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Transforming jobs and skills for a resource efficient, inclusive and circular economy

Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 December 2014Lyon, France

17th European Forum on Eco-innovation

Special Event:European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) ceremony

Environment

Monday 1 and Tuesday 2 December 2014Hôtel de ville de Lyon (Town Hall)

Lyon, France

Karmenu VellaEuropean Commissioner

for Environment, Maritime Affairs and

Fisheries

Welcome to the17th European Forum on Eco-innovation

Transforming jobs and skills for a resource efficient, inclusive and circular economy

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

With 25 million unemployed in 2014, Europe is still wrestling with the consequences of the crisis. We need to invest now to create the growth and jobs of the future and I am convinced that environment and eco-innovation have a big role to play. This is why I will ensure that actions in the field of environment will play a key role in creating jobs, preserving resources, stimulating growth and encouraging investment in the green economy. Protecting the environment and maintaining our competitiveness have to go hand-in-hand; both are about a sustainable future. With 3 to 4.2 million ‘green jobs’ created over the last decade, the green sector offers potential that cannot go unnoticed. Three major documents were approved earlier this year by the European Commission: the Green Employment initiative, the Communications on the Circular Economy and the Green Action Plan for SMEs. Together, they will help ensure that environmental and employment policies converge and that appropriate funding is chanelled to support the economic recovery process.

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 17th European Forum on Eco-innovation, dedicated this autumn to the topic of green jobs, with a particular focus on the specific profiles and capabilities needed to profit from, and facilitate the shift to, a circular economy.

This 17th European Forum on Eco-innovation will examine employment opportunities and challenges arising from the transition to a green and circular economy. These will be presented through the lenses of those involved: worker associations, businesses, citizens and public authorities. The event will also identify and showcase initiatives

and projects that can give people new skills that help their careers and the environment.

You are specialists from the worlds of research, industry, policy, finance, civil society and business. Over the next day and a half, you will discuss the latest developments in the field and I encourage you to share your experiences and learn from each other. The result of your discussions will be a useful input into our further efforts in support of sustainable growth and prosperity in Europe.

Tonight, in the Prefecture, I will have the privilege of handing out the prestigious European Business Awards for the Environment which are rewarding the best of the best businesses in Europe after their selection at national level for their environmental performance. I hope that you will find these examples inspiring.

I very much hope that you will enjoy your stay in Lyon and that you will come away enlightened, enthusiastic and engaged about the challenges and opportunities of our transition to the circular economy.

Karmenu Vella

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Ségolène RoyalMinister, French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy

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Dear Participants,

I am pleased that the Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission has opted to organise its 17th Forum on Eco-innovation in parallel with the Pollutec trade fair in Lyon in early December. It is hard to imagine a better occasion for the awards ceremony of the European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) than the conjunction of this eco-innovation forum and Pollutec, the essential exhibition of energy transition technologies.

Between three and over four million green jobs were created in Europe over the past ten years. The European Union chose in favour of the future by concluding an ambitious agreement on energy and climate in late October. The topic of this 17th forum – transforming jobs and skills for a resource efficient, inclusive, circular economy – is at the core of my commitment and the action I lead. The law on the energy transition for green growth, passed a month ago by the French National Assembly, means the entry of the concept of circular economy into French law.

This is a vast undertaking, at French and European level: initiating the entire process, from the development of the ecological concept, all the way to relaunch the European economy through green growth, paving the way for a new model of development and society through the creation of non-relocatable and environmentally sound jobs, but also creating new types of solidarity by turning the waste of some into raw materials for others. The objective is to replace the old industrial cycle, ‘from the cradle to the grave’, with a cycle inspired by nature, ‘from cradle to cradle’, where materials are not destroyed but converted. By following the

example of natural ecosystems in order to re-examine and transform our industrial production processes, a circular economy fights wastefulness and optimises the use of our resources. I have signed into law legislation supporting the use of recycled materials.

One year before the COP 21, which will be held in Paris in December 2015, Europe must be the breeding ground for a new energy citizenship, which is already becoming a reality at local level. Choosing eco-design over planned obsolescence; waste reduction and management over consumer indifference; re-use and recycling over systematic dumping or incineration: it is our responsibility to set a good example, by moving from a linear economy, the source of much waste, to a circular economy that is careful with resources, innovative and promises a sustainable future.

I wish to assure Commissioner Vella, whose recent appointment I salute, of my support in the implementation of a strong strategy with the purpose of accelerating the deployment of a real circular economy for green growth.

I am convinced that your debates on 1 and 2 December will feed the community debate and inspire future European legislation in the matter to help our local, regional, national and transnational actions progress. This is a subject of essential importance that requires a deconstruction of our ways of thinking and acting.

Ségolène Royal

Day 1Monday 1 December 2014Venue: Hôtel de ville de Lyon (Town Hall), 1 Place de la Comédie, 69001 Lyon, France


09:00 - 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee

09:30 - 10:00 Session 1: Framing the forum Introduction to the forum:Kestutis Sadauskas1, Director Green Economy, European Commission Alain Chabrolle2, Vice-president for Health and Environment, Rhône-Alpes Region Bruno Verlon3, Deputy to the General Commissioner, General Commission for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy

10:00 - 11:00 Introducing the world of work in a resource efficient, inclusive economyKeynote presentations highlighting exciting opportunities for job creation and green growth, moving towards post-austerity:• Visions of the future – how could it look? Katja Hansen4, Business Developer, Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) International Research, Switzerland GmbH • Solid facts underpinning the vision Hector Pollitt5, Director and Head of International Modelling, Cambridge Econometrics

Plenary debate

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee/Tea break

11:30 - 12:45 Session 2: The practical challenges and opportunities of transformation Keynote presentations highlighting: • Barriers to be overcome • Old industry, new industry and disruptive technologies • Example of holistic analysis of transformation within a sector • Policy and financial supports Stéphane Hocquet6, Deputy Sub-director of Integration of Sustainable Development by economic actors, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Albin Kälin7, Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) International Research, Switzerland GmbH Cyril Kretzschmar8, Vice-president for social and solidarity economy, Rhône-Alpes Region

Discussion 12:45 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:05 Session 3: Skills for the circular economy Presentations highlighting skills issues:• Changing mindsets: transformation of the status quo • Low-, middle-, and high-skilled jobs• Role of education and training providers• Universities, employers/business and workers’ perspectives Steve Bainbridge9, Senior analyst of European vocational education and training policies, Cedefop Felix Rohn10, Policy Officer, European Commission, DG Education and Culture (EAC)

Discussion

Introduction to the ConverStation

15:05 - 15:35 Coffee/Tea breakPost-it passport (choice of afternoon case studies by delegates)

15:35 - 17:05 Session 4: ConverStation Participants can choose to attend 3 of 18 tabled case-study stations that will each showcase initiatives delivering skills and jobs. Each session lasts for 25 minutes.

Tabled case-study stations 1) Work environment and recycling – A discussion of

potential problems and possible solutions: Ann-Beth Antonsson11, Adjunct Professor, IVL Swedish

Environmental Research Institute

2) Chemical Leasing – A performance-based business model for greening the chemical industry:

Nils Decker12, Sound Chemicals Management and Chemical Leasing Expert, UNIDO

3) Green Growth in Airport Region BER: Lutz Franzke13, Mayor, Königs Wusterhausen

4) The contribution of a green business to the circular economy and greener jobs:

Susanna Galli14, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Novamont SpA

5) The evolution of resource efficiency in the brick industry and its implications for jobs and skills:

Michael Joos15, Sustainability Manager, Wienerberger AG

6) The production of Electric & Electronic Equipment (EEE) - Recycling process:

Leonidas Somakos16, Planning & Regional Development Engineer, Arvis Environmental Enterprises of Greece SA (Arvis Group)

7) Skills alliance energy saving and sustainable construction in the Baltic Sea Region:

Max A. Hogeforster17, Lawyer/Project Manager, Hanse Parlament and Chairman, Baltic Sea Academy

8) Step to Sustainability through skills/competences development in Footwear:

Rita Souto18, Project Manager, Centro Tecnológico do Calçado de Portugal

The event language is English. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in French.L’évènement se déroule en anglais. Une interprétation simultanée en français sera disponible.

