2025
Prior to 2022, Ukraine was one of the most carbon-intensive countries globally, with its economy dominated by resource- and energy-intensive technologies. According to UNIDO's Ukraine Industrial Country Diagnostics 2023, the intensity of Ukraine's industrial water use, raw material consumption and CO2 emissions considerably surpasses the European Union average. The ongoing war has only exacerbated existing …
2025
Photo: Entrance to the Hoa Khanh Industrial Zone (Da Nang), one of five industrial zones in Viet Nam transitioning to become eco-industrial parks.Over 57 million kilowatt-hours of energy, over two million cubic metres of water and nearly 18,000 metric tonnes of materials were saved during the first phase of the Global Eco-Industrial Park Programme (GEIPP). The programme, which …
2025
Bucolic palm trees, manicured grass, a students’ choir greeting visitors – not one’s typical mental image of an industrial park. But MM 2100 Industrial Town, just outside Jakarta, is not your typical industrial park either. Or at least not yet. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been supporting MM 2100 and has also …
2025
CAIRO, 17 January 2022 – The establishment of eco-industrial parks is considered one of the most important policies to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development due to their ability to attract local and foreign investment. This creates job opportunities and increases income, while the negative impact on the environment is minimized. Eco-industrial parks facilitate the transition …
2025
中文版 Since the beginning of this century Viet Nam has experienced years of rapid economic growth, driven mainly by the processing and manufacturing sectors. By 2013, the government had established 173 industrial zones, with an average of 90 companies in each zone. Basic environmental legislation had been passed but regulation and enforcement capacity was weak. As a …
2025
VIENNA, 19 November 2024 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Governments of Switzerland and Ukraine have marked a new phase in their partnership to drive sustainable industrialization and support Ukraine’s integration into global markets.A launch ceremony at UNIDO headquarters marked the additional support in the amount of CHF 4.5 million from …
2025
BERN, 7 September 2023 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have embarked on a new chapter of collaboration with agreement on a second phase of the Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP).The GEIPP helps emerging economies to create more competitive and sustainable industrial parks by …
2025
VIENNA, 13 JUNE 2022 – Within the framework of its Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP), which is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) organized a study tour on eco-industrial park (EIP) approaches from …
2025
VIENNA, 29 November 2019 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has published the International Guidelines for Industrial Parks providing step-by-step advice on the planning, development and operation of industrial parks for different stakeholders, including industrial park regulators, developers, operators, tenants, partners (such as multilateral development agencies) and financial institutions. The Guidelines are relevant …
2025
An eco-industrial park is a community of businesses located on a common property in which businesses seek to achieve enhanced environmental, economic and social performance through collaboration in managing environmental and resource issues. This is known as industrial symbiosis, which is a means by which companies can gain a competitive advantage through the physical exchange …
