RECP Programme in UNIDO Green Industry Initiative Montreux, Switzerland, 4 th September 2013 Heinz LEUENBERGER, PhD Director Environmental Management Branch

Green Industry Green Economy (UNEP, DESA) Green Growth (ESCAP, G20, OECD) Green Jobs (ILO) Sustainable Consumption and Production Macro-level (policy/strategy) Micro-level (operational/ solutions) Green Industry is a sector strategy for the realization of Green Growth – Green Economy – Green Jobs in the manufacturing and related sectors Green Industry (UNIDO) 4th September 20132RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

The Green Industry Initiative 4th September 20133RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

 High-level, multi-stakeholder, transformative partnership framework  Businesses, governments, international and civil society organizations have joined by signing the “Statement of Support”  Scales up and mainstreams Green Industry throughout global manufacturing industry Reduces the negative environmental impact of manufacturing Increases social and economic benefits  Only comprehensive, targeted and practical sector-based strategy Green Industry Platform Launched at RIO th September 20134RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

The Green Industry Initiative  Greening of Industries  Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production  Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies  Execution of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)  Mercury Programme  Creating New Green Industries  New Business Models – Chemical Leasing  Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) Industries  Eco-Industrial Parks  Renewable and Energy- Efficient Technologies 4th September 20135RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

National Cleaner Production Centres  Established to foster adaptation and adoption of Cleaner Production  Information and awareness creation  Professional training  Plant level assessments and demonstrations  Policy advice  Technology transfer and investment  Programme launched in 1994 and since expanded to >50 countries 4th September 20136RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

Global RECP Programme Modules 4th September 20137RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

Operational Workstreams 4th September 20138RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

Global RECP Programme Network Development  Expansion  Ukraine  Indonesia  European Partnership Programme  Consolidation  Regional Chapters - RECPnet  GIZ capacity development programme  Knowledge Management Systems 4th September 20139RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

Green Industry Policy and Pilot Implementation  Completed Green Growth Policy Advice for Manufacturing in India - GGGI  Gujarat, Orissa, Tamil Nadu & Himachal Pradesh Green Industry for Low Carbon Growth in South East Asia – Japan  Cambodia, Lao & Myanmar Policy Advice for Environmental Management in Viet Nam – Phase I  Green Industry Policy Framework  Pilot I: EAF Steel Industry  Pilot II: Eco-Town Development in Hoi An City  Pilot III: Zero Waste Systems for Crafts Villages Low Carbon Development in Africa – Japan  Egypt, Kenya, Senegal & South Africa  Under Implementation Policy Advice for Environmental Management in Viet Nam – Phase II Replication Scale-up 4th September RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

GEF-Funded Technical Assistance Projects Examples: :  Reducing GHG Emissions through Improved Energy Efficiency in the Industrial Sectors in Cambodia,  Climate Change Related Technology Transfer for Cambodia Using Agricultural Biomass Residues for Sustainable Energy Solutions,  Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies in the South Mediterranean – Egypt, Morocco & Tunisia,  Phase II: SWITCH MED,  Improve the Health and Environment of Artisanal Gold Mining Communities by Reducing Mercury Emissions and Promoting Sound Chemical Management – Francophone Africa,  Environmentally Sustainable Management of Medical Waste in China,  Non-Combustion Technologies for the Destruction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) – Philippines,  Updating of National Implementation Plan (NIPs)  55 developing countries/emerging economies in total 4th September RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative

Thank You Heinz LEUENBERGER Director Environmental Management Branch 4th September RECP in UNIDO GI Initiative