The term cleaner technologies is used here to mean the tools, methods, and practices necessary to produce goods and deliver services with less impact on the global environment.

How does SANet work?

Cleaner technologies can generate tremendous benefits for the businesses that adopt them. Those benefits come in the form of greater efficiency, cost reductions, more income, and even access to new markets.

Study after study has shown that companies in emerging markets that take the leap and introduce such technologies into their business processes reap the rewards.

But figuring out the details of a cleaner-technology investment can be complicated.

That’s where SANet can help.

The Sustainable Alternatives Network, a United Nations initiative, is designed to simplify the path from idea to implementation. It offers a tailor-made advisory service with access to local experts, one-on-one consulting, and a host of online information resources, including case studies of businesses that have successfully switched to cleaner technologies.

What are SANet's services?

SANet offers a range of online and offline services. We invite you to explore them and learn how SANet can best meet your needs.

Who runs SANet?

SANet is a partnership between the Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics (DTIE) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). With the project's global network of information resources, experts, and financing options, SANet helps businesses innovate with cleaner technologies.