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Basic Information

Technical presentations are essential to technology transfer.

Research Cooperation

Participants address six research areas, with 4 to 15 nations cooperating on any given topic:

  1. Sustainability Metrics
  2. Cleaner Production Policy for Economies in Transition
  3. Environmental Management Accounting
  4. Waste Minimization
  5. Environmental Education and Training
  6. Indicators of Potential Technologies

On average, 25 nations send delegates to each formal gathering, though multiple representatives from individual nations may attend the proceedings. Outside of the discussions, roundtables, and presentations, delegates continue to share their experiences with cleaner production and industrial sustainability by considering topics of research interest for advanced international exchange, publication, and implementation.

Pilot Study Goals

In June 2006, NATO merged the Committee on the Challenges to Modern Society (CCMS) and the Science Committee (SCOM) to form the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) committee, charged with transfer of technologies that bolster resource and strategic security among NATO partners.

The goal of reaching sustainable development — in which human activities, including industrial manufacturing and commercial services, exist in harmony with the natural environment, including conservation of resources and energy — is a salient global aspiration. Demand for higher standards of living increases with burgeoning globalized populations, and industrialization and production rise to supply goods to the market. Also, social pressures on industries to become "greener" increase with the increasingly global marketplace and the rise of information technology. The challenge for nations and industries is the achievement of sustainability while remaining competitive.

Current Pilot Projects
Israel, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Denmark, & Lithuania Environmental Management of Industrial Parks
Spain, Russia, Italy, Poland, & Denmark Hybrid Membrane Application: Milk, Olive Oil, and Chemicals
Israel Agricultural Ecology
Germany, Norway, Hungary, Lithuania, & USA Benchmarking Sustainability Indicators
Czech Republic Use of Radionuclides in the Medical Industry: Hospitals and Diagnostic Facilities
USA Pollution Prevention Tools
Turkey Cleaner Energy Production With Combined Cycle Systems
Denmark & Turkey Danish Center for Industrial Water Management Update: LCA of Alternative Scenarios for Water Reuse in Molded Pulp Production Case Study
USA & UK Water Conservation and Recycling in Semiconductor Industry: Control of Organic Contamination and Biofouling in Ultra Pure Water Systems
USA Clean Products and Processes in the Textile Industry
Turkey Clean Processes in the Turkish Textile Industry
Portugal Projects of Fellows to the Study

An extensive colloquium on focused research is the frontispiece of each gathering. In addition to the pilot study project updates, participants from several countries devote one day of every conference to a research symposium on common topics in cleaner production, such as appropriate water use, product design, and environmental education.

Annual meeting hosts incorporate field trips to noteworthy local production and research centers to create shared experience and foment dialogue, original ideas, and synergies among participants. Several cooperative projects are published in the Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Journal exit EPA.

From left to right: Spain (2001), Lithuania (2002), Italy (2003), Hungary (2004), Norway (2005), Turkey (2006), and Portugal (2007).

History

Past Symposia:

Created in 1969, the CCMS transferred technological and scientific data, experience, and expertise to identify and confront similar environmental challenges.

The United States, represented by EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), established and leads the SPS Pilot Study on Clean Products and Processes to create an international forum for cleaner industrial process applications and production. By discussing and debating current trends and developments, and sharing expertise in the use of cleaner technologies and production of cleaner products, EPA hopes that this pilot study continues to stimulate effective technology transfer, as it has since 1998.

Projects Developed as a Result of the Pilot Study:

Office of Research & Development | National Risk Management Research Laboratory

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