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9) Horizon 2035: Visions of four paths towards a sustainable EU economy:

Laurent Bontoux19, Policy Analyst, Joint Research Center (JRC)

Daniel Bengtsson20, Policy Analyst, Joint Research Center (JRC)

10) GreenPoint (Germany): Clemens Körte21, Manager, bfw – Unternehmen für

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11) EWASTER Project ‒ Designing and testing new management skills for the development of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling and Re-use System in Europe:

Stefano Bini22, European Project Manager, ERIFO

12) ‘MicroVinya’ initiative: Fernando Benavente Tendillo23, Director, IFES Valencia

13) The concept of new housing developed by LVD Energy - Homeblok:

Laurent Laïk24, General Director, La Varappe Group

14) Biowaste collection and re-use by methanisation – Tri-Vallées:

Etienne Wiroth25, General Director, Tri-Vallées

15) The role of smart specialisation in the creation of green jobs:

Leszek Wozniak26, Vice Rector, Head of the Department, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management and Eco-innovativeness, Rzeszow University of Technology

Sylwia Dziedzic27, Adjunct, Department of Entrepreneur-ship, Management and Eco-innovativeness, Rzeszow University of Technology

16) A university curriculum holistic approach to education and skills for future engineers in a sustainable primary-raw-material extraction sector:

Andreas Endl28, Research Fellow and Project Manager, Institute for Managing Sustainability at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

17) Green Deal (United Kingdom): Hector Pollitt5, Director and Head of International

Modelling, Cambridge Econometrics

18) Envie – 30 years of a circular economy that generates green jobs

Guido Locatelli29, General Manager, Envie Rhône-Alpes

17:05 - 17:40 Impact speaker – radical rethinking on ‘The labour market we want’ Tom Kehrbaum30, Executive Board, IG Metall

Discussion

17:40 Short introduction to Pollutec guided tours

17:45Transfer by bus to the EBAE Awards ceremony

18:30Special event: European Business Awards for the Environment ceremony in presence of the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu VellaVenue: Préfecture du Département du Rhône – 106, rue Pierre Corneille Entrance: Cours de la Liberté, 69003 Lyon, France

The ceremony will be followed by a cocktail reception.

European Business Awards for the Environment ceremony (EBAE) – 1/12/14

Any business, no matter how large or small can make a difference in creating green growth and jobs: helping to solve today’s environmental challenges and the fight against climate change. The European Business Awards for the Environment recognise and promote today’s pioneers in green innovation.

The European Business Awards for the Environment were established by the European Commission’s Environment Directorate-General in 1987. They are presented every two years and aim at recognising and rewarding European companies that set an example by successfully bringing together innovation, economic viability and environmental concerns. The scheme consists of five awards that reward companies for their management practices, products and services, processes, international business cooperation, and business and biodiversity activities that contribute to economic and social development without detriment to the environment.

EBAE activities take place at both national and European levels, with participation open to companies from all EU Member States and candidate countries. Companies must first succeed in their national competition before they can participate in the bi-annual European Business Awards for the Environment. National coordinating bodies manage the submission of entries. Direct entries are not possible.

This means that the companies who win a European Business Award for the Environment are ‘the best of the best’; the most far-sighted, responsible and innovative across Europe.

The shortlist for the 2014 European Business Awards for the Environment will be decided at a two-day jury meeting in Rome, Italy on 18 and 19 September 2014. The winners will be announced in Lyon on 1 December 2014.

More information on EBAE is available at: www.ec.europa.eu/environment/awards/index.html

09:00 - 10:30 Session 5: Driving change in the work place Presentations highlighting:• Managing culture change in organisations• The involvement and influence of workers• Employment conditions and quality of jobs (security, working conditions, skills-information, gender balance)• Role of leadership, trade unions, employee empowerment

Johannes Fechner31, Managing partner, 17&4 Organisationsberatung GmbH Dorit Kemter32, Green Jobs Specialist, International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Discussion

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee/Tea break

11:00 - 12:50 Session 6: Making sense of the future Expert panel offers brief perspectives on the way forward.Table discussion on key messages and recommenda-tions to achieve a step change in the transformation process.Final panel discussion on the key messages. Tomasz Kozluk33, Senior Economist, Office of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Chair of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform Research Committee François-Michel Lambert34, President, Institute of the Circular Economy Martin R. Stuchtey35, Director, McKinsey Center for Innovation & the EnvironmentRadoslaw Owczarzak36, Policy officer, ‘ Restructurations’ and Green Economy, Sectorial Employment Challenges, Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship, European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

12:35 - 12:50 Main Forum closing remarks Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission Ségolène Royal, Minister, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (to be confirmed)

12:50 - 14:00 LunchTransfer by bus (leaving at 14:00) to POLLUTEC for participants registered to parallel events.

14:30 - 16:00Parallel event: Guided tours of POLLUTEC Venue: POLLUTEC, Parc des Expositions EUREXPO LYON FRANCE (Hall 3), Avenue Louis Blériot, 69686 Chassieu, France

16:00 - 18:00Parallel event: GREEN DAYS meetings (International Technology and Business Meetings). Meetings are also organised on Wednesday 3, Thursday 4, and Friday 5 December 2014.Venue: POLLUTEC, Parc des Expositions EUREXPO LYON FRANCE (Hall 3 - F148), Avenue Louis Blériot, 69686 Chassieu, France

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2 Alain Chabrolle

3 Bruno Verlon

4 Katja Hansen

5 Hector Pollitt

6 Stéphane Hocquet

7 Albin Kälin

8 Cyril Kretzschmar

9 Steve Bainbridge

10 Felix Rohn

11 Ann-Beth Antonsson

12 Nils Decker

13 Lutz Franzke

14 Susanna Galli

15 Michael Joos

16 Leonidas Somakos

17 Max A. Hogeforster

18 Rita Souto

19 Laurent Bontoux

20 Daniel Bengtsson

21 Clemens Körte

22 Stefano Bini

23 Fernando Benavente Tendillo

24 Laurent Laïk

25 Etienne Wiroth

26 Leszek Wozniak

27 Sylwia Dziedzic

28 Andreas Endl

29 Guido Locatelli

30 Tom Kehrbaum

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ConverStation ConverStation concept

A dynamic process innovation that enables participants to choose 3 from a menu of 18 case study presentations. Each roundtable session lasts 25 minutes and is repeated three times. Only 5-10 participants per case study.


Case study 1: Work environment and recycling – A discussion of potential problems and possible solutions

ContactAnn-Beth AntonssonIVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Valhallavägen 81 SE-100 31 [email protected] +46 8 598 563 47

Supportive document: OSH in the green economy – a victim or an integrated aim? HesaMag#09Work Life 2000 Yearbook 3, pages 48-58

Speaker Prof. Ann-Beth Antonsson

General description: The circular economy will increase the recycling of materials and products. We have studied occupational health and safety in several stages of the recycling process for various materials and products, and we have found some conditions, particularly related to recycling that exacerbate the working environment. Some examples are:- Recycling is often started in small businesses with

poor knowledge of occupational health and safety. Therefore, risks may not always be recognised and hence not prevented.

- The recycled products and materials are often not designed to be easily recycled, resulting in poor working environment conditions in recycling.

- Recycled products are often dirty and difficult to dismantle and there may be a lot of manual work involved in dismantling.

Depending on the material, various types of occupational hazards could arise from:- Thermal degradation of plastics, when recycling

and melting plastics.- Exposure to micro-organisms when handling organic

material to be recycled.Problems in recycling are possible to avoid or control, but require awareness of, and attention to, the problems. The problems cannot be solved solely by the enterprises active in recycling. Others have to contribute in different ways. For example, it is important that designs consider a functional environment where the recycling of products and materials is integral. That kind of good design goes beyond design for disassembly (DFD) and other methods which mainly focus on the environment.


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Case study 2: Chemical Leasing – A performance-based business model for greening the chemical industry

ContactNils DeckerVienna International Centre Wagramer Straße 5A-1220 [email protected]+43 1 26026 3942

Speaker Mr Nils Decker

General description: Chemical Leasing is a service-oriented business model that shifts the focus from increasing the sales volume of chemicals towards a value-added approach. The producer mainly sells the functions performed by the chemical and the functional units are the main basis for payment (e.g. number of pieces painted, cm2 of surface coated, m2 or m3 of area cleaned). It is a business model in which a customer engages with a chemical supplier or service provider in a strategic, long-term contract to supply and manage the customer’s chemical and related services. As a consequence, striving towards Chemical Leasing requires new skills of managers and engineers at the interface of products and services.

For more than ten years, UNIDO has been supporting pilot projects across industries in their attempt to implement Chemical Leasing at company level by means of technical assistance, PR activities, global coordination, project management, etc. In Lyon, we would like to showcase best practice examples of Chemical Leasing from different sectors and discuss their interrelation to eco-innovation and their impact on green job creation..

Case study 3: Green Growth in Airport Region BER

ContactMayor Lutz FranzkeStadt Königs WusterhausenSchloßstraße 3DE-15711 Königs [email protected]+49 3375 273 327

Speaker Mayor Lutz Franzke

General description: In the immediate proximity of Schönefeld Airport there are currently huge investments ongoing following recommendations of the OECD report ‘Green Growth in Brandenburg’ aiming at making sustainability changes in regional contexts. In the context of renewable energy, besides the completed ‘Green Hydrogen HUB’ in Schönefeld in 2014, there will be a 13 windmill-strong park in Königs Wusterhausen by the end of 2015 direct 6 km connections to the harbour area where the public company LUTRA is currently implementing innovative local energy and heat networks with enormous future low-carbon implications. In addition, the communities of Wildau and Königs Wusterhausen are preparing the implementation of a new Eco-innovative Technology Centre near Highway A10 (under the working title ‘Green Growth City - Radio Hill’) on 10 hectares of public land, complementing existing successful research premises like the Aviation and Aerospace Centres I to IV..

Recent regional studies and reports foresee difficult skills traps for the airport region BER even with existing strong commuter trends from the centre of Berlin to the outskirts. In response to this, the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) partners proposed a very helpful initiative to support the regional stakeholders and key players to implement an OECD-capacity building project to establish a sustainable action plan, evidence-based strategies for local green job creation and OECD assistance if required by the airport region. The related start-up workshop will be held in mid-2015.

Website: www.chemicalleasing.orgSupportive document: http://www.chemicalleasing.com/docs/articles/CHL_Pe-tra_Schwager.pdf

Website: www.koenigs-wusterhausen.deSupportive document: http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/Lowcarbon_brandeburg.pdf OECD-Report Green Growth in Brandenburg


Case study 4: The contribution of a green business to the circular economy and greener jobs

ContactSusanna GalliNovamont SpA Via Fauser, 8IT-28100 [email protected] +39 0321 699612+39 0321 699611

Speaker Ms Susanna Galli

General description: Starting from the Novamont case study, a presentation on the evolution of a business focused on green chemistry and green jobs will be provided. Initiated as a small company more than 20 years ago, today Novamont is an international leader in the sector of biodegradable and compostable bioplastics from renewable sources. The basis of the company’s philosophy is to spread a new concept of sustainable business in the market, where ‘sustainability’ means the ability of a company or a community to produce and to progress without compromising the available resources and the natural and social environment. Novamont’s ambitious project is to integrate chemistry, agriculture and the environment to encourage a new model of sustainable development and the transition from a product-based economy to a system-based economy.

To reach that goal it is necessary to switch from a wasteful to a conservational approach to resources, through the use of renewable feedstock for the production of bioplastics used in specific applications with a low environmental impact. According to Novamont’s project, the implementation of biorefineries in local areas is a fundamental step as the biorefineries provide application solutions that ensure the efficient use of resources throughout their entire life cycle, with benefits for the social, economic and environmental system. The industrial evolution Novamont has been implementing for many years necessarily involves the creation of more green jobs, characterised by specific skills and competencies that are transforming traditional jobs towards the needs of the circular economy model.

Case study 5: The evolution of resource efficiency in the brick industry and its implications for jobs and skills

ContactMichael JoosWienerberger AGWienerberg City, Wienerbergstraße 11A-1100 [email protected]+43 1 60192 - 0

Speaker Mr Michael Joos

General description: As a multinational company operating on three continents, Wienerberger continuously tackles up-coming challenges to support the protection of the environment. What is clear is the need to be innovative, and attracting employees with excellent education and skills is a prerequisite for doing so.Wienerberger is committed to the development of a resource efficient, inclusive circular economy, and defines sustainability in two main dimensions: developing sustainable products, and implementing sustainable production processes. The further development of the skills of our employees and our innovation strength is therefore a top priority.

