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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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Turner, Wayne C.

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Doty, Steve

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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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CO2 Auswirkungen kennen, managen und berichten

Das Webinar gibt einen Einblick in die Erfassung von Treibhausgasemissionen und deren Management im Unternehmen und in der Lieferkette sowie in die Möglichkeiten einer entsprechenden Berichterstattung. 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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Improve Quality of Work and Life Despite the Heat

Gabriele Renner, Pervormance International

E.COOLINE protects workers from heat, improves quality of life for people, and even enhances performance in sports. The need for active heat protection is growing because forecasts predict more heat waves because of climate change. This not only affects the environment but also millions of people around the world who suffer from heat at work, while playing sports, and in their daily lives. 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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MAN Lives Its Commitment to Climate Protection

Yvonne Benkert, MAN SE
MAN SE

As a global player in the transportation and energy sectors, MAN has a special responsibility to contribute to the reduction of the global carbon footprint. MAN lives up to this responsibility – in its Climate Strategy, it has set a clear objective: a 25 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from the company’s production sites by 2020 (baseline: 2008). The MAN Group has already cut CO2 emissions by 77,000 tons since 2008 – primarily due to the dedication and creativity of its employees, who initiate and carry out climate-protection projects at its sites. Resource scarcity, climate change, globalization, and urbanization are global challenges. MAN actively addresses these issues through its comprehensive corporate responsibility (CR) strategy. At MAN, CR finds concrete expression in four fields of action: integration, economy, environment, and people. Integrating economic, environmental, and social responsibility into its business practices is central to MAN’s success. MAN’s employees are essential to this process – they are its CR ambassadors. Only with their participation can MAN find fitting answers to the most urgent questions of our time. more[...]

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Water and Energy: An Important Issue for GDF SUEZ

Engie

By 2030, the world will face a water shortage in the amount of 40 percent of its needs. The energy sector, which is the second major user of water behind agriculture, will have to face this challenge. Hence, it is important for GDF SUEZ to be prepared for potential impacts on its business and identify risks and opportunities related to the problem of lack of water. more[...]

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UN Global Compact launches Food and Agriculture Business Principles

The UN Global Compact unveiled a set of six principles that food and agriculture businesses worldwide can adopt to meet food security challenges more effectively and sustainably. more[...] login_required

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The Global Organic Covenant

Markus Arbenz, IFOAM e.V.

The food crisis of 2008 and the burgeoning issue of climate change have given rise to a new discourse on agriculture, wherein its role in both creating and addressing global threats is being explored. The practice of agriculture and agribusiness has significant impacts on climate disruption; food insecurity; poverty and social inequity; loss of biodiversity; and the degradation of quality water supplies, soil, and air. more[...] login_required

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