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Title : Technical Assistance for the Implementation of Component 2: Finance and Investment of GEF-funded FARM Global Child Project
Project objective : UNEP FI seeks proposals from suitable consulting organizations to provide technical assistance for addressing knowledge gaps and needs related to of Component 2: finance and investment of the FARM Global Child Project, specifically to develop a ‘Feasibility study for the development of a tool to support financial institutions in assessing the risks and impacts of chemicals and plastic pollution in their agriculture-related portfolios’.
Project background : FARM is a five-year, $341 million initiative, which seeks to reduce and manage the use of harmful pesticides and plastics in agricultural production and encourage the adoption of low- and non-chemical alternatives. In addition to the Global Child Project, FARM consists of seven child projects led by UNEP and implemented by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UNIDO. The execution of the child projects is carried out in-country by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and relevant country institutions in Ecuador, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Uruguay and Viet Nam.
Project description : The Global Child Project, managed by GGKP, aims to address the global and regional knowledge capacity of policy, finance and value chain actors to sustainably regulate, finance and reduce pesticides and plastics through its three core components – policy and enforcement, finance and investment, and value chains and public demand.
Component 2, focused on finance and investment, aims to engage public and private finance actors to share and use FARM and FARM-related knowledge to reorient financial resources to the reduction and sound management of chemical and plastic pollution in the agriculture sector. This outcome will be achieved in two complementary efforts, one targeting private financial institutions (Output 2.1) and another focused on public finance actors and coordination with national child projects (Output 2.2).
In 2024, the inception of the FARM Global Child Project marks a crucial milestone. The project endeavours to conduct a comprehensive scoping study and develop associated knowledge products to map and identify knowledge gaps and needs related to finance and investment across its child projects. A pivotal roundtable discussion held in March 2023 during the project's inception meeting surfaced key knowledge gaps and needs, setting the stage for targeted interventions through the upcoming scoping study and relevant training initiatives.
Project requirements : This technical assistance will be expected to include:
- Project planning
- Consultation to determine end-user (FI) profiles and needs
- Methodology configuration, for screening negative (and positive) impact, risk and opportunity categorization associated with agricultural chemicals and plastics
- Evaluation of existing frameworks and tools
- Budget estimation for development of the proposed tool.
Specifically, the technical assistance identified are described as follows.
1. Project planning
1.1 Definition of a workplan outlining the entire execution period
2. Consultation to determine end-user (FI) profiles and needs
2.1 Define process for consultation (interviews, surveys, workshops) to determine end-user profiles and needs of end-users. Collect data disaggregated by sex when developing surveys.
2.2 Design a set of questions to determine needs of FIs
2.3 Identify and interview FIs with agricultural portfolios. Collect data disaggregated by sex when doing research reviews or assessments.
3. Methodology configuration
3.1 Develop an actionable framework for financial institutions to conduct high-level ‘global’ screening and classification of negative impacts and risks associated with agricultural chemicals and plastics.
3.2.1 Evaluate existing frameworks for impact categorisation of chemical/plastic types according to negative impacts of these products on (a) human health, (b) ecosystem services provision.
3.2.2 Evaluate frameworks for risk factor categorisation considering material losses (with reference to dual materiality), liability and reputational damage.
3.2.3 Evaluate frameworks for suitability to provide banks with information needed to develop strategy and plans to reduce impact and mitigate risks, that could involve (1) definition of magnitude of impact and risk, (2) definition of necessary follow-on activities, (3) identification of alternative practices, (4) listing financing gaps (investment opportunities).
4. Technical evaluation of existing tools capabilities
4.1 Evaluate the feasibility of adopting and/or adapting one or more existing tools to support application of the proposed framework and methodology. This would include:
4.1.1 Defining the specific features and functionality that can be used, adapted, or modified and which may need to be developed.
4.1.2 Curating data and knowledge inputs, using existing high-level categorization of chemicals/plastics according to their risks to human health and ecosystem services provision.
4.1.3 Risk and opportunity identification and reporting into existing FI systems to support decision/making processes
5. Budget estimation
5.1 Estimate the development, implementation, maintenance, and administration costs for a potential tool (assuming 2026 development).
