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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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Good practice
Reduced energy and water consumption...
Open the door to resource efficiency!
Analysis spots outdated machinery and poor energy- and water-management practices
Measures help to cut the company's energy consumption by over 5 %
Ortel is a...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
Good practice
Better oversight of materials and energy...
Taking the next step to sustainability
Furniture-maker goes a step further to boost its energy and resource efficiency
Input-output analysis pinpoints hidden costs in production and beyond
Moretti...
Sector / Industry:
- Timber and woodworking
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
Good practice
Input-output analysis helps Italian...
How to top a scrap problem
Component-maker employs TOP 20 to evaluate where energy and material gains could be made
Targeted measures cut back on unrecovered scrap losses and identify new products...
Sector / Industry:
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
0 Year(s)
Good practice
Improving material and energy use...
Three ways to lose money... one way to stop it
TOP 20 analysis highlights significant material and energy losses in packaging manfacture
Measures taken to improve boiler, insulate buildings and...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 1 - 2 Year(s)
Good practice
Input-output analysis helps Czech furniture...
The true value of data
TOP 20 analysis reveals a major disconnect between physical and financial operations
New machinery and systems installed to counter material losses and improve energy ...
Sector / Industry:
- Timber and woodworking
Resources:
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5.5 Year(s)
Good practice
Smart meters for SME premises
Better results with better advice
Pilot programmes show substantial gas, water and power savings for SMES in different countries and settings
Typical combined annual savings by participants of around...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
5-10%
Good practice
Lighting system based on LED technology at August Koopmann GmbH...
Fresh light on the fine print
A full lighting system refit made a big difference at August Koopmann
Yearly savings of around 75 000 kWh in power, 67 % less!
€ 10 500 saved per year, and an ROI of 28...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Good practice
Multipurpose rainwater use in southern Germany
Rainwater collection was just the start...
Rainwater collection reduced fresh water consumption by 80 %
An integrated heating and cooling application cut energy consumption 66 %, saving € 55 000 a...
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Carbon
Good practice
Estonian water utility's eco-management efforts
Long-term collective effort gets the results
A raft of environmental measures form part of Tallinn water utility's EMAS strategy
Today, it uses 88 % of biogas produced on-site thanks to waste...
Sector / Industry:
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 15-20%
Good practice
Employees engage in a German SME's environmental policy
Undercover energy agents
German SME effectively combines HR development and resource protection
Workshops and programmes benefit the company and the environment while improving employee motivation...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
Good practice
Competitions and games motivate staff to be energy...
Sherrifs track down energy villains
US wholesale company offers staff rewards and encouragement to cut energy costs
Killer Watt Gang game creates energy saving spirit which is good for team-building...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 5-25% 0.5 - 3 Year(s)
Good practice
German firm's 'NoWaste' strategy
Full-scale waste scheme
German company reuses steel by-products to reduce waste
100 % of steel scrap is reused
Waste that cannot be reused in the factory is sold to other businesses
The German...
Sector / Industry:
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste