Meeting
with the Director General of the United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (UNIDO), Mr. Li Yong, revealed how deeply connected he is to
environmental issues and its inescapable linkages with industry. Many of us associate industrial development with
pollution, which is indeed a cause for concern in many parts of the world, especially with regards to the production and use of chemicals or hazardous
wastes for instance. So can we have green industrial development? We think so!
UNIDO’s Green Industry Initiative for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial
Development is a great step in this direction.
There are many examples at work
today in both developing and developed countries. One such example is Chemical Leasing: first introduced in Austria in the beginning of the 2000s, it is
now a common tool being applied in many industrial and even agricultural sectors.
Chemical Leasing is about sharing the responsibility for the chemicals that are manufactured among the producers, the users and across the supply chains. By
delinking profits from output, manufacturers are incentivised to optimise the
use and application of the chemical rather than just selling the chemical to
users. This green industry model is in the commercial interest of the
manufacturer to reduce pollution, unwanted emissions and wastage, and
ultimately shift to safer and less hazardous chemicals.
For further information on chemical leasing visit: http://www.chemicalleasing.com/
Chemical leasing Explained:
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