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Engaging global supply chains for eco-innovation – The SWITCH-Asia experience
Presented by:
Frans Verspeek Team Leader
SWITCH-Asia Network Facility
UNEP / Wuppertal Institute collaborating
Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production
• Challenges are global
• EU-SWITCH-Asia Programme
• Sustainable supply chain management – examples of SWITCH-Asia projects
• Policies to support the shift to sustainable practices
Introduction
We consume and produce globally
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Colombia
Sweden Netherlands
India
Germany
Brazil
Poland
Ivory Coast
Turkey
Chad Malaysia Canada
Italy
UK
China
Alternative and competitive development path Decoupling: Doing more with less!
Towards sustainable consumption and production
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An alternative competitive development path Getting conscious of factors for better living social innovations
Germany
70t per capita and year
China
8t per resident and year
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The new consumer classes – global shift
Source: Territory size shows the proportion of all people living on PPP US$ 20-50 a day (US$ 7000-17.800 / year) worldwide, that live there.
Engaging supply chains for eco-innovation
• Challenges are global
• EU-SWITCH-Asia programme
• Sustainable supply chain management – examples of SWITCH-Asia programme
• Policies to support the shift to sustainable practices
• Total size of funding is 150 million EUR.
• Timeframe 2007-2013
SWITCH-Asia programme aims at achieving:
• Increased use of environmentally-friendly technologies and practices by SMEs;
• Adopting more environmentally friendly and socially fair ways of designing;
producing, using, and recycling of products and services;
• Reinforcement and implementation of legal environmental and safety instruments;
• Development and application of effective economic instruments that enhance
SCP.
SWITCH-Asia - DEVCO programme
Advancing sustainable consumption and production in Asia
SWITCH-Asia programme
Life-cycle approach for sustainable development
Sustainable and Responsible Trade Promoted to Wood Processing SMEs through Forest and Trade Networks in China, India and Vietnam
•Sustainable harvest
Logging
•Reducing wastes
Preliminary processing •Emission
reduction
•Better products
Product manufacturing
•Certification schemes
Trade •Product LC
information
•Labels
Retailing
•Sustainable use
Use •Reuse
•Recycle of materials
End of life disposal
The long term objective of this project is
that by 2020 sustainable consumption
and production in forest product markets
worldwide will be predominated by best
practice, leading to conservation of
forests and supporting truly sustainable
development in the 3 targeted countries. Influencing suppliers
Engaging wood manufacturers
Global Forest and Trade Network
Project facts
• Duration: 1 January2009 – 31 December, 2011
• Leading applicant / implementation managing body: WWF Greater Mekong Programme
• Implementation Partners: Beijing Xiangfei Market Investigation Company, China, and Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFORES)
• Action locations: – China: Pizhou in Jiangsu Province, Jiashan in Zhejiang Province, Linyi in
Shandong Province and Zhengding in Hebei Province
– India: Rajasthan, Kerala, and Uttar Pradesh Districts
– Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong province, Dong Nai province and Binh Dinh province
Main actions
Identification of SMEs; awareness raising; development of baseline
appraisal reports and action plans; monitoring and evaluation; communication of best practice implementation; support policy
development.
Development and provision of country specific advice services
on sources, materials, and product labelling and trade links; training workshops and seminars;
set up coordination website; exposure visits to successful
projects; business exposure visits connect SME producers and
buyers.
targeted media campaign on sustainable development and
consumption; publications; use of SWITCH Asia Facility.
Establishing a Sustainable Production System for Rattan Products in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
•Sustainable harvest
Logging
•Reducing wastes
Preliminary processing •Emission
reduction
•Better products
Product manufacturing
•Certification schemes
Trade •Product LC
information
•Labels
Retailing
•Sustainable use
Use •Reuse
•Recycle of materials
End of life disposal
Rattan processors
Certification support
Retailers
Trade companies
Improving product design
Project facts
• Duration: 1 January2009 – 31 December, 2011
• Leading applicant / implementation managing body: WWF Greater Mekong Programme
• Implementation Partners: Vietnam National Cleaner Production Centre/INEST, Artisans’ Association of Cambodia, Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Action locations: – Cambodia - Koh Kong, Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom provinces
– Laos - Bolikhamxay, Vientiane and Sekong provinces;
– Vietnam - Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue provinces
Main Actions
Training for pre-processors and
traders
Supporting the establishment of
market and business links
Stakeholder workshops to
support better legislation
Engaging supply chains for eco-innovation
• Challenges are global
• EU-SWITCH-Asia Programme
• Sustainable supply chain management – examples of SWITCH-Asia projects
• Policies to support the shift to sustainable practices
Policy instruments
Policy support needed in these main areas
1. Creation of sufficient demand or “market” pull
2. Prevention of market “leakage”
3. Adequate supply chain
organization/communication
4. Transparency within supply chains
and to consumers
5. Ability to respond to market demand
Contacts at the SWITCH-Asia Network Facility
Team Leader:
Frans Verspeek
Project Manager:
Ms. Burcu Tuncer
UNEP / Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Hagenauer Str. 30 . 42107 Wuppertal . Germany
Tel: + 49 - 202 . 45 95 8 - 10
Fax: + 49 - 202 . 45 95 8 - 31
Thank you for your attention!