15 Dicembre 2015 Istituto Conciario G.Galilei Arzignano

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GOALS

• 20% reduction in water consumption in the beamhouse stage

• 20% decrease in chemicals used in the beamhouse stage

• 20% reduction in solid waste

• 15% recovery and re-use of by-products with industrial value

• a new knowledge hub to share ideas and technologies

TITLE Green Leather Industry For the Environment (greenLIFE)

TIMELINE 36 month (01/06/2014 – 31/05/2017)

BUDGET Budget: 2.260.000 € / European Union grant: 1.120.000 €

Development of a new liming processesResearch line 1• Liming process with recovery and re-use of liming baths• Oxidative liming process• Enzymatic liming process

Development of a new tanning processResearch line 2• Studying of a new organic-based tannery product• Testing to experimental and semi-industrial scale of the new organic-based product

Recovery and re-use of tannery and liming process by-productsResearch line 3• Collection of process by-products• Treatment or by products and experimentation of a new re-use technology

Research activities / 1

Water treatment system and new technology: potential impact assessmentResearch line 4• Current water treatment district system• Liming baths and characterisation of processing by-products• Assessment of the new technology and potential impact on the water treatment Tannery District system

Monitoring of environmental and social impactResearch line 5• Environmental impact: data collection, analysis and perspective• Socio-economic impact: data collection, analysis and perspective

Research activities / 2

Some perspective from which to see this project

Partnership structure • A “supply chain” approach (beyond company gates), with strong territorial references • Involvement of partners with different institutional functions • Cooperation between competing companies

Environment as a basic topic for research “as collective activity" (competitive research vs cooperative research) Importance of communication within a research project

• Learning a multi-stakeholder perspective (Public Administrations at multiple territorial levels, educational institutions and research, customers, suppliers, ...)

• Development of unusual communication channels: website ( www.greenlifeproject.eu ), social networks (twitter, linkedin, slideshare, ..) and improvement in their use

Potential for collective learning • New management tools for planning and assessing (Life Cycle Assessment on district level, activities indicators, ...)• Management of complex projects

And after?

A new institution: the "Leather District ," potentially able to: • collect and address technological needs from the territory and towards the territory, in the medium / long term • disseminate technological and organizational innovations, including also vocational training. • allow Arzignano to become a reference area within recognized international R&D networks

Ability to lead to system the "Laboratory nature“ of Greenlife regarding: • research and development • dissemination of research results and innovations • partnerships establishment, often at international level• strengthening of regional networks and the creation of a system of international relations

Environment may continue to be a basic topic for collective research

So…

Thank you for your attention …

and have an interesting seminar