Step By Step Towards EMAS The Benefits of EcoBusinessPlan

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Step By Step Towards EMAS The Benefits of
EcoBusinessPlan
Michael Grill EMAS Helpdesk of the European
Commission Federal Environment Agency
Austria Bucharest, July 13th, 07
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Why A Step by Step Approach?

• A small step for burocracy
• a mayor step for an SME

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Percentage of SMEs Participating in EMAS
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EMAS and SMEs

• Findings of the EVER Study
• (DG Environment 2005)
• Most important barriers for SMEs
• Lack of external incentives
• Lack of competitive rewards
• Lack of recognition by local authorities
• Lack of human ressources
• Lack of technical support

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What is The EcoBusinessPlan?

• The service package of Vienna City Council for
  the environment in companies
• Founded in 1998
• Fosters ecoefficiency and cost savings

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The EcoBusinessPlan

• Targets
• Implementation of EMS in 10 months
• Reduction of pollution
• Taking environment into account in all business
  activities
• Improving competitiveness
• Better relation between authorities and company

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The EcoBusinessPlan

• Offer
• Professional, funded consulting and training
• Help in implementing measures practically
• Legal compliance
• Public relation
• Pool of selected consultants

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Step by Step Procedure to EMAS

• Environmental Check
• Registered consultants
• Identification of weak points
• One day
• First survey of possible measures
• Decision to participate in a module
• Implementation of selected measures assisted
  by a consultant
• Independent assessment of progress
• Certificate by the City Council of Vienna

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Funding For Each Step

• Co-funded by European Commission, City
  Council, Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of the
  Environment
• Ecolabel Tourism
• SME costs 950 total 2.800 , max. 40 hours
• EcoBonus for SMEs lt 50 employees
• SME costs 600 total 1.680 , max. 32 hours
• EcoProfit for all
• Costs 1.150 total 6.500 max. 12 days
• ISO 14001
• Additional costs 1.740 , additional max. 6 days
• EMAS
• Additional costs 3.480 , additional max. 12
  days
• Pilot EMS for Small SMEs (lt 20 employees)
• max. 4.000 Euro / max. 80 hours consulting

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Facts About The EcoBusinessPlan

• 900.000 Euro invested annually by City Council
  of
• Vienna and partners
• Comprises funds, consulting and service
• All EcoBusinessPlan member companies have
• invested 109 Million Euro for improving
  ecoefficiency
• since 1998
• Measures have saved some 30 Millionen Euro in
  costs.
• Return of investment between 2 and 3 years after
  
• implementation

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Achivements of the EcoBusinessPlan

• 500 Viennese companies have achieved (1998 to
  2007)
• 109.300 tons of waste less equals 1.3 times a
  football stadium for 50.000 visitors
• 138,7 Millions KWh - equals 46.200 households
• 42.766 tons of Carbon Dioxide saved equals
  11.400 balloons
• 67,3 Million kilometres saved in transport
  equals 1.750 times around the earth
• 1,325.300 cubic metres of drinking water saved
• Ideas for measures are available from the data
  base.
• http//www.magwien.gv.at/ma22/oekobusiness/frame/d
  atenbank.html

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Brands associated with EMAS
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The Hohenlohe Modell

• The Hohenlohe modell (DE, Baden Wurttemberg)
• http//www.modell-hohenlohe.de/
• Principle
• Large EMAS company procides consulting and
  funding
• 3-6 SMEs with similar activites
• First environmental review done individually
• Shared workshops
• Shared documentation
• Co-funding by Min. of Environment

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EMAS Easy

• Developed from EcoMapping visual tool
• (BE, Heinz Werner Engel, EcoConseil)
• Principle
• No parent company
• 4-8 SMEs with similar activites
• First environmental review done individually
• Shared workshops
• Shared documentation
• Handbook 10 pages, environmental statement 2-4
  pages
• Max. 4000 external costs

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Links

• More information
• EcoBusinessPlan
• http//www.wien.gv.at/umweltschutz/oekobusiness/an
  gebot.html
• Hohenlohe model
• http//www.modell-hohenlohe.de/
• EMAS SME toolkit http//www.inem.org/new_toolkit/
  

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Links

• Contact
• Michael.grill_at_umweltbundesamt.at
• or
• emas_at_ec.europa.eu