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EPE activities are reflecting what in the US is called "The Necessary Revolution". No one entity alone can address the sustainability issue we face, no one has sufficient resources, no one has sufficient understanding and no one has sufficient credibility and authority to connect the large networks of people and organization that real change must engage. EPE partners are building collaborative efforts and the value chain is the glue that connects, reaches beyond the boundaries of individual business that public authorities and NGOs mandate.
The OECD in its policy brief "sustainable manufacturing and eco-innovation, towards a green economy" (June 2009) underlines that: "the scope of eco-innovation may go beyond the conventional organizational boundaries of the innovating organization and involve broader social arrangements that trigger changes in existing socio-cultural norms and institutional structures". This is where EPE contribution lies: by engineering multi-stakeholder partnership related to resource efficiency along the value chain to move towards a closed-loop production which, as underlined by the OECD, "can only be realized by combining a wide range of innovation targets and mechanisms, and both technological and non-technological changes. This is often referred to as system innovation."
EPE works with industry leaders who have begun to explore "systemic innovations" which requires multi-stakeholder dialogue and action to design leverages to ensure that the full cycle of innovation is addressed. For this to happen, a more collaborative approach and co-ordination of interested parties are crucial. EPE works with its Members on three areas to master to be successful:
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Continually learning how to see the larger systems of which you are part
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Collaborating across boundaries
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Creating desired futures
EPE and its Members are acting as honest brokers:
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engineering for interested parties value chain strategies and action plan
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engaging key players in complex global supply chain issues
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seeking combined environmental and economic benefits
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increasing business competitiveness by improving resource efficiency
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driving innovative value chain solutions deriving from multi-stakeholder approach.