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The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine welcomes on the online trainings “Green Chemistry Opportunities for a Circular Economy” within the The Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme.

          Date:                 05 and 07 September  2023
          Time:               14:00-16:00 (EEST)
          Format:            online Teams MS
          Language:        Ukrainian

On 5 September, the training is aimed at participants with a basic knowledge of chemistry,
and on 7 September for those with advanced knowledge of chemistry and chemical technologies.

The practical exercises on 5 and 7 September will be different depending on the target audience.

The objectives of the training:

– Raise awareness among participants on green chemistry and its principles
– Demonstrate how to apply Green Chemistry principles to help move towards a circular economy
– Discuss new opportunities related to green chemistry in Ukraine
– Show that green chemistry works, showcasing real examples.

Participants:
The trainings will bring together experts and researchers working on issues related to green chemistry and engineering, green economy, circular economy, resource efficiency, and environmental protection from central and local authorities, enterprises, expert organizations, business associations, NGOs, and educational and research institutions.
The trainings are organized by the Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine in collaboration with the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale University (USA) under GEF-funded UNIDO project “The Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme”.

Those interested participants should register in advance by filling out the form.

The Agenda is here.

Participation in the training is free of charge.

The number of participants is limited.

All attendees will receive certificates for participation in the training.

For more information, please forward to this link. 

The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine welcomes on the online training “Green chemistry for sustainable development and growth” within the The Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme.

          Date:                 15 June 2023
          Time:                11:00-13:00 (EEST)
          Format:            online Teams MS 
          Language:        Ukrainian 

Training objectives:

        – Review the current role of chemicals in society, the environment and the economy;
        – Raise awareness on green chemistry among participants;
        – Present the principles of green chemistry and its opportunities in various research areas;
        – Discuss new opportunities related to green chemistry in Ukraine.

Participants:
The training will bring together experts and researchers working on issues related to green chemistry and engineering, green economy, circular economy, resource efficiency, and environmental protection from central and local authorities, enterprises, expert organizations, business associations, NGOs, and educational and research institutions.
The training is organized by the Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine in collaboration with the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale University (USA) under GEF-funded UNIDO project “The Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme”.

Those interested participants should register in advance by filling out the form. 

The Agenda is here.

Participation in the training is free of charge.

The number of participants is limited.

All attendees will receive certificates for participation in the training.

For more information, please forward to this link. 

The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine welcomes on the online event “Presentation of the Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme in Ukraine”.

The Global GreenChem Innovation and Network Programme aims to:

          1. Strengthen the sound management of industrial chemicals and their waste through better control, reduction, and/or elimination protocols, and
          2. Scale up green chemistry solutions for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury replacement through capacity building, innovation, and the creation of a global green chemistry network fostering visibility, support, and implementation.

          Date:                 25 April 2023
          Time:               14:00-16:00 (EET)
          Format:            online using the Zoom platform
          Languages:      English, Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation)

The event will be open to all stakeholders interested in and working on issues related to chemical sector, green chemistry, industry, circular economy and environmental protection. The event will bring together representatives from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, UNIDO, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University (USA), Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre (RECP Centre), key national stakeholders, representatives from companies and organizations, projects and programmes, associations, NGOs, academics and research institutes.

Interested participants should register in advance by filling out the form.

The Agenda is here.

For more information, please forward to this link. 

 

 

 

 

The Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre organizes the National Conference on Circular Economy in Ukraine. This year’s focus will be to discuss possible opportunities for the enterprise sector in the context of recovery and reconstruction and to identify potential assistance measures within the EU4Environment programme.

             Date:                 15 December 2022
             Time:                11:00-13:30 (EET)
             Format:             online using the Zoom platform
             Languages:       English, Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation)

The conference is open to all stakeholders interested in and working on issues related to industrial development, circular economy, resource efficiency and cleaner production, and environmental protection. They will be joined by representatives from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (as National Focal Points of the Action), representatives from the European Union Delegation, UNIDO and other international organizations, key national stakeholders, enterprises, organizations, associations, NGOs, financial institutions, representatives of academia and research institutes.

