Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "MANUFACTURING"
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5 Projects at a Glance: Ghana - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/Publicity, collection, ... -
Environmental Aspects of the Pulp and Paper Industry : An Overview
(1982)This operational guideline is designed to give an overview of the major environmental concerns, parameters and constraints pertaining to the pulp industry, covering raw material preparation, pulping, manufacturing and ... -
Ethiopia: Green Ethiopian Manufacturing SAG II Project Sheet
(2019)The Greening of Ethiopian Manufacturing (GEM) project is envisioning major opportunities for Ethiopian manufacturing industries in the ‘green market segment’ to inherit a chunk of the light manufacturing industries currently ... -
Etude Exploratoire pour La Promotion de L’écoentreprenariat Switch Africa Green
(2018)Dans la perspective de leur développement, bon nombre de pays africains, à l’instar du Burkina Faso, ont fait de l’entreprise un secteur clef de la création des richesses nationales, de la valeur ajoutée et de la croissance ... -
Green Economy Assessment Report – Kenya
(2014)The aim of this study is to identify how Kenya can transition its key sectors – agriculture, energy, manufacturing and transport – towards a green economy pathway. It provides a profile of the country in terms of its ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study: Saint Lucia
(2016)This study identifies key challenges, opportunities, benefits and imperative investments as well as the enabling conditions necessary to facilitate the greening of important economic activities in Saint Lucia. For the ... -
Green Transition Development and Integrated Waste Management in China's Industry
(2019)Since the entry of mankind into the era of industrial civilization, traditional industry has developed rapidly While creating enormous material wealth, it has also accelerated the extraction of natural resources, breaking ... -
Half Full or Half Empty?: A Set of Indicative Guidelines for Water-Related Risks and an Overview of Emerging Opportunities for Financial Institutions
(2007)These Guidelines are intended to support FIs in integrating WRR into their risk management processes by developing procedures to identify, assess and mitigate the material and reputational risks associated with water. The ... -
How COVID-19 is Changing the World: A Statistical Perspective
(2020)This report provides a snapshot of some of the latest information available on how COVID-19 is affecting different aspects of public and private life, from economic and environmental fluctuations to changes that affect ... -
Integrating Sustainable Consumption and Production into Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - A Guidelines Manual
(2006)The aim of this Manual is to provide conceptual and practical guidance for integrating sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). -
Mauritius: Country Implementation Plan - SWITCH Africa Green
(2016)With a view to catalysing the implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) at national level and enhancing the integration of SCP at the regional level, the European Union developed the SWITCH Africa Green ... -
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: UNEP 2006 Report of the Rigid and Flexible Foams Technical Options Committee
(2007)As before, this report details, for each foam type, the technically viable options available to eliminate the use of ODSs as of 2006. It concentrates primarily on the transition status by product group and region and on ... -
Promoting Sustainable Product Innovation and Energy Efficient Practices Among Small Scale Industries in Uganda
(2017)Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for a sizeable share of the Ugandan industry and contribute a lot to its economic development. They are a vehicle through which the rural poor and informally employed ... -
Re-defining Value – The Manufacturing Revolution: Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy - Factsheet Industry
(2018)Re-thinking how we manufacture industrial products and deal with them at the end of their useful life could provide breakthrough environmental, social and economic benefits. Adopting value-retention processes is a win-win ... -
Re-defining Value – The Manufacturing Revolution: Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy - Key Insights for Policy Makers
(2018)Re-thinking how we manufacture industrial products and deal with them at the end of their useful life could provide breakthrough environmental, social and economic benefits. Adopting value-retention processes is a win-win ... -
Re-defining Value: The Manufacturing Revolution - Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy. Summary for Business Leaders
(2018)This report highlights processes that contribute to the Circular Economy shift by retaining the value of the products within the system, through the extension of their useful life. This manufacturing revolution is essential ... -
Re-defining Value: The Manufacturing Revolution - Remanufacturing, Refurbishment, Repair and Direct Reuse in the Circular Economy. Summary for Policymakers
(2018)This report highlights processes that contribute to the Circular Economy shift by retaining the value of the products within the system, through the extension of their useful life. The report applies the value-retention ... -
Re-thinking Production to Boost Circular Economies
(2018-10-23)Value-retention practices such as remanufacturing, refurbishment, repair, and direct re-use could cut industrial waste by between 80 and 99 per cent in some sectors. Greenhouse gas emissions could fall by 79 to 99 per cent ... -
Sustainable Consumption and Production for Poverty Eradication
(2012)From the beginning of the use of the concept, sustainable consumption and production (SCP) has been related to both poverty eradication and sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to explore the type and ... -
SWITCH Africa Green: Review of Laws, Policies and Business Environment - Country Implementation Report and Plan
(2017)Many African countries are pursuing green economy initiatives in partnership with development agencies. ‘Switch Africa Green’ is an initiative conceptualized by the European Union. The European Union has secured the ...