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GCO Pillar II: 1. UNEP Chemicals and Finance Initiative activities 2. Case studies

GCO Pillar II: 1. UNEP Chemicals and Finance Initiative activities 2. Case studies. Louise Gallagher Consultant (Economics) Chemicals Branch, DTIE, UNEP. Overview Supporting the fulfilment of work for Pillar II – Economic Implications of Chemicals Production, Use and Disposal (RR).

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GCO Pillar II: 1. UNEP Chemicals and Finance Initiative activities 2. Case studies

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  1. GCO Pillar II: 1. UNEP Chemicals and Finance Initiative activities 2. Case studies Louise Gallagher Consultant (Economics) Chemicals Branch, DTIE, UNEP

  2. Overview Supporting the fulfilment of work for Pillar II – Economic Implications of Chemicals Production, Use and Disposal (RR) Draft Outline Pillar II: • Overview of Economic Implications of Trends • Financial Implications • External Cost Implications • Case Studies

  3. III. Financial Implications UNEP Finance Initiative–Chemicals Collaboration to strengthen messages and services for both our ‘clients’ • Who are UNEP FI? • Drivers for collaboration: • Finance sector is a key leverage point • Chemicals financing discussions • Need for deeper understanding of ‘private sector’ • Delivering to UNEP FI membership • Objectives • ‘Mutual learning’ • Identify high impact areas of collaboration

  4. III. Financial Implications Timeline and outcomes to date for the Chemicals-Finance collaboration • Mar 2011 • Andrew Dlugolecki • Financial pieceoutline • FI SteeringCommitee • Jan 2011 • First contact • Focal points established Dec 2010 - UNEP FI requests informal meeting • Feb 2011 • Information exchange • Guest speaker • April 2011 • Membership mailing • June 2011 • New focal points • Working group proposed • May 2011 • GCO finance workbegins

  5. III. Financial Implications Elements of continued collaboration supporting the GCO • Extending contact with insurance, banking and investment sectors • Establish a ‘Working Group on Chemicals’ • Reach out to members of existing groups to populate • Meeting suggested for September (no concrete action on this yet) • Review from the finance sector • When the timing is right… • New! Principles for Sustainable Insurance • UNEP FI Global Roundtable, Oct 2011 • The Geneva Association

  6. III. Financial Implications ESG (Environment Social Governance) Risks framework for ‘Chemicals’ is going to be an important output • ESG Risks is the only ‘language’ on sustainable development in the finance sector context that has embedded itself • Broader vision of potential ‘chemicals-risks’ impacts on the finance sector • COI • Value for UNEP FI and its members • A guide to future work on chemicals and the finance sector

  7. IV. External Cost Implications The ‘costs of inaction’ results will be central for completing this section • Framing of cost implications • Categorization of costs • ‘Sizing’ the problem • Literature, figures, case studies • Authoritive gaps analysis • Reflecting the COI strategy

  8. V. Case Studies The main purpose of the case studies is to draw together the financial and external cost information in a concrete discussion • GCO: Demonstrating possibilities for ‘economic framing’ of chemicals-related trends and use of this information in decision-making • What choices would we hope to inform? • Development paths • Investment in sound management of chemicals • Aiming for ‘Net Benefits’ type of discussion… • COI on gaps/case studies under Module B • New (and needed) stand-alone contributions for the individual topics

  9. V. Case Studies Four topics are PROPOSED as case studies to complement the work of Pillar I , provide information for Pillars II and III • Mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining • E-Waste • Industrial chemicals (accidents) • Pesticides (IPM/IVM)

  10. Case Study 1Mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining – reasons for including a case study on this topic in the GCO (1) • Forthcoming Mercury Treaty • Elimination, reduction (and management) of mercury in gold mining falls in the scope of SMC and has a global dimension • Captures three issues of particular interest to the COI/GCO: • i) mining and chemicals, ii) metals and iii) drivers of economic development with a chemicals dimension

  11. Case Study 1Mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining – reasons for including a case study on this topic in the GCO (2) • Captures some interesting aspects: i) non-chemicals production trends that impact on chemicals usage (intensity) ii) illegal use • Significant exposure numbers and vulnerabilities – occupational, local and indirect • Informs some key policy choices: • Initial choice of ‘development paths’ • Minimizing costs (maximizing benefits) from existing development choices

  12. Case Study 2 e-waste – reasons for including a case study on this topic in the GCO (1) • E-waste ‘falls squarely’ in the scope of SMC/global chemicals trends • Captures two issues of particular interest to the COI/GCO: • i) sustainable production/green chemistry and ii) management of chemicals in products in end-of-life phases • Significant exposure numbers and vulnerabilities – occupational, local and indirect

  13. Case Study 2 e-waste – reasons for including a case study on this topic in the GCO (2) • Emerging discussion that would benefit from inclusion in COI/GCO • Informs some key policy choices: • How strictly to regulateelectrical and electronicequipment production • Domesticrequirements for e-waste management • How strictly to regulate e-wasteexports/ imports

  14. Case Study 3 Industrial chemicals (production-accidents)– reasons for including a case study on this topic in the GCO • Increasingrisk of industrial accidents with shift of production ‘fallssquarely’ in the scope of SMC/global chemicals trends • Cross-cutting – links trends, finance (insurance), economic implications and policy • Exposure and vulnerabilities – occupational, local and indirect (depending on emissions) • Informs some key policy choices: • ‘Developmentpaths’ • Regulatingindustrial H&S, pollution control ..

  15. Case Study 4 Pesticides (IVM/IPM) – reasons for including a case study on this topic in the GCO • Pesticides (IVM/IPM) ‘falls squarely’ in the scope of SMC/Global chemicals trends • Highlighted in Pillar I trends: Production, use and disposal (obsolete pesticides) • Significant exposure numbers and vulnerabilities – occupational, local and indirect • Informs some key policy choices: • ‘Development paths’ • Regulating production, trade, use and disposal

  16. Resources Brainstorming the materials and partnerships that can help this work progress

  17. Work Plan: Pillar II How this gets done over the next 6/7 months

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