The applicant entity must demonstrate that it is duly qualified and has the necessary experience to carry out the service described in the scope, duties and responsibilities of the technical assistance. Only non-profit organizations will be eligible.
Detailed proposal document : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sd25L3yxCN6AkP7UJd-sfI5JT2KWGLK6WXy-fKswnaY/edit?tab=t.0
Responsible officer : Peggy Emmanuelle Lefort
implementation start date : 1 Junho, 2025
Implementation end date : 31 Março, 2026
Submission deadline : 8 Maio, 2025
Notification date : 22 Maio, 2025
Title : GEF Net-Zero Nature-Positive Accelerator Integrated Programme Global Platform
Project objective : The overarching objective of the GEF Net-Zero Nature-Positive Accelerator Integrated Programme Global Platform (NZNPA IP GP) is to support countries to accelerate efforts to achieve net-zero nature-positive economies. This will be accomplished through catalyzing finance and partnerships, triggering investment, promoting policy and governance coherence, and curating, diffusing, and transferring experiences, good practices, and lessons learned. The program is designed to address the complex and systemic connections between climate change and biodiversity loss, aiming for carbon neutrality while placing nature at the centre of economy-wide plans and strategies.
Output 2.1 under the NZNPA IP’s Global Platform focuses on sharing gender-responsive tools and knowledge with participating countries and increasing their capacity for aligning public and private finance with net-zero nature-positive (NZNP) strategies and mobilizing investment for the implementation of these strategies.
On the demand side of finance, Output 2.1 aims to
1. Support NZNP participating country Ministries of Finance, financial regulators, and central banks to strengthen the national enabling environment for attracting finance to NZNP investment,
2. promote the integration of climate, nature, and development agendas in economic and fiscal policy design by supporting enhanced understanding, tracking, and alignment of budgets with integrated NZNP and development considerations.
3. provide guidance on broader fiscal, legal, and regulatory frameworks that are aligned with private sector expectations and market dynamics.
A key focus will also be on promoting knowledge and peer-to-peer exchange on the opportunities, challenges, and solutions for integrating NZNP considerations in public finance.
Project background : The overall program is the Net-Zero Nature-Positive Accelerator Integrated Programme (NZNPA IP). The central objective of the NZNPA IP is to support countries in accelerating their efforts to achieve net-zero and nature-positive economies. This is to be achieved by catalyzing finance and partnerships, triggering investment, promoting policy and governance coherence, and curating, diffusing, and transferring experiences, good practices, and lessons learned. The NZNPA IP is aligned with the GEF-8 programming strategies and responds to the focal areas of climate change, biodiversity, and land degradation.
The NZNPA IP includes a Global Platform and Country Child Projects. The Global Platform (GEF Project ID: 11098) is a global coordination project that acts as a central 'enabler' for the entire integrated program. Its main objective is to support the 12 participating countries in their transition to net-zero nature-positive economies by generating and transferring knowledge, building capacity, catalyzing finance, and fostering partnerships. The Global Platform focuses on helping global and national actors understand how to effectively integrate nature into net-zero planning and implementation actions. It will develop new global knowledge, building upon existing efforts, and ensure that experiences and lessons learned from the country projects are shared. This knowledge will be a global good accessible to all countries. The Global Platform is comprised of a collaborative and coordinated effort between UNEP, ADB, CAF, CPI, WCMC and UNEP FI and has a duration of six years to support the participating country projects. The incoming implementing partner will join the above list of agencies to coordinate and run the global platform.
The Country Child Projects are national-level projects being implemented in 12 participating countries: Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Viet Nam. These projects are supported by the Global Platform, which will service, coordinate amongst, and create capacities and enabling conditions for them. The child projects are intended to concurrently implement their own national NZNPA strategies in priority sectors, thereby contributing to significant global environmental benefits such as greenhouse gas emission reductions, biodiversity conservation, and land restoration. The Global Platform will provide these countries with tools and knowledge for developing comprehensive nature-positive plans to achieve climate neutrality through ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). Resources from the child projects' GEF budgets are designated for participation in Global Platform activities.
