Clean by Design

General

Name of initiative Clean by Design
LPAA initiative No
NAZCA Initiative No
Website address http://www.nrdc.org/international/cleanbydesign/
Related initiatives
Starting year 2009
End year
Secretariat Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Organisational structure
Geographical coverage North America
Name of lead organisation NDRC
Type of lead organisation NGO/Civil Society
Location/Nationality of lead organisation United States of America

Description

Description Clean by Design is a green fashion initiative under the Natural Resources Defense Council that aims to use the buying power of multinational corporations as a lever to reduce the environmental impacts of their suppliers abroad. Clean by Design focuses on improving process efficiency to reduce waste and emissions and improve the environment.

There are plenty of opportunities to improve efficiency in manufacturing processes while preserving product quality. And by reducing resource consumption, facilities can both save money and improve the environment. NRDC's Clean by Design program promotes these opportunities to increase efficiency (in energy, water, and chemical usage) and thereby reduce a factory's environmental footprint while saving it money.

Objectives Clean by Design focuses on improving process efficiency to reduce waste and emissions and improve the environment.
Activities Clean by Design targets 4 impact areas:

- Raw Meterials - Manufacturing - Transportation - Consumer Care

One or two success stories achieved

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative Technical dialogue, Political dialogue
Activity of initiative Awareness raising and outreach, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Policy planning and recommendations
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Goals
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals
How are you tracking progress of your initiative
Available reporting

Participants

Participants Number Names
Members 7  
Companies 7 Natural Resources Defense Council (USA),Target (USA),Wal-Mart (USA),Gap (USA),Levi's (USA),H&M (USA),Nike (USA),Li & Fung (USA).
Business organisations 0
Research and educational organisations 0
Non-governmental organisations 0
National states 0
Governmental actors 0
Regional / state / county actors 0
City / municipal actors 0
Intergovernmental organisations 0
Financial Institutions 0
Faith based organisations 0
Other members 0
Supporting partners 0
Number of members in the years
Have only national states as participators No


Theme

Transport Agriculture Forestry Business Financial institutions Buildings Industry Waste Cities and subnational governments Short Term Pollutants International maritime transport Energy Supply Fluorinated gases Energy efficiency Renewable energy Supply chain emission reductions Adaptation Other Resilience Innovation Energy Access and Efficiency Private Finance
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Last update: 13 June 2019 11:53:59

Not only have national states as participators