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UNEP's 5 Critical Aspects and 17 Key Ingredients
of an Effective Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct

  Phase 1
early planning 		 Phase 2
developing 
principles		 Phase 3
dissemination
& guidance		 Phase 4
early
implementation		 Phase 5
continuous
implementation
I.Commitment 1. Establish a clear sense of purpose  

  
 

 2. Identify reasons for members to implement a code  

  
 

 3. Involve members  

  
 

 4. Involve society  

  
II.Content  

 5. Cleaner production approach  

  
 

  

 6. Company management elements  

  
 

  

 7. Social responsibilities  

  
 

  

 8.General information dissemination  

  
III.Collaboration  

  

 9. Guidelines and management tools  
 

  

  

  

 10. Education and training
 

  

  

  

 11. Peer support and networking
IV.Check  

  

 12. Check members' awareness  
 

  

  

  

 13. Check implementation
 

  

  

  

 14. Check environmental results
V.Communicate 15. Listen to the public  

  

  
 

  

  

  

 16. Communicate implementation
 

  

  

  

 17. Communicate environmental results