Project description : This proposal will be focused on enhancing the capacity of participating countries to align their public financial systems and fiscal policies with their net-zero nature-positive (NZNP) strategies and to mobilize investment for the implementation of these strategies. This proposal within the broader NZNPA IP targets participating country Ministries of Finance, financial regulators, and central banks to strengthen the national enabling environment for attracting finance to NZNP investments. The core goal is to address the weak demand and supply of net-zero nature-positive public and private finance and investment, which is identified as a barrier (B2) to achieving NZNP economies.
It aims to do this by sharing gender-responsive tools and knowledge. The key activities and deliverables involve:
1. Developing and sharing three (3) guidance materials on integrating NZNP principles into fiscal policy Development of three guidelines outlining methodologies and practices to integrate NZNP principles into fiscal policy enabling environment, for policymakers and stakeholders involved in fiscal policy and environmental sustainability. The guidelines will consider, and build upon, materials that are already available, and will ensure the integration of climate mitigation and biodiversity aspects with national development considerations. The guidance documents will draw upon inputs from and consultations with key actors (see above section A) supporting countries and engaging with countries on long-term decarbonization efforts and nature-positive efforts through working group on nature. The documents will also be shared with them for review.
• Guideline number one will focus on Good practices on economy wide instruments, such as carbon pricing, carbon/nature credit frameworks
• Guideline number two will focus on Guidance and good practices on NZNP financing funds and green/sustainable bond frameworks
• Guideline number three will focus on Assessment of alignment of price incentives alignment with NZNP objectives (tax frameworks, environmentally harmful subsidies, etc.).
The guidance material will build upon existing related content (on NZ or NP) developed by baseline partners and engage with them in the content development.
2. Peer review of two (2) Guidance documents on scoping and methodology guidance on assessing and addressing gaps in NZNP finance enabling environment frameworks: Peer review (only) of two guidance documents developed by CPI on assessing and addressing gaps in NZNP finance enabling environment frameworks.
• Guidance document one will focus on Scoping of existing enabling environment trends and best practices
• Guidance number two will focus on Guidance on analysis of fiscal frameworks, regulations, and legal structures to identify concrete areas of improvement.
• One country case study on pilot of NZNP finance enabling environment gap-methodology guidance
The guidance material will build upon existing related content (on NZ or NP) developed by baseline partners and engage with them in the content development.
3. Conducting three (3) global webinars to disseminate knowledge on aligning fiscal policy with integrated NZNP and development objectives, Conduction of three global webinars in English, French, and Spanish, focusing on aligning fiscal policy with integrated NZNP and development objectives. These webinars aim to provide in-depth insights and practical guidance on leveraging fiscal policy instruments to advance NZNP goals while promoting sustainable development, and the specific topics would be chosen in consultations with key project stakeholders.
The webinars will be held, where possible, in partnership with key partners working in the space as described earlier.
Key topics that will be covered across all webinars include:
• Strategies for integrating NZNP considerations into fiscal policy frameworks.
• Good practices for designing and implementing NZNP aligned fiscal measures.
• Approaches for assessing the impact of fiscal policies on NZNP outcomes.
4. Participating in six (6) workshops at the national and regional levels to build capacity on mainstreaming NZNP considerations in fiscal policy design, Conduction of six regional peer-to-peer workshops, with two workshops held in each of three regions. These workshops aim to facilitate knowledge sharing and capacity building on various aspects related to NZNP initiatives.
The workshops will be held, where possible, in partnership with key partners working in the space as described.
The topics will be chosen in consultation with key project stakeholders and cover the following topics:
• Good Practices on sustainable budgeting and Integration of nature, climate and development considerations in public finance design and planning: Participants will explore effective approaches to developing and deploying sustainable budgeting tools and integrating nature considerations into existing climate/green budget tagging initiatives.
• Opportunities and challenges for developing and strengthening enabling environment for mobilizing and scaling up NZNP-aligned financing
• Fiscal policy and financial instruments that promote Economy-Wide NZNP initiatives: This session will delve into key instruments for promoting NZNP initiatives at the economy-wide level, with a focus on fiscal policy.
