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Sustainable Production with EMFACT Project for Effective Energy and Materials Tracking

The EMFACT Project focuses on enhancing an entity's understanding and optimization of materials, water, and energy usage while considering financial impacts. Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) involving the efficient utilization of materials and energy flow information plays a key role in sustainable production. The project emphasizes internal cost management, environmental cost accounting, and informs decision-making processes.

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Sustainable Production with EMFACT Project for Effective Energy and Materials Tracking

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  1. Energy & Materials Tracking

  2. EMFACT Project • Successful P2 is based on an entity’s ability to understand & improve its choice & use of materials, water, & energy & understand the associated financial impacts • EMFACT project builds upon the current scientific & engineering applications of EMA as a critical aspect of sustainable production • NEWMOA, MA OTA, EPA Collaboration

  3. Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) EMA can be defined as the identification, collection, estimation, analysis, internal reporting, & use of materials & energy flow information, environmental cost information, & other cost information for both conventional & environmental decision-making within an organization

  4. Key Points • EMA/EMFACT focuses on costs internal to the company • broad set of principles & approaches that provides the materials/energy flow & cost data critical to the success of many other environmental management activities • Places emphasis on accounting for environmental costs • Encompasses environmental and other cost information, & information on physical flows & fates of materials & energy • Can be used to inform decision-making within an organization & particularly useful for proactive environmental management

  5. Benefits of EMA & EMFACT • Improved Environmental Reporting • Supply Chain Management • Environmental Performance Evaluation & Benchmarking • Environmental Management Systems • Pollution Prevention • Design for Environment • Environmental Life Cycle Assessment/Costing/Design • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

  6. Some Available Tools • P2 Finance Software – needs upgrade • E2 Finance Software – needs upgrade • Proprietary Software Tools – see summary • Natural Logic • EPA’s Project Tool for SEPs

  7. EMFACT Project Objectives Objectives: • improve the ability of private sector entities to quantify & evaluate materials & energy uses & flows in their operations & to more effectively evaluate the cost & other impacts of making product & operational improvements • enable public & private sector environmental assistance providers & others to more effectively help their clients evaluate materials & energy use & associated waste & losses & the potential savings from P2 investments • help companies & government agencies quantify the pollution reductions & associated costs saving from investments in P2 & E2

  8. Users of EMFACT Tool • Federal, State, & Local Government Environmental Assistance Providers • Private Sector Assistance Providers • MEPs & Business Assistance Providers • Small & Medium-Sized Manufacturers • Companies Involved with Greening the Supply Chain Initiatives • Performance Track & Other Environmental Leaders

  9. EMFACT Project Workplan • Research & ID Existing Tools • Seeking Advise & Assistance • Develop Advisory Group • Procure Contractor Support for Developing Tool • Pilot & Test tool • Widespread Dissemination & Training • Evaluation

  10. Further Information Terri Goldberg, NEWMOA,Tgoldberg@newmoa.org; (617) 367-8558 x302 Rick Reibstein, MA OTA, Rick.Reibstein@state.ma.us; (617) 626-1062 http://www.newmoa.org/prevention/emfact/ www.emawebsite.org/about_ema.htm www.newmoa.org/prevention/topichub/

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