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Module 9 Making CP Business as Usual in Your Organization

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 3 Why make CP “business as usual”? Management of any enterprise has many responsibilities. Two basic responsibilities are ALWAYS Improving operational efficiency Meeting any product, environment, health or safety requirements in the most cost-effective way CP is systematic, proven approach to achieve these objectives !

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 4 Therefore... CP is a basic part of good management CP should be “business as usual”

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 5 “But we don’t have a factory”  Remember, the efficiency focus of CP is valuable to all businesses: factories and offices, farms and hotels. new businesses and old with strong environmental regulations and without !

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 6 Making CP integration meaningful BUSINESS PLANNING means making decisions about investments, operational targets, products, etc Fortunately, the CP process is a good fit with the business planning process For CP to truly become business as usual, it must be integrated into business planning !

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 7 CP provides information for business planning The CP process provides improved data on:  Product quality  Process/resource efficiency  Unit cost of production  New product possibilities  Technology possibilities  Improvement priorities Which informs key elements of any business plan:  Business Description  Market Analysis  Competitive Analysis  Financial Analysis

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 8 The CP process and the ideal business planning cycle are extremely similar Get organized Identify CP opportunities Evaluate &Prioritize Implement Measure & review Make a Team Gather information Strategic analysis Implement Monitor & review repeat BUSINESS PLANNING CYCLE CLEANER PRODUCTION PROCESS

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 9 Other ways to make CP business as usual? Integrating CP into business planning is very important......But what are other important ways to integrate CP into “business as usual?” Integrate CP accounting concepts with general accounting (e.g., account for the full cost of waste) Conduct process mapping and materials balance as part of operational control Obtain an external CP audit

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 10 What if you are a BDS provider? BDS providers serve their clients well when they help the client make CP “business as usual” Introduce CP as early as possible in their relationship with the business Integrate CP accounting skills with general accounting training Teach process mapping and materials balance as part of operational control Commission/do a CP audit of the enterprise Integrate CP into business planning BDS providers should

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 11 In your own organization, what are the most important barriers to making CP business as usual? ? Time contraints (Management & staff) Insufficient management leadership/ support Difficulty of changing procedures & systems Lack of awareness Lack of skills/technical partners Poor dissemination of internal knowledge Reminder: some common barriers

Improving MSME Performance through Cleaner Production. Module 9: Making CP business as usual. Visit 12 EXERCISE  Individually:  Write down the 3 most important barriers in your own organization  EXPLAIN these barriers to your group (each member takes no more than 3 minutes)  Each group will:  try to reach consensus on ONE practical approach for each participant to help them address these barriers.  Present a summary of their discussions