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RECP for Commercial Sector
An initiative for tailoring RECP approach for
Commercial Service Providing Sector
Palestine
PALAST, PPU, 3EConsult-Palestine
Imad Khatib, Ayman Sultan, Midhat Sharif & Ayman Daoud
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The Commercial Sector
• Part of country’s economy that includes all
businesses except those involved in
manufacturing and transport. It “produced”
products (services) that can make money
• It is An energy-consuming sector that consists
of service-providing facilities and equipment of:
businesses; local governments; and other
private and public organizations.
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Commercial Sector – Energy & Environment
• Common uses of energy for space heating,
water heating, air conditioning, lighting,
refrigeration, cooking, and running a wide variety
of other equipment. In addition to generators
that produce electricity and/or useful thermal
output primarily to support the activities of
commercial establishments.
• Sector includes institutional living quarters, and
may include also wastewater/sewage treatment
facilities, as well as solid waste management
facilities.
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RECP Approach
• A continuous application of preventive
environmental strategies to processes,
products and services to increase efficiency
and reduce risks to human and to
environment.
• This includes supporting enterprises
producing goods and services with minimal
environmental and social impacts, and
preventing or reducing waste generations and
lower service cost.
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RECP and Decoupling – Viable Also!
Source: http://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/KnowledgeResources/Infographics/
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Applying RECP Approach
• Raising Awareness
• Dissemination of successful practices and
BAT adapted to regional context.
• Professional training of man power at various
levels.
• Adopting relevant tools for implementing
RECP e.g. MFCA, LEED, EcoMapping, GHK,
…etc.
• Demonstration in firms
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Commercial Sector – Which Potential
Entities
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Healthcare institutions,
Shopping Malls and Retail Institutions,
Restaurants,
Motels and Hotels
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Policy
• Establishing relevant policy
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Identifying support
for policy implementation
Federation & Associations of commercial sector
UNIDO’s NFPs
Relevant Academic Institutions affiliated to
universities.
Private consulting firms.
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