1. UNIDO Green Industry Platform Prep- Meeting Vienna, 3. Mai 2012 Heinz Leuenberger PhD Director, Environmental Management Branch

3. Greening of Industries  Ensuring that all industries, regardless of sector, size or location, continuously improve their resource productivity / resource efficiency.  Aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of processes and products through using:  Use resources more efficiently;  Phasing out toxic substances;  Substituting fossil fuels with renewable energy sources;  Improve occupational health and safety;  Taking increased producer responsibility, eco design of products  Reducing the overall risks of production.

4. Green Industry Green Industries  Includes industries with core business activities focused on the provision of environmental goods and services, such as:  Waste management, recycling and resource recovery;  Manufacturers of renewable and energy-efficient technologies and equipments;  Providers of environmental advisory, analytical, monitoring and other services;  Including providers of cleaner production services;  Manufacturers of clean and/or pollution control technologies and equipments.

5. Key Features of the Platform  Purpose o Multi-stakeholder framework with a focus on Green Industry. o Action-oriented Platform. o Goal o To promote measurable progress towards Green Industry; o To scale up of the Green industry concept/approach o To ensure that the emerging Green Industry Revolution is given the policy profile and coherence it deserves.  Functions o Help bring together existing data resource bases on GI; o Web-based portal to share information on relevant policies, technologies and developments. o Exchange Best Practice, lessons learned

6. Structure & Governance  Structure o The Platform’s structure, thematic priorities, work programme and budget will be decided upon by UNIDO and partner UN bodies, and with the counsel of an Advisory Board.  Advisory Board o Chaired by the Director-General of UNIDO; o Comprise 10-12 top senior representatives from Government, industry and civil society around the world; o Members invited to serve for 2 year term; o Secretariat Services to the Platform will be provided by UNIDO and UN partner bodies; o Work Program and Schedule of the Platform will be determined by the Board.

7. Engagement & Participation  Signatory Eligibility o Voluntary global multi-stakeholder framework. o Open to signature by the Chief Executive/Head of Organisations from the public, private and civil society sectors with an interest in advancing Green Industry.  Nature and Scope of Commitment Membership will be expressed through the signature of a Statement of Support to Indicate: o Public support for the platforms objectives; o Engagement to promote the Green Industry principles within their organisations and with others in the manner that they judge most appropriate; o Share information and ideas on their experiences and achievements.  Membership o Free of charge. o Signatories may incur a level of costs associated with the form of participation they choose (Participation in meetings, internal investments costs associated with innovation, promotion costs, etc.)

8. Funding  The platform will operate as a non-profit body.  It will require funding support for core operations from donors.  Start-up costs will initially be covered by UNIDO budget and with support from donors.  The exact financial model and requirements will be decided by the Advisory Board.  The current proposal is to have:  Two separate budgets, modest in size and not intended to take the place of government or private market investment in specific manufacturing activities: 1. For Secretariat, meetings and structural activities; 2. Research and baseline studies, project and program design

9. Timeline  Interim Advisory Board o Provide guidance on the optimal governance structure for the Platform; o First meeting on Thursday 3 rd May 2012 in Vienna, Austria.  Formal Launch o Formal launch will take place during the RIO+20 Conference, Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday 16 th June 2012. o One of three UNIDO Side Events during Rio+20: o Resource Efficient and Enterprise Competitiveness - Fostering Cleaner Technologies and Technology Transfer o Launch of Green Industry Platform o Green Chemistry o Members of the Interim Advisory Board and UN partner bodies will be invited to the launch.

10. Thank you very much http://www.unido.org Heinz Leuenberger PhD Director, Environmental Management Branch h.leuenberger@unido.org