We invite stakeholders interested in or working on green economy, circular economy, resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), and environmental protection to an online event about the introduction of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) under the European Union’s Single Market for Green Product (SMGP) initiative. The event is organized by UNIDO in collaboration with PRé Sustainability (Climate Neutral Enterprise) and the RECP Centre in Ukraine.

             Date:                 20 October 2022
             Time:                14:00-17:00 (EEST)
             Format:             online using the Zoom platform
             Languages:       English, Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation)

The event aims to introduce Ukraine to the potential impact of the PEF system on national economies with a focus on industrial branches exporting to the EU market. It will also help export-oriented enterprises to evaluate their production processes and follow practical steps on the way to accessing the Europena market. 

The objective of the event:
         – Raising awareness among participants and key stakeholders on Single Market for Green Products (SMGP),
            Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and Organization Environmental Footprint (OEF);
         – Illustrating the PEF initiative and its relationship to the Circular Economy and the related EU Green Deal package;
         – Presenting the benefits and opportunities of SMGP and PEF for manufacturing enterprises;
         – Announcing the PEF pilots in Ukraine for national companies and experts.

To register, please fill in the form.

The Agenda of the event is available here

Reference

The event “Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and its benefits for manufacturing enterprises” will be organized within the EU4Environment Result 2 activities on “Circular Economy and New Growth Opportunities”.

Read more about the PEF methodology and its introduction in the EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries here.

More about EU4Environment Action here.