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Measures, Technologies and Good Practices
Do you want to know how much different measures and technological solutions would cost and how much money and resources they can save for your business? This database offers such data in a concise and comprehensive format.
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Good practice
Fine-tuned energy management in French cannery
Better data... in the can
Carbon Footprint analysis points to the need for better, comparable data feeding optimised metering and operations
Measures lead to 36 % savings on steam production and...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resource category:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1.5 - 2 Year(s)
Tags:
- Footprint calculation
- Cleaner production
- Monitoring
- Smart meter
- Sensors
- Sterilisation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy audit
- Energy savings
- Environmental management
- Water management
- Process water
- Steam
- Bleaching
- Optimisation of process control
- Process control
- Process controlling
- Process control systems
- Preheating
- Cooling
- Refrigeration, freezing and cooling
- Temperature optimisation
- Controlling
Good practice
Energy and resource efficiency at Turnberry
Energy turnaround for Turnberry Resort
Famous luxury golf resort commits to far-reaching energy saving measures
Target by 2020: cut energy by 30 %, water use by 20 %, and significant waste reductions...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resource category:
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 18-20% 1 - 2 Year(s)
Measure
Monitoring material streams in the office
Measuring and monitoring resource use is a key skill that all organisations should master, regardless of size or sector. It should be one of the first steps your organisation takes to improve its...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
Resource category:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 5-30 %
Good practice
Systematic training is part of Hettich's...
Thinking green from day one
Environmental awareness-training decreases energy consumption by 80 kWh per tonne of output
Training covers a range of subjects including energy management, waste...
Sector / Industry:
- Timber and woodworking
Resource category:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 10-15% 1 Year(s)
Measure
Green labelling and certification for infrastructure,...
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
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 0-30 % 0.5 - 3 Year(s)
Tags:
- Ecolabel
- Packaging
- Customer outreach
- Certified product
- Cleaner production
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental management
- Footprint calculation
- Information for guests
- International forest certification
- PEFC
- Programme for the endorsement of forest certification
- Material efficiency
- Natural material
- Nordic swan ecolabel
- Organic chemicals
- Organic food
- Packaging materials / packaging design
- Recycling
- Standard
Measure
Consider the need for a sustainability officer
A relatively new management role, sustainability officers are top executives who determine how a company or organisation can best address environmental sustainability issues. Specifically, they may...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 10-30 % 2 - 3 Year(s)
Measure
Renting and leasing
Renting and leasing means that you can use a product without owning it. This can be favourable, for example if you only need a certain tool once, or if it is a complex tool that needs a lot of...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5-20 % 1 - 8 Year(s)
Measure
Assessment and improvement of production line...
Changes and improvements to production infrastructure can significantly reduce raw materials used, and related costs of storage, as well as boost manufacturing efficiency.
According to McKinsey...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5-50 % 1 - 1.5 Year(s)
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Implementing a waste-management system
The core goal of a waste-management system is to think of ways to improve a company's handling of non-product outputs (waste with zero or negative market value), and implement measures to minimise...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 20-50 % 0.5 - 3 Year(s)
Tags:
- Waste management
- By-products
- Circular economy
- Environmental management
- Fabric cuttings
- Food waste
- Industrial symbiosis
- Finnish industrial symbiosis system
- Lean production
- Material audit
- Material audit tool
- Material efficiency
- Material Separation
- Monitoring
- Packaging
- Recycling
- Reuse
- Sidestream utilization
- Training
- Waste reduction
- Zero waste
Measure
Introducing an environmental management system
A certified environmental management system (EMS) is a coherent strategy for reducing your environmental impact, complying with legislation and setting continuous improvement targets in a systematic...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 3 - 10 Year(s)
Good practice
Estonian water utility's eco-management efforts
Long-term collective effort gets the results
A raft of environmental measures form part of Tallinn water utility's EMAS strategy
Today, it uses 88 % of biogas produced on-site thanks to waste...
Sector / Industry:
- Waste management and recycling
Resource category:
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 15-20%
Measure
Positive incentives for employees to reduce resource use
Positive incentives for employees are closely related to information, education and training activities. While information and training are often the first steps, this measure focuses on positive...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resource category:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 5-10 % 0.5 - 1 Year(s)