Discussions will include good practices on carbon pricing and the development of carbon/nature credit frameworks. Guidance and good practices on NZNP financing funds and the establishment of green/sustainable bond frameworks will also be provided. Moreover, participants will assess the price incentives alignment with NZNP objectives, such as tax frameworks, environmentally harmful subsidies, etc.
5. Supporting or participating in up to four (4) child country clinics to provide tailored support on specific challenges related to NZNP fiscal policy, Child country clinics will be offered throughout the project. Each clinic will consist of a visit of global experts to a country upon its request, to support it with resolving a particular challenge related to NZNP action. These clinics serve as targeted interventions designed to provide tailored support and expertise to countries facing specific NZNP challenges.
Clinics will be demand-driven and based on a short set of screening criteria, which will include regional balance and level of progress. Priority will be given to countries which have not yet had a clinic (i.e. prioritizing a country to have its first clinic over a country having a second one).
Clinics in component 2 will focus on challenges related to:
• Sustainable budgeting and integrating nature and climate into budget design and planning
• Developing and strengthening enabling environment for mobilizing and scaling up NZNP-aligned finance for all sources
Where country clinics are held in countries in which other key partners are working, e.g. AFD and FAO in Costa Rica, such partners will be invited to partner and participate in the clinic.
The intended outcomes are that participating countries will take steps to promote NZNP investments, taking into consideration new global knowledge shared through the global platform. This includes strengthening the national enabling environment to attract finance towards NZNP goals and fostering a greater understanding of how to integrate climate, nature, and development agendas in economic and fiscal policy design.
Project requirements : Proposals will be assessed based on the following criteria/requirements for a suitable organization:
1. Demonstrated Expertise in Fiscal Policy and Public Finance with a Focus on Sustainability: The organization must possess deep knowledge and experience in fiscal policy, public budgeting, and financial management, particularly in the context of the Paris Agreement and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in developing countries. This includes understanding various fiscal instruments, revenue generation, expenditure control, and debt management. Crucially, they should have a proven track record of applying this expertise to integrate sustainability considerations, including climate change and biodiversity, into fiscal frameworks.
2. Strong Understanding of the Net-Zero Nature-Positive (NZNP) Nexus: A suitable organization should have a thorough understanding of the interlinkages between climate change, biodiversity conservation, and economic development, which are central to the NZNP concept. They should be familiar with international frameworks and goals related to climate and biodiversity, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, and how these can be integrated into national economic and fiscal planning.
3. Proven Experience in Developing Policy Guidance and Tools for Policymakers: The core deliverable involves creating guidelines for policymakers. Therefore, the organization must have extensive experience in developing practical, user-friendly policy guidance documents, methodologies, and tools that are specifically targeted at government institutions, such as Ministries of Finance and central banks. This includes the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, actionable recommendations, considering the diverse contexts of participating countries.
4. Strong Research and Analytical Capabilities Coupled with Effective Stakeholder Engagement: The development of the guidelines will require rigorous research, data analysis, and the synthesis of information from various sources, including academic literature and practical experiences. Additionally, the organization must have proven experience in conducting effective consultations with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, international organizations, financial institutions, and potentially civil society, to ensure the relevance, accuracy, and buy-in of the developed guidelines.
5. Exceptional Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, and Capacity Building Capabilities: The organization should possess strong skills in communicating complex technical information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences, including policymakers, financial institutions, and other stakeholders, through various channels such as webinars, workshops, and in-person clinics. They must demonstrate proven experience in designing and delivering engaging and informative webinars and workshops that facilitate learning, knowledge sharing, and capacity building on topics related to fiscal policy and sustainability. Furthermore, experience in providing tailored technical assistance and advisory support in country-specific contexts, such as through child country clinics, is essential.
Detailed proposal document : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WQYCyRTZ2SaxiaX76N08O1-MODiZsxoG?usp=drive_link
Responsible officer : abhimanyu dadu
implementation start date : 1 Agosto, 2025
Implementation end date : 31 Julho, 2027
Submission deadline : 11 Maio, 2025
Notification date : 25 Maio, 2025
Title : CCD_IMEO_CfP_25_01 IMEO's Data Platform-Metcoal Methane Emissions
Project objective : To receive project proposals that can assist in the implementation of IMEO’s commitment to provide reliable and actionable data to mitigate methane emissions from fossil fuels operations.
