"EMAS Toolkit for small organisations" website

Eco-Counselling Enterprise has developped a variety of references in Belgium, Europe and at international level.

The domains of intervention of Eco-Counselling Enterprise are as follows:

  • Cluster Coaching of SME's and very small companies towards the implementation of ISO 14001 and EMAS based on the Ecomapping and EMAS Easy methodology
  • Individual coaching of private and public companies regarding environmental and sustanable management
  • Revision and simplification of existing environmental management systems
  • Training of trainers and consultants to EMS based on the EMAS easy / ISO Easy methodology
  • Organisation and mediation of seminars on environmental management and sustainable development at national and international level
  • Strategic studies on environmental and sustainable management
  • Expertise on green and sustainable public procurement

Coaching for the implementation of ISO 14001 / EMAS :

EMAS Easy MOVE-IT !SME 2010 : vous accompagner dans la mise en place d'un système de management environnemental de type ISO 14001 ou EMASNouveau Cycle d'ateliers du BEP Namur > Mettre en place un système de management environnemental ISO 14001EMAS coaching for the Federal Ministry for Social Integration, anti-Poverty Policy, Social Economy and Federal Urban Policy.EMAS Coaching for the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food ChainEMAS coaching for Spain's Diplomatic Mission in Brussels Vivendi France gets EMAS14001 Easy - coaching de PME du sud de la Province de NamurCoaching for the implementation of EMAS in the Federal Beglian Ministry of Mobility and TransportImplementation of EMAS in the NGO "Groupe One"Implementation of ISO 14001 within 3 GSM/Unibéton unitsCoaching for the implementation of EMAS in the belgian federal ministry of sustainable developmentImplementation of EMAS for the belgian federal minister of sustainable development and social economy and its administration (PODDO)Implementation of ISO 14001 in microenterpries of the agri-food sector in Midi Pyrénées regionSenior consultant coaching on EMAS implementation in 4 EU Directorate GeneralCoaching of 3 convois of tunisian companies in the implementation of ISO 14001Implementation of EMAS in the Belgian Secretary of State of Energy and Sustainable Development Olivier Deleuze

Strategic studies :

ECAP Pilot workshops to boost environmental performanceReinforcement of the Brussels Enterprise Agency Ecobuild ClusterStudy for the environmental certification of the touristic sector

Capacity building of consultants and public bodies :

BE-SMARTERECAP seminars in 11 Member StatesBecome a smarter EMAS consultant for small businessesSouth Australia group backs simplified-EMS process for small businessTrainings for wallonian civil serveants on innovative environmental management in agricultureTraining of Recydel's workers on goodhousekeeping and environmental managementTraining of belgian federal civil serveant for the implementation of EMASCoaching of 25 consultants to implement EMAS Easy in 50 SMEs of 5 new member statesTraining on green public procurement policies for estonian civil serveantsTraining on Sustainable Management of Industrial Estates for wallonian local authoritiesCapacity building seminar for STIC-IndonesiaOrganization of a one-week seminar on environmental management for Tunisian officialsSMART Programme : Building capacities for environmental professionals in South AfricaOrganisation of conferences around EMAS in 5 new member statesTrainings for wallonian civil serveants on local agenda 21SMART Programme - Building capacities for environmental professionals in the Caribbean : prospective study and organisation of a seminarTraining on Sustainable Public Purchasing for wallonian local authoritiesCoordinator of a Life Third Countries project for the spreading of ecomapping in the Magreb countriesTrainings for wallonian civil serveants on the implementation of EMAS in local authorities

Speaker in high level conferences :

The European EMAS Awards 2008 ceremony took place on 20th November in BrusselsReporting of the first belgian national workshop on sustainable public procurementLegal compliance audit of the production site of the ISOBOX companySafety and environmental audit of 3 sites of a french wine labelling company

Publications :

EMASeasy methodology available in 12 languagesGuidelines for the coaching of convois of companies in the implementation of ISO 14001

Other :

Budget elaboration and follow-up of proposal at european scaleEMAS toolkit for SMEs




EMAS Easy MOVE-IT !

sponsor: European Commission
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 3 years
end date: 2012-06-30

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The EMAS Easy MOVE-it! project proposes the EU Eco-Management and Auditing Scheme (EMAS) cluster certification applied to a regional tourist product or service (culture, health, religious). The project clusters different SMEs in a region, who are all part of a value chain of tourism and form a competitive tourism service package, linking cultural, economical, ecological, health and social aspects with their respective added value. The pilot applications cover various types of destinations and clusters in 6 EU member states: Belgium, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Estonia.
The project is focusing on active involvement of different stakeholders : local authorities, regional development agencies, chambers of commerce and tourism agencies. The innovation resides in the fact that simple and practical EMAS easy methodology is used in territorial clusters with specific and online guidance to reduce the internal and external transaction costs of the effort of SMEs to implement EMAS. Furthermore, the approach aims to go beyond classical EMAS implementation as it will provide key performance indicators on social, health and economical issues and will be linked to other local and regional schemes and labels (e.g. Green Key, BIO Hotel, EU Eco-Label, regional environmental approaches, etc.).
Key outcomes:
- Increasing the environmental and social performance of touristic destinations (culture, health, religious).
- Coaching of at least 12 clusters in 6 EU members states using EMASeasy approach. Each cluster gathers between 5 and 10 SMEs.
- Electronic support and online platform to lower transaction costs for EMAS implementation for participating SMEs. Online support and clustering SMEs will help reducing transaction costs by 50%.
- Vocational training provided at least for 30 regional development agents and consultants (at least 5 agents per country)


BE-SMARTER

sponsor: Commission Européenne
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 3 ans
end date: 2010-12-31

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BE-SMARTER : Business & Electronic Sustainable Management Action Research Training Environment Resources

The BE-SMARTER Network aims to assist in developing and disseminating the next generation of support mechanisms and tools used by consultants, public agencies and certifications organisations to deliver appropriate support to small Businesses EU wide.

The Network intends to train 100 environmental consultants in Europe to better coach Small and Medium sized Enterprises for the implementation of environmental management systems (EMS).

The BE-SMARTER network is composed of Environmental Management System practitioners organised in 5 differents European countries, of which 2 new member states (Estonia, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, France).



SME 2010 : vous accompagner dans la mise en place d'un système de management environnemental de type ISO 14001 ou EMAS

country: Belgium
sponsor: IDETA
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 12 mois
end date: 2010-12-01

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sme_2010.pdf

Vous souhaitez amorcer une démarche de durabilité au sein de votre entreprise mais vous ne savez comment vous y employer ?

IDETA se pose en apôtre du management environnemental dans le cadre du Plan d'actions 'B & Vert'. En effet, IDETA vous propose de suivre les procédures de management environnemental ISO 14001 ou EMAS et de les implémenter au sein de votre entreprise.

IDETA, en collaboration avec le bureau de consultance Eco-Conseil Entreprise, utilise une méthodologie éprouvée pour vous aider à intégrer la démarche environnementale dans le quotidien de votre entreprise et que cela devienne naturel pour l'ensemble de votre équipe.

Dès janvier 2010, IDETA vous propose un cycle d'ateliers collectifs en management environnemental.



Nouveau Cycle d'ateliers du BEP Namur > Mettre en place un système de management environnemental ISO 14001

country: Belgium
sponsor: BEP Namur
sector: company
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 12 months
end date: 2010-07-24

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Vous souhaitez vous aussi vous lancer dans la certification ISO 14001 ou EMAS mais les contraintes vous rebutent? Le BEP utilise une méthodologie simplifiée et éprouvée (ISO 14001Easy / EMAS Easy) pour vous aider à intégrer la démarche environnementale dans le quotidien de votre entreprise, pour que cela devienne naturel pour l%u2019ensemble de votre équipe. Dès septembre 2009, le BEP vous propose un cycle d'ateliers collectifs.


EMAS coaching for the Federal Ministry for Social Integration, anti-Poverty Policy, Social Economy and Federal Urban Policy.

country: Belgium
sponsor: SPPIS
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 15 months
end date: 2010-06-28

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EEco-Conseil Entreprise a soutenu Ecores SPRL dans accompagnement à la mise en oeuvre d'EMAS au sein du SPP Intégration Sociale.

EMAS s'applique tant sur la mise en oeuvre des politiques et missions dont le SPP a la responsabilité que sur la gestion quotidienne de ses bâtiments, parc de véhicules et services logistiques.



EMAS Coaching for the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain

country: Belgium
sponsor: AFSCA
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 15 months
end date: 2010-05-28

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Eco-Conseil Entreprise a accompagné à la mise en oeuvre d'EMAS l'agence belge de la sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire pour pendant 15 mois.

L'accompagnement a porté sur le siège de l'administration centrale (700 personnes), dont le bâtiment fait partie du complexe de la Tour des Finances et sur l'UPC du Brabant Wallon. La mise en oeuvre d'EMAS a été combinée à l'extension du système qualité ISO 9001. Les 2 systèmes sont aujourd'hui intégrés.

Les 5 laboratoires d'analyse de l'AFSCA ont travaillé de leur côté sur la mise en oeuvre d'EMAS combinée au système qualité des laboratoires ISO 17025, au système OHSAS 18000 et à ISO 9001. Eco-Conseil Entreprise a effectué l'audit interne EMAS/ISO 14001 au sein du laboratoire de Gembloux.

L'AFSCA est le premier service public fédéral à obtenir le label européen EMAS et ISO 14001 pour 5 sites situés dans 3 régions différentes.

