UNIDO’s green industry concept will catalyse green growth – Kandeh Yumkella

The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella says that his organization’s Green Industry concept is proving to be a crucial element of a green economy and if implemented worldwide, would further green growth.

According to a statement, UNIDO said, the Green Industry and the Greening of Industries concepts which it coined in the last few years, are helping place sustainable industrial development in the context of new global sustainability challenges.

“For our future to be sustainable and economically viable, we have to ensure that our industry does not harm the environment and will not lead to global climate change. This is what Green Industry is all about… Together we can make the global transition to a green growth pathway work,” said Yumkella when he took part in the annual Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) together with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The 3GF was established by the Danish Government in partnership with the South Korean Government and developed in association with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), as a global public-private partnership for green growth.

Mr Yumkella said UNIDO is also helping developing countries to move to clean technologies and implement environmental agreements, including the Montreal Protocol.

UNIDO discloses that a joint research on the impact of green industrial investment on global employment will soon be carried out by the organisation and the Korea Global Green Growth Institute.

By Ekow Quandzie