Leca International Environmental Project What has been the overall results of the project?

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Leca International Environmental ProjectWhat has
been the overall results of the project?

• Presentation in the final seminar in Harstad
  27-28 June 2002
• Dr.techn. Ole Jørgen Hanssen, STØ
• Project manager

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Main outline of the presentation

• The expectations - from the project plan
• The roles in the project - external consultant
  and companies
• What have been achieved with regard to
  instruments and tools available
• The future challenges for the Leca companies

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2. Driving forces - from regarded as to
documented as

• Increased marked demand for more eco-effective
  solutions in the building sector.
• The population and welfare growth in the global
  society in the next 20-40 years will demand 4-10
  times more eco-effective solutions.
• In 1999, several Environmental Management Tools
  have been standardised according to ISO-14000
  series (14025, 14031, 14042-43)
• The Kyoto protocol implementation in European
  politics will make solutions with energy savings
  and reductions in CO2 emissions more important.

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PROPOSED GOAL FOR THE MAIN PROJECT

• The main aim of the project is to take care of
  the business opportunities of Leca products in
  relation to environmental challenges in the
  European region, by developing, documenting and
  marketing Eco-effective solutions with basis in
  Leca products.

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THE MAIN GOAL SHOULD BE ACHIEVED THROUGH

• Building up expertise and capacity in companies
• Contribute to the development of product oriented
  environmental strategies
• Improve the quality and gather experiences with
  application of a common data models and data
  formats
• Development of formats for and examples on
  communication of environmental data for Leca
  products and companies
• Contribute to integration in educational programs
  about Leca products strong sides

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MAIN ELEMENTS IN THE PROJECT PLAN

• THE MAIN PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO
• CONSIST OF THREE MAIN ELEMENTS
• Documentation of environmental profiles of
  products and businesses
• Communication of environmental profiles of
  products and businesses
• Improvement of environmental profiles of products
  and companies (strategic development)

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Main philosophy behind the project

• From process focus to product and systems focus
• From treats to opportunities
• From being a problem generator to being a problem
  solver

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Five types of results from the project

• Increased knowledge and expertise in own
  organisation
• New instruments and tools available
• Better documentation of environmental aspects for
  internal and external applications
• Real improvements in environmental profile of
  companies
• Fair competitive situation with respect to
  environmental regulations and standards
• gt New markets, increased market share, better
  prices?

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Environmental tools and instruments - results
compared to project plan
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Improvements in environmental profiles by
companies in the period 1997-2000
Improved data quality for SO2 emissions
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Total effects of improvements in the Leca
International companies
Equals CO2 quotas with a value of 690 000 Euro,
based on a price of 8 Euro/ton
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Documentation and dissemination of results

• All results are now available in the project web
  (www.sto-projects.com/leca)
• The project web will be used for all
  presentations in the seminar (as far as possible)
• The Application catalogue is available in
  English, and might be available in different
  languages and eventually on CD copies

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Strategic assessment of a company - Example from
Laterlite

• Focused on LWA production in 1997 and 2000
• Focused on four Leca products and three competing
  products
• Focused on six important environmental aspects in
  total (total energy, non renewable energy, global
  warming, acidification, waste to landfill and
  material intensity)
• Developed a total scale for evaluation for the
  six parameters, based on data from all LWA plants
  in Europe 1997-2000 (worst case - best case)

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Environmental data from LWA production - basis
for the scale
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Strategy matrix for Leca products from Laterlite
and competing products
Worst
Competing products
Worst
Laterlites Leca products
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Environmental challenges - lots of opportunities
with Leca products (SWOT analysis)

• Improved energy efficiency - keep buildings
  temperate in summer and winter
• Take back products for recycling of materials
• Use as much recycled materials as possible in
  Green Leca brands
• Change energy carrier and use waste as an
  alternative to coal and fuel oil
• Improve energy efficiency of production plant
• Keep track on raw materials and content of trace
  elements - substitute with secondary materials
  where possible

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The table has been prepared -

• It is now up to you and your companies to enjoy
  the meal!