Eco-Industrial Parks Tools for Industry
The NCPC-SA and UNIDO have developed an ever-growing set of tools for industrial parks, their tenants and policy makers. The purpose of the tools and guides is to provide free resources that will aid in the transition of parks to the EIP model.
The Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) approach has proven successful in scaling up resource productivity and improving economic, environmental and social performances of businesses in shared geographical locations. We hope these tools will prove a useful resource and guide. Please contact us for further assistance in this important journey by emailing ncpc@csir.co.za.
Eco-Industrial Parks Implementation support material
Eco-Industrial Park Access-to-Finance Tool for South Africa
The EIP A-2-F tool is a practical step-by-step guide that aims to assist park management entities and tenant companies to identify, review and access available financing options for feasible EIP initiatives for their industrial parks.
Specific objectives:
- Provide an overview of different types of financing mechanisms and their overall applicability to EIP initiatives
- Provide overall guidance on how to successfully access different types of financing options
- Facilitate exercises to identify available financing options internationally
- Facilitate exercises to identify available financing options nationally
- Direct park management and companies to relevant website(s) and contact details of identified financing options to access detailed information and take next steps
Resources of the Global EIP Programme in South Africa (GEIPP-SA)
The Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme aims to drive the implementation of EIP practices in industrial parks. The NCPC-SA has the capacity to support a selection of parks as part of the project, but would wish to see the principles of EIP being implemented in all commercial and industrial parks and zones.
In pursuit of this goal, the NCPC-SA and partners have produced the following tools for South African park management and tenant companies. The information pieces can be downloaded as individual fliers or a complete set in a book format.
- EIP implementation in South Africa
- International learnings and best practices in eco-industrial parks
- Industrial park management: Strengthening EIP management and added value services
- Business opportunities through resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP)
- Business opportunities through industrial synergies
- Addressing energy challenges
- Addressing water challenges
- Addressing waste challenges
- Local communities: Capturing opportunities and addressing challenges
- EIP concept planning and zoning
Other international resources:
UNIDO EIP Toolbox
This toolbox is a practical set of spreadsheets designed for capturing and understanding data. The tools are made possible through the GLobal Eco-Industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP), implemented internationally by UNIDO.
The objectives of the UNIDO EIP Toolbox are to:
- Provide a practical set of customised and flexible tools to assist practitioners with the development and implementation of eco-industrial parks and related initiatives; and
- Support EIP implementation and decision making processes in relation to existing and new industrial parks.
Download the Manual for UNIDO Toolbox on Eco-Industrial Parks
The EIP Toolbox is available to download as a set of spreadsheets.
Other useful tools on EIPs:
Implementation Handbook for Eco-Industrial Parks
An an International Framework for Eco-industrial Parks (UNIDO, World Bank, GIZ)