Cleaner Production

Cleaner Production

Whilst it is useful to have a sector focus in a course such as this, it is equally valuable to have a variety of sectors represented (e.g. agriculture, water, health, industry, transport) so that the course-goers can engage each other during group sessions. The realities of life are that people interact with colleagues from other disciplines every day, and that decision making should never be sectoral. Instead, an integrated, intersectoral approach is required. All our courses stress this point and we encourage participants to think cross-sectorally. Issues that are prominent in many of our courses include human health and welfare (especially the combating of HIV/AIDS), water management, waste management and energy efficiency. These issues are relevant whether one is dealing with a factory, a tannery, an irrigation project or a mine, for example. Similarly, we like to emphasise the importance of dealing with cumulative impacts (e.g. water pollution).

The curriculum we offer is based on the successful presentation of this course in Mozambique and Namibian in recent years. The course outline is as follows:

Introduction to CP: providing an overview of the kinds of CP opportunities that are common in manufacturing and service industries, and numerous examples of developing-country enterprises implementing CP successfully
The Tools of CP: providing participants with hands-on instruction in some of the most common and useful tools of CP, including full cost accounting and process mapping. Participants practice new skills working through relevant case-study exercises in the classroom and physical case site visits of at least 6 sites in the field.
How businesses can promote CP: helping participants understand how CP can be integrated into normal business practice such as technology selection, management skills training, market identification, and business planning. Further, helping participants understand Namibian environmental and labor/occupational requirements that may impact businesses and their clients, and how CP can help meet those requirements cost-effectively.

The course modules are as follows:

Module 1. Introductory Session: Course Program and Objectives Expectations of participants and presenters

Module 2. What is Cleaner Production - and how can it help improve business success rates?

Module 3. A closer look at the Cleaner Production process

Module 4. Barriers to Cleaner Production Adoption by industry

Module 5. The Cleaner Production process and tools/techniques for implementation

Operational inefficiency and associated costs

The Cleaner Production process

Step 1 - Getting started with Cleaner Production

Step 2- Identification of CP opportunities using Process Mapping

Step 2 (cont'd) - Identification of CP opportunities through cost accounting

Step 2 (cont'd) - Identification of CP opportunities using other identification tools

Step 3 - Prioritization and evaluation

Step 4 - Implementation

Step 5 - Measurement and review

Module 6. Non-Monetary Drivers for Cleaner Production and Environmental, Health, & Safety Issues

Module 7. Financing Cleaner Production

Financial CP: Key funding channels for CP investments, and discussion on accessing external finance Bank information needs

Past funding experience of participants and group presentations

Module 8. Promoting CP - Obstacles and Opportunities Within Your Own Organization

Integration Cleaner Production with Business Planning

Promoting CP to SMEs - Obstacles within your own organization

Group presentations on Promoting CP to SMEs

Module 9. Course Review, Individual Writing, Closing

Course review, synthesis, discussion

Individual writing

For further information click here for the course flyer or send an e-mail.