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UPDATESONOURINITIATIVES 23 ProjectsonWomensRights 45 ProjectsonEnergyEfficiency 67 ASSISTengagements 8 PPPsinIndonesia 9 PPPsinChina 1011 ASSISTengagements 12 PPPsinMekong 13 PPPsinthePhilippines 14 NewsCommentary 1516 ASSISTEngagements

DEGFirstVicePresidentforSpecialProgramsHansJoachimHebgendiscussedhowbusinessescan achievesocialgoodintheirinitiatives.

the Association A SSIST Mekong andin aGerman BusinessNetworking successfully gath ered businesses Learning and Session dubbed Partnering towards Progress and Prosperity: an innovative model to build and promote your business while achieving social good on November 10,2011attheNewWorldHotelinHoChiMinhCity.
GBAChairmanElmarDuttandASSISTMekongDirectorAruDavidwelcomedthepartici pants,whileMr.ArnelGoofASSISTpresentedontheorganizationssocialventureasa modelinitiativeforbusinesses. Forhispart,DEGFirstVicePresidentforSpecialProgramsHansJoachimHebgentalked abouthowsocialinitiativescanmeetentrepreneurialinterestsunderDEGsdeveloPPP. Targetingdevelopingandemergingmarketcountries,specialresourcesaremadeavail abletoprojectsofGermanandEuropeancompaniesfocusedon pleaseturntopage6
MessagefromtheManagingDirector Letmewishyouaveryhappynewyear.Iwishitwillbemeaningfulandprogressiveforall ofus. At ASSIST, we are entering into 2012 with energy and enthusiasm. At the same time, our heartsandprayersgoouttothethousandswholosttheirhomes,livelihoodandmostofall their dear ones in the typhoon that hit Philippines in December. I would like to thank our colleagueswhocontributedgenerouslyandtoSheenawhoorganizedtheeffort. TyphoonSendongisaremindertoallofusoftheuncertaintiesthatplagueusandthe im

Sen.PiaCayetanogracesJ&HFGD withFamilyCourtJudges

ASSISTkicksoffAdvancingCarbon NeutralEconomy(ACE)PPP

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portanceofbeingprepared.Therearesimilarstormsthatarecontinuingtoragein variousnationsandeconomiesacrosstheworld,whichbringsmetothepointsthatI wouldliketomentioninthismessage. pleaseturntopage6

ASSIST joins UNEP Chemical Safety ManagementWorkshopinKenya

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Sen.PiaCayetanogracesJusticeandHealingFGDwithFamilyCourtJudges

(WFS)ProjectLead,ASSIST,WomensCrisisCenter(WCC),and Womens Legal Education, Advocacy & Defense Foundation (WomenLEAD). PCWDeputyDirectorManuelaSilvawelcomedtheparticipants andAtty.ClaireLuczonofWomenLEADservedasthefacilitator. Meanwhile, Ms. Olive Tripon of WFS delivered the closing re marks, and ASSIST Communications and Visibility Associate HeldinpartnershipwiththeOfficeofSen.Cayetano,thePhilip MargaretP.YarciarepresentedASSIST. pineCommissiononWomen(PCW),andtheInteragencyCoun cilagainstViolenceAgainstWomen(IACVAWC),thediscussion sought to draw insights from the experience of judges in the litigationoftheaggressorsandadministrationofjustice. Sen. Cayetano shared her efforts in promoting womens rights and raised amendment points to further strengthen laws on VAW,inhercapacityastheChairpersonoftheSenateCommit teeonYouth,WomenandFamilyRelations. Left:Sen.PiaCayetanomeetswithJusticeandHealingProjectLeadMs. The J&H Project is an initiative funded by the EUs (European Olive Tripon of WFS. Right: Six judges recount their experiences in ad Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Pro ministering justice in cases of genderbased violence, and propose rec gramme and implemented by the Womens Feature Service ommendationstotheJ&Hteam.

enatorPiaCayetanogracedtheFocusGroupDiscus sionwithFamilyCourtJudgesontheuseofRA9262 andotherlawsonVAW(ViolenceAgainstWomen)held lastNovember17,2011atthePhilippineSenateforthe JusticeandHealingprojectfundedbytheEuropeanUn ion(EU).

JusticeandHealingProjectgoestoDavao
lence was introduced ina visibility campaign for women advo cates, law enforcers and lawyers held at the Grand Men Seng J&H seeks to strengthen components of the justice system to deliverhumanrightsbasedandgendersensitiveservicesusing HotelinMatina,DavaoCity,andaforumheldatthebarangay thejusticeandhealingperspectivewithrespecttoVAWcases, hallofBrgy.Buhangin. pleaseturntonextpage

heJusticeandHealing(J&H)Projectlaunchedback andrecognizesthecrucialroleofbarangaylevelserviceprovid tobackactivitiesinDavaoCitylastDecember2and ersanddutybearersincreatingaviolencefreecommunity. 3, 2011 for the Mindanao leg of its visibility and This approach to dealing with survivors of genderbased vio educationcampaigns.

ASSISTandWCCwrapupEUfundedUSERA9262project
SSIST and the Womens Crisis Center (WCC) held backtobackactivitiestowrapuptheUSERA9262 project(UndertakingSurvivorsExperienceinaccess ing Republic Act (RA) 9262 or AntiViolence Against WomenandtheirChildrenAct).

WiththethemeApproachestoViolenceintheFamilyRevisited and Enhanced, the National Network of Family Violence Pre vention Programs held a Partners Assembly at the Cloud 9 Re sortinAntipoloCitylastOctober17to20,2011. Highlights include small group and plenarydiscussionson mov ing forward with antiVAWC campaigns, with special emphasis on enhancing services for vulnerable groups, setting up court watches, instituting continuing education for service providers, andmaintainingtheelectronicmonitoringsystemforcases.The As a culminating activity, ASSIST and WCC also conducted a partnersalsoevaluatedtheprojectandexpressedcommitments roundtable discussion on Revisiting the Battered Woman Syn drome as as a Psychological Concept and Legal Defense at the towardsviolencefreecommunitiesinasolidarityprogram. SuloRivieraHotellastOctober21,2011. Advocatesaswellasmembersofthejudicialsystemsharedtheir thoughts on the definition, evolution, and utilization of BWS in psychosocialinterventions,ineducation,training,andadvocacy, andinthecourts. Speakers include Ms. Lilibeth Santos, WCC Crisis Worker, Ms. Salvacion BaacoPascual, Former Program Coordinator of WCC Feminist Research and Documentation unit, who presented re search on the BWS, and UPs Dr. Sylvia Guy EstradaClaudio, whoprovidedafeministcliniciansperspective. Also present to share BWS as used in the legal practice were Atty. Arnold C. Abejaron, Atty. Claire Angeline P. Luczon, Atty. ClaireA.PadillaandAtty.RowenaV.Guanzon,thelatter,inci dentally,beingoneoftheconsultantsindraftingtheRA9262.
USERA9262endswitharoundtableonBWS.Clockwise from bottom left:Participantsregister;Ms.SalvacionPascualdiscussesWCCresearch USE R.A.9262 or Undertaking Survivors Experiences (in access onBWS;Dr.GuyEstradaClaudiosharesacliniciansperspective;ASSIST ing) R.A. 9262, a twoyear research, capacitybuilding, and net working project, is funded by the European Instrument for De ProjectManagerSheenaOpulenciasumsupthediscussion.

mocracyandHumanRights(EIDHR)oftheEuropeanUnion. frompage2:JusticeandHealingProjectgoestoDavao Ms. Olive Tripon of WFS welcomed the participants and intro ducedtheprojectinbothevents,afterwhichrepresentativesof thelocalgovernmentsharedthecurrentfiguresonVAWinthe community. Meanwhile, Atty. Leavides DomingoCabarrubias andAtty.ClaireLuczonspokeonthestrengthsandweaknesses ofthecurrentlegalframeworkinaddressingVAW. Finally, Ms. Theresa Balayon of WCC discussed Deep Dives, whichadvocateslookingmorecloselyatVAWsurvivorsexperi Top:ParticipantsfromBarangay encesaspathwaystojusticeandhealing.
Buhanginwerecomposedofadvo ASSISTwasrepresentedbyCommunicationsandVisibilityAsso catesandvillageofficials.Inset: ProjectTeammembershandout ciateMegYarcia. certificates.

GPIoShighlightedattheEUSWITCHAsiaNetworkingMeeting
SSIST Project Manager Juvy Jem Perez and Project Lead Thomas Dielacher presented the accomplish mentsoftheGreenPhilippinesIslandsofSustainabil ityfortheEuropeanUnionsSWITCHAsiaProgrammeNet workingMeetinglastOctober25to27,2011attheLeMe ridienHotelinJakarta,Indonesia.

Theeventwasparticipatedinbyprojectmanagers,andrepresen tatives of the SWITCH Asia Network Facility , the EU Delegation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization(UNIDO). Asidefrombeingavenuetocheckontheprogressofeachofthe 10SWITCHAsiaprojects,theactivityalsoservedasanopportunity for project implementers to collaborate with policy makers and financialinstitution,towardsthesustainabilityoftheinitiatives. The SWITCH Asia Network Facility is supported by the UNEP/ WuppertalInstituteCollaboratingCentreonSustainableConsump tionandProductionandWuppertalInstituteforClimate,Environ mentandEnergy.
ASSISTProjectManagerJuvyPerezdiscussesthemechanicsbehindthe GPIoSinitiative.

GPIoSholdsworkshoponenergyanalysisandwastemanagement
and sustainable industrial development of Metro Manila and CALABARZON regions by introducing measures to save on en ergy, cut down on wastage and promote best environmental practiceswithinorganizations. GPIoSProjectConsortiumiscomposedofASSIST,GrATofAus tria,CzechRepublicsUniversityofOstrava(VSB),AustriaRecy cling (AREC), Philippine Chamber of Commerce Inc. (PCCI), European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), PhilippineBusinessfortheEnvironment(PBE)andSTENUM. Technical Consultants Joshua Rey Albarina, Rolando Sumabat, Clarise Francisco, Wilson Baldonado, and Mariefe Kim facili tated the workshops, while ASSIST Project Manager Juvy Jem Perez welcomed the participants and supervised all the ses sions.BonarLauretoofthePhilippineBusinessfortheEnviron he Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability Pro ment(PBE)alsotalkedabouttheEcolabelingProcess.

jectTeamfromtheASSISTheldaworkshoponen ergyanalysis,hazardousmaterialsandwasteman agementlastNovember2324,2011attheBerjayaHo telinMakatiCity.

The workshop is the third in a series of technical training for thesecondphaseoftheproject.Workshop1coveredCleaner Production,whileWorkshop2featuredTeambuildingandMa terialsFlowAnalysis. Funded by the European Unions SWITCH Asia program, the Lefttoright:TechnicalConsultantsMaricrisElemosandJoshuaAl initiative seeks to contribute to an improved environmental barinafacilitatedtheworkshops.

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ASSISTparticipatesinZeroCarbonResortsTechnicalTraininginSpain

he Zero Carbon Resorts Project funded by the European Unions SWITCH Asia Program held a TechnicalTraininginAlmeria,Spainhostedbypartner organization Plataforma Solar de Almeria (PSA) last November1to10,2011.
LaunchedaspartoftheadvancecoursefortheReplacePhase oftheproject,itgatheredengineersandarchitectsfromthe academe, private industry and government institutions to learnfromthetechniquesandexperienceofPSAinthefield ofsolarenergy. Participantsweretaughtvarioussolartechnologiesemployed byPSA.Theyareexpectedtoserveasresourcepersonsofthe project,echoingtheirlearningintheirrespectiveprofessions. Aworkshopwasalsoheldattheendofthetrainingforpar ticipants to identify, assess and recommend equipment that can be used to promote zero carbon resorts in the Philip pines.

Drs. Julian Blanco, Diego Alarcon, Pilar Fernandez and Gui llermo Zaragoza of PSA, and Dr. Robert Wimmer of Gruppe AngepassteTechnologie(GrAT)facilitatedthetraining. Thetrainingalsoservedasavenueforthemeetingofpartner organization representatives: Dr. Wimmer, Engr. Catherine Guivencan, Engr. Eric Raymundo, Mr. Gerald Englmair, and Mr. Chaipipat Pokpong of GrAT (Project Lead), Ms. Marivic Mamaradlo of Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sus tainableTransformation(ASSIST),Mr.RomeoDoradoandMs. MariaLuzMartinezofPalawanCouncilforSustainableDevel opment(PCSD),Mr.ArmandoMirandaofTourismInfrastruc tureandEnterpriseZoneAuthority(TIEZA). Launched in 2010 through the support of the European Un ion, the ZCR Project aimed to enable tourism Small andMe dium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippinesto implementen ergysavingmeasuresandswitchingtorenewableenergy.

ASSISTholdspilottrainingonGreenBuilding
among policymakers, academe, and members of the infra structureandconstructionindustries. For this endeavor, ASSIST serves as consultant and project management. AmemberoftheWorldBankGroup,IFCisthelargestglobal developmentinstitutionfocusedontheprivatesectorinde veloping countries. Its Green Building training initiative is alignedwithoneofitsstrategicpriorities,"Addressingclimate changeandensuringenvironmentalandsocialsustainability.

ineteen architects convened in Ho Chi Minh City's Energy Conservation Center (ECC) last De cember 17 to 20, 2011 for the Green Building pilottrainingundertheInternationalFinanceCorpora tion's(IFC)initiativeEnergyEfficiencyTrainingProduct andTrainerDevelopment.

The event sought to develop the learning materials that can beusedbyVietnambasedbuildersindesigningGreenstruc tures. With content focused on green buildings, it is hoped Architectswhoparticipatedinthetrainingwereequippedwithskills theyneedtoprovideconsultancyservicetoanyprivatecompanyhop thatthematerialwillspreadenvironmentalconsciousness
ingtoconstructgreenbuildingsinVietnam.

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SreeniNarayananspeaksatgreen businessforumsinTokyoandHCM
fromthefrontpage:MessagefromtheManagingDirector
We have gone through a very organized fourth quarter, which saw us for the first time meeting as a team, outlining a plan that will guideusthrough2012andveryimportantlydefineusintheyearsto come. Whilst ambitious, I believe it was well thought, debated and finalized.Onceagain,congratulationsandthankstoeachandevery one. WewanttobeenablersofSocialGood andthereisnothingwrong withsuchanobleAmbition.However,achievingthisgoalrequiresus toputintimeandeffort.Iamsuretherewillbechallenges,butasa teamitcanbesurmounted. JimCollinsinhislatestbookGreatbyChoiceprovidesagoodfor mulaforachievinganorganizationsAmbitionorVisionifyouwould liketocallitsuch.Hehasathreepointactionplanwhichwillindeed bewellworthinternalizing. 1.FanaticDiscipline:BeingConsistent 2.EmpiricalCreativity:AnalysisbeforeAction 3.ProductiveParanoia:BeingHypervigilantandaskingWhatif? Whatwasveryinterestingishisdefinitionofdiscipline.Discipline,in essence,isconsistencyofaction,consistencywithvalues,longterm goals,performancestandards,consistencyofmethodandovertime. Hegoesontoaddthatdisciplineisnotthesameasregimentationor obedience or adherence to bureaucratic rules. True discipline re quiresindependenceofmind. Asweevolvebothasanorganizationandindividuals,Iamsureour purpose will be clearer and the path ahead much easier, in the meantime,Iurgeyoutodoyourbestandcontinuetokeepanopen mindtolearning. Onceagain,aHappyNewYearandIwishyouthebest. S/d SreeniNarayanan

ecognizingASSIST'sinitiativesinthepromotionof responsible production, sound chemicals man agement and sustainability initiatives among businessesinAsia,ASSISTManagingDirectorSreenivas SreeniNarayananwasinvitedtospeakatgreenbusi nessforumsinTokyoandHoChiMinh.

The Tokyo Green Industry Conference was organized by the UnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization(UNIDO) and the Government of Japans Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry(METI). Held last November 16 to 18, 2011 at the Tokyo Big Sight Conference and Exhibition Center, it highlighted available environmental/resource conservation techniques and prac tices, which are good for business and the environment, as wellasforemployees,communitiesandconsumers.Inaddi tion,theConferenceservedasavenueforaligningenviron mental technology needs with the international supply of bestavailabletechniquesandbestenvironmentalpractices. Meanwhile, the Forum inHo ChiMinh was launchedby the VietnamChamberofCommerceandIndustryincollaboration with WWFVietnam, Institute of Tropical Biology and sup portedbytheEmbassyoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyin Vietnam,onDecember28,2011attheMajesticHotelinHo ChiMinhCity,Vietnam. DubbedGreenBusinessForumrespondstoClimateChange in the Mekong Delta, the event addresses the calls of the Government to mobilize all sectors on the climate change advocacy. Multisectoral participation is especially important in the Mekong Delta, which is cited to be one of the three most vulnerabledeltasintheworldduetoclimatechangeandsea level rise, along with the Nile delta (Egypt) and the Ganges delta(Bangladesh). AmongASSISTseffortsatgreeningtheindustriesistheSys tematic Engagement to Culture Responsible Enterprises in Gujarat(SECUREGujarat),andthePRESMEs(PromotingRe sourceEfficiencyforSmallandMediumEnterprisesinDevel opingCountries).

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protectionandenergy. Hecitedasexamplestheintroductionofsolarenergysystems,and quality improvement in honey production, both implemented in Vietnam. DEG also supports the provision of technical assistance to social and environmental protection measures such as the implementa tionofHIV/AIDSpreventionprogrammes,corporatesocialrespon sibilityprojects,andimprovementofriskmanagementsystems.