This particular project proposal focuses on methane emissions from the met coal sector and, in particular enhancing existing Global Energy Monitor information from Coal Mine Tracker with information on mine/mine permit boundaries, locations of ventilation shafts, drainage stations, and other known metcoal methane sources for top. The focus is on mines listed as 'met' and 'met & thermal' in GEM’s Coal Mine Methane Tracker.
Knowledge of mine boundaries and source locations can support satellite tasking processes and mine-level methane emissions quantifications.
Project background : As the landscape of measurement data grows, and IMEO accelerates its work on data integration from diverse data streams (e.g., remote sensing data, industry reported data, inventories) in the data platform projects, in particular related to met coal, will focus on four key objectives:
1. Collect existing met coal methane emissions data and integrate them to create an actionable database to support steel sector’s decarbonization.
2. Compare existing datasets on metcoal methane emissions with measurement-based methods
3. Advance reconciliation and data integration approaches for multi-scale emissions data.
4. Create an inventory of met coal methane emissions geolocated sources, such as ventilation shafts and drainage stations as well as mine boundaries to support remote sensing measurements.
This particular project proposal focuses on point 4 of the list above.
In Phase 1 of the Steel Methane Programme database we are aiming to collect info on the above for selected mines that will account for >50% of the world’s metcoal production.
The expected duration of this particular project is 10 months.
Project description : Project description: This project aims to create a repository of mine boundaries and geolocated mine methane sources such as ventilation shafts and drainage stations.
Knowledge of mine boundaries and source locations can support satellite tasking processes and mine-level methane emissions quantifications.
Deliverables: An accurate and up-to-date data on mine boundaries, GPS coordinates for ventilation shafts, drainage stations, and other known methane emissions sources for selected mines, supported by documentation of the search process.
Budget: 150,000 USD-200,000 USD
Project requirements : Technical Requirements of the Project Proposal: an outline of suggested database entries including no less than:
- Suggested search workflows for the process of defining mine boundaries and locations of mine methane emissions point sources
To submit a proposal, the prospective partners must complete UN Partner Portal registration.
Proposals should be submitted in accordance with the application template (Template 2) and Template Project Document that will be shared with the prospective applicants upon submitting a request through the email provided in the row below.
Detailed proposal document : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CYN9qwlMwefg2LtsNRE5w-ROpX3pmkrz?usp=sharing
Responsible officer : Andreea Calcan
implementation start date : 1 Agosto, 2025
Implementation end date : 1 Junho, 2026
Submission deadline : 15 Maio, 2025
Notification date : 1 Julho, 2025
Title : Piloting eco-innovation in Viet Nam (under Reducing uses and releases of chemicals of concern, including POPs, in the textiles sector - GEF)
Project objective : This project is part of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project “Reducing uses and releases of chemicals of concern, including POPs, in the textiles sector” (hereinafter GEF 7). Its main objective is to support SMEs in Viet Nam to address the use of harmful chemicals in their value chain by adopting circular business models in line with UNEP’s eco-innovation approach.
The project will select implementing partner(s) in Viet Nam (e.g., business association, technical centre). The implementing partner(s) with the support of global experts (provided by UNEP) will coach the SMEs and SME networks (‘replicators’) to implement eco-innovation methodology with identified companies, especially SMEs (brands and producers, including (partially)) women-owned enterprises), including identification of hotspots, development of new business strategies and models to phase out chemicals of concern, development of roadmaps and regional and global expertise to implement selected projects from the roadmap.
One known constraint to adoption of eco-innovation is the access to finance and investment. The implementing partner will map financial mechanisms, institutions and instruments in-country and in value chain and summarize these in a resource library. Global experts (provided by UNEP) will review financial institutions and initiatives’ financing policies for chemicals; and circular textiles business models’ criteria to contribute to the resource library. Global experts will jointly with the national implementing partner provide national and regional training including guidance (multimedia format) to the selected textile SMEs on data needed for bankable proposals as well as emphasis on gender-specific challenges and potential solutions. With support from the global experts the selected country implementing partner will guide the SMEs to develop bankable proposals.
Specific objectives: a. Introduction of and coaching eco-innovation process and application for textile industry and national stakeholders; b. Map financial mechanisms, institutions and instruments in Vietnam and summarise these in a resource library.
c. To provide eco-innovation services to at least 12 companies, for them to better manage or phase out priority chemicals of concern (CoCs), including POPs, with an option to broaden reach through industrial parks and/or industry associations; d. To provide tangible support to at least 4 SMEs to develop eco-innovation business plans and bankable proposals, in accordance with the requirements of the relevant financial institutions. e. To develop case studies of at least 6 SMEs that received support for eco-innovation; f. To prepare guidance material for SMEs in financing eco-innovation
Project background : The UNEP Eco-innovation approach helps SMEs to develop a business model, shaped by a new business strategy, which incorporates sustainability throughout all business operations based on life cycle thinking and in cooperation with partners across the value chain. It entails a coordinated set of modifications or novel solutions to products (goods/services), processes, market approach and organizational structure which leads to a company’s enhanced performance and competitiveness. The UNEP eco-innovation textile supplement guides technical intermediaries (i.e. service providers that help SMEs in a consultancy role to apply eco-innovation) how to apply this approach in this specific sector, with the UNEP eco-innovation chemicals supplement providing further cross-sectoral guidance.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded project “Reducing uses and releases of chemicals of concern, including POPs, in the textiles sector” (hereinafter GEF 7), will pilot how eco-innovation can help textile SMEs in one country to better manage or phase out priority chemicals of concern (CoCs), including POPs, while creating incentives for them to adopt change.
Brands or associations can act as entry points to identify SME suppliers in the project countries, to change business models through eco-innovation methodology (with a target to eliminate POPs). Focus will be on upstream interventions involving a whole value chain (i.e. multiple companies). Applying the eco-innovation methodology could have outcomes such as changing product design (e.g., for increased durability, better recyclability), business models (e.g., reuse, repair), and consumer engagement (e.g., through campaigns or eco-labels), all with a broad sustainability focus but including addressing POPs.
Project description : Through this Call for Proposals, UNEP is seeking to hire an implementing partner in Viet Nam to contribute to achieving the objectives of the project. The selected implementing partner will together with global UNEP experts provide capacity building and technical assistance (e.g. business advisory services) to SMEs on sustainable business model development and eco-innovation and support the SMEs to develop bankable proposals to strengthen their access to finance. The implementing partner will also prepare case studies of some of the SMEs receiving eco-innovation services. The results of the support provided to SMEs will be used to develop guidance on improving SMEs’ access to finance through eco-innovation.
In addition, the implementing partner will map existing national and regional finance initiatives and possibilities for SMEs in the textiles sector and include them in a resource library. A global UNEP finance expert will be involved in assessing the global finance possibilities for textiles SMEs involved in the project.
The implementing partner will receive relevant support and trainings to apply project methodologies where necessary, (e.g. UNEP eco-innovation approach). This will include that selected national implementing partners will be accompanied by an international expert, to expand their skills and service offering. The technical intermediary will also receive expertise from global experts in terms of financing business model development of SMEs and on safe chemicals management.
The expected deliverables over the project implementation phase (Q2 2025-Q4 2026) are following: 1. Providing eco-innovation guidance and support to 12 textile SMEs in Vietnam to develop new circular business models that address the use of chemicals of concern, including POPs; 2. Provide support to 4 textiles SMEs in developing bankable proposals and reduce the use of chemicals of concern; complete and report results of the eco-innovation process for in line with UNEP guidelines; 3. Map existing national and regional finance possibilities for SMEs in the textiles sector in Vietnam; 4. Develop business plans and bankable proposals for 4 SMEs to implement their new circular business models; 5. 6 case studies of SMEs that have received training and support on eco-innovation, including the 4 that have developed bankable proposals
Project requirements : The applicant organization must have verifiable experience in engaging with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), preferably from the textiles sector. The organization must be registered in Viet Nam, have proven experience in implementing projects of similar scale and nature Viet Nam.
The proposals/applications will be reviewed according to how they meet the following criteria. (Detailed criteria is included in the application form provided through the link).:
1. Technical expertise: Quality of the application; Technical expertise and ability to deliver timely; Existing networks with relevant local and international stakeholders such as textiles industry, research institutes; Proven experience of ability to work in the Vietnamese context and sufficient language skills. 2. Past experience; 3. Budget: Available in-kind contribution; Cost effectiveness
Detailed proposal document : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MJRNZEdH7fqfJPs5uXTMb9TeYPquLHDf?usp=drive_link
Responsible officer : maria inkeri hughes
implementation start date : 2 Junho, 2025
Implementation end date : 31 Dezembro, 2026
Submission deadline : 29 Abril, 2025
Notification date : 30 Maio, 2025
Title : Extended Deadline: National Implementing Partners for the InTex Indonesia Project: Accelerating the transition of the Indonesian textile sector towards circularity
Project objective : The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is implementing the InTex Indonesia project to promote the shift to circular textile value chains, this includes enhancing knowledge and technical capacity of government and businesses (mainly SMEs) in Indonesia on life cycle thinking and circular business model.
The InTex Indonesia project is part of the UNEP Textile Initiative and is funded by the government of Denmark. The project builds on the experiences and network of the InTex project that has been implemented in Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia and currently in India. InTex Indonesia will be implemented until December 2027 in Indonesia. This call for proposals serves to identify the Indonesian-based not-for-profit organizations, who will be engaged in the project as national implementing partners/technical intermediaries.
The InTex Indonesia project has two Outputs. Organizations can respond to this call, to submit their candidature to implement one or both project Outputs. Their preference needs to be clearly marked in the submission.
Project background : In July 2024, the Ministry of National Coordination and Development of Indonesia, BAPPENAS, launched its Circular Economy Roadmap and National Action Plan for Development of the National Circular Economy in Indonesia. The Roadmap and the Action plan focusses on 5 sectors: food, plastic packaging, electronics, construction and textiles. The Roadmap sets out 3 strategies for promoting circularity in the textiles sector:
1. Develop infrastructure and strengthen the national textile economic ecosystem in particular with regards to post consumer textiles (reuse, repair, recycle and recover)
2. Reduction of textile waste (reuse, repair, recycle and recover)
3. Increase resource efficiency in the textile production process including through the promotion of eco-design (rethink, and reduce)
UNEP in 2023 initiated the UNEP Textile Initiative to provide strategic leadership and encourage sector-wide collaboration to accelerate a just transition towards a sustainable and circular textile value chain. UNEP takes a life cycle approach, where the entire life cycle of a product or service is analysed and data is collected, in order to identify opportunities for improving environmental impacts and help make informed evidence-based decisions.
Through this project UNEP in collaboration with and with funding from Denmark will implement InTex Indonesia in collaboration with local partners to support Indonesia’s efforts to enhance sustainability and circularity in the textiles sector in support of the implementation of the Circular Economy Roadmap and Action Plan. This may include scoping the possibilities of developing an ecodesign standard for the textile sector in Indonesia.
The objective of the project is: To support sustainability and circularity in the Indonesian textile sector by both improving production resource efficiency and informing product design for circularity upstream.
The project will support the Indonesian government in implementing the Circular Economy National Roadmap and Action Plan for the Textile Sector. Specifically, implementation of Strategy 3 on improved resource efficiency, by working with industry actors to assess and reduce the environmental impact of textiles production, and it will contribute to the implementation of Strategy 1 with a focus on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy development.
Project description : Through this Call for Proposals, UNEP is inviting applications from organisations interested in collaborating with UNEP for the implementation of one or both outputs of the InTex Indonesia project. The Call for Proposals covers both project outputs but applications for each output will be reviewed separately. The InTex Indonesia project outputs and activities are the following:
Output 1: Textile industry actors (including SMEs) are assisted in integrating life cycle and circular approaches into business practices, including through:
a) Awareness raising and training of individuals in companies and institutions on circular textile tools including life cycle approaches
b) Accompany companies to assess and identify sustainability strategies to reduce their environmental impacts and apply eco-design, using LCA/PEF.
c) Develop relevant life cycle inventory data for specific processes relevant for the Indonesian textile sector (specific process or product) for baseline and standard and policy development available.
d) Assessment of existing eco-design standards to inform decisions on standard rollout and, if relevant, development.
Target Output 1: A minimum of 200 individuals are trained in companies and institutions in Indonesia on circular textile tools (including LCA) and at least 30 textiles companies in the country apply a life cycle approach to identify their product environmental impacts to drive product manufacturing decisions
Output 2: Indonesian government is supported in development and implementation of circular textile policies and instruments (e.g., textile EPR policy), including through:
a) Awareness raising and training on applications of life cycle approaches for policy decision making (including product environmental footprint and eco-modulation of fees for EPR).
b) Support in scoping eco-modulation opportunities for EPR policy to support eco-design in Indonesia.
c) Upon government request, legal support to develop legislation or model legislation.
Target Output 2: A minimum of 60 individuals in government institutions are trained on circular textile policies and a minimum of two policy-related knowledge products and/or tools are developed and provided to the Indonesian government, on textile sustainability and circularity.
Initial implementation timeline for InTex Indonesia Outputs 1 and 2:
The first year of InTex Indonesia will under Outputs 1 and 2 raise awareness of circular economy in the textiles sector in Indonesia, and consult with government entities and stakeholders to ensure strategic activities.
During the first year, the project will under Output 1 finalise the list of targeted companies and work with them to promote eco-design measures and technologies. In the second and third year the project will under Output 1 apply life cycle approaches, eco-design concepts and circular business models with companies.
Under Output 2, the project will in its first year identify priority areas of policy support with the government of Indonesia and engage with stakeholders involved in implementing the Circular Economy Roadmap and National Action Plan through eco-modulation and life cycle approaches. In its second and third year the project will provide policy development support also informed by the results of working with industry under Output 1.
Requirements and expected deliverables from implementing partner(s):
The implementing partner(s) must be registered in the UN Partner Portal and their UNEP due diligence process must be complete (please see instructions for registration and due diligence later in the Call for Proposal). Organisations that have not been registered and validated in the UN Partner Portal will not be eligible.
The implementing partners must have experience on one or more of the following topics: excellent understanding of sustainable consumption and production topics, circular economy, eco-design, sustainable business approaches and life cycle thinking, as well as (sustainable) textiles. They will also be expected to have the required knowledge and networks from the textile sector in Indonesia, including from the public and private sectors.
Organizations should complete the application form and submit all required documents. Incomplete applications or applications that are submitted after the deadline will be not assessed.
The detailed checklist of required documents is in the application form (please see link below).
The submission must clearly explain how the organisation would implement Output 1 and/or Output 2 to ensure impact by December 2027.
Project requirements : The applicant organization should have verifiable experience in engaging with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and/or the government of Indonesia and a familiarity with the Indonesian textile sector. The organization must be located in Indonesia, have proven experience in implementing projects of similar scale and nature, in Indonesia. The organisation must have access to expertise in life cycle approaches internally or demonstrate ability to contract such expertise as part of the project team.
Organisations applying for separate outputs will be assessed independently using output specific criteria. The same organisation can be chosen to implement one or more of the outputs. The proposals/applications will be reviewed according to how they meet the following criteria (please fill in application form provided below):
1. Technical Expertise
• Quality of the application
• Technical expertise and ability to deliver timely;
• Existing networks with relevant local and international stakeholders such as textiles industry, policy makers, research institutes
• Proven experience of ability to work in Indonesia, to mobilize relevant technical expertise required and language skills (English and local)
2. Past experience
• Existing expertise in the team
• Past experience in implementing projects of similar nature
3. Budget
• Available in-kind contribution
• Cost effectiveness
Detailed proposal document : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qG1pFNOTnCxU3oEG4UziaPvczLE4_lPL?usp=sharing
Responsible officer : maria inkeri hughes
implementation start date : 2 Julho, 2025
Implementation end date : 31 Dezembro, 2026
Submission deadline : 6 Maio, 2025
Notification date : 30 Maio, 2025
