration of economics and environment. Not an easy task. The question is of course: how to realize and handle this in day-to-day life? Both parties should work as reliable partners and have a fair share in the costs and the benefits. This way both parties will reap the benefits and will contribute to an ecologically sound business practice, which is an integral part of corporate social responsibility. A major challenge which will be the topic of this session."
	Dr. J. (Hans) Blokland, born in 1943, is Member of the European Parliament since 1994. He represents the Dutch Christian parties ChristenUnie and SGP. Dr. Blokland has extensive experience in the fields of economics and environmental management, both at scientific level and in politics. He holds a doctorate in Economic Science and he is knowledgeable of the delicate balance between the world of business and environmental care. Dr. Blokland is also a lecturer in Environmental Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In this capacity he gained experience in working with Public-Private Partnerships. For the European Parliament he wrote reports on Sustainable Development and on waste management. His political experience ranges from local, national to European level. For many years now, he has been a highly respected Member of the European Parliament. Dr. Blokland is actively engaged in Environmental policy and health issues. He is vice-chairman of the European Parliament's Environment committee and member of the committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.