The Global Network for Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECPnet)
Description
To reach their objective of promoting RECP among industries and business, the network members engage in: • Raising awareness of RECP benefits and advantages - In countries where there is little awareness of RECP, awareness-raising is a primary activity for an RECPnet member. • Demonstrating the environmental, financial and social benefits of RECP - Through in-plant assessments and demonstration projects, RECPnet members show that RECP is applicable and viable in any industrial sector, and can not only benefit the natural and social environments, but also bring profit to the industry. • Helping obtaining financing for RECP - Members also support the promotion of RECP investment projects to facilitate the transfer of Environmental Sound Technologies to industries – particularly SMEs – in developing countries. This activity is closely linked to the in-plant assessments which also enable RECPnet member to help industries identify and formulate RECP investment projects. • Providing policy advice to national and local governments - Governments play an important role in providing the overall policy and economic framework for a country's development. The network members therefore help governments to identify and develop the policy tools and economic instruments suitable to their country's context which would encourage industries to favour RECP over end-of-pipe treatment. • Disseminating technical information - One of the key advantages of being part of an established international network, is the effective global exchange of the latest RECP information. The exchange of information and know-how in RECPnet is supported through a dedicated online Knowledge Management System (KMS). To support the network members’ objectives, RECPnet builds and implements its activities around three key work areas:• Foster professional and institutional excellence of member organisations to provide effective and efficient RECP services with measurable impacts through trainings and individual projects• Create business opportunities for the members through networking, information dissemination and policy advocacy• Strengthen and promote the RECPnet brand and advocate RECP to the wider stakeholder community through communication and dissemination activities.
Members of RECPnet enjoy privileged access to an array of training and capacity building courses offered by the network’s Patron Agencies, UNIDO and UNEP. Capacity building activities are carried out on a continuous basis to upgrade the skills – either collectively, or individually – of RECPnet members in order to improve their service delivery. Training courses offered therefore not only focus on RECP tools and methods, but also target management and business skills. In addition to these courses, other relevant training opportunities are continuously advertised to members by the network’s Secretariat.RECPnet is also a peer-learning network which facilitates and accelerates the exchange of knowledge, experiences and know-how amongst its members. Use of RECPnet’s Knowledge Management System (KMS) constitutes one form in which member’s skills set is expanded and capacities built. The KMS is comprised of an e-library and web-based communication services, offering a comprehensive and global collection of RECP toolkits, training documents, manuals, guidelines, case studies, factsheets, success stories, events, indicators and benchmarks, research papers, expert profiles, and training courses. Each member of RECPnet is provided with access to the KMS and may invite nominated individual experts to contribute to the KMS.In terms of technology transfer, RECPnet members develop, trial and promote environmentally sound technologies and sustainable product development in manufacturing industries. Demonstration projects are carried out by RECPnet members all around the world – but particularly in the global South - allowing for technology and knowledge to be rapidly and easily transferred for a quicker scaling of RECP solutions in developing and transition countries. RECPnet’s facilitation of South-South cooperation has enabled a rapid proliferation of low- or no-cost solutions amongst participating service providers and industry, and also encouraged the transfer of ‘Southern’ know-how and technology to partners in the global South.
RECPnet consists of an Executive Committee, Regional Chapters, a Members’ Assembly and is supported by a Secretariat.The Executive Committee — which consists of five Regional Executives, each representing one Regional Chapter — guides and administers the network under the authority of the Members’ Assembly, in line with RECPnet Charter and in conformity with the mandates and procedures of the network’s Patron Agencies, namely the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).The network’s Regional Chapters represent each of the five regions served. Regional Chapters facilitate networking and knowledge-sharing, both of which start at the local level.The Members’ Assembly is the highest decision making body of RECPnet and determines organizational aspects and the strategic direction of the network. While the Members’ Assembly consists of all members of RECPnet, only Regular Members and Associate members have the ability to vote. The RECPnet Secretariat supports the day-to-day operations of the network and facilitates the work of the Members’ Assembly and Executive Committee. At present, the Secretariat function is fulfilled by UNIDO and UNEP.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
9.1
9.1.1
Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
9.1.2
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
9.2
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.2.1
Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
9.2.2
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
9.3
9.3.1
Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added
9.3.2
Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit
9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.4.1
CO2 emission per unit of value added
9.5
9.5.1
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
9.5.2
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
9.a
9.a.1
Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure
9.b
9.b.1
Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added
9.c
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
9.c.1
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Goal 17
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
17.1
Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
17.1.1
17.1.2
17.2
Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries
17.2.1
17.3
Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
17.3.1
Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources
17.3.2
17.4
Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress
17.4.1
17.5
Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries
17.5.1
Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries
17.6
Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism
17.6.1
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed
17.7
Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed
17.7.1
Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies
17.8
Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology
17.8.1
17.9
Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation
17.9.1
Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries
17.10
Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda
17.10.1
17.11
Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020
17.11.1
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports
17.12
Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access
17.12.1
Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States
17.13
Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence
17.13.1
17.14
Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
17.14.1
17.15
Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development
17.15.1
17.16
Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.16.1
Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
17.17
Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships
17.17.1
Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure
17.18
By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
17.18.1
Statistical capacity indicators
17.18.2
17.18.3
Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding
17.19
By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries
17.19.1
17.19.2
Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
SDG 14 targets covered
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Smail Alhilali, Industrial Development Officer, Industrial Resource Efficiency Division