ECO‐SCP‐MEDSustainable Production and Consumption in the Mediterranean Area: Integration of Eco‐innovation experiences as a key factor

Anne‐Dominique Furphy

PROGRAMME COFINANCED BY EUROPEAN

Roma, May 31st  2013

PROGRAMME COFINANCED BY EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

ECO‐SCP‐MED:What do we want to achieve?

Ensure sustainability across the supply chain of the mainy pp y fproducts and services in the Mediterranean area,minimising their negative impact on the environment,f i i i d i i ifostering Eco‐innovation and competitiveness incompanies (specially SME) through transnationalcooperationcooperation.

Eco‐innovation refers to every innovative activity whoseoutcome or objective is to improve products (goods oroutcome or objective is to improve products (goods orservices), the production processes or rendered servicesand/or marketing methods or company management,/ g p y g ,whose use or execution could prevent or considerablyreduce the environmental impacts.

ECO‐SCP‐MED:Who is collaborating?

10 t f 5 M d t i 1 IPA t10 partners from 5 Med countries + 1 IPA country

Italy: ENEA, Province of Bologna, Scuola Superiore Sant’AnnaSpain: IAT ICTA (University of Barcelona)Spain: IAT, ICTA (University of Barcelona)France: Institut de la Méditerranée, Chamber of Commerce of NiceSlovenia: Scientific Research Centre Bistra PtujGreece: Centre for Research and Technology HellasCroatia. Croatian Cleaner Production Centre

+ 18 external partners supporting ECO‐SCP‐MED initiative

ECO‐SCP‐MED:What do we want to share?

Learn lessons from previous cooperation projects and results in:

A. Sustainability of the products/services:Methodologies, tools and best practices for the identification and assessmentof the main potential environmental impacts of a product or service over thecourse of its life cyclecourse of its life cycle.

B. Sustainability of the production process:Methodologies, tools and best practices for the identification, selection andg , p ,transfer of Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best EnvironmentalManagement Practices (BEMP) to prevent and control the pollution caused bythe activities of the production processes related to a product or service.

C. Sustainable management of Industrial Areas:Methodologies, tools and best practices to promote sustainable model forplanning, construction and management of Industrial Areas.planning, construction and management of Industrial Areas.

D. Sustainable consumption patterns and behaviour:Methodologies, tools and best practices to promote sustainable consumptionpatterns and behaviour through the stimulation of consumers’ demand formore sustainable products or services.

ECO‐SCP‐MED:Focus areas

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ECO‐SCP‐MED:Approach to the Integrated Model

PREVIOUS PROJECTS

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• Life Cycle Methodologies, Assessment,In entories etc and Eco desing strategies

ECO‐SCP‐MED Integrated Model

Inventories, etc. and Eco‐desing strategies

• Techno‐environmental audit scheme.

• Eco‐Industrial Development model.

• Green Marketing Plan.

METHODOLOGIES, TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICES

ECO‐SCP‐MED:How do we want to do it?

INTEGRATIONOUTPUTS

ConsensusECO-SCP-MODEL

TRAININGTRAINING SESSIONS

ECO‐SCP‐MED:What are the benefits of the capitalization/integration ofeco innovation experiences for the MED Area ?eco‐innovation experiences for the MED Area ?

Development of capacity and opportunities in the area of ecoDevelopment of capacity and opportunities in the area of eco‐innovation:In a context where the value of global market for environmental technologies, eco‐friendly products and services and sustainable design could be worth 2€ trilliony p gannually by 2020, regions of the MED Area, in a transition process towards the nextprogramming period, have to seize this opportunity together to influence uponterritorial cooperation priorities and provide a broad innovative capitalization of

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Opportunity to integrate eco‐innovation:Eco‐innovation should not be considered a standalone issue. It can be introducedEco innovation should not be considered a standalone issue. It can be introducedacross economic sectors and ECO‐SCP‐MED is an opportunity to make cross‐sectorial collaboration.

A step forward policy level integration:It is necessary to make a step forward policy level integration to address thecomplexity of the sustainability challenge and ECO‐SCP‐MED contributes to makethis step to improve sustainability across the supply chain of the main products andthis step to improve sustainability across the supply chain of the main products andservices in the MED area.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!

Anne‐Dominique FurphyIAT 

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