International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan's SMEs (ILES)

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Countries:	Pakistan
Basins:	Chenab, Ravi
Project SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.	Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) International Cooperation and Capacity Building (SDG 6.a) Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b) Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
Project Tags: Includes tags from the project and its locations.	Water Recycling and Reuse Sustainable Withdrawals Chemicals Management Nature-Based Solutions Leaving No One Behind Industrial Wastewater
Services Needed:	Policy advocacy Communications & outreach Research & analysis Technical assistance
Desired Partners:	Business Business Association Government
Language:	English
Start & End Dates:	Oct. 01, 2016 » Ongoing
Project Website:	www.wwfpak.org/our_work_/water_/iles
Project Source:	User
Profile Completion:	67%

Project Overview

WWF-Pakistan has joined hands with the European Union and International Labor Organization (ILO) to implement international labour and environmental standards in Pakistan in order to improve the competitiveness of the industrial sector and to strengthen the capacity of the public sector to implement multi Lateral-environmental agreements (MEAs) and national environmental laws and standards in Pakistan. Compliance with international and national standards promotes enterprise …

WWF-Pakistan has joined hands with the European Union and International Labor Organization (ILO) to implement international labour and environmental standards in Pakistan in order to improve the competitiveness of the industrial sector and to strengthen the capacity of the public sector to implement multi Lateral-environmental agreements (MEAs) and national environmental laws and standards in Pakistan. Compliance with international and national standards promotes enterprise efficiency, supports competitiveness in international trade and protects workers and consumers’ health and safety. This in turn leads to sustainable socio-economic development of the country.

The project aims at enhancing capacities of the textile and leather sector SMEs to adopt (SEMPs) Smart Environmental Management Practicesto reduce water and energy use as well as hazardous chemicals (by 10%), in addition to addressing other relevant environmental issues such as air and noise pollution, and solid waste management.

Project Results

Following are Expected Results

Implementation of Smart Environmental Management Practices (SEMPs) in 75 SMEs (25 progressive SMEs, 50 non-progressive SMEs) belonging to textile and leather sectors.
Enhanced compliance to National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQs) and Multi Environmental Agreements (MEAs).
Developbusiness case in environmental conservation.
Knowledge dissemination (raising awareness) amongst 500 SMEs.
Implementation of Green Office Initiatives in selected SMEs.
Implementation of Alliance for Water Stewardship standards (covering resource efficiency, sustainability and pollution mitigation) implementation in selected industries.
Establishment and operation of city-wide partnerships on sustainable water management.
Development of green financial instruments for sustainable initiatives in the target industrial sectors.
Increased understanding and capacity of federal and provincial governments for enforcing the updated environmental and labour laws and standards in Pakistan.