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Title: Step By Step Towards EMAS The Benefits of EcoBusinessPlan


1
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
2
Why A Step by Step Approach?
  • A small step for burocracy
  • a mayor step for an SME

3
Percentage of SMEs Participating in EMAS
4
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

5
What is The EcoBusinessPlan?
  • The service package of Vienna City Council for
    the environment in companies
  • Founded in 1998
  • Fosters ecoefficiency and cost savings

6
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

7
The EcoBusinessPlan
  • Offer
  • Professional, funded consulting and training
  • Help in implementing measures practically
  • Legal compliance
  • Public relation
  • Pool of selected consultants

8
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

9
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

10
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

11
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

12
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

14
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

15
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/

16
Links
  • Contact
  • Michael.grill_at_umweltbundesamt.at
  • or
  • emas_at_ec.europa.eu
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