EcoEfficiency Indicators of Taiwans ManMade Fiber Industries

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Eco-Efficiency Indicators of Taiwans Man-Made
Fiber Industries

• Mei-chin Chu
• Chaoyang University of Technology
• 2001/11/18

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Outlines

• Introduction
• Eco-efficiency
• Man-made fiber industries in Taiwan
• Framework of Industrial Eco-Efficiency Indicators
• Economic indicators
• Environmental indicators
• Testing of the industrial indicator framework
• Framework of Business Eco-Efficiency Indicators
• Economic/environmental indicators
• Business eco-efficiency framework
• Benchmarking
• Conclusion

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I. Introduction

• Objectives
• To create an EE framework for industry
• To understand EE performance of industries
• To implement EE framework in business level
• Previous works
• WBCSD
• Taiwan

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What is eco-efficiency?

• Economic
• Eco-efficiency and efficiency
• Ecological
• Eco-efficiency concept (WBCSD)
• the production, delivery, and use of
  competitively priced goods and services, coupled
  with the achievement of environmental and social
  goals.
• Maximizing value-added
• Minimizing environmental impacts
• To do more with less

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Eco-efficiency

• WBCSD being a practical answer from the
  business world to the concept of sustainable
  development
• OECD a ratio of an output (products or services)
  divided by an input (environmental pressure)
• European Environment Agent eco-intensity or
  resource productivity

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Elements for Eco-Efficiency Improvement

• Reduced material intensity
• Reduced energy intensity
• Reduced dispersion of toxic substances
• Enhanced recyclability
• Maximized use of renewables
• Extended product life
• Increased service intensity

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The Roadmap toward Sustainability
Sustainability
Responsible Enterpreneurship
Economic Instruments
Co-regulatoryAgreements
EcologicalFootprint
Factor X
Command Control
Eco-efficiency
Agenda 21
Sustainable Development
Cleaner Production
Government Agenda(Macro Level)
Compliance
Business Agenda(Micro Level)
SustainabilityStrategy
EMS Standards
EHSAuditing
ICC-Charter
Time
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How EE relates to other concepts?
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Measuringing Eco-Efficiency
Eco-efficiency ratio
product/service value

Environmental influence
How efficient you are, other than how dirty you
are (intensity ratio)!!
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Resource Productivity
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Framework for Industrial EEIs

• Categories
• Generally applicable indicators (Global
  environmental concern or widely acceptable
  business value)
• Business specific indicators

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Framework for Industrial EEIs(generally
applicable indicators proposed by WBCSD)

• Economic Indicators
• Quantity of Products/Services produced or sold
• Net Sales
• Environmental Indicators
• Energy Consumption
• Materials Consumption
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Net Water Consumption
• Ozone Depleting Substance Emissions

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II. Testing of the Indicator Framework-- MMF
industries

• Economic performance

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II. Testing of the Indicator Framework-- MMF
industries (continuous)

• Environmental performance

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II. Testing of the Indicator Framework-- MMF
industries (continuous)

• Monographs of Taiwanese man-made fiber industry

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(I)The snapshot of the industry in 1997-1999
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(II)The snapshot of the industry in 1997-1999
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(III)The snapshot of the industry in 1997-1999
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (1) Output
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (2) Revenue
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (3) Value Added
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (4) Employee
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III. Framework of Business EEIs -- One
man-made fiber plant B company

• Product/service value
• Net sales
• Profit before tax
• Env. Influences in product/service creation
• Energy, CO2, COD, TSP, SOX, NOX, VOC

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(I)The snapshot of B company in 1997-1999
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(II)The snapshot of B company in 1997-1999
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(III) The snapshot of B company in 1997-1999
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (1) quantity
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (1) quantity (continuous)
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (2) Revenue
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(IV) Eco-efficiency (2) Revenue (continuous)
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(V) Example - Tokyo Electric Power Company
Organization Profile Electric Utility 42,170
employees Report on Fiscal Year 1998 Contact
Yasuo Hosoya (t0230714_at_pmail.tepco.co.jp)
Eco-efficiency Profile Selected Eco-efficiency
Indicators
kWh per CO2 16.8kWh/kg-C ODS
45 bil kWh/ODP-t
Net Sales per CO2 333 yen/kg-C ODS
888 bil yen/ODP-t
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(VI) Eco-efficiency Benchmarking (sales)
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(VI) Eco-efficiency Benchmarking (continue)
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Benchmarking

• Types of Benchmarking
• Comparison of Products
• Comparison with Competitors
• Benchmarking between units/facilities within
  corporations
• Benchmarking within sectors
• Rating vis-à-vis a sector average
• Characteristics of sectors
• Implications for benchmarking
• to start an intelligent discussion on the
  performance and the potential for improvement
• to ultimately make progress towards
  sustainability

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IV. Conclusion

• Major findings
• Applications policy implications, benchmarking,
  SWOT
• Suggestions

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The EndThank you!