Environmental Mgm. Clean Technologies

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The project goal is to increase the competitiveness of the SMEs by promoting adequate environmental management and a clean production culture with two aims: 1) to serve as a key factor in successfully competing in the markets, and 2) to comply with environmental guidelines. The project covers Colombia's five major industrial cities and their areas of influence: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla and Bucaramanga. To attain this goal, the project has been divided into three components: 1. Strengthening the supply of skilled environmental management and CP services to SMES. This component implements a series of activities geared toward training a critical mass of environmental consultants and managers who can offer such services.2. Increasing the demand for such services, aiming specifically to make SME entrepreneurs aware of envirorunental management and the use of CP. Since there is no clear knowledge of the implications and opportunities in terms of the economic effectiveness that can be achieved while still complying with environmental guidelines, this component seeks to fill that void, emphasizing environmentally-sensitive subsectors. 3. Information and dissemination to help consolidate the start-up of a supply and demand environmental services market for SMES. Various information, dissemination, promotion and coordination activities will demonstrate the opportunities that such a market can generate.