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CO7: Sustainable Management in small and medium Enterprises in Heidelberg

CO7: Sustainable Management in small and medium Enterprises in Heidelberg. Introduction Strategy Cooperation with Industry and Commerce Conclusions Dr. Hans-Wolf Zirkwitz www.heidelberg.de. CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010. Heidelbergs Local Agenda Drawn up by Public Participation

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CO7: Sustainable Management in small and medium Enterprises in Heidelberg

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  1. CO7: Sustainable Management in small and medium Enterprises in Heidelberg • Introduction • Strategy • Cooperation with Industry and Commerce • Conclusions • Dr. Hans-Wolf Zirkwitz • www.heidelberg.de

  2. CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010 Heidelbergs Local Agenda Drawn up by Public Participation Citizens Workshops 360 Amendment Proposals Guidelines and Targets for Local Activities and Decisions Central Objectivs Refers to the Aalborg Charta Increasing Participation of the Citizens Preservation of Heidelbergs Asset Achievement of Full Employment Protection of Natural Resources

  3. European Sustainable City Sustainability as a Creative Process Responsibility for the Global Climate Local, regional, international Networking Indicators for Controlling and Reporting Community as a Model, Mediator and Promoter City of Dialogue – Communication and Cooperation Action orientated Local Plans and Concepts Strategies Integrating social, economic and ecological aspects City Development Plan – Political Guidelines and Targets

  4. Cooperation project „Sustainable Management“ • Branche specific projects:- „Hairdressers and Environment“- „Bakeries and Environment“- „Painters and Environment“ • Round Table „Sustainable Management“Bringing together all important local Actors • Pilot project „Sustainable Management“:- Since 2001, Networking/ Workshops - 2007: 57 SME, 3.500 Employees • Coordination and financial Support by the City of Heidelberg- Moderation, Analysis and Support by • external Experts

  5. Criteria to Receive the Label Presentation of the environmental guidelines Execution of the weakpoint analysis Presentation of the environmental program Presentation of the organisational structure to realize operational environmental protection measures Compliance with all relevant environment law regulations

  6. Realized Cost Savings Phase I+II 150.000 € 275 t CO2

  7. Commission - Link to Local Stakeholders Chamber of Industry and Commerce Big local enterprises with EMAS/ ISO 14001ff Chamber of Handicraft Environmental associations Scientific instituts University

  8. Award Ceremony Awards by environment minister of the state ofBaden-Württemberg, Tanja Gönner, and LadyMayor Beate Weber, WILD-Stiftung, Oct. 10th, 2005

  9. CONCLUSIONS Environmental damages will be avoided or reduced. Costs will be saved by realization of innovative measures. Image profit More legal certainty for the enterprises. Networking, Cooperation, Partnership Achievement of the Targets of the STEP/Aalborg Charter in a practical way Waste Hazardous Materials Water Protection Environmental Protection Hazardous Incidents Security Pollution Control The Motto: Advice and Promotion instead of Reglementation and Punishment!

  10. Cooperation project „Sustainable Management“:Examples for Realized Cost Savings 15.000 € /a Bisection of the residual waste amount 940€ /a Energy saving by optimization of the lighting system 1150€ /a Optimization of the heating system 250€ /a Using the cooling system only when needed Energy management for the computer system 230 € /a

  11. Schooling Initiative Cooperation of participating enterprises withthe non-profit organisation Orthos e.V.: „Attended Schooling“: Three-way schooling with • regular formation enterprise, • trade school • „training enterprise“ Actually 6 young persons placed as apprentices and interns

  12. The City of Heidelberg as a model The Municipal Utility and Transport Services (HVV) are validated according to EMAS since 1996 The Office of Waste Management and Street Cleaning is validated according to EMAS since 1999 The International Comprehensive Secondary School Hasenleiser (IGH) is validated according to EMAS since 2001 The Fire Department, the Municipal Landscape Architects and the Municipal Horticultural Establishment will be validated according to EMAS in next future

  13. The City of Heidelberg motivatescompanies The administration motivates small and medium sized enterprises (SME) situated in Heidelberg to develop an independent environmental manag-ement system as a prestage to an EMAS or ISO 14.001 validation in the project “Sustainable Management for SME”

  14. Realized Cost Savings and Benefit for the Environment by „Sustainable Management“ 150.000 € p.a. 247 t CO2 p.a. Balance of first 2 years

  15. Cooperation project „Sustainable Management“: Workshops 8. Sustainability:regional ecological development, new working-time regulations 7. Communikation, cooperation 6. Management, controlling 5. Products, public relations 4. Waste, sewage, emissions 3. Climate protection: energy check, logistics, traffic 2. Purchase, storage, hazardous materials 1. Project organisation/ first check

  16. HEIDELBERG – FACTS AND FIGURES • 140.000 Inhabitants • 20.000 Foreigners • 30.000 Students • 109 km2 Area • 30% Settlements • 40% Forests • 30% Farming land • 97.500 Jobs 80% Service Sector • 20% Manufacturing Sector • 500.000 Tourists • 3.500 000 Visitors on a Daytrip

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