2014 ProGED Operational Plan:

Bohol

Presented byNannette Arbon

Provincial DirectorDTI Bohol

Outline

2014 Bohol ProGED Major Activities for

LOI 1: Information and Awareness on GED LOI 2: Green Service Facilitation and Matchmaking LOI 3: Green Framework Conditions

LOI = Line of Intervention

Bohol ProGED 2014 OP

Activity TimelineContinue sensitization through DTI regular events and activities

Ongoing

Focus on follow-up activities for interested municipalitiesFebruary onwards

Adjust follow-up activities to the interest of the identified municipalities (ex. Landfill, hazardous wastes, solar technology, composting, etc.)

February onwards

Output 1

LOI 1: Information and awareness on GED

MSMEs and LGUs realize that being

environment friendly and

climate smart makes

economic sense

Activity TimelineExplore with the tourism industry potential certification schemes to be considered with stronger or established business case , i.e. Green Leaf, Berde, ISO 14000, TraveLife

February

Support ZCR in their advocacy to strengthening green aspects in the DOT accreditation system

February onwards

Explore opportunities for LGUs and/or BCCI to award green businesses together with BIPC.

Explore institutional award mechanisms like PBSP, PBE, League of Corporate Foundations, LBP, PCCI, CITEM

Output 2

LOI 1: Information and awareness on GED

MSMEs which go green are

publicly recognized, for

example through green

tourism standards

Activity TimelineFacilitate EMS (demonstration walk-through) training for BAHRR

February 17-18

Facilitate EMS (walk-through) for Bohol ProFood March

Facilitate Hands on Technology workshop during Sandugo. July

Facilitate walk-through for interested businesses/ enterprises.

April onwards

Facilitate post walk-through assistance for interested enterprises (exposure activities, ex. Visit to sanitary landfill, composting, hazardous wastes, solar technology, peer-to-peer activities)

May onwards

Coordinate with DOST regarding list of SETUP beneficiaries and the results of walkthroughs conducted in Bohol as well as future walk-throughs; help capacitate local green volunteers

Feb-April

Output 3MSMEs demand

enterprise specific climate

smart and environment

friendly services and/or

technologies which enhance

their competitive-

ness

LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

Activity TimelineSupport CCCI to implement solar technology in 5 businesses.

February onwards

Follow-up on businesses that indicated interest in going green in previous activities.

March onwards

Output 4Service

providers offer services (such

as energy efficiency

services) which are known to

and demanded by MSMEs as they become environment friendly and

climate smart

LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

Activity Timeline

Include matchmaking event in the SME Roving AcademyJuly

Follow-up with businesses that are interested in green finance.

March onwards

Explore green financing models and schemes linked to green technology provider level and/or retailers (ex. Purchasing via consumer loans)

February onwards

Output 5

More MSMEs acquire

information on the

requirements and possibilities to access green

finance

LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

Activity TimelineIdentify agriculture development projects by donor agencies that can be linked with resorts.

February onwards

Facilitate links to the SMES

Output 6

Companies introduce

climate smart and

environment friendly ways of doing business

within their supply chain

LOI 2: Green service facilitation and match making

Activity TimelineInvite Elpe to help DTI in ensuring monitoring March

Implement priority sector action plans for 2014 January onwards

Integrate green approaches in the following DTI Programs: SSF, BUB, NICCEP, SMERA, Consumer Education, LInCS, BCP

January onwards

Output 7DTI’s programs

and approaches better support

MSMEs in making their

business more climate smart

and environment-ally friendly

LOI 3: Green framework conditions

Activity TimelineSupport Tagbilaran City in its BUB Project February

onwards

Support the province in the review of the Tourism Code integrating green elements

January onwards

Support the province in drafting of the IRR of the Investment Code integrating green elements

Support Panglao MTC in planning by using green LRED as planning tool.

Output 8

LGUs, NGAs and BMOs

cooperate to use

opportunities for an

environment-ally friendly and

climate smart development

LOI 3: Green framework conditions

Activity TimelinePromote and support activities and advocacies like “No Plastic Days”.

Promote and support buy-back and/or recycle initiatives for Battery, Electronic and other Hazardous wastes

Convene stakeholders and regulatory agencies on how to identify business models to collect and handle hazardous wastes

May

DTI to consider empty wine bottles

Organize Bi-Annual meetings with interested stakeholders and partners to push green agenda.

March / Nov

Output 8

LGUs, NGAs and BMOs

cooperate to use

opportunities for an

environment-ally friendly and

climate smart development

LOI 3: Green framework conditions

Thank you for your attention!Any questions, please?