Mexico's national council of industrial ecologists, Conieco, is proposing to simplify formal procedures and increase autonomy levels so that small and micro-sized companies can more capably comply with the current environmental framework, entity director Carlos Sandoval told BNamericas.
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"This would facilitate environmental management because one of the main problems facing these companies is that the red tape is too expensive for them," Sandoval said.
"Conieco is proposing to simplify procedures and allow guild associations to establish standards and norms, via certified specialists, that are valid in the eyes of the government and the public," he added.
As with most countries in Latin America and the rest of the world, small and micro-sized companies account for the larger portion of the Mexican industrial sector, the executive said.
Of the 350,000 private firms in the country, only 10% are large to medium sized.
"All of these companies fall under federal jurisdiction in terms of supervision. However, it is not known how small and micro-sized companies are complying with environmental regulations," he said.
"The obligation is established in the law but this information is not available from small firms. Therefore, according to the data we have, all we know is that only 10% of Mexico's industrial sector complies with environmental law," he stated.
González said the priority is ensuring that good practices are applied in the industrial segment. This could be done by sectors, as doing this on a one-by-one basis would be too difficult.
