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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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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
Resources:
- 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
Good practice
EU certification and ecolabel is key to biotech business model...
Unique selling point for 'green' biotech
Growing bio and chemical business built around respect for environment
Pioneering efforts to obtain certification and push for greener alternatives
Ecolabels...
Sector / Industry:
- Chemical and process engineering
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 5-10% 0.5 - 2 Year(s)
Good practice
Environmental product declaration in the mooring sector
Opening sustainable salvo a success
Environmental declaration by large marine accessories producer
Part of wider strategy to raise awareness of sustainable production
Vicinay Cadenas is the first...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
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Financing sustainability through external sources
Initial investment costs can discourage SMEs from choosing to pursue sustainability as a business strategy; the vague long-term benefits and payback on the investment might not seem worth it. And the...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 3 - 25 Year(s)
Tags:
Good practice
Jeans-maker informs customers how to use its product
From rags to rugs...
Jeans company values its product's full life cycle
It provides information on how to care for its products, sourcing, recycling and reuse options
Swedish denim label Nudie...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
Measure
Customer outreach: how to extend product lifetimes
Two key factors determine a product's lifetime: the way it is designed and built, and whether consumers choose to properly maintain (repair) or to replace it.
Manufacturers are in control of the...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
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
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 10-30 % 2 - 3 Year(s)
Good practice
Baby clothes subscription model in Denmark
Baby clothes for the sharing generation
Innovative baby clothes subscription and sharing system saves resources
Reusing and ultimatley recycling clothes is at the heart of the circular economy ...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 10-80% 1 - 2 Year(s)
Good practice
Membrane filtration of brine in cheese production
Say cheese!
Cheese factory uses more sustainable filtration process
Results in better product quality, less costs and reduced chemical use
Immersion of cheese in brine is an important step in the...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Measure
Footprint calculation schemes, application and reporting
Businesses that look ahead and actively manage their ecological risks and opportunities can gain a strong competitive advantage. Ecological footprint calculation schemes are increasingly used to help...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 5-30 % 0.2 - 0.5 Year(s)
Good practice
Optimised cleaning-in-place for bottled water industry
Just take a CIP!
Project targets fresh water rationalisation in production processes
Case-by-case system design is critical to developing successful CIP solutions
The EU-funded AquaFit4Use...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
Good practice
Environmental management system at Portuguese glass-maker
Glass-maker seeks transparency ... in environmental performance
A focus on EMAS boosted environmental transparency and delivered savings
Reduced water consumption by 48 % and energy consumption by...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 17-48%