Resource Efficiency and Enterprise Competitiveness
FIESP, FIRJAN, UNIDO, Eletrobras, ITAIPU Binacional, Ministry of Energy, Roberto Marinho Foundation, UNICA, Rio City Hall
When and where: 11:00, 17 June 2012, Windsor Barra Hotel
Overview
The programme on Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) is a preventive, enterprise-level approach to improving resource use, reducing environmental pollution and contributing to sustainable industrial development. UNEP and UNIDO jointly implement a programme supporting the establishment of National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs). Today, there are 48 centres and programmes worldwide.
This event will illustrate that RECP is based on the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy to processes, products and services in order to increase overall efficiency and to reduce risks to human health and the environment. Further, the event will address the financing needs of the manufacturing sector as it seeks to become more resource efficient, reduce its carbon emissions and benefits from the growing market for green products and services. The event will focus on the cleaner technology and technology transfer aspects related specifically to energy efficiency and climate change mitigation.
Programme
Moderator:
- Mr. Heinz Leuenberger, Director, Environmental Management Branch, UNIDO
Speakers:
- Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella, Director-General, UNIDO
- Mr. René Van Berkel, Chief, Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production, UNIDO
- Mr. Hans-Peter Egler, Head, Trade Promotion, Economic Cooperation and Development, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO
- Ms. Monika Weber-Fahr, Global Business Line Leader, Sustainable Business Advisory, IFC
- Ms. Gabi Hildesheimer, Managing Director, Öbu
- Mr. Sidi Si Ahmed, Director, Montreal Protocol Branch, UNIDO
- Mr. Arab Hoballah, Chief, Sustainable Consumption and Production, UNEP/DTIE
Agenda
- Opening remarks
- Technical presentations by the panelists
