GENERAL INFORMATION

GGGI envisions a resilient world achieved through strong, inclusive, and sustainable green growth and is dedicated to supporting the transition of GGGI Member countries towards a green growth model. GGGI works with developing and emerging countries to design and deliver programs and services that demonstrate new pathways to pro-poor economic growth in pursuit of these goals.

GGGI supports stakeholders through two complementary and integrated workstreams – Green Growth Planning & Implementation, Green Investments, and Knowledge Solutions – that deliver comprehensive products and services designed to assist in developing, financing and mainstreaming green growth in national economic development plans.

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries development priorities. The organization also focuses on knowledge development and management activities which build a strong theoretical and empirical basis for green growth, while providing concrete options and guidance for policymakers, as well as building the conditions for public and private green investments.

GGGI has been working with the Government of Colombia to advance green growth policies and green investments through strategic partnerships such as with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Treasury and Public Credit, and the National Planning Department (DNP), among others. Since 2014, GGGI has supported the DNP in its objective of advancing a green growth vision and transition plan for Colombia that can support climate goals and SDGs achievement. GGGI supported the development of the Green Growth Taskforce led by DNP (2016-2018), which produced solid and relevant information for the design and concertation of the Green Growth Policy- GGP (adopted by means of CONPES 3934 of 2018).

One strategic axis of the GGP aims to promote the sustainable use of natural capital, which includes the Bioeconomy as one key strategy to foster the low carbon economy through adding value to generate products, processes, and services based on responsible use of biodiversity and biomass. In that regard, GGGI supported the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – MinCiencias, the National Planning Department, and other stakeholders in the technical design and concertation of the National Bioeconomy Mission “Para una Colombia Potencia viva y diversa: hacia una Sociedad impulsada por el conocimiento”.

Besides, GGGI was awarded by the UKPACT program in Colombia to develop the project “Accelerating the development of new bioeconomy businesses and enhanced capacities for green jobs promotion and increased climate action ambition from policy implementation and integration”, in which a Bioeconomy Accelerator Mechanism is created and will enhance the capacity of bioeconomy business and strengthen the capability of MinCiencias to meet their target of 126 and 500 bioproducts endorsed by 2022 and 2030, respectively. Complimentarily, a knowledge-sharing component will disseminate case studies, lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations.

In that regard, GGGI, with Minciencias’ support, launched the third version of the Bioeconomy Projects Acceleration Mechanism – MAPBIO call, receiving (12) proposals that were evaluated through a multicriteria analysis and selecting (4) enterprises as beneficiaries.

In this framework GGGI is working with Hugo Restrepo y Cía S.A, which is a Colombian family-owned company dedicated to the production and national and international commercialization of chili paste for industrial clients who produce hot sauces and other food products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Colombia.

As part of the technical assistance provided through the MAPBIO 3.0 program for the development of a chili-based phytogenic additive, Hugo Restrepo and Cia SAS requires the support of a specialized individual consultant. This consultant will be responsible for conducting specialized analyses and designing the internal networks of the fire protection system for the Hugo Restrepo and Cia SAS warehouse, located in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca.

GGGI is working with Hugo Restrepo y Cía S.A is a Colombian family-owned company dedicated to the production and national and international commercialization of chili paste for industrial clients who produce hot sauces and other food products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Colombia. Currently, a phytogenic additive based on chili is being developed within the framework of the project “Del campo al bioproducto. “Puesta en marcha de una planta de transformación y generación de bio-productos elaborados a partir del ají Capsicum adaptando normativas BPM“ With the support of specialized analyses, the objective is to design the Internal Networks of the Fire Protection System of the Hugo Restrepo and Cia SAS Warehouse located in the Municipality of Yumbo, Valle.