The Nordic Roundtable was held in Oslo, Norway from 9-10 March 2005. The event was organized by the Nordic Ad Hoc Group on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), in cooperation with the Norwegian Foundation for Sustainable Consumption and Production (GRIP) and the Nordic Partnership.

Key topics taken up during the Roundtable included international cooperation on SCP, the role of business, European Union (EU) activities in implementing SCP, the promotion of green suppliers, the role of government in developing countries, and the role of Nordic investments in the South in promoting SCP. Delegates also considered global consumption trends, and challenges, opportunities and recommendations for further work.

Based on the discussions at the Roundtable, the Nordic Ad Hoc Group on SCP will finalize a report that will be presented during the thirteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-13) in April 2005. The report will also be considered at the second international meeting of the "Marrakech Process" on SCP, scheduled to take place in Costa Rica in September 2005.