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JULY  11,  2012,  QUITO,  ECUADOR  –  A  3-­‐day  Training  Course  was  launched  on  the  topic  of  Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  at  the  Radisson  Hotel  in  Quito,  Ecuador.  This  is  a  tailored  training  course  targeting  public  and   private   sector   representatives,   academia   and   other   stakeholders   interested   in   learning   about   the  application  of  the  closed  looped  cycle  production  philosophy.    

Opening   remarks   were   provided   by   Mr.   Milan   Ludena,   Advisor   for   the   Minister   of   Production,  Employment   and   Competitiveness   (MCPEC),   and   Mr.   Kevin   de   Cuba,   Program   Manager   of   the   Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  in  the  Americas  Initiative  at  the  OAS  Department  of  Sustainable  Development.    

 

 

The   training   course   is   hosted   by   the   Ministry   of   Coordination   of   Production,   Employment   and  Competitiveness   (MCPEC)   and   the   Department   of   Sustainable   Development   of   the   Organization   of  American  States  (OAS/DSD)  in  line  with  the  National  Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  Work  Plan  approved  by  MCPEC  in  November  2011.  The  training  course  is  provided  by  professors  and  senior  researchers  of  the  Environmental   Engineering   and   Technology   for   Sustainable   Development   Research   Group   of   the  University  CEU  San  Pablo  based  in  Madrid,  Spain.      

The  Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  in  Ecuador  program  is  one  component  of  the  "Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  in  the  Americas"  initiative  under  the  Energy  and  Climate  Partnership  of  the  Americas  (ECPA).  The   principle   goal   of   the   initiative   is   to   introduce   the   Cradle-­‐to-­‐Cradle   (C2C)   design   philosophy   in   the  production   sectors   of   nations   in   the   Americas   as   an   innovative   business   development   tool.   The   main  purpose   for   introducing   C2C   is   to   improve   energy   efficiency   and   environmental   performance   in   the  industrial   sector  while   simultaneously   increasing   the   productivity,   competitiveness   and   sustainability   of  businesses,  in  particular  Small  and  Mediums  size  Enterprises  (SMEs).  

This  training  course  is  one  of  the  multiple  activities  of  the  National  Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  Work  Plan  being  supported  by  a  consortium  of  the  OAS  Department  of  Sustainable  Development,  the  National  Cleaner   Production   Center   of   Colombia,   the   C2C   Expo   Lab   of   the   Netherlands   and   the   U.S.-­‐based  McDonough   Braungart   Design   Chemistry   (MBDC)   with   funding   from   the   United   States’   Department   of  State.  

 

Furthermore   meetings   are   held   during   the   week   with   partner   ministries   including   the   Ministry   of  Coordination   of   Production,   Employment   and   Competitiveness   (MCPEC),   Ministry   of   Industry   and  Production  (MIPRO),  Ministry  of  Electricity  and  Renewable  Energy  (MEER),  Ministry  of  Environment  (MAE)  and   other   key   stakeholders   in   the   Government   of   Ecuador   exchanging   ideas   on   how   to   guarantee   the  further  successful  implementation  of  the  National  Closed  Looped  Cycle  Production  Work  Plan  in  line  with  the   National   Development   Plan   “Plan   Nacional   para   el   Buen   Vivir”   and   the   “Agenda   para   la  transformacion  Productiva”.    

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For  more   information,   contact   the  principle   technical   advisor,  Mr.  Rubén  Contreras,   Program  Manager,  Mr.  Kevin  de  Cuba,  and/or  the  Program  Coordinator,  Mr.  Walter  Araya.