Welcome to the home of the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa. As a national industry support programme, it is our mandate and mission to promote a resource efficient, low-carbon and circular economy in South Africa.
The NCPC embeds the broad principles of resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) to support sustainable industrial sectors, spaces and businesses.
Latest News
Industrial Spaces as hubs for decarbonisation and sustainable development
Industrial emissions, including industrial energy use, account for roughly 30 percent of global GHG emissions. With rising energy demand driven by major global megatrends, the need for scalable and sustainable energy solutions for industry is urgent. [...]
New project promotes Circular Economy as a social and economic opportunity for South Africa
The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and international sustainability think-tank, adelphi, launched the preparatory phase of the Climate and Biodiversity Action through Circular Economy Solutions (CB-ACES) project [...]
National inception workshop of the project: Accelerating the Decarbonisation of South Africa’s Steel Industry
The project “Accelerating the Decarbonisation of South Africa’s Steel Industry” is a large multi-year, and multi-partner project led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Guidehouse [...]
NCPC Impact in numbers
emissions mitigation since 2015
savings since 2015
Green skills development since 2010:
trained
developed
14 disciplines