CEE's Industry Initiatives primarily focus on information servicing, training and capacity building of industries and decision makers on aspects relating to cleaner production, energy efficiency and chemicals management aspects, linking industrial activities with environment protection.

Industry Initiatives works closely with industries, associations and bilateral/multilateral agencies to promote and develop pilots to facilitate efficient production and environmental management systems.

It undertakes activity both on project and consultancy basis and helps industries to go beyond compliance requirements through voluntary measures. Documentation and dissemination of information on such aspects of cleaner production, waste minimization, optimization of resource use, environmental impact with a bearing on resource quality, resilience of ecosystems and handling of hazardous wastes, are carried out through reality checks and actual demonstration of improvements. The target audience includes on-floor managers, decision makers, and technocrats.

Industry program works closely with industries, institutions and communities on implantation of MEAs, green building, chemicals, energy efficiency and CDM. CEE is also involved in providing inputs into national and international level strategies for the development of environmentally sound technology frameworks, through an understanding of process limitations based on empirical evidences