Project Impact

The SWITCH-Asia programme is the single largest programme to support sustainable consumption and production in developing countries. The EU aims to see the benefits of this investment. Many SWITCH-Asia projects in cooperation with the Network Facility have documented their achievement in so-called impact sheets. If you want to know more about the impact  a project is making please select a impact sheet below or visit the project pages via clicking on a country on the map on the right hand side.   

Impact case by case

SWITCH in Asia

Countries

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• China
• India
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Mongolia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Bangladesh

• Jute Diversified Products - sustainably produced and consumed

• Jute: an eco-friendly alternative for a sustainable future

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Reduction of environmental threats and increase of exportability of Bangladeshi leather products

Bhutan

• SEID - Sustainable & Efficient Industrial Development – Bhutan and Nepal

• Tourism in Bhutan: An Integrated Approach to sustainable Production, Consumption and Livelihood Development

Cambodia

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• Sustainable Product Innovation in Vietnam, Combodia and Laos

• Sustainable Rattan Industries

• Waste to Energy for the Rice Milling Sector in Cambodia

China

• China Heat Pump Water Heater Challenge Programme

• ECO-friendly Bamboo for Reconstruction

• Electric Motor Systems Energy-Saving Challenge – Improving the Operating Efficiency of Chinese Electric Motor Systems

• EMAS Global China: Environmental Management for Companies in China

• Greening food production and consumption: Transforming the highly- polluting and resource- consuming edible bamboo shoot industry into a sustainable value chain in China

• Greening Public Procurement in Urban Administrations in China

• Higher Efficiency of Transformers

• Implementing Industrial Symbiosis and Environmental Management Systems in Tianjin Binhai New Area

• Implementing Sustainable Consumption in Civil Society of Urban China

• Improving Environmental and Safety Performance in the Electrical and Electronics Industry in China

• Improving resource efficiency for the production and recycling of electronic products by adoption of waste tracking system

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Low Energy Housing in Sichuan and Shenzhen, China -Enable and enforce energy efficient building construction

• Sustainable and Responsible Trade Promoted to Wood Processing SMEs through Forest and Trade Networks in China, India and Vietnam

• Sustainable Building and Interior Decoration Initiative

• SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION MODELS AND CERTIFICATION TOOLS IN CHINESE FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS (CAPACITY)

• Sustainable Production in the Printing and Dyeing Sector in China

• Train the Trainers: Train Chinese Construction Sector SMEs in Energy Saving Techniques and Technologies

• Voluntary public-private partnerships: Improving energy-efficiency and environmental performance of Chinese SMEs and large companies

India

• Establishing E-Waste Channels to Enhance Environment Friendly Recycling

• Green Retail India

• Jute: an eco-friendly alternative for a sustainable future

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Promoting Fair Trade and Sustainable Consumption

• Scaling Up Sustainable Development of MSME Clusters in India

• Sustainable and Responsible Trade Promoted to Wood Processing SMEs through Forest and Trade Networks in China, India and Vietnam

• Sustainable production through market penetration of closed loop technologies in the metal finishing industry (ACIDLOOP)

• Sustainable Textiles for Sustainable Development in India

Indonesia

• Encouraging and Implementing Sustainable Production and Consumption of Eco-Friendly Batik in Indonesia and Malaysia

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Promoting Eco Friendly Indonesia Rattan Products

• Promoting The Implementation of Timber Legality Assurance (FLEGT License) as a Key Step to Sustainable Production and Consumption in Indonesia’s wood processing Industry

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• Soybean Processing Industry in Indonesia: Scaling Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Soybean Processing Industry

• Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) of handwoven textiles: Female Entrepreneurship in Indonesia and the Philippines

Laos

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Improved Cook Stoves Programme Laos PDR Location(s)

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• Sustainable Product Innovation in Vietnam, Combodia and Laos

• Sustainable Rattan Industries

Malaysia

• Encouraging and Implementing Sustainable Production and Consumption of Eco-Friendly Batik in Indonesia and Malaysia

• Environmental Declaration Scheme for Construction and Building Materials

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• Sustainable Production of the Biomass Industries in Malaysia: Optimising Economic Potential and Moving Towards Higher Value Chain

Mongolia

• Green Products Development and Labelling

• Supporting a greener and more energy efficient construction industry in Mongolia

• Turning Sheep Wool into Environmentally Friendly Building Material – Integrated Approach for Supply Chain Development

Myanmar

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• SMART Myanmar - SMEs for Environmental Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency

Nepal

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Proposal for Enhancement of Sustainable Production of Lokta Handmade Paper Production in Nepal

• SEID - Sustainable & Efficient Industrial Development – Bhutan and Nepal

• VSBK – Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln and other SCP (Sustainable Construction Practices)

• VSBK – Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln and other SCP (Sustainable Construction Practices)

Pakistan

• City-wide partnership for sustainable water use and water stewardship in SMEs in Lahore, Pakistan

• Sustainable and Cleaner Production in Manufacturing Industries

• Sustainable Cotton Production in Pakistan’s Cotton Ginning SMEs

Philippines

• Building Energy Autonomous Resorts Creating Appropriate Technology Solutions

• Creating Green Phillippine Islands

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• SMEs for environmental Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency

• Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) of handwoven textiles: Female Entrepreneurship in Indonesia and the Philippines

Sri Lanka

• Greening Sri Lankan Hotels

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Reducing Pollution in Export Sectors (EEPEx) in Sri Lanka

• Sustainable Production in the Food & Beverages Industry

Thailand

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• Greening Supply Chains in the Thai Auto and Automotive Parts Industries

• Lead Paint Elimination Project

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

Vietnam

• Establish a sustainable Pangasius supply chain in Vietnam

• Establishment of the ASEAN Energy Manager Accreditation Scheme

• GetGreen VN – Sustainable Living and Working in Vietnam

• Helping Vietnamese SMEs Adapt & Adopt CSR for Improved Linkages with Global Supply Chains in Sustainable Production

• Mainstreaming Energy Efficiency Through Business Innovation Support Vietnam (MEET-BIS Vietnam)

• Promotion and deployment of energy efficient air conditioners in ASEAN

• Sustainable and Responsible Trade Promoted to Wood Processing SMEs through Forest and Trade Networks in China, India and Vietnam

• Sustainable Product Innovation in Vietnam, Combodia and Laos

• Sustainable Rattan Industries