Ecowizer Environmental Management Solution (System)

A self certified environmental management approach for European SMEs

Bridging the gap between managers and environmentalists

Ecowizer • Similar to other management systems• Helps identify and manage significant environmental impacts• Helps to manage resources• Saves money by increasing efficiency• Serves as stepping-stones of an environmental policy A business can prove to customers that it is committed to meeting its environmental responsibilities by communicating its efforts through Ecowizer

The benefits of Ecowizer

• Cost reduction

• Marketing PR Communication

• Better financing opportunities

• Increased sales opportunities

• Attractive for employees

• Reduction of environmental impact

Overcoming common concerns by managers

• Not knowing what EMS is - you should explain the basic aims and benefits of Ecowizer early on in the process, through a presentation to the management board

• Feel an EMS is unnecessary - any business that buys materials, uses energy and water, receives or makes deliveries, or produces waste has an impact on the environment, so Ecowizer is relevant to all businesses.

• No time or resources to implement an EMS - Ecowizer will help your business to take action by taking actions for you, and help you to become more efficient by reducing energy consumption, waste and, therefore, costs. The time and resources needed are an investment that will make the business more profitable.

• No knowledge to implement an EMS - Doing Ecowizer can be implemented without the need for 'expert' training. Most employees just need to understand the environmental issues relating to their job.

• Feel an EMS is too expensive - the costs involved with implementing Ecowizer vary considerably. Typically, it should be possible to cut the costs of utilities and waste disposal bills by 10-15 per cent without substantial investment, and carrying out a cost-benefit analysis will help to estimate potential savings. You should be able to find a number of low-cost opportunities that will produce significant cost savings and offset the cost of implementing and operating the Ecowizer EMS.

Certification

• Ecowizer is a self-certified EMS, it is aimed towards small medium size businesses that cannot afford to get ISO certification and are looking for a simplified EMS to serve as a solution for their environmental efforts.

• Ecowizer helps to highlight the organization commitment by producing an environmental report, for use in corporate social responsibility documents and annual reports.

Value proposition

•3 core values

1. Cost reduction

2. Positive impact on the environment

3. PR and Communication

Real value Perceived value

Cost reduction Feeling of doing something good and important

Positive impact on the environment Feeling of being smart and advanced

Public image Social responsibility

Approaching EU standard Being green is being successful

Additional management process  

Attractive to employees  

Implementation

1.Quick Scan – Initial review

2.Setting targets and policies

3.Taking action

4.Monitor & review

4 Phases

The ‘Quick Scan’

• Energy use

• Water use

• Activities and Products

• Waste

• Transportation

An initial environmental review of the business to understand what environmental impacts we are trying to measure and manage

• Site survey

• Measurement devices

• Interviewing employees

• Looking at utility bills

Quick scan report example

1st year 3 years 5 years

Total savings € 21,243.21 € 63,729.62 € 106,216.04

       

PCs power management € 6,069.59 € 18,208.76 € 30,347.93

Server virtulization € 8,719.09 € 26,157.27 € 43,595.45

Aircoditioning € 694.08 € 2,082.24 € 3,470.40

Printing € 567.00 € 1,701.00 € 2,835.00

Lighting € 2,353.45 € 7,060.36 € 11,767.26

Water € 440.00 € 1,320.00 € 2,200.00

Food € 2,400.00 € 7,200.00 € 12,000.00

Setting targets

• Each target should address one issue

• Targets should be measurable

• Targets should be realistic and possible to achieve

• Targets should be time bound with deadlines

Environmental Policy

• The business mission

• Continually improve

• Prevent pollution

The policy should contain commitments and statements

• Training employees

• Review performance

• Communication

Reporting

• The information in the environmental report doesn't have to be a stand-alone document. It can be included in either a corporate social responsibility report or a sustainability report, or within the annual report.

• The environmental report should include information on the impact of the business activities on the environment - both positive and negative.

Market data

SMEs in The Netherlands

Number of SMEs 536,345

Employing 3,560,431

toal work force 67%

total market €169 billion

SMEs in Hungary

Number of SMEs 532,418

Employing 1,767,120

toal work force 71%

total market €25 billion

The EU's 23 million SMEs account for 99% of all businesses and contribute up to 80% of employment in some industrial sectors

Data provided by the European Commission – Department of Enterprise and Industry

We did not inherit the Earth from our ancestors we are borrowing it from our children

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