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ASSISThelpsconductNationalYouthSummitandMediaCamponAntiTrafficking
SSISTisproudtobepartoftheNationalYouthSum mit of the Movement of AntiTrafficking Advocates organized by the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) and the Visayan Forum held at the Ateneo de ManilaUniversitylastOctober24to25,2011. SupportedbytheUSAID,AustralianAIDandorganizedinpart nership with Dakila (Philippine Collective for Modern Hero ism)andtheInterAgencyCouncilAgainstTrafficking(IACAT), theeventgatheredahundredyouthleadersfromalloverthe Philippines. The twoday summit opened with solidarity messages from MTVEXITCampaignDirectorMattLove,VisayanForumDep uty Executive Director Roland Pacis, US Embassy Deputy ChiefofMissionHon.LeslieA.Bassett,andAustralianAmbas sador to the Philippines Rod Smith. Keynote Address was deliveredbySec.LeiladeLimaoftheDepartmentofJustice, whichisalsotheDesignatedChairoftheIACAT. MTVEXITshowedadocumentarywhichdelvedonthereali tiesoftraffickinginthePhilippines.UnitedNationsChildren's Fund's (Unicef) Jesus Far presented on the children's rights code (CRC), while VF Policy Center Jerome Alcantara pre sentedonhowhumantraffickingisachallengefortheyouth. For Day 2, Filipino youth champions provided insights on leadershipandinnovation.Mr.HarveyS.Keh,ADMU'sDirec tor for Youth Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship, Anna MelotoWilk, President, Gandang Kalikasan, Inc., Rommel Juan, President of Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc. and Called to RescueDirectorAnthonyPangilinan. The young leaders also learned how to work around the SangguniangKabataansystemfortheircampaign,andidenti fiedstepsthattheycandotofighttrafficking. Thetwodaysummitendedwithanetworkingsessionanda solidaritynight. Someoftheparticipantsalsostayedforthethreedayyouth media camp, whose highlights include lectures on the value ofdigitalactivism,mediaresourcesavailableforhumantraf ficking advocates, strategic media campaign planning, and workshops based on their interests: advocacy videomaking underfilmmaker and musician RA Rivera, songwriting under lawyermusician Pochoy Labog, theaterunder Kiko Miranda, GraphicDesignunderMichelineRama,andjournalismunder journalistandfilmmakerJimLibiran. YoungantitraffickingadvocatesfromLuzon,Visayasand Mindanaowereinvitedtoparticipateinthesummitand mediacamp.

Forumtacklesreformmeasurestowardspeaceanddevelopment
TheeventfeaturedPoliticalAffairsUndersecretaryChitoGas con,CentristDemocraticInstitutesJYdeLaRosa,andASSIST GroupAssociatePaulaBiancaLapuzaspanelspeakers. TheywerejoinedbyMarivelSacendoncillo,fromLocalGovern ment Academy; Dr. Francisco Magno, De La Salle University (DLSU) Institute of Governance; Henry Bacunay, Provincial Board Members League of the Philippines; Ramon Casiple, Institute for Political Electoral Reform; Patrick Patinio, Insti tute of Popular Democracy; Gladstone Cuartero, DLSU, Chair person Zanaida HamadaPawid, NCIP; Janet SerranoRizland, andformerNCIPCommissioner.

SSIST joined a forum carrying the theme "Visioning the Political and Constitutional Reforms for Laying the Ground for an Enduring Peace and Sustainable Development" conducted by Libertas and Demokraxxia lastDecember19attheAstoriaHotelPasig. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Proc ess,theeventwasdesignedtobeavenuefordeliberatingand understanding reform measures to address the roots of con flict,especiallyintermsofbroadeningthepublicparticipation.

SHIFTIndonesiaholdsmockauditofpilotcompanies
SSISTandPTTUVRheinlandIndonesiaconductedamock A auditofpilotcompaniesonISO27001:2fortheSHielding IncomeandFinancialTransactions(SHIFT)IndonesiaPro jectlastNovember28to30,2011inJakartaandBandung. Designedtoensurethattheclientispreparedforthecertifica tion/externalauditing,theauditfollowedtheprinciplesofAde quacy,ComplianceandEffectivenessofthemanagementsystem in three major aspects: Awareness of People, Effectiveness of Implementationandadequacyofprocesses. After the mock audit, the Project Team produced a report in cludesfindings,recommendationsandinputsforthecorrective/ preventive actions to be taken. The activity marked the end of theproject's third(Implement) phase which involvesthe provi sionoftechnicalassistancePhase. ASSISTTechnicalConsultantRajaKumarconductedtheauditfor three out of seven participating companies all subsidiaries of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia,. His report reveals that the pilot companiesshowednomajornonconformance,andstatedthat afterimplementingcorrectiveactions,theyarereadyforcertifi cation.

ASSISTTechnicalConsultantRaja Kumarconductedtheaudit. SHIFT Indonesia is a DEGfunded PPP that aims to qualify and ensure compliance of merchants and other service providers with international security standards, norms and procedures, especiallyPCIDSSandISO27001.

ASSISTandTUVNORDlaunchLEAPinthreekeycitiesofIndonesia
Economy Indonesia (LEAP) last November 7, 9 and 50001, towards reducing their GHG emissions and contributing totheswitchtowardsalowcarboneconomy. 11inSurabaya,JakartaandMedan,respectively.
LEAP Indonesia is a PPP initiative designed to help the busi nessesfromfivesectors(cement,ironandsteel,textile,power plantandpalmoil)1)reducetheirGreenHouseGasemissions, 2) become more energyefficient and 3) contribute to the na tionalplansofthegovernmenttowardslowcarboneconomy.In particular, the project supports the Indonesian Government's commitmenttoreduce26%ofthegreenhousegas(GHG)emis sionsby2020. TVNORDIndonesiaPresidentDirectorRobertNapitupuluwel comed the participants, while ASSIST PGM Director Sathappan Sathappan provided a project overview. For his part, Mr. GunardioftheMinistryofEnvironmentdiscussedthecountry's effortatreducingIndonesia'scarbonfootprint.

SSIST and TUV NORD introduced the Leapfrog to Thelaunchsessionsgeneratedinterestamongthelocalcompa A wardsEfficiencyAndProgressthroughLowCarbon nies to adopt energy management systems benchmarking ISO
Representativesoflocalandmultinationalcompanies,aswellas universities and local chambers (EKONID, KADIN, and PAKLIM), attended the event. The local chambers and universities will helpbuildthelocalcapacityinthefieldofenergy. LEAPiscofinancedbyPTTUVNORDIndonesiaandGermande velopment bank DEG. ASSIST will play the role of a lead imple mentationpartnerbyprovidingtechnicalexpertise,trainingand technicalassistancetolocalcompanies. DEGRepresentativeOfficeJakartaHansJrgenHertelandPAK LIMs(ProgramAdvisKebijakanuntukPerlindunganLingkungan Hidup dan Iklim (Policy Advice for Environment and Climate Change)Dr.JoyceMilleralsoattendedtheevent.

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AdvancingCarbonNeutralEconomy(ACE)PPPlaunchedinChina
SSISTkickedoffitsPublicPrivatePartnership(PPP)Pro A ject Advancing Carbon Neutral Economy: a Multi Stakeholder Forum on December 19 and Awareness SessiononDecember20. An18monthPPPProjectcofinancedbyDEGandimplemented by TUV NORD China and ASSIST, ACE seeks to help reduce China'scarbonfootprint. Theforumwasattendedbytopexecutivesandrepresentatives of government agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGO's), academic institutions, and private companies. Mean while,theawarenesssessionfeaturedadiscussiononthecur rent level of carbon emissions in China and the practices that canbeadoptedbymembersofenergyintensiveindustries. Thefollowingtopicswerediscussed:CarbonNeutralityandthe Underlying Concepts; International Standards on Carbon Neu trality(ISO50001,ISO14064,PAS2050);Determining,Quantify ing, Reducing and Offseting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions basedonvariousinternationalstandards;andBenefitsandchal lengesofimplementingCarbonNeutralityinanorganization. Forum speakers include Mr. Li Yong Jun, AP Product Manager

Climate Change, Mr. Tang Qing He, Director of LowCarbon EconomyResearchCenterattheShanghaiAcademyofEnviron mental Sciences, Mr. Gu Qing Ping, Deputy Director at Carbon Accounting Center, Shanghai Environment and Energy Ex change. ASSIST Projects and Grants Management Director Sathappan Sathappangracedbothevents.

EnergyefficiencyprojectinChinaendswithatrainingseries
artners ASSIST and of P activities to end theTUV Rheinland launched a seriesEn 14month initiative Solutions to ergy Efficiency application and Knowledge (SEEK) in China. The first is a Technical Training series on Energy Management forChineseIndustries,thelasttwoofwhichwereheldOct.31to Nov.1,2011attheShanghaiMultipleMediaTowerandNovem ber78,2011attheAvicHotel. FacilitatedbyEngineeringConsultantandmemberofEuropean Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Jonas Mey, the series aimedtostrengthenlocalcapacityofenergyintensiveindustries inimplementingenergyefficiencyandmanagementsystems. AttendeesincludeCheryAutomotiveCo.,Ltd,LovolEnginesCo., Ltd, BESCO Compressor Co.,Ltd, SevenstarInstrument Co., Ltd, China Chemical Energy Conservation Technology Association, Suzhou Siemens Electronics Co., Ltd, Nike (Guangzhou), Adidas Group (Guangzhou), Sanlux Rubber Co., Ltd, and Shanghai Mu nicipalElectricPowerCompany. SEEKalsoheldanEnergyEfficiencyAuditortraininginShanghai forrepresentativesofgovernmentofficesadministrationofthe state council, Aluminum Corporation of China, China Chemical Energy Conservation Technology Association, Shanghai Easy Fi nance Co., Ltd, Suzhou Bosch Automobile Co., Ltd, Suzhou Sie mens Electronics Co., Ltd, Nike (Guangzhou), Adidas Group (Guangzhou),CheryAutomobileGroup,ShanghaiMunicipalElec tricPowerCompany,andShanghaiCaojingElectricPowerCom pany). Asidefromacquiringadditionalknowledgeontheenergytargets of the China, participants were trained to identify and adopt

SEEKholdsTechnicalTrainingonEnergyManagementlastNovember 7atBeijingsAvicHotel.

opportunities for energy efficiency implementation, to gain knowledge on procuring energy and entering into energy man agementcontractandtoconductenergyauditusingappropriate equipment. Proper audit reporting was also discussed during thetraining. Trainers also presented the countrys current energy efficiency scenarioaswellaslocallawsandregulations.Further,theydis cussedthepurpose,structureandmanagementprinciplesunder the newly realeased ISO 50001 Standard on Energy Manage ment.Thisway,thecompanieswouldbeabletointegrateeffec tive energy management strategies with their existing policies andpractices. Finally,onDecember9,SEEKheldaBestPracticesForuminHoli day Inn, Beijing, as a venue for multistakeholder groupsto ex change good energy management practices and learnings in implementingenergyefficiencyinitiatives.

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the microfinance situation in the Philippines last December 19to23,2011. ASSISTfacilitatedtheresearchscheduleoftheteam,tomeet with leading microfinance and small enterprise organizations inthecountry:theAssociationofDevelopmentFinancingInsti tutions in Asia Pacific (ADFIAP), Grameen Foundation, Small Business Corporation, Peoples Credit and Finance Corpora tion,UniversityofthePhilippinesInstituteofSmallScaleIndus tries and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Inclusive Finance Advo cacy. The team includes Managing Director Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy, and Directors Jeyaseelan N., and Srinivas Krishnas wamy.
Fromleft:HandinHandDirectorsSrinivasKrishnaswamy,Jeyaseelan N.,ASSISTsSreenivasNarayananandHiHManagingDirectorHeman thaPamarthyposewiththeASSISTteam.

HandinHandisanIndianpubliccharitabletrustfoundedin 1988 in Kancheepuram District in Tamil Nadu. It undertakes partnershipnetworks,education,andCSRinitiativesandex tends consultancy and handholding services for smaller SSIST is proud to have hosted the visit of Hand in Hand NGOs/MFIsacrossthecountry. Indiasteamwhosoughttoconductascopingresearchof

GeneralCarbonAdvisoryServicessignspartnershipwithASSIST
SSISThassignedamemorandumofunderstanding A with General Carbon Advisory Services, a private sector organization specializing in providing stra tegic, technicalandfinancialservicesacrossmajor en ergyandenvironmentalcommoditymarkets.
GeneralCarbonwasrepresentedbyDr.RamBabu,whoholds 35yearsofexperienceworkinginthefieldofenvironmental impact assessment, environment management, corporate governanceandbenchmarkingandenergyefficiency.Inpar ticular, Dr. Babu has a solid background in developing Clean Development Mechanism Projects. Meanwhile, ASSIST was represented by Group Managing Director Sreenivas Naraya on select niche topics nan. and developing social ventures linking the The partnership will feature collaborative work on designing useofsustainabletech programs on energy efficiency, conducting technical training nologiesforthedevelopmentofthecommunities.

ASSISTmeetswithSriLankasNationalCleanerProductionCentre
ASSISTManagingDirectorSreeniNarayananandSouthAsia DirectorPlatosenSamarasamandpartnerDQSULManaging Director Dr. Murugan visited Sri Lankas National Cleaner Production Centre in Colombo for the Promote Sustainable Practices on Environment and Resource optimization in Lanka(PROSPERLanka)launchedlastDec.5to6,2011.
From left to right:NCPC Regional ServicesDirector KirthiRasapu tra,ASSISTsSreeniandPlato,DQSULsDr.Murugan,NCPCDep utyDirectorSamanthaKumarasena,DirectorSenaPeirisandCon sultantNihalCooray.

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ASSISTjoinsAsiaPacificRoundtableforSustainableConsumptionandProduction
sia,IndonesiaSolidWasteAssociation(InSWA)andtheSwitch Asia Program, APRSCP is a global event conducted every 18 months to track the progress of SCP implementation and ex changebestpractices,innovativeideas.Italsoservesasanet working event for institutions and individuals involved in SCP, thistimegatheringasmanyas300participantsfrom27coun tries representing governments, private sector, national cleaner production centers, research institutes, international developmentinstitutions,banks,NGOs. The conference is also supported by Indonesia Center for CleanerProduction(ICPC),MinistryofIndustry,AgencyforThe Assessment and Application of Technology, and Ministry of EnergyandMineralResources. RepresentedbyASSISTProjectsandGrantsManagementAsso ciateMelbaTutorandGroupAssociateMahnazZanganeh,AS SISTsubmittedapaperonProjectSECUREGujarat,whichwas includedintheAPRSCPConferenceDocuments,andpromoted itsSECUREGujaratprojectasamodelinitiativeonSCP. The APRSCP is also implemented in partnership with the UN EnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP).

A SSIST joined the 10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production
(APRSCP)attheSheratonHotelinYogyakarta,In donesialastNovember9to11,2011.
Hosted bythe Ministry of Environment of Republic of Indone

ASSISTunveilsneworganizationalstructure
Advisor Mr. S. as the Ex A siaSocietyforSocialImprovementandSustainable longtime ASSISTof ASSIST. HeMuralidharanits operations will oversee Transformation (ASSIST) Managing Director ecutive Director across the three offices, ensuring effective implementa tionanddeliveryofcommitments. On the other hand, Projects and Grants Management Di rector Sathappan Sathappan will be based out of the South Asia office in Chennai and will primarily focus on "Towards implementing the Action Items, our manage the Key Result Area of overall PublicPrivate Partnerships ment team has been working tirelessly for the past few (PPP) Management and on Germany focused Grants and weeksandkeyactionsarebeingtaken,"saidSreeni. Partnerships.HisteamwillremaininManilaandwelcome a new PPP Associate. Africa will be the next focus of AS Amongthese,heexplains,wouldbetheappointmentof SISTsPPPs. Kamesh Ganeson will also move to ASSIST as the Senior Technical Expert and Director of Partnerships and Net work Management. He will be based in Manila and pro vide much needed support on the PPP front and to com plementthemovesthatSathwillbemakinginSouthAsia. Meanwhile,PlatosenSamarasam,nowtheRegionalDirec tor for South Asia, will focus on proposals management andestablishingASSISTsMagazineandKnowledgePortal. Finally, Aru David will continue as Regional Director in Mekongandaddnewpeopletohisteam. Sreeni also outlined ASSIST's approach for 2012: to be pragmatic while striking out at opportunities. He adds, KameshGaneson(left)willbethenewPNMDirectorwhile "Wewillworktowardscontinuallyclarifyingandachieving longtimeASSISTAdvisorMr.MuralidharanS.(right)isthe our purpose using a simple, methodical and consistent newExecutiveDirector. approach."

Sreeni Narayanan announced changes in the organizational structure as the organization bid 2011goodbye,promisinganimprovedimpactofAS SIST'sdevelopmenteffortsin2012.

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SAFECambodiaTOTstackleHazardAnalysisforFoodIndustryPractitioners
(HACCP) module, the session featured an introduction to the approach,theprerequisiteprograms(PRPs),andtheextensive discussiononthe12logicalstepstoitsapplicationandimple mentation. The HACCP training aimed to equip the food safety trainers with the skills at system implementation. These were rein forcedthroughacombinationoflecturesaswellasgroupdis cussions and workshops which covered each of the steps on hazard analysis, and the process for developing a perproduct HACCPplan. ComingfromSiemReap,Battambang,andKompongThom,the participants were representatives of the rice and vegetable tructured Program to Achieve Food Safety Excel farming,waterpurification,fisheries,foodservicesectors.

S lenceinCambodia(SAFE Cambodia), aPPPproject

of TUV Rheinland and ASSIST conducted a training of trainers (TOT) for Food Industry Practitioners on Oc tober 3 to 8 in Siem Reap, and October 10 to 15 in PhnomPenh.
StructuredProgramtoAchieveFoodSafetyExcellenceinCam bodia (SAFE Cambodia) is a PPP initiative supported by TUV RheinlandandDEG.Itseekstoinstillmassawarenessoninter national food safety and cleanliness standards amongst local SMEsoperatingintheagricultureandfisheryindustry. Focusing on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

ASSISTholdsawarenesssessionsforVietnamsTGLmanufacturers
SSIST A SERV held three awareness sessions for the CON Designedtosupportsuppliersinreducinggreenhousegasemis (Conservation of Environment Resources in sions, protecting vulnerable natural resources and minimizing Vietnam)PPPProjectlastNovember23,24and25 waste and pollution, project gathered members of Vietnams textile,garmentandleatherindustries(TGL)fromthesuppliers inHoChiMinh,BienHoaandLongAn.
CONSERVisaninitiativecofinancedbyGermandonorDEGand implementedbyPUMASEandASSIST.Itseekstopromotere sourceefficiencyandwastemanagementpracticesamongViet nams textile, garment and leather factories. The 17month project will feature awarenessraising and capacitybuilding whilst also contributing to sustainable development in the country. ofmajorsportsbrandPUMA. Theparticipantslistenedtoseminarsonresourceefficiencyas well as cleaner production techniques. By March 2012, CON SERV will also hold Training of Trainer (ToT) workshops and develop o Body of Knowledge on Resource Efficiency and WasteManagement.

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ConservePhilProjectgoestoDagupan
gathered last October R etail sector representativesHotel in Dagupan City, 21, 2011 at the Star Plaza PangasinanforthethirdAwarenessSessionofthe ConservePhilProject.
ConservePhilisatwoyearPPPjointlyimplementedbyASSIST and TUV Rheinland Philippines in cooperation with GIZ, on behalf of German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment.Itaimstohelpretailersachieveenergyeffi ciency benchmarking international standards and best prac tices. Mr. Sree Krishna, Delivery Manager from the Environmental Compliance Consultants International (ECCI) conducted train ing on the following topics: Introduction to Energy Efficiency, InternationalStandardsandBestPracticesforEnergyManage mentandEnergyEfficiencyApplications. Thisawarenesssessiononenergymanagementsystemispart oftheprojectsInformStagewhichwilltargetabout300retail ers. Through the event, ASSIST hoped to enhance the knowl edge of the retail sector in introducing and sustaining energy managementsystem. The project event was also tagged as part of the Regional Roadshow: Retail Security of the Philippine Retailers Associa tioninDagupan. TheConservePhilprojectisfundedbyGIZ.

TheConservePhiltrainingwasattendedbymembersofPhilippine RetailersAssociationDagupanChapter.

EQUIPBPOconductsTOTonquality,leadershipanddecisionmaking
results of its F ollowing through on the BPO (Enhancedindustry needs analysis, the EQUIP QUality and Information security Program for Businesses and Professionals in the Outsourcing sector) project held TrainingofTrainerslastNovember22to24,2011atthe MarriottHotelinPasayonthreecoreareasidentifiedas major areas for improvement: quality, leadership and problemsolvinganddecisionmaking.
The3dayTOTisajointinitiativeoftheTUVRheinlandPhilip pinesandASSISTincollaborationwiththeBusinessProcessing Association of the Philippines under the DEGfunded EQUIP BPO,whichseekstoequiptheBPO/ITESfirmswiththeneces sary technical and managerial skills to adapt to challenges on cisionsandcalculatedrisks. quality,healthandsafety,andinformationsecuritypractices. Thegoalofthetrainingistohelpparticipants1)understandof the basics and importance of quality and appreciation of the available standards and certifications; 2) select, interpret and evaluate the applicability of various quality management con ceptsandtoolstoreallifesituations;3)acquireskillsforman aging people, productivity and quality; 4) identify key leader ship and coaching skills; 5) understand how to use an innova tiveyetstructuredprocessbasedproblemsolvingapproachin practicalscenarios;and6)recognizehowtotakeinformedde ECCISeniorProcessConsultantRajaKumarfacilitatedthework shop on Quality, ASSIST Projects and Grants Management Di rector Sathappan Sathappan discussed Leadership, while ECCI CountryManagerKarthikSubburamantaughtDecisionMaking Strategies. Participants included quality officers, operations managers, department heads, team leaders and project managers from membersoftheBPO/ITESsector.

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COMMENTARY FromDurbantoCagayandeOro: theClimateChangeTragedy SheenaCarmelD.Opulencia RKMDirector

First, the conference has become a mere platform for the delegatestopresenttheirnationalstatementsandnottocome upwithclear,longtermdecisionsandaccountabilityrulesand measures(Black,2011). Second,thelaunchingoftheGreenClimateFundhasonlypro moted individual initiatives of each country to develop short term solutions to climate change, undermining possibilities of lmost 20 years after the adoption of the United Na collaboration with neighbor countries in eliminating climate tions (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change changerisksandnotmerelyworkingonadaptation. in1992,globalleaders,policymakers,civilsocietyrep resentatives, and climate change ...TheDurbanPackageamounts Lastly, the deal for the United States of America(USA), PeoplesRepublic ofChina expertsconvenedinDurban,SouthAfrica of China (PRC) and India to cut back on for the UN Climate Change Conference tomoreheavyliftingforthe theircarbonemissionsisconsideredpass lastNovember28toDecember9,2011. South,lessobligationsforthe North,andlittlehelpforthe andadramaticwayofendingthesummit. The ultimate decisionmaking body is the poor.IBONFoundation Conference of Parties (COP), which en Among leaders of developed countries sured practical and effective implementation of the Conven who should be held countable amid todays environmental tion.Majordecisionsadoptedfocusedontheestablishmentof situation, the call for urgency and drastic strategies to reduce an Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for En therisksofclimatechangewasjaundicedintheproceedings hanced Action, Launching of the Green Climate Fund, modali (Black,2011).Furthermore,thewithdrawalofCanadafromthe ties and procedures of the Technology Executive Committee, pleaseturntonextpage andnationaladaptationplans(UNFCCC,2011). Prior to the Conference, the Philippine government has ap proved and submitted to the UN a National Climate Change ActionPlan(NCCAP)whichaimedtosetprioritiessuchaswater governance, improvement of fish yield and administrative changesintheLagunaLakeDevelopmentAuthority(LLDA),and other climate change adaptation practices (Poblete, 2011). Theseprioritieswillallowthenationalgovernmentinpreparing proposalstotheGreenClimateFundoverandabovetheAdap tationFund. Assessing the Durban climate change conference, however, thinktank IBON foundation (2011) claimed that the Durban PackageamountstomoreheavyliftingfortheSouth,lessobli OverathousanddiedintheflashfloodsinCagayandeOroand gationsfortheNorth,andlittlehelpforthepoor. nearbyareasinMindanao.Photoby:DusteinSibug

ASSISTSWEEPForumgatherssoftwareindustry'stopexecutives
top management/ decisionmakers of the Philippine Software IndustryAssociation(PSIA)membercompaniesandaprimerto selectpotentialorganizationsthatcanbepartoftheprogram. PSIA President Mr. Noya Terrado welcomed the participants and provided the goals and industry plan for the next year. Meanwhile, ASSIST Representative Karthik Subburaman pro videdabriefintroductionontheproject. InitiatedbyASSISTinpartnershipwithPSIAandTUVRheinland Philippines, the project aims to (1) help the IT companies be come robust by adopting international standards; (2) enhance thecompetencyandskillsofITprofessionalsthrougheducation andtrainingprogram;and(3)facilitatesharingofBestPractices between companies and professionals through Knowledge Ex changeForum. op executives of software industry converged for the CEO Forum of the Software Industy Excellence Among the participants were top executives of HP, and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) Initiative at SQL*Wizard,Inc.,SolutionResources,Xybersolutions,ITGroup, MarriottHotelinPasayCitylastOctober24,2011. Inc., CPL Philippines, Inc., Jupiter Systems, Inc., DB Soft Philip pines,Inc.,EXIST,YekyioTechnologies. The Forum served as an informationsharing session with the

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ASSISTjoinsUNEPChemicalSafetyManagementWorkshopinKenya
SSIST PGM Director Sathappan Sathappan partici patedintheAfricanRegionalWorkshoponChemi calSafetyManagementconductedbytheUNEnvi ronmental Programme (UNEP) and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) in Nairobi, KenyalastOctober21to22,2011.

