Tunis: An information day on the project “supporting the ecological transition of the mobility industry” (PATE-IM) will be held on May 15 at the Tunis International Centre for Environmental Technologies (CITET).

The event, which aims to “propel companies towards a sustainable future by reducing their carbon footprint while enhancing their positive social impact,” is organised by CITET in collaboration with its partners,

It is organised by CITET in collaboration with its partners: L’Institut de Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises en Tunisie (IRSET), the Global Compact Network Tunisia, the Tunisian Aerospace Association Industries (GITAS), the Electronics Industries Cluster (ELENTICA) and the Mechatronics Tunisia Cluster (CMT).

This information day will bring together experts in corporate social responsibility and carbon footprint and representatives from SMEs and will feature testimonies by Tunisian companies,

with a view to encouraging the integration of societal and environmental issues into the aer
onautics and electronics sectors in Tunisia, by building national capacities and helping companies in these sectors achieve the ecological transition by implementing a corporate social responsibility approach and assessing the carbon footprint of products and organisations.

This initiative is supported by the Special Initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition” through the project “Job partnerships and promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises in Tunisia II.”

It is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Tunisia in close cooperation with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse