SWITCH-Asia Network Facility
European Union

Basic Information on Switch

The regional environment programme SWITCH-Asia, is aiming to promote the adoption of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) among Small and Medium sized Enterprises and consumer groups in Asia. Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) is an attempt to reconcile the increased demand for goods and services that respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life, while minimizing the use of natural resources, toxic materials and emissions of waste and pollutants over the life cycle, in order not to jeopardize the needs of future generations. SWITCH-Asia is building on the former Asia Pro Eco and Asia Invest programmes, which were implemented by the EuropeAid Cooperation Office until 2007.



Sustainable Production

 

Projects should address at least one of following themes:

  • Induce technical innovations, if possible with indigenous or locally produced technology;
  • Embedding in (environmental) management systems (e.g. ISO 14001, EMAS, and others) and application of environmental accounting systems;
  • Supply chain management;
  • Product improvement via Eco-design, Design for Sustainability, etc;
  • Industrial estates, areas and/or clusters, applying Industrial Ecology, Industrial Symbiosis and others;
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S);
  • Additional result related to climate change.

 

Sustainable Consumption

Projects should address at least one of the following themes:

  • Effective marketing strategies to promote eco-products from SMEs in Asian countries and for intra-Asian trade;
  • Country specific organisational networks and framework conditions supportive to Sustainable Consumption;
  • Procurement (public and private) of eco-friendly products;
  • Incorporation of eco-related product standards or labels via Supply chain (B2B) and/or retailers (B2C);
  • Reduction of poverty through pro-poor and environmentally/climate friendly products and services;
  • Information exchange and increased understanding of existing international requirements and codes of conduct (Eco labelling) that have direct or indirect impact on product and consumer patterns;
  • Additional result related to climate change.

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