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 UNIDO Cleaner Production - Homepage

The UNIDO cleaner production (CP) programme aims at building national CP capacities, fostering dialogue between industry and government and enhancing investments for transfer and development of environmentally sound technologies. Through this programme, UNIDO is bridging the gap between competitive industrial production and environmental concerns. CP is more than just a technical solution. It has a widespread application at all decision-making levels in industry, with the chief focus on adoption of cleaner technologies and techniques within the industrial sector. Costly end-of-pipe pollution control systems are gradually replaced with a strategy that reduces and avoids pollution and waste throughout the entire production cycle, from efficient use of raw materials, energy and water to the final product.

UNIDO's CP programme represents an innovative approach, which increases competitiveness, facilitates market access and strengthens the productive capacity of developing economies taking into consideration the two other dimensions of sustainable development, environmental compliance and social development.

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 Cleaner Production

In accordance with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Cleaner Production is understood to mean: The continual application of an integrated environmental prevention strategy in processes, products and services, with the aim of reducing risks for humans and the environment, to increase the company's competitiveness and guarantee its economic viability.

Cleaner Production allows:

• Savings to be made in raw materials, water and energy.
• The disposal, reduction and/or replacement of hazardous materials.
• The reduction in quantity and hazardousness of waste and emissions.