Product development as well as production processes are getting more and more complex and interconnected and terms like recycling, re-use, energy efficiency as well as CO2 efficiency have to be considered more prominently, particularly in the early life stages. Our products are free from poisonous substances, have durability of up to 100 years and contribute to an increase in energy efficiency in the building sector. The case study will outline three examples of how Wienerberger successfully integrates the trans-formation of skills for a resource efficient and sustainable economy in its operating business model:• Product development dedicated to resource

efficiency via a finite elements modelling• Changes in the job profile of engineers within

Wienerberger• Increasing the recyclability of ceramic pipes.


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Case study 6: The production of Electric & Electronic Equipment (EEE) – Recycling process

ContactLeonidas SomakosArvis Environmental Entreprises of Greece s.a (Arvis Group)4 Marni St.GR-10433 [email protected] / [email protected] +302110136560+302108232703+302107724274

Speaker Leonidas Somakos

General description: The production of Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE) is one of the fastest growing sectors worldwide, a development which causes one of the major ‘modern’ waste categories. Recently, significant efforts towards WEEE management were noted due to the fact that the lifetime of EEE is reducing rapidly. One crucial element of the recycling process is the early identification and removal of the toxic parts of the aforementioned products. This is followed by the screening and disassembly of the different parts of each device. The various materials are then forwarded for recycling.It is rather hard to identify all parts of EEE and handle them properly, especially when the employees have little academic background and are sometimes illiterate.

RECDEV’s objective is the development of ICT training courses, familiarising learners with the disassembly of EEE and the identification of types and qualities of materials. They target the lower-skilled workforce with a view to strengthening employability, safety at work, skills development, thus covering a crucial training gap in the WEEE industry. The educational material will be prepared in the form of 50 scenarios, which will be enhanced with multimedia and finally take the form of 3D training scenarios. The scenarios will in turn be transformed into 3D situations through Virtual Environment Applications simulating the real world. In these 3D virtual representations real devices will be enacted. The beneficiaries/learners will thus be able to participate in simulations of real-life situations, such as disassembly of the devices.

Case study 7: Skills alliance energy saving and sustainable construction in the Baltic Sea region

ContactMax A. HogeforsterBaltic Sea Academy e. V.Blankeneser Landstrasse 7DE-22587 [email protected]+39 040 82 24 47 (0) 11

Speaker Dr Max A. Hogeforster

General description: In the field ‘Energy Saving and Resource Saving Construction’ there is a strong demand for action. SMEs can definitely contribute to the solution and thereby open up new growth areas. However, there is an increasing lack of qualified employees.SMEs make up 99 % of all enterprises and almost 70 % of all jobs and are important players in the energy and construction field. The lack of skilled professionals acts as the biggest hindrance. Therefore a new alliance ‘Technologies of Energy Saving and of Resource Saving Construction’ oriented at SMEs is being formed with partners from five countries. This alliance is extended to 11 countries with 60 players and focuses on urgent educational issues in the energy field.

Three educational packages for the energy field are to be developed and implemented:1. Oriented at the young and unemployed, creating

an informal qualification2. Oriented at SME managers, three further training

courses will be developed3. Oriented at future SME managers, modules dual

bachelor study courses will be developed and im-plemented.

Website: www.skills-energy.eu/


Case study 8:

through skills/competences development in Footwear

ContactRita SoutoCentro Tecnológico do Calçado de PortugalRua de Fundões - Devesa VelhaPT-3700-121 S. João da [email protected]+351 256 830 957

Speaker Ms Rita Souto

General description: The market for ‘sustainable shoes’ is increasing, as a result of a change in consumer behaviour worldwide, creating an opportunity of growth for the footwear sector in Europe. The Step 2 Sustainability project aims at creating, developing and piloting a new occupation-and-qualification profile and associated ICT and work based training on the subject of sustainable footwear manufacturing, which is able to cope with the evident shortage of vocational skills in the sector. It also promotes the best use of outcomes in the field of materials, machinery and processes as developed in the frame of other European research and development projects focusing on sustainability, with a view to improving competitiveness in the footwear sector. The project envisages developing new skills/competences in the field of sustainability, opening the possibility of embracing new markets and new businesses with impact on SME competitiveness. The b-learning course offers a flexible approach to the development of new skills, reaching a wider target audience.