EMAS s'applique tant sur la mise en oeuvre des politiques et missions dont l'Agence a la responsabilité que sur la gestion quotidienne de ses bâtiments, parc de véhicules et services logistiques.

L%u2019accompagnement a porté sur le siège de l%u2019administration centrale (700 personnes), dont le bâtiment fait partie du complexe de la Tour des Finances et sur l%u2019UPC du Brabant Wallon. La mise en %u0153uvre d%u2019EMAS a été combinée à l%u2019extension du système qualité ISO 9001. Les 2 systèmes sont aujourd%u2019hui intégrés.

Les 5 laboratoires d%u2019analyse de l%u2019AFSCA ont travaillé de leur côté sur la mise en %u0153uvre d%u2019EMAS combinée au système qualité des laboratoires ISO 17025, au système OHSAS 18000 et à ISO 9001. Eco-Conseil Entreprise a effectué l%u2019audit interne EMAS/ISO 14001 au sein du laboratoire de Gembloux.

L%u2019AFSCA est le premier service public fédéral à obtenir le label européen EMAS et ISO 14001 pour 5 sites situés dans 3 régions différentes.

EMAS s%u2019applique tant sur la mise en oeuvre des politiques et missions dont l%u2019Agence a la responsabilité que sur la gestion quotidienne de ses bâtiments, parc de véhicules et services logistiques.



EMAS coaching for Spain's Diplomatic Mission in Brussels

country: Belgium
sponsor: REPER
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 1 year
end date: 2010-04-28

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The certificate was received by Elena Espinosa, Minister for the Environment, on behalf of the Spanish Government.
The "pain Complex" comprises the buildings corresponding to the Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU, the Permanent Representation of Spain to the Council of the Western European Union and the Consulate General of Spain in Belgium.
Spain is the first member state of the EU to obtain this certification, which recognises good management practices and environmental audits. The EMAS certification was awarded on Monday 17 May for the "Spain Complex" in Brussels. The Minister for the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs, Elena Espinosa, received the certificate on behalf of the Government of Spain at an award ceremony in which the Minister for the Environment and Energy for the Region of Brussels, Evelyne Huytebroeck, and the Director General for the Environment of the European Commission, Karl Falkenberg, also took part.
The "Spain Complex" comprises the buildings of the Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU, the Permanent Representation of Spain to the Council of the Western European Union and the Consulate General of Spain in Belgium.
Minister Espinosa, upon receiving the certificate, highlighted that it is essential for the public authorities and European institutions to set a good example in a Europe where environmental issues are increasingly more important and obtaining EMAS registration is a good case in question.
In the Minister's words, the most important aspect of being awarded the EMAS certification is that it is the start of an on-going process in which the registered organisations establish new environmental challenges to be met on an annual basis.
Elena Espinosa concluded by declaring it her wish that the initiative of the Spanish Diplomatic Mission should serve as an example and pave the way for other Missions to face this challenge.
Among the improvements made to the "Spain Complex" in order to receive EMAS certification are the 25% reduction in electricity consumption per person in the year 2008-2009, the establishment of a recycling system for all waste from the three Complex buildings, the establishment of a common transport system for staff to the Council and the use of green electricity throughout the Complex.
The certification obtained by Spain corresponds to the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), a scheme made available to companies and other organisations which, on a voluntary basis, seek to assess and improve their environmental performance.
The EMAS scheme has been available to companies since 1995, and while it was originally limited to companies in industrial sectors, since 2001 EMAS has been open to all economic sectors, including public and private services.
EMAS and the "Spain complex".
The process to receive EMAS certification began in October 2007. Due to the special characteristics of the Complex 's buildings belonging to the Spanish authorities on Belgian territory : the question was raised as to which legislation should be applicable.
The final decision was to submit the Complex to both legislative regimes; hence both Belgian and Spanish legislation has been complied with throughout the whole process. It has been a long and laborious process whereby each member of the Diplomatic Mission has contributed his or her part.
Once the "Spain Complex"had implemented its Environmental Management System and verified compliance with all the requirements laid out in the EMAS Regulations, it was registered with the appropriate body : the Brussels Institute for Management of the Environment (IBGE), which officially notified the inclusion of the Complex in said Register on 27 April 2010.


ECAP seminars in 11 Member States

sponsor: European Commission DG Environment
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 9 mois
end date: 2010-02-15

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Organise 1 day information seminars on ECAP in 11 Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Slovak Republic).

The seminars are targeted to business support organisations (SME associations, Enterprise Europe Network contact points, Chambers of Commerce, Agencies for Environmental Services etc.), regional and local authorities, but also as well as individual SMEs as users.

The workshops and aim at implementing the actions of the ECAP and provide training to contact persons at national, regional or local level in order to enable them to promote the ECAP initiative towards SMEs and fulfil their role as national contact point or SMEs under ECAP.



ECAP Pilot workshops to boost environmental performance

sponsor: European Commission DG Environment
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 9 mois
end date: 2010-02-10

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How can businesses benefit from the lessons learnt and tools identified under the ECAP programme? How to avoid reinventing the wheel?
Three workshops in June 2009 looked at useful approaches to getting SMEs to improve their environmental performance and legal compliance.
The first workshop, in Brussels, considered regional and national approaches to environmental management systems; the second, in Rome, looked at tools to minimise administrative burdens and the use of voluntary agreements; and the last, in Budapest, addressed support networks.
Presentations of best practices and group work focused on transferability and the creation of partnerships.
Ideas taken away from the events include:
-different types of local and EU-wide environmental management systems and transferrable elements;
-the need for not-for-profit environmental services to act like real businesses, including business rationale and indicators;
-the importance of marketing, communication and effective messaging for projects;
- the development of innovative incentives e.g. with the banking and insurance sectors; and
-more partnerships between project partners.


Reinforcement of the Brussels Enterprise Agency Ecobuild Cluster

country: Belgium
sponsor: Agence Bruxelloise pour l'Entreprise
sector: company
person in charge: Binamé Jean-Pierre
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2010-02-01

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Eco-Conseil Entreprise supported the Brussels Enterprise Agency to reinforce their Ecobuild Cluster, a cluster gathering different stakeholders in the field of green building initiatives.

The Brussels Enterprise Agency plays the role of a support structure for the promotion and coordination of the Cluster, as well as acting as an interface between all the players involved in eco-building. A shared vision of eco-building will therefore be able to create genuine cohesion between the members of the cluster.
Their objectives are to strengthen the competitive position of eco-building in relation to the traditional sector, to increase its ability to innovate, to ensure continued growth and to create employment.



Vivendi France gets EMAS

country: France
sponsor: Vivendi Universal
sector: company
person in charge: Bois Aurélie
duration of the projet: 24 mois
end date: 2009-05-07

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Vivendi has implemented an environmental management system (EMS) in its Paris headquarters, in compliance with the EMAS requirements. Vivendi is one of the few French companies to have received this distinction this year.%u2028 The EMAS Registration recognises the voluntary and rigorous initiative carried out by Vivendi as part of its policy of sustainable development.

Vivendi's EMS has two major objectives:
%u2022 To evaluate, improve and give a better account of Vivendi's environmental performance to stakeholders while increasing employees' awareness of the environmental approach pioneered by headquarters.
%u2022 To support the group's subsidiaries to make progress in identifying the nature of environmental impacts.

An initial review was conducted during the first semester of 2007. It catalogued the existing elements of the environmental management system and determined the environmental impacts of the HQ building and its activities. As part of this work a documentary review, opinion surveys, and interviews with employees whose activities have impacts on the environment were conducted.

In 2008, the environmental management system was deployed, based on an environmental policy and action plan for improving environmental performance. In 2009, the Vivendi headquarters obtained it%u2019s EMAS registration.

Vivendi has implemented an environmental management system (EMS) in its Paris headquarters, in compliance with the EMAS requirements. Vivendi is one of the few French companies to have received this distinction this year.%u2028 The EMAS Registration recognises the voluntary and rigorous initiative carried out by Vivendi as part of its policy of sustainable development.



The European EMAS Awards 2008 ceremony took place on 20th November in Brussels

sponsor: European Commission
end date: 2008-10-16

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The Directorate General Environment of the European Commission will announce the winners of the 2008 edition of the European EMAS Awards on 20th November in Brussels, in the prestigious theatre palace of the art deco Hotel Plaza.

The European EMAS Awards 2008 is the most prestigious award in environmental management and has been handed to top companies and local authorities since 2005. This year%u2019s EMAS Awards will focus on the emissions of GHGs, energy consumption and energy efficiency. More than 30 organisations have been nominated from all over Europe for their outstanding performance in terms of using renewable energy, the optimisation of processes with cleaner technologies, etc.

More information is available on the official EMAS Awards website or by email.

Eco-Conseil Entreprise is facilitating the EMAS Awards.



Become a smarter EMAS consultant for small businesses

sponsor: European Commission-DG Environment
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
end date: 2008-09-16

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DG Environment is currently supporting a capacity building program for environmental management consultants in Southern Europe, to better focus on smart and easy implementation of EMAS in small business. In the seven Southern European Member States covered by the program (Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta, Greece), 96% of the businesses are typically small organisations with less than 5 employees.

In the next 12 months, Eco-Counselling Enterprise will have to deliver hands-on training courses for a selected number of experienced environmental consultants to enable them to integrate the EMASeasy methodology in their work with SMEs. 35 consultants have to be embedded in networks and organisations and they will trial the easy implementation of the EMAS scheme within 70 small organisations as an integral part of their training.

One of the main objectives for the training process is to provide good coverage across the EU of consultants trained in the use of the system and operating in most of the community's languages. Interested consultants will be selected by the European Commission during the month of March.

The programme for the next 12 months includes:

* Kick off and short meeting with competent bodies and consultants on EMASeasy: March-April 2007
* 3-day EMAS Easy intensive on site course for the selected consultants: May or June 2007
* National Evaluation workshop and dissemination seminar: November 2007
* International workshop in Toulouse, France: March 2008

DG Environment will support the technical costs for the workshops, and the consultants co-finance their contribution in kind by working with the SMEs.

The typical sector examples of SMEs that consultants participating in the training process will be bringing in are likely to be: hotels, vineyards, solar panel industries, olive oil producers, construction companies, etc.



14001 Easy - coaching de PME du sud de la Province de Namur

country: Belgium
sponsor: Bureau Economique de la Province de Namur
sector: company
person in charge: Binamé Jean-Pierre
duration of the projet: 15 mois
end date: 2008-06-30

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BEP_invit_projet_grappe_ISO14001.pdf



EMASeasy methodology available in 12 languages

sponsor: DG Environnement
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
end date: 2008-06-02

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With the maxim "people, 10 pages, 10 days", EMASeasy is designed with small and micro businesses in mind. It is based on the Eco-mapping© concept, where the business is mapped in terms of both location and internal processes to identify its environmental aspects. Using simple and sequential tables and prompts, smaller businesses can develop an Environmental Management System (EMS) and either register for EMAS or achieve certification to ISO 14001.

EMASeasy is typically facilitated by a consultant in clusters of, perhaps, five to ten organisations and, apart from the simplicity that the visual mapping process offers, it has proven to be an excellent tool in developing environmental understanding. It has also been demonstrated that certification bodies can achieve certification or verification in clusters in a shorter time than that normally taken.

EMASeasy has been developed by Heinz Werner Engel, executive director of the Belgian based consultancy, Eco-Conseil Entreprise and supported by DG Environment.

To download the EMASeasy methodology in 12 different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Finish, Russian, Hungarian, Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian), just visit the following website. Other languages will be available soon.



Budget elaboration and follow-up of proposal at european scale

country: Belgium
sponsor: European Partners for the Environment
sector: association
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: on going - continu
end date: 2007-12-31

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Support for the elaboration, submission and follow-up of european projects for the NGO European Partners for the Environment, based in Brussels.


Coaching for the implementation of EMAS in the Federal Beglian Ministry of Mobility and Transport

country: Belgium
sponsor: Service Fédéral belge de Programmation au Développement Durable
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 15 mois
end date: 2007-07-01

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Communique_presse_SPF_Mobilite_&_Transpors_EMAS.pdf

The Belgian Federal Public Service for Mobility and Transport has been registered under the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). This means that the ministry, the first of the larger federal ministries to obtain EMAS, has established a management system which ensures that environmental protection is integrated into its policy, the management of its buildings, its vehicle fleet and its logistics services.

The ministry's environmental policy, signed by the Management Committee in June 2006, commits it to minimising the direct environmental impacts of its daily operations; to ensuring that it has a well-functioning sustainable development team; to the systematic integration of environmental protection in the laws and regulations for which it is responsible and, finally, to the pursuit of continual improvement in its own environmental performance. The key measures to reduce the impacts of its day-to-day operations are the prevention and reduction of waste, reduced paper consumption, eco-consumption and sustainable purchasing, reduced energy and water consumption and the implementation and on-going adaptation of the staff mobility and transport plan.



South Australia group backs simplified-EMS process for small business

country: Australia
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
end date: 2007-06-13

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Article_Environmental_Manager.pdf

Onerous paperwork and complex procedures have proved a barrier to small business implementation of environmental management systems (EMS) in the past.

But Adelaide-based, not-for-profit organisation EcoIntegrity says it has found a solution in the form of a European- developed system called ecomapping, and the South Australia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become an enthusiastic supporter.

The ecomapping concept aims to radically streamline the EMS process while maintaining a system rigorous enough to be a stepping stone to certification against ISO14001 or Europe's EMAS scheme.

The process gets staff involved in producing eight site sketch maps on various environmental concerns, such as water use, energy, soil and storage, air and waste. These are augmented with the results of 'two minute' perception surveys of staff, in which they give their views on strengths and weaknesses in the company's environmental performance.

The process also involves mapping the site's immediate neighbourhood to identify local impacts. The company then compiles a summary of issues and creates a task list of environmental actions.

About 30 people have so far completed the ecomapping course, which comprises three days of training plus a practical exercise.



Trainings for wallonian civil serveants on innovative environmental management in agriculture

country: Belgium
sponsor: Institut Eco-Conseil / CePeFEDD
sector: agriculture
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2006-12-31

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Benjamin Van Der Auwera (former associate of Eco-Counselling Enterprise scrl from 2005 to 2006) has organised 5 practical workshops of 2 days for local authorities, farmers and eco-counsellors. Between June and september 2006, more than 65 wallonian local authority representatives, eco-counsellors and farmers have been trained by a team of experts.


Reporting of the first belgian national workshop on sustainable public procurement

country: Belgium
sponsor: Institut Eco-Conseil / SPPDD
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 1 mois
end date: 2006-10-31

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Eco-Counselling Enterprise has been involved in the organisation and reporting of the first belgian national workshop on sustainable public procurement. This workshop was organised by the Institut Eco-Conseil for the federal ministry of sustainable development on Monday the 2th of octobre 2006.

The aim of this workshop that attracted nearly 200 participants was to focussed on the identification of barriers and opportunities linked to the :

- Definition and use of technical criteria in call for tenders,

- Internal and externat communication, networking and supporting measures

- Benchmarking green public procurement progress

The information gathered during this day will contribute to the elaboration of the National Green Public Procurement Action Plan that each member state has to submit to the European Union in 2007.



Implementation of EMAS in the NGO "Groupe One"

country: Belgium
sponsor: Groupe One asbl
sector: association
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2006-10-01

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declaration_EMAS_groupe_one_2006.pdf

Coaching for the implementation of EMAS in the NGO "Groupe One" using the method Ecomapping©/EMAS easy


Training of Recydel's workers on goodhousekeeping and environmental management

country: Belgium
sponsor: Recydel
sector: company
person in charge: Bois Aurélie
duration of the projet: 2 journées
end date: 2006-10-01

Training and awareness raising on environmental management of 40 workers and temporary in a waste management site of the Recydel company.


Implementation of ISO 14001 within 3 GSM/Unibéton units

country: France
sponsor: GSM / Unibéton
sector: company
person in charge: Bois Aurélie
duration of the projet: 10 mois
end date: 2006-09-01

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Communique_Presse.pdf

Three production units of the GSM / Unibéton comapny have implemented a ISO 14001 certified environmental management system following the ISO easy methodology :
- the concrete batching and mixing plant located in Brazza (FR-33) in the South East,
- the Maine de Boixe quarry (FR-16) in the Aquitaine GSM sector
- and the GSM / Unibéton Environment & Mineral Ressources Direction Environnement et Ressources Minérales located in Guerville (FR-78).

The goal of the project was both to get the 3 units certified and to develop ISO easy methodologies suitable for quarries and concrete batching and mixing plants.



Legal compliance audit of the production site of the ISOBOX company

country: France
sponsor: ISOBOX Vendargues
sector: company
person in charge: Bois Aurélie
duration of the projet: 1 semaine
end date: 2006-09-01

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Legal compliance audit for the site of production of ISOBOX (specialised in molded expanded materials (EPS, EPP, EPand copolymers)) to enable the company to obtain a new environmental permit.


Safety and environmental audit of 3 sites of a french wine labelling company

country: France
sponsor: SPARFLEX
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 1 semaine
end date: 2006-09-01

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Security and environmental audit of 3 sites of the company.


Coaching for the implementation of EMAS in the belgian federal ministry of sustainable development

country: Belgium
sponsor: Service Fédéral belge de Programmation au Développement Durable
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 4 mois
end date: 2006-03-01

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Training of belgian federal civil serveant for the implementation of EMAS

country: Belgium
sponsor: Service Fédéral belge de Programation au Développement Durable
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 1 mois
end date: 2006-02-01

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Organisation of a five days training on step-by-step EMAS implementation for the federal administration's environmental coordinators.


Coaching of 25 consultants to implement EMAS Easy in 50 SMEs of 5 new member states

country: Europe
sponsor: Commission Européenne - DG Environnement - INEM
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 18 mois
end date: 2006-01-01

EMAS Easy in 5 new member states : Coaching of 25 consultants to implement EMAS Easy in 50 SMEs of 5 new member states (Latvia, Lituania, Estonia, Poland and Hungary).


Implementation of EMAS for the belgian federal minister of sustainable development and social economy and its administration (PODDO)

country: Belgium
sponsor: SPPDD
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 7 mois
end date: 2006-01-01

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Twin implementation of EMAS for the belgian federal ministry of sustainable development and social economy and its administration (PODDO)


Implementation of ISO 14001 in microenterpries of the agri-food sector in Midi Pyrénées region

country: France
sponsor: ARPE / ADEME
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 18 mois
end date: 2006-01-01

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Dossier_de_presse.pdf

EMASeasy/ISO 14001easy Convoi for 4 french SME's of the agrifood sector based on Ecomapping:

1. Charcuterie de Millas
2. Le Panache Gascon - Plats Préparés
3. SARL René Pujol - Salaisons
4. EARL Ker En Rochelle - Plats Préparés



Senior consultant coaching on EMAS implementation in 4 EU Directorate General

country: Belgium
sponsor: KWI Management Consultants Gmbh
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 36 mois
end date: 2006-01-01

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Senior consultant coaching on EMAS implementation in EU services : Secretariat General, OIB, DG Pers & Admin, DG Env.

Eco-Counselling Enterprise was member of the pool of experts coordinated by Claire Buckley from KWI Management Consultants Gmbh.



Training on green public procurement policies for estonian civil serveants

country: Estonia
sponsor: Direction des Relations Internationales Wallonie - Bruxelles
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 3 mois
end date: 2005-12-01

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Rapport_GPP_Estonie.pdf

Eco-Counselling Enteprise and the Eco-Counselling Training Institute organised a bilateral cooperation project between Wallonia and Estonia on Green Public Procurement (GPP). This project objectives are the following :

1/. To assess the status quo of Green Public Procurement in Wallonia and Estonia on the basis of a survey

2/. To train Estonian delegates on the thematic of green and sustainable public procurement by organising a technical seminar on green public procurement in Estonia on the 8th of November 2005.

3/. To organise a one week exchange seminar of estonian representatives in Belgium.



Training on Sustainable Management of Industrial Estates for wallonian local authorities

country: Belgium
sponsor: Institut Eco-Conseil / CePeFEDD (collaboration avec Comase)
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2005-10-01

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Coordination and organisation of 4 "4-days training%u201D cycles on Sustainable management of Industrial Estates for at least 40 wallonian local authorites


Capacity building seminar for STIC-Indonesia

country: Indonesia
sponsor: EPE / EuropAid
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 1 mois
end date: 2005-09-30

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The Sustainable Trade and Innovation Center (STIC) Indonesia is a venture designed to enable developing country producers to benefit from growing market pressures to integrate environmental and social factors into their export strategies. The initiative is led by the Center for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (CD-SMEs) Kadin Indonesia and European Partners for the Environment (EPE), supported by an European Union.

STIC is an alliance between Governments, Business and Civil Society. STIC wants to be a platform for partnership between Companies, Vendors and Buyers, and their stakeholders to mainstream sustainable and fair trades. This program development has been sponsored by the European Union and European Partners for the Environment (EPE).

Objectives of STIC Indonesia will be :

- Identify new business opportunities
- Reduce costs
- Improve productivity
- Develop joint ventures
- Help Governments to support SME?s interested to develop business inside and outside their country on the basis of environmental and social standards defined as the basis of a sustainable trade?
- Increase human resource capability by training

Heinz Werner Engel was part of the expert training team.



Organization of a one-week seminar on environmental management for Tunisian officials

country: Belgium
sponsor: CITET / Life DG ENV
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Bois Aurélie
duration of the projet: 1 semaine
end date: 2005-09-01

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Organization of a seminar on ISO 14001 and EMAS in Belgium and in Europe for the officials of the Tunisian Ministries of Environment, Industries and Cooperation, and of Tunisian SME's.


SMART Programme : Building capacities for environmental professionals in South Africa

country: South Africa
sponsor: Centre pour le Développement des Entreprises
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 4 mois
end date: 2005-09-01

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SMART Programme : Building capacities for environmental professionals in South Africa : prospective study and organisation of a seminar in Maputo


Study for the environmental certification of the touristic sector

country: Belgium
sponsor: Institut Eco-Conseil / Bureau Economique de la Province de Namur
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2005-06-01

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Elaboration of an action programme to raise environmental awareness (EMS and EU Flower ecolabelling) in the touristic sector of the Wallonian province of Namur.


Guidelines for the coaching of convois of companies in the implementation of ISO 14001

country: Tunisia
sponsor: GTZ
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 12 mois
end date: 2005-01-01

Elaboration of a methology guide for public authorities that have to follow and train companies in the implementation of ISO 14001.

This manual is based on the experience of the coaching of the CITET for implementation of ISO 14001 in 3 convois of tunisian companies (21 companies) between year 2000 and 2003.



Organisation of conferences around EMAS in 5 new member states

country: Europe
sponsor: Commission Européenne - DG Environnement - INEM
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2005-01-01

EMAS_5_Countries.pdf

In the framework of the EU-funded project « EMAS Conferences in the new Member States » INEM and its partner organisations have organised 6 conferences around EMAS and translated and adapted a guidebook to promote the uptake of EMAS in Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithaunia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.


Trainings for wallonian civil serveants on local agenda 21

country: Belgium
sponsor: CePeFEDD - Wallonie
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2004-12-31

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Trainings for wallonian civil serveants on local agenda 21


SMART Programme - Building capacities for environmental professionals in the Caribbean : prospective study and organisation of a seminar

country: Trinidad and Tobago
sponsor: Centre pour le Développement de l'Entreprise
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 8 mois
end date: 2004-11-01

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SMART Programme - Building capacities for environmental professionals in the Caribbean : prospective study and organisation of a seminar.

The SMART strategic approach for the development of environmental certification in the ACP regions includes three main phases for each ACP region:

Phase 1. Gap analysis and prospective study
Review of existing stakeholders and progress in the development of environmental management capacity, mapping out existing know-how and initiatives, and finally assessment of future needs in the local market.
A prospective study on the status of EMS in the Carribbean has been issued in July 2004.

Phase 2. International seminar and future actions
Training seminar for regional environmental professionals aiming the transfer of know-how and proven concepts, identification of specific actions for the future and integrate those professionals in an international network. The Seminar was held in Port of Spain, 22-26 november 2004.

Phase 3. SMART facility and follow up
Provide further assistance for projects aiming to structure the implementation of Environmental Management Systems in particular in Small and Medium sized enterprises, to promote the development of environmental small business and reinforcing local consultant's capacity and markets.



Training on Sustainable Public Purchasing for wallonian local authorities

country: Belgium
sponsor: Institut Eco-Conseil / CePeFEDD
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2004-10-01

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Organise 6 "One-day training cycles" on Sustainable Public Purchasing for more than 40 wallonian local authorites.


country: Belgium
sponsor: Ressources asbl
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 12 mois
end date: 2004-09-01

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RES_guidemethodologique.pdf



EMAS toolkit for SMEs

country: Belgium
sponsor: Commission Européenne - DG Environnement
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2004-01-01

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Elaboration and publishing the new EMAS Toolkit for SMEs


Coordinator of a Life Third Countries project for the spreading of ecomapping in the Magreb countries

country: Magreb
sponsor: EU COMM - DG ENV - Programme Life / SBA / ABECE
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 18 mois
end date: 2003-12-31

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Coordination in the framework of the LIFE Program and on behaf of the Belgian Environmental Advisors Association of the diffusion of the ecomapping tool in the arabic countries. Moderation of E-conference on the ecomapping tool.


Trainings for wallonian civil serveants on the implementation of EMAS in local authorities

country: Belgium
sponsor: CePeFEDD - Wallonie
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Van Meesche Marcel
duration of the projet: 6 mois
end date: 2003-11-01

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Coaching of 3 convois of tunisian companies in the implementation of ISO 14001

country: Tunisia
sponsor: GTZ - Coopération Technique Allemande
sector: company
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 36 mois
end date: 2003-01-01

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Coaching of the CITET for implementation of ISO 14001 in 3 convois of tunisian companies (21 companies).

Three associates of Eco-Counselling Enterprise were working together on this project : Heinz Werner Engel, Jürgen Paeger and Anne-Françoise Woitchik on the basis of a funding from the german cooperation agency GTZ.

1. Batteries Nour
2. COTUSAL (Sel de mer en vrac et conditionné)
3. AGRICHIMIE/ TAZARAKA (Fertilisants, insecticides et produits phytosanitaires)
4. CJO (Cimenterie)
5. SGP (Plastifiants)
6. SPCD (Produits chimiques et Détergents Unilever)
7. UNPA (Production de pâtes, alimentaires- farine et semoule)
8. SLAMA FRERES (Industrie d'huile, savon et graisse)
9. ADWYA (Industrie pharmaceutique)
10. BELVEDER (Papetier)
11. GEMS (Schlumberger Atelier mécanique)
12. CITET (Centre de technologie de Tunis)
13. TUNISIE LAIT (Produits Laitiers)
14. SOTOLUB (Centre de traitement d%u2019huile usagée)
15. ASTRAL (Akzo Nobel Peinture)
16. SFBT (Coca Cola)
17. STIP (Societe de Pneu tunisienne Pirelli)
18. STEP Choutrana ONAS
19. STEP Hammamet Sud ONAS
20. MISQFAT (injection plastique)
21. SIA (pièces et filtres automobiles)



Implementation of EMAS in the Belgian Secretary of State of Energy and Sustainable Development Olivier Deleuze

country: Belgium
sponsor: Cabinet fédéral belge de l'énergie et du Développement durable
sector: public institutions
person in charge: Engel Heinz-Werner
duration of the projet: 12 mois
end date: 2003-01-01

Declarations_EMAS_2000_2003.pdf

Implementation of EMAS in the Belgian Secretary of State of Energy and Sustainable Development Olivier Deleuze

SME 2010 : vous accompagner dans la mise en place d'un système de management environnemental de type ISO 14001 ou EMAS