The
purpose of the conference is to highlight and
promote resilience and green growth in Georgian
enterprises by showcasing the benefits of Resource
Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) in the
transition to a Circular Economy. Additionally,
the event will provide an opportunity to discuss
and share experiences, tools, and programmes on
greening Georgia’s Small and Medium Sized
Enterprises (SMEs) through six sessions.
The first
session dedicated to
national policies and
strategies governing green development will be
discussed with a focus on manufacturing
enterprises. The focus of the second
session will be on resource efficiency in
practice.
In
the third session, the focus will
be on the transition to a circular economy (CE) in
Georgia.
The
fourth session includes an
overview of product-focused initiatives supporting
the greening of Georgian SMEs, such as Product
Environmental Footprint (PEF) and eco-labelling as
a part of the Single Market for Green Products
(SMGP) initiative, promoting eco-innovation, and
stimulating the greening of production through
Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and its
complementary tools.
Day
2 of the conference will serve as a platform to
discuss the necessary skills and funding for
greening SMEs. The fifth session
will host presentations on training and
certification programmes, including on energy
transition for income and employment. It will also
consider building a pathway between
skills/training and high-value employment
opportunities and showcase the award-winning
solutions in this area.
The
target audience is comprised of stakeholders
engaged in green economic development in Georgia
including Government, international and civil
society organizations. It is organized to also
engage representatives of MSMEs, including
industrial enterprises; businesses, experts in the
fields of engineering (chemical, industrial,
environmental) and energy, members of academia, as
well as practitioners from EU4Environment
(2019-2024) and EaP GREEN (2013-2017) Actions
(RECP Clubs’ members and RECP Demonstration
Companies, RECP experts).
The
event is organized by the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), as an
implementing partner of the EU4Environment
Action and National Implementing Partner,
Energy Efficiency Centre
Georgia.
