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Financial institutions
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Assess environmental risks of the proposed project
when evaluating loan and investments proposals.
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Take an eco-efficient approach and express
commitment to sustainable development and support
for the precautionary approach to environmental
management which attempts to anticipate and prevent
environmental degradation.
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Orient their lending towards by expressing
willingness to support investments that are targeted
at improving environmental performance.
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Support environmental management accounting, a
demonstration of sound and competitive accounting
practices.
Educational institutions
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Incorporate CP in education curricula. This should
not only be for formal training programmes but also
in-service personnel and applied research.
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Participate in human resource development for
promotion of CP by carrying out sensitization and
awareness campaigns, such as conferences and
seminars, on CP and compile and disseminate
information on CP practices and technologies.
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Organise panel discussion on specific issues to
promote dialogue between industry, government and
academia on CP.
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Develop innovative graduate and postgraduate
training programmes focusing on CP. Short-term
training programmes at diploma and certificates can
be arranged.
Government
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Provide an enabling policy framework for the
promotion of Cleaner Production by interweaving the
concept of preventing strategies in all facets of
the governmental policy framework such as
environmental, industrial, educational, trade and
technology development.
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Encourage mandatory auditable Environmental
Management System and reporting
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Provide grants, low-interest loans, and/or supply
technical assistance to relevant industrial
enterprises to stimulate technological development.
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Raise the costs of unwanted outputs or provide
incentives to promote more efficient use of natural
resources by introducing favourable taxes, charges
and fees
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Impose bans on particular products or substances
that are environmentally unfriendly and encourage
the principle of substitution.
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Introduce liability rules in which firms are held
responsible for the environmental damage they cause.
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Encourage public disclosure of information on
environmental performance through pollutant release
register and corporate reporting
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Issue high profile awards for enterprises that have
effectively implemented CP
Industry
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Develop long term strategy in your
company and/or industrial sector
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Provide training for your employees
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Conduct audits of your processes and
analyse your products
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Set goals for waste reduction with
specific percentages and timetables
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Research cleaner alternative
technologies
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Investors, insurers and lenders to
support only those companies meeting environmental
challenges
Non
Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
NGOs can create enabling situations for
industry to integrate CP in their environmental actions
by:
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