2014 ProGED Operational Plan: Bohol Presented by Nannette Arbon Provincial Director DTI Bohol

Outline 2014 Bohol ProGED Major Activities for  LOI 1: Information and Awareness on GED  LOI 2: Green Service Facilitation and Matchmaking  LOI 3: Green Framework Conditions LOI = Line of Intervention

Bohol ProGED 2014 OP

ActivityTimeline Continue sensitization through DTI regular events and activities Ongoing Focus on follow-up activities for interested municipalities February onwards Adjust follow-up activities to the interest of the identified municipalities (ex. Landfill, hazardous wastes, solar technology, composting, etc.) February onwards Output 1 LOI 1: Information and awareness on GED MSMEs and LGUs realize that being environment friendly and climate smart makes economic sense

ActivityTimeline Explore with the tourism industry potential certification schemes to be considered with stronger or established business case, i.e. Green Leaf, Berde, ISO 14000, TraveLife February Support ZCR in their advocacy to strengthening green aspects in the DOT accreditation system February onwards Explore opportunities for LGUs and/or BCCI to award green businesses together with BIPC. Explore institutional award mechanisms like PBSP, PBE, League of Corporate Foundations, LBP, PCCI, CITEM Output 2 LOI 1: Information and awareness on GED MSMEs which go green are publicly recognized, for example through green tourism standards

ActivityTimeline Facilitate EMS (demonstration walk-through) training for BAHRR February Facilitate EMS (walk-through) for Bohol ProFoodMarch Facilitate Hands on Technology workshop during Sandugo. July Facilitate walk-through for interested businesses/ enterprises. April onwards Facilitate post walk-through assistance for interested enterprises (exposure activities, ex. Visit to sanitary landfill, composting, hazardous wastes, solar technology, peer-to-peer activities) May onwards Coordinate with DOST regarding list of SETUP beneficiaries and the results of walkthroughs conducted in Bohol as well as future walk-throughs; help capacitate local green volunteers Feb-April Output 3 MSMEs demand enterprise specific climate smart and environment friendly services and/or technologies which enhance their competitive- ness LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

ActivityTimeline Support CCCI to implement solar technology in 5 businesses. February onwards Follow-up on businesses that indicated interest in going green in previous activities. March onwards Output 4 Service providers offer services (such as energy efficiency services) which are known to and demanded by MSMEs as they become environment friendly and climate smart LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

ActivityTimeline Include matchmaking event in the SME Roving Academy July Follow-up with businesses that are interested in green finance. March onwards Explore green financing models and schemes linked to green technology provider level and/or retailers (ex. Purchasing via consumer loans) February onwards Output 5 More MSMEs acquire information on the requirements and possibilities to access green finance LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

ActivityTimeline Identify agriculture development projects by donor agencies that can be linked with resorts. February onwards Facilitate links to the SMES Output 6 Companies introduce climate smart and environment friendly ways of doing business within their supply chain LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

ActivityTimeline Invite Elpe to help DTI in ensuring monitoringMarch Implement priority sector action plans for 2014January onwards Integrate green approaches in the following DTI Programs: SSF, BUB, NICCEP, SMERA, Consumer Education, LInCS, BCP January onwards Output 7 DTI’s programs and approaches better support MSMEs in making their business more climate smart and environment- ally friendly LOI 3: Green framework conditions

ActivityTimeline Support Tagbilaran City in its BUB ProjectFebruary onwards Support the province in the review of the Tourism Code integrating green elements January onwards Support the province in drafting of the IRR of the Investment Code integrating green elements Support Panglao MTC in planning by using green LRED as planning tool. Output 8 LGUs, NGAs and BMOs cooperate to use opportunities for an environment- ally friendly and climate smart development LOI 3: Green framework conditions

ActivityTimeline Promote and support activities and advocacies like “No Plastic Days”. Promote and support buy-back and/or recycle initiatives for Battery, Electronic and other Hazardous wastes Convene stakeholders and regulatory agencies on how to identify business models to collect and handle hazardous wastes May DTI to consider empty wine bottles Organize Bi-Annual meetings with interested stakeholders and partners to push green agenda. March / Nov Output 8 LGUs, NGAs and BMOs cooperate to use opportunities for an environment- ally friendly and climate smart development LOI 3: Green framework conditions

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