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In the food industry, raw materials account for about 45 % of net sales. The cost of purchasing goods sold in the grocery trade is more than 70 % of turnover. Therefore, measures to improve material...
Safer labs, better environment!
Lab specialist uses LCA and ecodesign principles to improve its production efficiency
Analysis showed where material savings could be made and parts removed to cut...
Cleaning up after the MICE in Nantes
Waste management saves € 2 000 per year
Avoids 3.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year
The meetings, inventives, conferences/conventions, exhibitions (MICE) sector...
Sector / Industry:
All sectors
Office and administration
Waste management and recycling
Resources:
Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:High cost3 Year(s)
Green and lean still keeps hotel clean
For small hotels, meeting Ecolabel criteria can be a call to action
An opportunity to use green alternative cleaning agents and review the volumes needed while ...
Marriage of design and environmental ambition!
Strong energy management measures and renewable energy installations (PV and Canadian well)
Net-positive energy building, selling € 12 000 in surplus...
Sector / Industry:
All sectors
Office and administration
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:High cost20-50%1 - 5 Year(s)
Fleet management software helps organisations (public and private) streamline operations relating to their fleet of vehicles, from vehicle acquisition through maintenance to disposal.
The main...
Sector / Industry:
All sectors
Waste management and recycling
Resources:
Materials
Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost8-25%0.08 - 0.5 Year(s)
Companies are trying to use more sustainable processes and resources to match growing environmental and social awareness. Changing processes and resources incur some costs for the companies, but can...
Sector / Industry:
All sectors
Service sector
Wholesale and retail
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Water
Waste
Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:High cost0.5 - 2 Year(s)
Sustainable packaging may include packaging made from recycled (e.g. paper, plastic) or bio-based materials, reusable packaging, take-back schemes, etc. In order to save resources in line with...
Sector / Industry:
All manufacturing industries
Wholesale and retail
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:Low cost15-30 %1.2 - 1.5 Year(s)
Greening the paper trail
A company providing paper, visual communication and packaging decided to improve its CSR strategy
It developed an eco-analysis tool to communicate the benefits of recycled...
Packaging inspired by sea urchins
Company sets up a business model to create packaging out of plastic marine debris
Pioneering recycling process for plastic marine debris is developed
Method, a...
Green labelling, also known as 'Ecolabelling', is a recognised scheme for businesses to communicate the environmental credentials of products they put on the market. The Ecolabel stimulates the...
Sector / Industry:
All sectors
Construction
Wholesale and retail
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Water
Waste
Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost0-30 %0.5 - 3 Year(s)
Unique selling point for 'green' biotech
Growing bio and chemical business built around respect for environment
Pioneering efforts to obtain certification and push for greener alternatives
Ecolabels...
Sector / Industry:
Chemical and process engineering
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Water
Waste
Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost5-10%0.5 - 2 Year(s)