Polish CP Environmental Voluntary Agreements scheme (CP EVA) and the CP Programme's results

The CP EVA scheme was created in 1995. After the first 6 years of training and case/demo implementations (1990-1995), the Polish CP Programme established a procedure enabling Polish companies to voluntarily participate in the scheme, which today consists of::

·      Reporting companies’ environmental performance and presenting the prognosis for the next 3 years – which are measurable goals to be voluntarily met in this period of time (according to a unified CP Environmental Report format). The reported environmental implementations, current performance and objectives are subject to external verification in terms of reliability and adequacy, provided by experts representing the Polish CP Programme.

·      CP Company’s Certificate (temporary CP Certificate) – for companies participating in the scheme, which met all requirements, including the application of CP in the company’s EMS (with some implementations completed) and initial verification of the reported data. Laureates of the Certificate are allowed to use the CP logo as their marketing sign. They are included in publicly available “Book of CP Companies” and have priority recommendations for gaining financial sources for environmental investments, e.g. from environmental funds. 230 Polish companies have been included in the Book until 2007.

·      Formal verification of meeting measurable goals and implementation of planned environmental investments, as well as meeting all legal requirements concerning environmental protection. CP Companies should apply for their verification within 3 years from receiving the temporary CP Certificate.

·      Statement of the candidate for the Register to comply with the UN Global Compact declaration as well.

·      Registering positively verified companies in the official Polish Register of Cleaner Production and Responsible Entrepreneurship (PRCP&RE), which is a formal environmental body, with a High Level Jury. The Jury consists of representatives of the Polish government, intermediary organisations (NGOs, governmental agencies, etc.) and the Polish industry (presidents of companies which became the so called CP Leaders – laureates of the annual prize of the Polish CP Programme for the most active CP Companies).  Laureates of PRCP&RE keep all privileges given to them with the temporary CP Certificate – which is then replaced by the Diploma of Acknowledgement for Implementation of CP as a strategy of Environmental Management System. 76 Polish companies have been registered until 2006.

·      Continual yearly reporting of CP Companies’ environmental performance, including both historical data (meeting measurable goals) and prognoses for the next 3 years. The reporting, using the unified form of Environmental Report, is an obligatory condition of keeping the company in the Register.

  

 Diploma of Acknowledgement for Implementation of Cleaner Production as a strategy

of Environmental Management System – translation into English


 

RESULTS OF THE CP PROGRAMME

punktor 41 organised CP Schools
punktor over 1000 companies and other institutions completed CP Schools
punktor about 700 manufacturing companies implemented case/demo CP Projects
punktor 230 companies with CP EMS certificates
punktor about 1400 certified Cleaner Production Experts