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The SWITCH Africa Green regional sector meeting on green manufacturing took place on 26 and 27 September 2019 in Entebbe, Uganda. It provided a platform for dialogue among   sustainable consumption and production (SCP) experts, policy- and decision-makers, financial institutions, and micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) about scaling up and replicating green business opportunities in the manufacturing sector.

Manufacturing enterprises in Uganda tend not to be very resource-efficient, meaning that they are generally characterized by high production costs in terms of materials, energy and water. In addition, they can largely be categorized as high polluters. Green manufacturing improves resource productivity and profitability by reducing the resources required while diminishing the associated adverse environmental and social impact, thus enhancing competitiveness and sustainability. 

This impact sheet on 'Enabling Burkinabe SMEs to Start Solar Energy Production' provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Promoting sustainable product innovation and energy efficient practices among small scale industries in Uganda’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in applying and adopting SCP practices within their business operations.

This impact sheet on Greening MSMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green Programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt (SCP) practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Demand-side management of water use in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Uganda through promotion of water use efficiency techniques and practices’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in applying and adopting SCP practices within their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Demand-side Management of energy use in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda through promotion of energy efficiency techniques and practices’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported MSMEs in applying and adopting SCP practices within their business operations.

This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the manufacturing sector focusing on the participating countries Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. It covers the strategic interventions, results realised, cross cutting thematic issues notably energy, water, eco-innovation, labels and standards, sustainable trade and markets, challenges, lessons learnt and presents a set of recommendations.

This impact sheet on ‘Developing capacity amongst Rodriguans to adopt green businesses through training to key stakeholders and the development of a green business guidebook’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.

This impact sheet on ‘Programme National d’Efficacité Energétique (PNEE)’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component supported micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to apply and adopt SCP practices in their business operations.