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Sustainable Manufacturing for improved

Energy Conservation and Efficiency

Sustainable Manufacturing Init iative for the Americas (SMA)

ing. Kevin de Cuba, MSc.Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Division

Department of Sustainable Development

Organization of American States (OAS)

OAS HeadquartersWashington, D.C., May 14, 2009


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Consumption of Materials


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SETTING THE CONTEXT

The Story of Stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8


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What is Sustainable Manufacturing?

Sustainable manufacturing (SM) meets the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.(U.N.)

Sustainable manufacturing is defined as the creation of manufactured products

that use processes that are non-polluting, conserve energy and naturalresources, and are economically sound and safe for employees, communities,and consumers.(U.S. Dep. of Commerce)

Sustainable Manufacturing:holistic assessment of concerns of stakeholdersHolistic assessment of risks/benefits in the lifecycle of products and themanufacturing processes

Be evaluated based on the environmental, social and economic impacts


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How real is SM?


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Ongoing efforts/initiatives in this

green revolution

Modern business jargon for SM:

Cradle to Cradle

Eco-effective design

Industrial Ecology

Product Stewardship

SMART

Lean ManufacturingGreen Business

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sustainable Consumption and Production

Circular Economy


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What is driving Sustainable Manufacturing?


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SM from a Business Perspective


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Policies/Legislation driving SM

Agenda 21 Basil Convention (1992)

Marrakech Process (2003) EU Emission Trading Scheme EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (ELV)

By 2015 ->95% of weight of vehicle imported/sold in EU must be

reused/recycled; 10% energy recovery and produce dismantlingmanuals and reports that identify components for disassembly witha view toward recoverability and recyclability

J apan and Asia have similar regulatory goals, but implemented withdifferentiated mechanisms

EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) Impacts 70% of Chinas electronics export -> China and Korea

adapting to WEEE and RoHS EU Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)

Packaging Directive REACH (EU, 2007)


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Challenges at company level


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Tackling the problem at the core


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SM in the Americas?

North America:

Large multinational corporations

High energy and water consumptionHigh GHG emissionsHigh wealth level

Latin America and the Caribbean:Small and Medium EnterprisesRich in Natural Resources (gas, metals, etc.)Lower wages


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SM in the Americas?


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SM in the Americas?


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Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative

for the Americas

1. How may the OAS Department of Sustainable

Development position itself in this ongoing greening

revolution in the manufacturing industry?

GOAL: Foster better understanding of sustainable manufacturing andits impact on social, economic and environmental issues among key

stakeholders in the Americas


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Sustainable Partners to SMA

2. Building a sustainable partnership for a Hemispheric

Initiative

Some potential key partners: OAS

U.S. NACFAM

UNEP Trust for the Americas

IDB

U.S. Department of Commerce


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U.S. NACFAM

NACFAMs goal is to help manufacturing in the U.S.move toward sustainable manufacturing and industrialecology by helping its members determine how to close

supply chain loops, drive through efficiency andtowards McDonough & Braungarts cradle-to-cradlemodel, develop objective research-based policyrecommendations, and create business opportunities

within the sustainable manufacturing paradigm.

Helps its members and U.S. manufacturing address themanufacturing of sustainableproducts and the

sustainable manufacturing of all products.


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U.S. Dep. of Commerce

DOC has its Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative (SMI)and Public-Private Dialogue that aims to

a) identify U.S. industrys most pressing sustainablemanufacturing challenges and

b) coordinate public and private sector efforts to address thesechallenges.


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IDB Group

IDB: financial institution created to help accelerateeconomic and social development in Latin America andthe Caribbean

IIC: promotes private-sector development in its targetmarket by making equity investments and providingterm loans to projects for which traditional financingwould otherwise not be available under similar terms

MIF: Window I is intended to support public sectorpolicy reform and modernization, including updating thelegal framework affecting private enterprises.


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Trust of the Americas

The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizationaffiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS) and wasestablished in 1997 to promote private and public sectorparticipation in projects that reflect the principal goals of the OAS.

UNEP UNEP works to promote resource efficiency and sustainable

consumption and production in both developed and developingcountries. The focus is on achieving increased understanding and

implementation by public and private decision makers of policiesand actions for resource efficiency and sustainable consumptionand production (Sustainable Consumption and Production)


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The SMA Strategy

Stage 1 SUS MAN in the Americas: Setting the ground

WP1. Background information: Manufacturing industry in the Americas

WP2. State-of-the-art: Execute a technical review study on the needand potential for a regional or hemispheric approach/ program lead bythe OAS

Stage 2 Spreading Closed-Loop Cycle Products: An eco-efficientdissemination

WP3. Networking: Bringing key players together

WP4. Stirring CLCP: the governments role

WP5. Creating and spreading know-how: Brain to the cradle

WP6. Cradling the manufacturing industry

WP7. Building consciousness: Sustainable Product Consumption

WP8. Wrap-up: maintaining CLCP Alive


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Thank you!

ing. Kevin de Cuba, MSc.

Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Division

Department of Sustainable Development

Organization of American States (OAS)

E: [email protected]

T: +1-202-458-6467


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Ongoing initiatives

Documents

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