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Promoting Cleaner Productionin the Value Chain
Burton Hamner, MBA, MAPresident, [email protected]
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CP and Sustainable Business is a consequence of a set of behaviors
1. Good accounting 2. Employee Participation 3. Networking and benchmarking 4. Life cycle management 5. Customer eco-satisfaction
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1. Good Accounting
Understand the true full cost of waste EVERYONE underestimates the cost of waste Activity-Based Costing is the leading accounting
approach With the costs right, investment analysis can be done
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Process Maps for Cost Data
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2. Employee Participation
No one ever succeeded at CP by themselves Employees are often only ones who really know why
waste happens Simple analysis tools help employees solve problems With cost baseline in place, employee financial
incentives are possible
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Find the True Cause of Waste
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3.a. Networking
MOST firms don’t know all the resource available to help them
Have examples to show what other resources can do Clustering of firms can increase info resource use Peer-to-peer networking promotes best practices Training in internet resources also helps Firms need someone who is the “Networking Expert”
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3.b. Benchmarking
Focus on Best Practices for Competitiveness Can benchmark technologies, processes or
management strategies Key is to get comparable metrics Direct competitors are not best benchmarkers; find
related but non-competitive firms Very fashionable business approach
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4. Life Cycle Management
Focus on upstream and downstream resource issues Upstream: What risks do suppliers face and how do
suppliers pollute YOU? Downstream: What impacts do products have on
customer’s own enviro performance? Leads to risk analysis and risk reduction strategies
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5. Customer Eco-Satisfaction
Focus is on product design; improve the CUSTOMER’s eco-performance!
Requires analysis of customer concerns; how do You pollute Them?
Show customers how you can reduce their waste cost and other enviro problems
Produce a company CP report with details of improvements
SALES staff are key for training
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Life Cycle Scoping
How to Promote CP to Suppliers and Customers? Focus on sustainability of business partners Focus on life cycle industries Scoping identifies the key enviro concerns for specific
industries
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Life Cycle Industries
1. Natural Resource Harvesters/Extractors 2. Primary Producers 3. Original Equipment Makers 4. Direct Suppliers 5. Distributors 6. Customers/Users 7. Disposers
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Life Cycle Scoping Model
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Executives and Internal Management – Adding Value
Executives are very concerned about their manager’s abilities
Show Executives how CP enhances competence BY DEPARTMENT
Use the Value Chain model to show new CP concepts
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The Sustainable Value Chain
Shows how PROFESSIONS have evolved with CP Focus on practical skills and tools for each
department Breaks CP into manageable pieces CEO’s job is to ensure managers know about best
practices for their jobs
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Sustainable Value Chain Model
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Promoting CP to Professions
CP has produced new tools and Best Practices Emphasize effect on competitiveness Emphasize professional learning Use continuing education opportunities
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CP in New Investment
CP is by far most successful in DESIGN Products, processes, buildings Do a CP analysis for all new investments Contact INTEC for help
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Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)
SRI funds are growing very fast They are looking for good investments with CP
performance and social benefits Attract investors with your CP performance Many new products can promote CP implementation Produce “Mass Market Sustainability Technologies”
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A New Vision for Chile?
Many products can be produced in Chile that will help all people reduce waste and pollution
Governments want the people to use these products International investors want to invest in the factories
that produce them Can Chile become the Source for Sustainable
Technologies in South America? Why not?
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How to find valuable CP information on the Internet
Search for “Pollution Prevention” or “Cleaner Production”
Use www.Google.com, the best search tool Look for developing country examples first www.cnpl.cl www.cleanerproduction.com www.p2rx.org www.uneptie.org/pc/cp www.emcentre.com/unepweb/
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