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Eco-innovation Liazzat Rabbiosi Sustainable Lifestyles, Cities, and Industry Branch For « Delivering SCP » Liazzat.rabbiosi@unep.org

Delivering SCP Sustainable Waste resource Management management Design for sustainability Sustainable D4S lifestyles and /sustainable education product Sustainable innovation Consumption and Production through circular Cleaner economy and eco- production & Sustainable Resource marketing Efficiency and innovation Eco-innovation Sustainable Sustainable procurement transport Consumer information

LCA data, methods and tools Sustainable Working food systems along the value Food processing chain towards Sustainable integrated product information solutions and Sustainable shared lifestyles and practices value Food waste, in cities context

Consumer Waste Raw Materials Manufacturing Distribution & Retail SUPPLY CHAIN = LOGISTICS LIFE CYCLE VALUE CHAIN = ECONOMIC/SOCIAL VALUE

Eco-innovati tion approach A holistic process that helps integrate systematically sustainability factors in strategic and daily decision-making of key players across the value chain by considering impacts along the life cycle of a company  Source of innovation

Eco-innovation  system innovation Eco-innovation rethinking business strategies and models which mainstreams sustainability throughout all Value to Society business operations across the value chain Tinkering around edges Singular interventions to improve processes and products Value to Business

Key Ingredients of Eco-innovation Three pillars of sustainability Life cycle thinking Business strategy and model Value chain cooperation

Business model innovation through ‘R’ Refuse Recycle Reduce Recover Reuse RETHINK Refurbish Redistribute Repair Remanufacture

Value chain collaboration • A company cannot solve its own problems, need to work in partnership to create a shared value along the value chain

Natura  Continuous R&D and marketing research  Open innovation  Shadow pricing  LCA approach to product  Supply development development services  Forest preservation Business Strategy: initiatives Innovation for market Suppliers Consumers differentiation and (often local communities sustainability  Network marketing from the  Labelling with LCA scoring Amazon  Targeting lower income area) customers Product SOU compared to conventional cosmetic products : • 70% less plastic used • 60% lower CO2 emissions • Lower transportation costs • Innovation in the formula (ingredients) • More attractive retail price = new customer segment

Vietlien; existing business model Dish washing liquid production Vietlien organic farming Guava tea Traditional farmers leaves producing and selling guava

Vietlien: proposed BM Invest in infrastructure for safe guava cultivation and tourism facility 1. Sale of processed guava products with local brand for tourist. Public 2. Tourism venue (guava procurement of farm) local branded guava products Viet Lien company Value proposition:  Guava dishwasher 1. Tourism and lodging services Processed 2. Sale of local branded  Tea processing facility guava products  Guava tea products  Technical hub for support, sale of soil and organic fertilizers

A - Vietnam: Joint Policy Mainstreaming & Pilot SME Application (Agri-food) B - Sri Lanka: Pilot SME Application (Agri-food) C – South Africa: Pilot SME Application (Metals) D – Uganda: Pilot SME Application (Agri-food) E – Kenya: Policy Mainstreaming F – Egypt: Pilot SME Application (Chemicals) G – Colombia: Joint policy mainstreaming & pilot SMEs Application (Chemicals and Metals) F – Peru: Joint policy mainstreaming & pilot SMEs application (Chemicals and Metals)

How to implement Eco-innovation?

Overview of manual Structure of each section: Overview Main content Checklist Supporting tools References and resources

Eco-innovation Manual and its supplements Metal Agri- Chemical food Manual

Encompasses technological and non-technological, product, process and organizational solutions in combination and aggregation towards radical and systemic change 17

www.unep.org/ecoinnovationproject Liazzat Rabbiosi, UNEP/DTIE/ Liazzat.rabbiosi@unep.org www.unep.org