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Profiting from Cleaner Production: Strategies for Companies and Governments

Learn about the benefits of Cleaner Production for companies, including increased productivity and reduced costs. Discover how government support can stimulate economies and create a healthier environment. Explore case studies and the role of government in promoting Cleaner Production.

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Profiting from Cleaner Production: Strategies for Companies and Governments

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  1. Profiting fromCleaner Production Government United Nations Environment Programme / Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

  2. I. Cleaner Production • Competitive Advantages for Companies • Stimuli for National Economies • Definition • Hidden Costs of Waste • Parallel Concepts • Practices • II. Case Study • III. Role of Government • IV. For More Information

  3. Cleaner ProductionCompetitive Advantages for Companies • Cleaner Production helps companies: • Increase productivity • Reduce production costs • Use resources more efficiently • Produce safer and better products and services • Reduce levels of pollution and risk • Comply with Environmental Management Systems and get ISO 14000 certified

  4. Cleaner Production Stimuli for National Economies • Government agencies that support Cleaner Production encourage economic development and a healthier environment for everyone, helping developing economies grow in a sustainable way.

  5. Cleaner Production Definition • A preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products and services to: • Increase overall efficiency and productivity • Improve business opportunities • Reduce human and environmental risk

  6. Cleaner ProductionHidden Costs of Waste Treatment & disposal Company image Liability Non-compliance Human resources Natural resources

  7. Cleaner ProductionParallel Concepts Pollution Prevention (P2) Eco-efficiency Green Productivity Waste Minimization

  8. Cleaner Production Practices • Applying good housekeeping • Changing technology or equipment • Redesigning products • Modifying or controlling processes • Substituting input materials • Recycling or reusing materials on-site • Producing useful by-products

  9. I. Cleaner Production II. Case Study • Tunisia’s GNP Growth • Environmental Standards • Approach • FODEP • CITET III. Role of Government IV. For More Information

  10. Period • Average annual GNP growth • Actual • 1992-1996 • 4.6% • Target • 1997-2002 • 6.0% Case Study Tunisia’s GNP Growth

  11. Case Study Environmental Standards • Raising environmental standards would improve Tunisian products and services, thereby: • Opening new markets to Tunisian products and services • Attracting foreign investors • Contributing to a better quality of life for inhabitants

  12. Case Study Approach • The Tunisian Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning implemented a programme to improve environmental standards including: • Economic and financial tools • Regulatory measures • Awareness-raising programmes

  13. Case StudyApproach • The Tunisian approach to industrial pollution abatement is two-pronged: • The Polluter Pays principle • Support to companies reforming their environmental practices • Depollution Fund • Tax breaks

  14. Case Study FODEP • Tunisia’s clean-up fund, FODEP, offers grants to: • Companies seeking to reduce or eliminate pollution • Companies implementing pollution abatement projects • FODEP has funded 227 industry projects worth a total of US $7 million.

  15. Case StudyCITET • CITET, Tunisian International Center for Environmental Technologies, promotes the country’s support of Cleaner Production practices through: • Public information campaigns • Awareness-raising programmes • Technical assistance to companies

  16. I. Cleaner Production II. Case Study III. Role of Government • Misconceptions • Realities • Actions IV. For More Information

  17. Role of GovernmentMisconceptions • Cleaner Production is difficult and expensive to implement • Companies respond better to end-of-pipe regulations

  18. Role of Government Realities • Cleaner Production: • Makes companies more profitable, improves products and services and lowers risk • Promotes sustainable growth • Creates new business opportunities • Safeguards against risks to humans and the environment

  19. Role of Government Actions • Integrating Cleaner Production into all public policy domains • Promoting environmental regulations and institutions that encourage Cleaner Production practices • Creating financial incentives • Setting market-based pricing for utilities • Leading by example, e.g. using green procurement policies

  20. I. Cleaner Production II. Case Study III. Role of Companies IV. For More Information

  21. For More Information • UNEP DTIE Cleaner Production www.uneptie.org/cp • UNEP DTIE Cleaner Production Financing www.financingcp.org • United Nations Industrial Development Organization www.unido.org • Sustainable Alternatives Network (SANet) www.SustainableAlternatives.net

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