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How to Bust the Biggest Myths about the Circular Economy

Liz Goodwin

Tired of being told the circular economy is just a fancy term for recycling that will cause profits to slump? Here’s how to fight back. more[...]

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Resource Efficiency

Resource efficiency means using the Earth's limited resources in a sustainable manner while minimising impacts on the environment. It allows us to create more with less and to deliver greater value with less input. more[...]

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Ressourceneffizienz

Wie sieht eine Zukunft aus, in der wir uns der Ressourcenknappheit stellen müssen? Welche Technologien werden uns dabei helfen, unseren täglichen Verbrauch von Rohstoffen zu senken? Und was tut die Politik in Deutschland dafür, Anreize für Ressourceneffizienz zu setzen? more[...]

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Sustainably Addressing the Global Water Challenge

Christian Frutiger, Nestlé SA
Nestlé S.A.

The growing world population is leading us into a global water crisis that will only be exacerbated by climate change. This is putting at risk everything we rely on, from electronic devices to the food we eat, because it all requires water. more[...]

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Real-Time Energy Management

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A Case Study of Three Large Commercial Buildings in Washington, D.C. more[...] login_required

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ISO 50001 Energy Management case studies

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Different case studies on Energy Management according to ISO 50001. more[...] login_required

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Energy-Star Tools & Resources

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Different tools and resources for energy management. more[...] login_required

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Energy Management Systems in Practice ISO 50001: A Guide for Companies and Organisations

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These guidelines are an updated version of the EN 16001 guidelines previously published in five editions, newly adapted to ISO 50001. more[...] login_required

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Energy Management Handbook

The studies examined the challenges faced by companies, and explored costeffective energy-saving methods. more[...] login_required

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Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Handbook

Handbook for preparation of projects, training of staff and help in implementing of energy efficiency projects for the operating programme "Energy Efficiency and Green Economy". more[...] login_required

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Energy Management Handbook

Coverage of energy auditing, economic analysis, boilers and steam systems, heat recovery, cogeneration, insulation, thermal storage, indoor air quality, utility rates, energy systems maintenance, and more. more[...] login_required

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From Waste to Energy – Successfully and Safely

Metso Corporation
Paula Niemistö

The Riverside Resource Recovery Energy from Waste Facility, the largest such facility in the United Kingdom, is located on the bank of the River Thames in London. Metso’s automation solutions play a significant role in managing the waste-to-energy plant successfully and safely. The plant produces around 478,000 MWh of electricity a year, which is the equivalent produced by burning 191,000 tons of coal. more[...]

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Business Security Worldwide: The New Compliance Risk Atlas of Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn
Nicole Knapp, Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn (DB) is an international group active in more than 130 countries that offers mobility and logistics services worldwide. This gives rise to complex challenges in its conduct toward business partners and employees. The DB Compliance Risk Atlas is designed to create a clear framework for compliant action in this regard. more[...]

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Bettercoal: Tackling sustainability issues in coal purchasing

RWE
Marga Edens, RWE

The energy transition has many facets. Not only is the structure of electricity generation shifting, but the procurement of fossil fuels is changing as well. In ever more places in the world, natural gas and coal are now being traded on commodity markets, somehow comparable to petroleum. It has not always been this way, especially with coal, which was previously obtained mainly from domestic mines. But this is changing now. In Germany for example, 2018 will mark the end of domestic extraction. Germany is already supplying a huge amount of its demand forcoal from other continents. This leads to new challenges with regard to sustainability issues. The markets have become a great deal more liquid. Most of the coal on offer comes from mines in South Africa, Colombia, and Russia; their geological features allow coal to be extracted at significantly lower costs than in Western- European countries like Germany. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the conditions under which such mining takes place and allegations have been made that the mining in thesecountries has an negative impact on workers, the local people and the environment. Many of these countries do not have the detailed environmental impact assessments, socially acceptable resettlements, and rules for workers’ representation in decision-making that we take for granted in OECD-countries. Often the statements issued by mining companies contradict reports from environmental associations, human rights organizations, and trade unions. more[...]

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Sartex Training Center – Renaissance for Desperate Youth

Rachid Zarrad, Sartex
Sartex

Since its independence in 1956 – and thanks to the wisdom of the former leader President Habib Bourguiba – Tunisia has focused its recovery strategy on the implementation of an education that can generate a solid base of human capital that is able to meet the changing needs of a developing nation. In just a few years, the education of children aged 6 to 16 years has become compulsory and free – this small North African country allocates more than 25 percent of its state budget to education and teaching. In the years after independence until the late 1980s, the development of a socio-economic balance brought integration and employment through a professional training of rare trades – even for those who did not have access to higher education. more[...]

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