The project is being developed by a consortium headed by Centro Tecnológico do Calçado de Portugal (CTCP), involving the European Confederation of Footwear Industry and a wide range of entities such as VET providers, adult education providers, associations, higher education entities, and SMEs.A report presenting the results of a research study on the innovation and training needs of the European Footwear Industry is ready, as well as the profile of a new expert in sustainability and the training programme.The project is supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission.

Case study 9: Horizon 2035: Visions of four paths towards a sustainable EU economy

ContactLaurent BontouxJoint Research Center (JRC) Rue du Champ de Mars 21B-1050 [email protected]+32 2 299 13 63

Speakers Mr Laurent BontouxMr Daniel Bengtsson

General description: In this participative ConverStation, you will experience different scenarios of how societies on a path towards sustainability might look like in 2035. You will also be given the opportunity to help steer their course towards a more sustainable future. For the purpose of this conference, the emphasis will be on skills and jobs. The four visions at the core of this session are the result of a foresight study that aims at understanding how policy choices can impact the ability of the EU to meet simultaneous sustainability, economic, social, and employment objectives. The study has identified key drivers, opportunities and trends and has developed four systemic scenarios of the EU’s path towards sustainability for 2035. These scenarios are articulated around fiscal frameworks and societal values. They link sustainability to issues such as eco-innovation, regional development, governance, education, research and technological development, the environment and industrial policy.

The study is now developing serious gaming approaches to help stakeholders at all levels better understand what the consequences of their own actions could be in the perspective of a transition towards a green economy. The participants will bring back into their own life and working environments the systemic understanding obtained by being put in these virtual scenarios.

Website: www.step2sustainability.eu


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Case study 10: GreenPoint (Germany)

ContactClemens Körtebfw – Unternehmen für Bildung Schimmelbuschstraße 55DE-40699 [email protected]+39 6221 50257-41

Speaker Mr Clemens Körte

General description: At present, the metalwork sector involves more than 400 000 companies throughout Europe, most of them SMEs with limited technical and human resources. This means the subsectors selected – vehicle repair, machining, surface treatment and metal coating subsectors, which must fulfil the environmental regulations – do not have the necessary staff resources to control and follow up the work performance of their company appropriately. The GreenPoint initiative aims at creating a new competent environmental figure for the metalwork sector, specially focusing on SMEs with low-qualified workers, in order to foster a green work culture within the sector and to provide newly qualified staff who are capable of managing the environmental performance of a business. Vocational training will be the key process for meeting the needs of the sector by producing ‘GreenPoints’.

Among other advantages, the GreenPoint project provides the following products, which will be presented to the audience to demonstrate methods for establishing green competences in companies with small budgets: 1. A level 3 Qualification Standard describing the

main competences and training needs, 2. A Training-for-trainers Programme positioned in

an open source e-learning platform, which will be used to train the GP, and

3. A toolbox of resources to support the GP as a trainer in its daily work, and a SME performance follow-up.

Case study 11: EWASTER Project – Designing and testing new management skills for the development of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling and Re-use System in Europe

ContactStefano Bini ERIFOvia Adriano Fiori 32/b IT-00156 Roma [email protected] +39-06-86325125

Speaker Mr Stefano Bini

General description: 1. The EWASTER Project’s motives the increasing

relevance of the E-Waste Recycling and Re-use System in Europe for sustainable, social and economic development.

2. The EWASTER Project’s economic sector – The strategic role of Recycling and Re-use practices to facilitate up-skilling for green jobs in Europe.

3. The EWASTER Project’s needs and challenges – Organising a harmonised and common Vocational Education Training (VET) framework in WEEE Recycling and Re-use management, encouraging a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship in Europe through a Sector Skills Alliance strategy.

