Enabling developing countries
to seize eco-label opportunities
Capacity building and technical assistance for industries
and governments in developing economies
Co-funded by
the EU (EC Programme on Environment in Developing Countries)
&
the Federal Ministry for the Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ)
Silvia Ferratini
.
Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
UNEP-DTIE, Paris
Project Objectives
Increase the number of products from target countries in the EU
as well as in their national and global markets eco-labelled with the
EU Eco-label or other European countries' ‘Type I’ environmental
labels.
Develop a roadmap in the direction of mutual recognition of eco-
labelling schemes
Increase the environmental efficiency of key export products
and related industrial processes in the target countries supporting
their industry and government active contribution to Marrakech
process
What is the rational behind?
Need to promote the mutual supportiveness of trade
and environment especially in rapidly emerging
economies and improve the effectiveness of eco-labels
as market instruments;
Eco-labels: voluntary, participatory, market-based and
transparent economic instruments aiming at decreasing
environmental impacts of products throughout their life-
cycle, promoting natural resource efficiency of industrial
processes, while enabling consumers to make informed
decisions based on products environmental preferability;
Need to improve the access to Regional, European and
global markets of environmentally friendly products from
emerging economies, especially from SMEs.
Target Countries: China, India,
Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya
China, India, Mexico, India, Brazil, South Africa:
Big emerging economies influencing their Region, strong trade links
with Europe, big environmental problems associated with their P&C
patterns and rapid increase of trade.
improve mutual supportiveness of trade and environment process;
Kenya:
needs to increase the international competitiveness and market of its
manufacturing products, improving the regional economic integration
the project represent an opportunity to leapfrog
Industries, including SME’s benefiting from opportunities for
environmentally friendly products in the EU and Global markets
Product Groups: Textiles (India, South Africa), Footwear
(Mexico, Kenya), Paper (Brazil), Appliances (China)
The Team
International partners:
• InWent – Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH,
Capacity Building International) (Germany)
• UBA: the Federal Environmental Agency (Germany)
National partners:
• Sino-Japan Friendship Environmental Protection Centre (EDC) -
China
• Consumer Unit & Trust Society (CUTS) - India
• National Institute for Standards and Certification (INMC) - Mexico
• Kenya National Cleaner Production Centre (KNCPC) - Kenya
• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) through its
National Cleaner Production Centre (SA NCPC) - South Africa.
Associates:
• Foreign Trade Secretariat of Brazil (SECEX)
• Global Eco-labelling Network (GEN)
• Indira Ghandi Institute for Development Research (IGIDR)
Target groups
In each target country
Industry representatives
Industrial designers
Government decision-makers
Local eco-labelling bodies
Civil society organizations/NGO’
In Europe
Current/potential European importers/buyers of the selected
product groups
European eco-labelling bodies
Indirect beneficiaries
Local partners
Local and international consumers
Other local companies exporting to Europe
Project Activities over 4 years
2. 3.
Capacity Technical
Building Assistance
5.
1. Conclusion,
Background dissemination
and and bases
Assessment for project
replication
activities
4.
Cooperation
among eco-labelling schemes
Expected results
Strengthened capacity on eco-labelling and its
application and promotion among key industry
representatives, industrial designers and
government decision-makers as well as local
trainers in target countries;
In each target country at least one product in the
process of obtaining the EU or another
European country eco-label and increased
attention of government decision-makers to the
question of promoting eco-labelling.
Roadmap developed towards mutual recognition
of eco-labelling schemes through increased
cooperation among target countries' and European
eco-labelling schemes
Thank you
for your attention!
Silvia Ferratini
UNEP DTIE, SCP Branch
e-mail: silvia.ferratini@unep.fr
Tel. +33 1 44 37 76 18