Fashion and construction are among the top three economic sectors that contribute to pollution, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land degradation, water pollution and threats to biodiversity. The continued presence of hazardous chemicals in products is a barrier to circular economy initiatives as those products cannot be recycled and are therefore incompatible with a circular economy model. The pollution and resource scarcity implications of the fashion and construction global value chains are less clearly understood than their climate and nature impacts limiting action and investment to address those impacts.
The Supply Chains Integrated Program (IP) aims to address environmental degradation and focuses on transforming these supply chains to be green, achieve zero pollution and zero waste, integrate nature-based solutions, and become carbon neutral. The Supply Chains Integrated Program is a GEF-funded programme implemented through a Global Coordination Project and 8 country projects: Cambodia, Trinidad & Tobago, Pakistan, Ecuador, Peru, Mongolia, Costa Rica, India. The IP is implemented through strong inter-agency cooperation between UNEP, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Food and Agriculture Organization on the United Nations (FAO). More information.
A webinar organised in May 2024 delved into cross-cutting and policy issues within the construction and fashion value chains while introducing the Supply Chains Integrated Program.
The Launch and Inception Event of the GEF-8 Integrated Programme on Eliminating Hazardous Chemicals in Supply Chains will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 9-10 December 2024. This will be followed back-to-back with the first Steering Committee meeting of the Global Coordination Project on 11 December 2024.
Program report
- Year 1, June 2023-June 2024
