1. Profiting from Cleaner Production
Government
United Nations Environment Programme / Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

2. I. Cleaner Production
Competitive Advantages for Companies
Stimuli for National Economies
Definition
Hidden Costs of Waste
Parallel Concepts
Practices
II. Case Study
III. Role of Government
IV. For More Information

3. Cleaner Production Competitive Advantages for Companies
Cleaner Production helps companies:
Increase productivity
Reduce production costs
Use resources more efficiently
Produce safer and better products and services
Reduce levels of pollution and risk
Comply with Environmental Management Systems and get ISO certified

4. Cleaner Production Stimuli for National Economies
Government agencies that support Cleaner Production encourage economic development and a healthier environment for everyone, helping developing economies grow in a sustainable way.

5. Cleaner Production Definition
A preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products and services to:
Increase overall efficiency and productivity
Improve business opportunities
Reduce human and environmental risk

6. Cleaner Production Hidden Costs of Waste
Treatment & disposal
Company image
Liability
Non-compliance
Human resources
Natural resources

7. Cleaner Production Parallel Concepts
Pollution Prevention (P2)
Eco-efficiency
Green Productivity
Waste Minimization

8. Cleaner Production Practices
Applying good housekeeping
Changing technology or equipment
Redesigning products
Modifying or controlling processes
Substituting input materials
Recycling or reusing materials on-site
Producing useful by-products

9. I. Cleaner Production
II. Case Study
Tunisia’s GNP Growth
Environmental Standards
Approach
FODEP
CITET
III. Role of Government
IV. For More Information

10. Case Study Tunisia’s GNP Growth
6.0%
Target
4.6%
Actual
Average annual GNP growth
Period

11. Case Study Environmental Standards
Raising environmental standards would improve Tunisian products and services, thereby:
Opening new markets to Tunisian products and services
Attracting foreign investors
Contributing to a better quality of life for inhabitants

12. Economic and financial tools Regulatory measures
Case Study Approach
The Tunisian Ministry of Environment and Land Use Planning implemented a programme to improve environmental standards including:
Economic and financial tools
Regulatory measures
Awareness-raising programmes

13. The Polluter Pays principle
Case Study Approach
The Tunisian approach to industrial pollution abatement is two-pronged:
The Polluter Pays principle
Support to companies reforming their environmental practices
Depollution Fund
Tax breaks

14. Tunisia’s clean-up fund, FODEP, offers grants to:
Case Study FODEP
Tunisia’s clean-up fund, FODEP, offers grants to:
Companies seeking to reduce or eliminate pollution
Companies implementing pollution abatement projects
FODEP has funded 227 industry projects worth a total of US $7 million.

15. Public information campaigns Awareness-raising programmes
Case Study CITET
CITET, Tunisian International Center for Environmental Technologies, promotes the country’s support of Cleaner Production practices through:
Public information campaigns
Awareness-raising programmes
Technical assistance to companies

16. I. Cleaner Production
II. Case Study
III. Role of Government
Misconceptions
Realities
Actions
IV. For More Information

17. Role of Government Misconceptions
Cleaner Production is difficult and expensive to implement
Companies respond better to end-of-pipe regulations

18. Role of Government Realities
Cleaner Production:
Makes companies more profitable, improves products and services and lowers risk
Promotes sustainable growth
Creates new business opportunities
Safeguards against risks to humans and the environment

19. Role of Government Actions
Integrating Cleaner Production into all public policy domains
Promoting environmental regulations and institutions that encourage Cleaner Production practices
Creating financial incentives
Setting market-based pricing for utilities
Leading by example, e.g. using green procurement policies

20. I. Cleaner Production
II. Case Study
III. Role of Companies
IV. For More Information

21. For More Information UNEP DTIE Cleaner Production www.uneptie.org/cp
UNEP DTIE Cleaner Production Financing
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Sustainable Alternatives Network (SANet)