Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn and Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany
The need for the transformation towards greener and more inclusive and innovative industrial production is high on the agenda worldwide, especially so in the Western Balkans and the European Union. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EU Green Deal as well as the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB) emphasises the importance of changing production patterns and economic progress in such a way that the future development of humankind is not placed under risk. In Kate Raworth’s words, the challenge is to “ensure that no one falls short on life’s essentials while ensuring that collectively we do not overshoot our pressure on Earth’s life-supporting systems”.
This baseline study is entitled “Trends and requirements of the green transition of SMEs in Metal and Wood processing sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina” Its objective is to analyse the green topic in the two sectors and related value chains from different angles to emphasise the complexity of the greening issue complexity and show that the successful implementation of greening efforts in SMEs and value chains depends on a multitude of different efforts.
