Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector

Pakistan's growth strategy for the economy, as outlined in the 2011 framework for economic growth, calls for reinvigorating the industrial sector and increasing exports. The industrial structure of the country has not experienced any significa...

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Main Authors: Sanchez-Triana, Ernesto, Ortolano, Leonard, Afzal, Javaid
Format: Economic Updates and Modeling
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/18114592/pakistan-green-industrial-growth-mainstreaming-environmental-sustainability-pakistans-industrial-sector
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spelling okr-10986-159812021-04-23T14:03:23Z Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector Sanchez-Triana, Ernesto Ortolano, Leonard Afzal, Javaid BARRIERS TO CLEANER PRODUCTION COMPLIANCE CP CP INITIATIVES ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS HUMAN MORTALITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION Pakistan's growth strategy for the economy, as outlined in the 2011 framework for economic growth, calls for reinvigorating the industrial sector and increasing exports. The industrial structure of the country has not experienced any significant changes in the past thirty years. Inadequate industrial environmental performance is an important contributor to the weak export performance of Pakistan's industrial sectors. The relationship between Pakistan's goals for industrial expansion and export growth and the environmental performance of Pakistani firms is the central theme of this report, which is framed as follows: Pakistan's industry is outdated and risks losing markets at a time when it may have the opportunity to occupy the space being left by manufacturing giants like China. This report is organized as follows: chapter two sets the stage for the remaining chapters by discussing the relationships between industrial development and environmental degradation in Pakistan. Chapter three summarizes empirically established linkages between environmental performance and export competitiveness, and 14,001 by firms surveyed as part of this Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA). Chapter four analyzes the institutional, regulatory, and firm-level impediments to improved environmental performance, including barriers to cleaner production. Chapter five evaluates the effectiveness of current Cleaner Production (CP) initiatives carried out by Pakistan's cleaner production centers, and Chapter six recommends potential interventions that could be undertaken by the Government of Pakistan to maintain and enhance the competiveness of Pakistan's firms by improving their environmental performance. 2013-10-01T18:57:43Z 2013-10-01T18:57:43Z 2012-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/18114592/pakistan-green-industrial-growth-mainstreaming-environmental-sustainability-pakistans-industrial-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15981 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work South Asia Pakistan
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topic BARRIERS TO CLEANER PRODUCTION
COMPLIANCE
CP
CP INITIATIVES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
HUMAN MORTALITY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
spellingShingle BARRIERS TO CLEANER PRODUCTION
COMPLIANCE
CP
CP INITIATIVES
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
HUMAN MORTALITY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
Sanchez-Triana, Ernesto
Ortolano, Leonard
Afzal, Javaid
Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector
geographic_facet South Asia
Pakistan
description Pakistan's growth strategy for the economy, as outlined in the 2011 framework for economic growth, calls for reinvigorating the industrial sector and increasing exports. The industrial structure of the country has not experienced any significant changes in the past thirty years. Inadequate industrial environmental performance is an important contributor to the weak export performance of Pakistan's industrial sectors. The relationship between Pakistan's goals for industrial expansion and export growth and the environmental performance of Pakistani firms is the central theme of this report, which is framed as follows: Pakistan's industry is outdated and risks losing markets at a time when it may have the opportunity to occupy the space being left by manufacturing giants like China. This report is organized as follows: chapter two sets the stage for the remaining chapters by discussing the relationships between industrial development and environmental degradation in Pakistan. Chapter three summarizes empirically established linkages between environmental performance and export competitiveness, and 14,001 by firms surveyed as part of this Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA). Chapter four analyzes the institutional, regulatory, and firm-level impediments to improved environmental performance, including barriers to cleaner production. Chapter five evaluates the effectiveness of current Cleaner Production (CP) initiatives carried out by Pakistan's cleaner production centers, and Chapter six recommends potential interventions that could be undertaken by the Government of Pakistan to maintain and enhance the competiveness of Pakistan's firms by improving their environmental performance.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling
author Sanchez-Triana, Ernesto
Ortolano, Leonard
Afzal, Javaid
author_facet Sanchez-Triana, Ernesto
Ortolano, Leonard
Afzal, Javaid
author_sort Sanchez-Triana, Ernesto
title Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector
title_short Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector
title_full Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector
title_fullStr Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector
title_full_unstemmed Green Industrial Growth : Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Pakistan's Industrial Sector
title_sort green industrial growth : mainstreaming environmental sustainability in pakistan's industrial sector
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/18114592/pakistan-green-industrial-growth-mainstreaming-environmental-sustainability-pakistans-industrial-sector
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