For example, the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre, associated with the Global Environment Center in Osaka, has organized international collaboration programmes in the focus area of sustainable production and consumption, especially eco-town promotion in Asia. A publication on eco-towns in Japan (GEC, 2005) shows a step-by-step flowchart for stimulating the roles of legislation, strategic policy-making, finance, capacity building and technology development and transfer among stakeholders, including universities. The centre maintains a database on environmental management and technology, which is focused on CP, eco-efficiency, zero emissions and environmental management. Recently, ICETT has become involved in reducing the energy consumption of Yunnan and Gansu provinces in China, and in the glass and beer industries in Viet Nam, by improving energy efficiency and offering training opportunities.