The workshop seeks to enhance the promotion and adoption of Responsible Production among SMEs in African region through technical sessions, experience sharing, best practices exchangeandopendiscussions. ASSIST was invited to present and explain the featuresof Re sponsibleProductiontoolkit,whichitdevelopedforUNEP. Aside from creating theRP toolkit,ASSISTalso developed the PRESME (Promoting Resource Efficiency for Small and Me dium Enterprises in Developing Countries) tool hosted on the UNEPwebsite. frompreviouspage:Commentary

Among the attendees in theworkshop were National Cleaner ProductionCentersandResourceEfficientandCleanerProduc tion (RECP) service providers from African region along with UNEP/UNIDO, ICCA , NGOs, Private sector companies like BASF,DowchemicalscompanyandEvonikIndustries.

2011). Kyoto Protocol shows how most developed countries have ThetragedyinDurbanproceedingsreverberatedinthePhilip failed to comply with the protocol agreements, and have not pines,whereoverathousanddiedinCagayandeOroCityand beenabletoaddressitseffectivenessandrelevanceinthe21st nearby areas in Mindanao because of flashfloods. While it is century(TheGuardian,2011).Canada,JapanandRussiasaid true that the incident revealed governance problems, the ca lastyearthattheywillnotacceptnewKyotocommitments. lamityisalsoadirectresultofinactionamongdevelopedcoun tries in addressing global warming. This Intheend,theDurbanConferencewhich WhileitistruethattheCagayan isbecauseevenwitheffortstocomeup gathered 195 countries achieved far less deOrotragedyrevealedgovern with good strategies and plans of action thanwhatitmeantto.AsRahman(2011) anceproblems,thecalamityisalso tomitigatetheeffectsofclimatechange, stated,theKyotoprotocolitselfhasbeen adirectresultofinactionamong a developing nation such as the Philip pineswithalmost100millioninhabitants muchdebatedespeciallyintermsofeach developedcountriesinaddressing canonlydosomuch. countrycuttingbackcarbonemissionsby 5%in1997,andothercountrieshavead globalwarming... dressed their reluctance to comply by With lack of sympathy from developed 2012. Secondly, he said that carbon emissions of other coun countriesforpoornations,theworldcanexpectmoreofthese triescannotbereducedaslongasrichcountriessuchasChina disasters: more destruction of properties, more loss of inno and members of the European Union will not take the first centlives.Andwecanonlyhopethatbythetimethesecoun movetocommittodeepercuts.Lastly,monetarycontributions triesrealizehowtotakeresponsibility,itisnottoolate. from past agreements were not properly managed (Rahman,
Resources: Black, R. (2011). Durban: Winners and losers. BBC News. Retrieved from BBC on December 22, 2011 at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ scienceenvironment16131111 IBON Foundation. (2011). The Durban Package: escape hatches, empty shells, and a death notice to equity. Retrieved from Climate Justice Now! on December 21, 2011 at http://www.climatejustice now.org/thedurbanpackageescapehatchesemptyshellsanda deathnoticetoequity/ Poblete, J.P. (2011). Climate change action plan approved. Business World Online. Retrieved on December 20, 2011 from http:// www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Climate changeactionplanapproved&id=42076 Rahman, A. (2011). Durban conference: Most successful failure! Re trieved from the Daily Star on December 21, 2011 at http:// www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/newsdetails.php?nid=213565

Canada,JapanandRussiasaidthattheywillnotacceptnew Kyotocommitments,settingadangerousprecedentinwhat shouldbeaglobalefforttocutcarbonemissions.

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nology can address the countrys need for reliable access to powercosteffectively.Italsorecognizesthecountrysexcel lent conditions for the use of solar energy, especially in the remoteareas. OrganizedbytheGermanFederalMinistryofEconomicsand TechnologyandsupportedbytheGermanChambersofCom merceandGIZ,theforumfeaturedagroupofglobaltechnol ogy leaders from Germany talking about the PV innovation, the potential of the Philippine market, and developing the solarindustryfromanSMEperspective. The activity was gracedbyEuropean Chamber of Commerce inthePhilippines(ECCP)VPforExternalsHenrySchumacher, SSIST joined the PhilippineGerman Solar Energy German Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries Forum on November 21 at the Peninsula Manila, PresidentReiner Allgeier, GIZ Deputy Country DirectorWolf whose theme was Tapping the Potential of Solar gang Mllers and Coordinator Volker Steigerwald, German Embassy Representative Christof Wegner, Philippine Solar EnergyinthePhilippines. Power Alliance (PSPA)s Tetchi Capellan, and German Solar IndustryAssociation(BSWSolar)ProjectManagerJanKnaack. The forum tackledhow theGerman photovoltaics (PV)tech

UNIDOinvitesASSIST tothe2ndGlobalNetwork ConferenceonRECP n line with I production,its advocacy towards sustainability ASSIST joined the Second Global
Network Conference on Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production held at the UN Gigiri Complex in Nairobi,KenyalastOctober17to18,2011.
The conference seeks to enhance the promotion of green manufacturing in developing and transition economies through the facilitation of NorthSouth and SouthSouth knowledgesharingandcooperation. It featured plenary sessions,panel discussions and parallel group sessions addressing key strategic and operational issues related to the theme Green manufacturing driving lowcarbon,resourceefficientandcleanindustrializationin developingandtransitioneconomies. AttendeesincludeNationalCleanerProductionCentersand RECPserviceprovidersfrommorethan 50developingand transitioneconomiesandotherassociatedknowledgecen terslocatedindevelopedcountries. ASSIST was invited because of its several SCP projects acrossAsiaincludingtheservicesrenderedtoUNEP/UNIDO for the development of PRESME tool kit and Responsible ProductionToolkit. ASSIST PGM Director Sathappan Sathappan represented ASSIST.

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