The role of cleaner production technology and environmental management in achieving sustainable development<br /><br />The idea of cleaner production originated in the industrial sector during the 1980s.This idea is based on the exclusion of pollutants and emissions before they occur, as well as the optimal exploitation of waste and by-products from the production process, rather than the traditional costly approach based on treating pollution after it has occurred. CP is a continuous implementation of a preventive strategy involving manufacturing, marketing and services, aimed at increasing efficiency and minimizing risks to human health and the environment. It is a process that requires a change in the attitudes, behaviors and policies of both government and industry. The concept of cleaner production is one of the most important findings of environmental thinking in recent decades, where the CP strategy extends to reduce the consumption of natural resources in addition to avoid the use of hazardous materials as possible, and raise the efficiency of product design and production methods to achieve these goals, and then reduce emissions and discharges And waste during the process of production, use and recycling of waste, to the extent to consider the system of values and social conditions that created the social demand for products or services, and try to modify them to reduce the excessive consumption of natural resources. Cleaner production involves the use of cleaner technology, that is, environmentally sound, whether in the extraction of natural resources, the manufacture, distribution, consumption, disposal of residues, and other phases of their life cycle. This requires the adoption of an environmental management system capable of protecting the environment and achieving sustainability of its natural resources. Nowadays, several protective terms are used, such as eco-efficiency, pollution prevention, waste minimization, and waste reduction at source. But the term “cleaner production” is all covered and covers all stages of products. Over the last decade, the adoption of CP principles has inspired inspirational thinking and spread its message around the world. It was a technology promoter, an administrative incentive and a bridge linking economic development and environmental protection to achieve the sustainability of all resources.