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Juan Carlos Alonso

Eco-Innovation - SIMPPLE - Spain

8th European Forum on Eco-Innovation, Bilbao, Spain 20-21 April 2010Making Eco-Innovation happen in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Supporting SMEs of the ErP sector to Eco-Innovate

Why & How?

Juan Carlos Alonso Eco-Innovation Project Manager

SIMPPLE - Spain

Juan Carlos Alonso



R+D+i Consultancy

• SME spin-out of the Universitat

Rovira i Virgili (Spain) since 2004

• Support R+D+i in different

sectors (ICT, chemical industry,

environment, etc.)

• Eco-Innovation team with more

that 15 years of professional

expertise on LCA, Eco-Design

and Eco-Innovation (ErP/EE

products)

www.simpple.com

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Scenario for SMEs that manufacture ErPs

SMEs (components

suppliers)

SMEs (end products)

Consumer

Big Companies (end products)

Raw Raw MaterialsMaterials

Raw Raw MaterialsMaterials

Competitors (from EU and

foreigners)

Technical support(e.g. consultancies)

Governmental measures

(ErP Directive & others)

Customers’ demands &

NGOsFinancing sources

Trade associations

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Why SMEs are not Eco-Innovating?

• Not aware of Eco-Innovation• Not clear picture about real benefits for their

businesses (e.g. sales increase, cost reductions)• If they are interested on eco-innovation, not clear

idea about how to do it (e.g. information sources, BATs to apply, etc.)

• If it is needed some investment, not clear how to afford it (e.g. funding sources, pay-back period, etc.)

Needed the Government support to break these barriers

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Examples of supporting activities funded by Regional and European

Administrations (projects coordinated by SIMPPLE)

• IHOBE Eco-design guidelines on Electrical &

Electronic products• IHOBE Guide and tool for ErP companies• EACI-Eco-Innovation. LiMaS Project

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Eco-design Guidelines on E&E Products

• Identification of the most relevant product families

manufactured in the Basque Country

• Environmental assessment of 20 representative products

• Identification of the motivating factors for the sector

• Definition of Eco-design strategies for the selected

families, including BATs (223 strategies in total)

• Practical application in 11 companies, supplying to them

the methodology and a LCA software tool for Eco-

designing future products

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Soon downloadable from www.ihobe.net

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Guide and tool for ErP companies

• Environmental and economical assessment (externalities) of the average consumption of Basque Country citizens (identification of the most relevant ErP families)

• Practical Guide book about legal requirements for eco-

designing energy-related products

• Software tool for checking the implications of the ErP Directive and the published regulations (implementing measures) for the company

• Practical application in 4 products of 2 companies

1.1.1.1

Soon downloadable from www.ihobe.net

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Partners: Advisory Board Members:

Coordinator

LiMaS.- Life Cycle Innovation & Management for SMEs (EuP&EE)From 15th June 2009 to 15th December 2011

www.limas-eup.euProject Funded by EACICIP-EIP-Eco-Innovation 2008

This presentation is done by the authors and it is not to be perceived as the opinion of EACI.The Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the informationcontained therein.

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Main objective

To help SMEs to integrate life cycle thinking and eco-innovation in their business.

The main results will be:- Methodology (public)- Web application (public)- Commercial software tool (web based)

The target group is SMEs that manufacture Energy-using products and/or Electrical & Electronic Equipment and components.

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Resu

lts

Commun

icatio

n

(Eco

labe

ls,

EPDs

)

Environmental Legislation Monitoring

(RoHS, REACH, VOCs, WEEE..)

Life C

ycle

Asses

smen

t / C

arbo

n

footpr

int

Eco-D

esign

Guidelines and

ErP

Directive

Eco-Innovative

technologies -BATs-Most significant

environmental

aspects (EMS)

Customers and

Suppliers Environmental

requirements Resu

lts

Commun

icatio

n

(Eco

labe

ls,

EPDs

)

Environmental Legislation Monitoring

(RoHS, REACH, VOCs, WEEE..)

Life C

ycle

Asses

smen

t / C

arbo

n

footpr

int

Eco-D

esign

Guidelines and

ErP

Directive

Eco-Innovative

technologies -BATs-Most significant

environmental

aspects (EMS)

Customers and

Suppliers Environmental

requirements

LiMaS Project.- Global approach

To manage different environmental aspects, using a holistic approach (i.e. gathering and input the needed data only once and without being an environmental expert)

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Project Information LiMaS Methodology

Eco-Design Guidelines,

Legal RequirementsBATs, etc.

LiMaSSoftware Tool

PUBLIC AREA

RESTRICTED AREA

Consultancy Services

Simplified LCA tool (desktop software)

LiMaS Web Application

LiMaS Project.- Web application structure

WP2 & WP3 reports

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What kind of benefits could it provide to SMEs?Quickly and easily knowledge of the environmental impacts associated to their products/processes, considering their complete life cycle (e.g. carbon footprint, etc.)Identification, quantification and prioritisation of the most relevant environmental aspects of their products to focus the improvement efforts on themComparison, from an environmental point of view, of different design alternatives and communication of results in a quantitative wayAlignment with future implementing measures associated to the ErP Directive (it uses MEEuP database and rules)1

Downloadable in English and Spanish from the LiMaS website (after registration). German version available soon.

What is EuPeco-profiler?EuPeco-profiler is a free-costLife Cycle Assessment software tool for Energy-using Products

1MEEuP Methodology, developed by VHK for the European Commission (MEEuP Methodology Report, Final / 28.11.2005 / VHK for EC)

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Our conclusions from these activities• SMEs are not aware of ErP Directive and its implications

• ErP Directive could be a motivating factor, but needed a higher market surveillance to guarantee its real application

• SMEs will eco-innovate if they see the real benefits for their businesses (e.g. cost reduction, sales increase, etc.)

• Needed the Government support to start the process(i.e. generate the demand from consumers and the manufacturers’ awareness)

• It is very important for ErPs manufacturers communicate correctly the benefits for the final user (e.g. why to pay more for a more efficient product)

• Needed to transfer the work already done on ErP Directive (e.g. preparatory studies) to SMEs

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Juan Carlos Alonso Eco-Innovation Project Manager

SIMPPLE – Spaine-mail: [email protected]

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