To join the event, please register in advance by filling out this form.

The Agenda is here.

The event will recap the benefits of implementing a Circular Economy and Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) within enterprises in Ukraine, present the results of the industrial waste mapping exercises conducted in two pilot regions (Davydiv and Slavuta), explain key elements related to the EU Single Market for Green Product (SMGP) initiative, and provide an overview of implementing the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology in Ukraine.

 

Reference

The conference is organized within the frame of EU4Environment Programme that helps the partner countries preserve their natural capital and increase people’s environmental well-being by supporting environment-related action, demonstrating and unlocking opportunities for greener growth, and setting mechanisms to better manage environmental risks and impacts.
It is funded by the European Union and implemented by five Partner organisations – OECD, UNECE, UNEP, UNIDO, and the World Bank.

For more information, please click here.

 

 

 

 

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.

We invite the representatives of organizations cooperating with small and medium-sized enterprises (such as business associations, development organizations, government agencies, NGOs, financial institutions and donors) to participate in the Regional Workshop – EU’s Eastern Partner and Central Asian countries on the presentation of the I-GO Assistant for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the  I-GO network launch.
The online event is co-organised by the Green Industry Platform and the EU4Environment Action.

             Date:                  12 May 2022
             Time:                 11:00-12:45 (EET)
             Format:              online using the Zoom platform
             Languages:        English, Russian (simultaneous interpretation)

To register, please fill in the form.

Draft agenda and more info  here.

Workshop objectives:

– present I-GO Initiative and I–GO Assistant tool SME supporting organizations;
– report on the collaboration of I-GO Initiative and EU4Environment project regarding
   enhancing resource efficiency, knowledge and expertise exchange, demonstration, as well as RECP concept for SMEs;
– illustrate and discuss I–GO Assistant tool, its advisability and benefits;
– launching I-GO Initiative and learning more about its benefits;
– showcase how I-GO Network can support national and regional RECP activities in RECP.

More about I-GO Initiative here.

More about EU4Environment Action here.

On 15th December 2021, the Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre is hosting the national conference “CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT” within the “Circular Economy and New Growth Opportunities” Component of the EU-funded “EU4Environment” Action in Ukraine.

Date:                  15 December 2021
Time:                 10:50-14:30
Format:              online using the Zoom platform
Languages:        Ukrainian and English, simultaneous interpretation is provided for your convenience

Agenda:  here.

Conference objectives:
      – presenting the actions towards sustainable development: the circular economy concept, RECP,
          sustainable public procurement;
      – discussing the current progress in the transition to green economy;
      – raising awareness and understanding on the opportunities and benefits of RECP and
         Circular Economy principles at the national and regional levels among enterprises, government agencies, and the civil society;
      – describing the benefits and new opportunities related to waste management;
      – presenting the training course on Lean Production;
      – presenting Circular Economy principles and practices for companies in the context of the regional “EU4Environment” Action
         implemented in Ukraine.

Participants
The event is open to all stakeholders interested in and related to green economy, circular economy, resource efficient and cleaner production, and environmental protection.
The Conference is targeting the representatives from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine as National Focal Points of the Action, the EU Delegation, UNIDO and Sweco (Sweden), international and national organizations, industrial enterprises, local authorities and agencies, associations, financial institutions, universities, NGOs and other stakeholders.

The interested participants should register in advance in order to participate.

To register, please fill in the form.

More deatils about “EU4Environment” Action here.

*The conference is being carried within the frame of the “European Union for Environment” (EU4Environment) Action funded by the European Union and implemented by five partner organisations: OECD, UNECE, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank.

 

We would like to invite the representatives of Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to join the workshop “Transforming Sustainability into New Business Opportunities. Enhance Ukrainian small and medium enterprises’ capacity to access sustainable public procurement and broaden their markets.”

Date:                      30 November 2021
Time:                    14:00 till 15:30, Kyiv time, Ukraine
Format:                  Online using the Zoom platform
Languages:           Ukrainian and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Agenda:     here

Workshop objectives
           • Raising awareness among SMEs and other stakeholders on state public procurement (SPP)
             in Ukraine, explaining the associated procedures and showcasing its benefits;
           • Presenting the current status of SPP implementation in both Ukraine and the broader EECCA region,
              and discussing future developments;
           • Describing the new opportunities related to SPP for Ukrainian SMEs;
           • Introducing the opportunity for SMEs to avail of free expert support to assess their readiness
              for SPP sustainability criteria.

Participants
The event’s participants will include the representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, UNEP, national experts, the representatives of SMEs interested in the issues of SPP, circular economy and resource efficient and cleaner production.

To register, please fill in the form.

Participation for free.

Organizers
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine

*The workshop is being carried within the frame of the Project “Enhancing sustainable public procurement (SPP) for the regional transition to inclusive green economy in the Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)” funded by the United Nations Development Account.

We would like to invite the representatives of Kyrgyzstan SMEs to join the training workshop “Transforming Sustainability into New Business Opportunities. Enhance Kyrgyz small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) capacity to access sustainable public procurement and broaden their markets.”

Date:                      04 November 2021
Time:                    14:00 till 15:30, Bishkek time, Kyrgyzstan
Format:                  Online using the Zoom platform
Languages:           Russian and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Agenda:   here

Workshop objectives
           • Raising awareness among SMEs and other stakeholders on SPP in Kyrgyzstan, explaining the associated
              procedures and showcasing its benefits
           • Presenting the current status of SPP implementation in both Kyrgyzstan and the broader EECCA region,
              and discussing future developments
           • Describing the new opportunities related to SPP for Kyrgyz SMEs
           • Introducing the opportunity for SMEs to avail of free expert support to assess their readiness
             for SPP sustainability criteria

Participants
The event’s participants will include the representatives of SMEs interested in the issues of SPP, circular economy and resource efficient and cleaner production, as well as, the representatives of the Ministry of Finance, UNEP and national experts.
To register, please fill in the form.

Participation for free.

Organizers
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine (RECPC)

*The workshop is being carried within the frame of the Project “Enhancing sustainable public procurement (SPP) for the regional transition to inclusive green economy in the Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA)” funded by the United Nations Development Account.

 

We would like to invite the representatives from the Davydiv Village Territorial Community (DVC), industrial enterprises, local authorities and agencies, and ecologists to participate in the information meeting on Industrial Waste Mapping (IWM) for enterprises from the Davydiv Village Territorial Community Within the “Circular Economy and New Growth Opportunities” Component of the EU-funded “EU4Environment” Action in Ukraine.

Date:                      18 November 2021
Time:                    14:00 till 15:30
Format:                  Online using the Zoom platform
Languages:           Ukrainian and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

Draft Agenda:       here

Workshop objectives
           • Present the results of industrial waste management activities to the representatives of the Davydiv VTC
              procedures and showcasing its benefits
           • Discuss the preliminary results from waste mapping activities to refine findings and reach the final results
           • Discuss the benefits and new opportunities related to waste mapping for the manufacturing enterprises of
             the Davydiv VTC

Participants
The representatives from the Davydiv Village Territorial Community, industrial enterprises, local authorities and agencies, and ecologists as well as UNIDO and Sweco.

For further information, please contact Ms. Anna Ivaneta at anna@recpc.org.

Organizer
Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre in Ukraine, the national partner of UNIDO in implementing the “Circular Economy and New Growth Opportunities” Component of the “EU4Environment” Action.

*The workshop is being carried within the frame of the “European Union for Environment” (EU4Environment) Action funded by the European Union and implemented by five partner organisations: OECD, UNECE, UNEP, UNIDO and the World Bank.