UNIDO ECO INDUSTRIAL PARKS Carolina Gonzalez Switch Med

UNIDO - ECO INDUSTRIAL PARKS Carolina Gonzalez Switch. Med Connect, Barcelona October 2016

UNIDO mandate Creating shared prosperity Advancing economic competitiveness Safeguarding the environment 2

UNIDO eco industrial park approach Sustainable Cities Industrial Park Company Collective resource efficiency solutions § Resource Efficiency & Cleaner Production § Low Carbon Technology § Green Chemistry § Renewable Energy § § shared Urban Symbiosis Resources Infrastructure Supply Services § Waste Management § Recycle § Corporate Social Responsibility 3

UNIDO eco industrial park projects “… need for retrofitting selected industrial parks and developing eco-industrial parks” China: 1 Park Morocco: 1 Park Colombia: 1 Park Peru: 2 Park South Africa: 2 Parks India: 5 Parks Viet Nam: 4 Parks 4

UNIDO eco industrial park approach “… retrofitting on a company level” Resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) assessment: § Good Housekeeping Benefits of RECP § Input Material Change § Reduce raw materials consumption § Better Process Control § Reduce energy consumption § Equipment Modification § Reduce CO 2 emissions § Technology Change § Reduce waste and disposal costs § Onsite Reuse & Recycling § Increased profitability § Production of by-products § New revenues from residuals § Product Modification/Innovation 5

UNIDO eco industrial park approach “… retrofitting on a park level” Industrial Synergies: § Exchange: service, material, energy, residual, by-product and knowledge on resource efficiency Park Management: § Introducing regulations (park charter, CSR charter) § Service and infrastructure provision system: § Supply of goods, renewable energy, and water § Common wastewater treatment § Waste collection, treatment, recycling (waste to energy) 6

UNIDO eco industrial park approach “… retrofitting beyond park level” Social infrastructure for employees and communities: § § § Household waste to energy infrastructure Connection to wastewater treatment facilities Educational and training centers Medical services Sufficient accommodation for employees Child care facilities … to improve working and living conditions! 7

EIP: Beyond definitions and towards standards “… need for process standards for all industrial parks and performance standards for ecoindustrial parks” Joint cooperation Towards a Common Framework Economic Social Environment 8

EIP: Beyond definitions and towards standards “… retrofitting towards a global framework” Minimum Requirement Self Assessment Tool Scoring System Joint Publication Standard? 9

EIP: Beyond definitions and towards standards Gold Silver Scoring criteria Bronze Economic | Environment | Social Management systems Minimum requirements National Compliance 10

Thank you Carolina Gonzalez Department of Environment United Nations Industrial Development Organization c. gonzalez-mueller@unido. org 11