Website: www.erifo.it


Case study 12: ‘MicroVinya’ initiative

ContactFernando Benavente TendilloIFES ValenciaC/Martin El Humano Entresuelo 1SP-46008 [email protected]+34 963 825 362

Speaker Mr Fernando

Benavente Tendillo

General description: The wine cellar ‘Celler La Muntanya’ originated in Muro in 2004, in a special mountainous area in the north of Alicante, as a wine and oil manufacturer.Celler La Muntanya is supplied with grapes by small-holders following an initiative known as ‘MicroVinya’. This initiative allows the owners of small, new and recovered vineyards to take part in the production of wine. Therefore multiple effects are achieved, not only economically, socially and culturally but envi-ronmentally as well. The development of the 28 ‘mi-cro-vinyedos’ is supervised by ‘Celler La Muntanya’, which enables the use of their brand ‘MicroVinya’ in the production of these wines to demonstrate their authenticity.The ‘MicroVinya’ project provides practical help and information to those interested in rescuing and res-toring small vineyards and making them economical-ly viable. They also certify wineries that meet criteria developed by ‘MicroVinya’ for ethical wine production that respects the local ecosystem.Although the MicroVineyard movement is still in its early stages, Celler la Muntanya was the pioneering winery to obtain the ‘MicroVinya’ certification. Other wineries in Spain and France have received certifica-tions or have shown interest in becoming ‘MicroVinya’ wineries.

Some of the objectives of the movement are:- Ethical commitment to the ecosystem- Regeneration of winegrowing regions- Social and cultural regeneration- A bond between wine and art- Profitability for the ‘new’ farmers- Distribution of information in local schools- Promotion of intelligent consumption- Inter-regional cooperation- Quality with respect for the environment- Bonds through shared knowledge- Recovery of the Mediterranean landscape- Recovery of native varieties.The ‘MicroVinya’ project is about more than just mo-ney. It’s partially inspired by the ideas of the Austrian economist Christian Felber and his ‘Economy for the Common Good’, which argues that no business can be considered profitable unless it profits the whole community. To be allowed to use the ‘MicroVinya’ label, producers have to sign up to use grape varieties appropriate for the region, respect the environment, support the community and pay workers fairly, and facilitate up-skilling for green jobs.

Case study 13: The concept of new housing developed by LVD Energy: Homeblok

ContactLaurent LaïkLa Varappe Group 216, chemin du CharrelFR- 13400 [email protected]+33 4 42 84 40 10+33 4 88 42 90 12

Speaker Mr Laurent Laïk

General description: The La Varappe group develops targetted insertion services relating to the environment, and temporary work for major public and individual players.It is specialised in two sectors: Man(kind) and Envi-ronment.Its objective is to enable people in precarious situa-tions to acquire competences through a transfer of know-how and to benefit from social support.The LVD Energy branch, in association with the group Schneider Electric, develops a new housing concept to meet the accommodation needs of populations in precarious situations. This innovative housing meets the following criteria:- Developing a habitat in marine container at end of

life- Fully recyclable and made from organically sourced materials- Conforms with the criteria of the RT 2012 regulation- Mobile and transportable- Less expensive than a traditional construction (-40 %)

This innovative project fully participates in the de-velopment of the circular economy and provides a concrete solution to the housing problem. A first experiment is ongoing. A building initially assembled on the site of the Solar Decathlon 2014 event in Versailles has been achieved through the work of people in insertion. The realisation time was a record at less than three months. The building, destined for student accommodation will be disas-sembled at the end of the event and installed in Lyon for the housing of families in difficulty, hosted within the Habitat Humanisme association.This is the start of a new era for the housing sector.

Website: http://www.cellerlamuntanya.com/


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Case study 14: Biowaste collection and re-use by methanisation – Tri-Vallées

ContactEtienne WirothTri-Vallées ZA Terre Neuve Route des Chênes Gilly-sur-IsèreBP 202 73276 [email protected]+33 04 79 37 82 45

Speaker Mr Etienne Wiroth

General description: Tri-Vallées is a specialised company in the management of all types of waste in the Savoie territory. It promotes the integration of people who find it particularly difficult to access employment, with 60 % of its staff working under integration contracts. Tri-Vallées has been collecting biowaste since 2010 and re-uses it in the methanisation unit of Gruffy in Haute-Savoie. This eco-activity is developed and linked to a circular of 1 January 2012 which obliges the large biowaste producers to sort waste at the source. To continue development, