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Presenter: Andre Page Designation: Project Manager

Presenter: Andre Page Designation: Project Manager. Who is the NCPC-SA Project Phases Background Assessment Capacity Building Technical Assistance Cooperation amongst eco-labelling schemes Conclusion, Dissemination and basis for replication. Contents.

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Presenter: Andre Page Designation: Project Manager

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  1. Presenter: Andre Page Designation: Project Manager

  2. Who is the NCPC-SA Project Phases Background Assessment Capacity Building Technical Assistance Cooperation amongst eco-labelling schemes Conclusion, Dissemination and basis for replication Contents

  3. Was launched during the World Summit for Sustainable Development in 2002 Funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Hosted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Industry Sectors according to IPAP2: - Clothing & Textiles - Tourism - Agro-Processing - Commercial Buildings - Chemicals - Automotive - Pulp & Paper - Metals & Engineering NCPC-SA

  4. Why the Eco-labelling Project

  5. Textiles: India and South Africa Footwear: Mexico and Kenya Paper: Brazil Electric Appliances: China I. Background Product Groups

  6. Background Paper Assessing Eco-labelling diffusion, market penetration possibilities and related policy framework Needs Assessment - Running parallel to Background Paper investigating the barriers faced, and - Identified the capacity building and technical assistance needs to overcome those barriers. Start-up workshop Aim of presenting background document Create awareness amongst stakeholders Phase 1: Background Assessment

  7. Local Workshops Working Group Workshops held with government, industry and industrial designers in Pretoria and Cape Town Local Workshops held in Cape Town in May 2008 Aim of the workshop was to: Involve all stakeholders Discussing in detail the barriers, capacity and assistance needs at industry level that could hamper awarding the eco-label To provide clear indication to international experts of the training needs for both government and industry Phase 1 (Continued)

  8. “Train the Trainer” workshop in Bonn, Germany 24 National Experts (6 countries) and 9 International Trainers Phase 2: Capacity Building - Global

  9. Training Workshop Content: Introduction to eco-labelling: Theory, factors for its effectives, institutional setup and operation of an eco-label (EU Flower example) and how to create an eco-labelling scheme b) Application and Compliance process: Technical requirements c) Marketing of eco-labels and eco-labelled products The Supportive Policy Framework: The role of government and Civil Society Phase 2: Capacity Building - Global

  10. Preparation Adaptation of the training handbook to local situation by national experts Organization Industry, Industry designers and Government decision makers Exploring possibilities of developing technical assistance programmes for industry and government representatives Capacity Building – Local

  11. Three (3) interested companies in each target country Companies who have submitted the best brief business proposals for the eco-labelling of their products To government for the development of policies for the promotion of eco-labelling Phase 3: Technical Assistance

  12. Assessing the opportunities of increased cooperation among eco-labelling schemes Develop a rational for cooperation Survey of perceptions and needs to evaluate interest Consultation workshop Recommendations and roadmap for implementation Phase 4: Cooperation amongst Eco-labelling Schemes

  13. Regional conferences (Africa, Latin America, Asia) Dissemination of the project results Possibilities of replication Explore the possibility of developing commercial partnerships with the companies that have had their products eco-labelled Lessons learned for eco-labelling bodies Phase 5: Conclusion, Dissemination and basis for replication

  14. THANK YOUQUESTIONS?

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