Contributor, The Textile Industry and the Environment, UNEP
Contributor, The Textile Industry and the Environment, UNEP
Contributor, The Textile Industry and the Environment, UNEP
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ANNEX G<br />
ABOUT THE<br />
<strong>UNEP</strong><br />
INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT<br />
CENTRE<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> centre (IE) was established by <strong>UNEP</strong> in 1975 to bring industry<br />
<strong>and</strong> government toge<strong>the</strong>r to promote environmentally sound industrial development. IE<br />
is located in Paris <strong>and</strong> its goaJs are to:<br />
I) Encourage <strong>the</strong> incorporation of environmental criteria in industrial development plans<br />
2) Facilitate <strong>the</strong> implementatioJl of procedures <strong>and</strong> principJes for <strong>the</strong> protection of <strong>the</strong> environment<br />
3) Promote <strong>the</strong> use of safe <strong>and</strong> clean technologies<br />
4) Stimulate <strong>the</strong> exchange of information <strong>and</strong> experience throughout <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
IE provides access to practical information <strong>and</strong> develops co-operative on-site action <strong>and</strong> information<br />
exchange backed by regular follow-up <strong>and</strong> assessment. To promote <strong>the</strong> transfer of information <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> sharing of knowledge <strong>and</strong> experience, IE has developed three complementary tools: technical reviews<br />
<strong>and</strong> guidelines; <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> - a quarterly review; <strong>and</strong> a technical query-response service.<br />
In keeping with its emphasis on technical co-operation, IE facilitates technology transfer <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> implementation of practices to safeguard <strong>the</strong> environment through promoting awareness <strong>and</strong><br />
interaction, training activities <strong>and</strong> diagnostic studies.<br />
About Cleaner Production activities <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Textile</strong> Working GrQup<br />
In 1988, <strong>UNEP</strong> IE estabLished a Cleaner Production Programme with <strong>the</strong> objective of promoting<br />
low or non-waste technologies among industry. As a pan of this activity, four industry specific working<br />
groups were established for textiles, lea<strong>the</strong>r, metal finishing <strong>and</strong> solvent-using industries. A newsletter<br />
on Cleaner Production was also launched <strong>and</strong> an initiative to develop a data bank of case studies<br />
was created, called <strong>the</strong> International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse (ICPIC).<br />
<strong>The</strong> idea behind <strong>the</strong> creation of working groups was to obtain expert input via literature, presentations<br />
<strong>and</strong> case studies about pollution prevention on a voluntary basis. Members of <strong>the</strong> working group
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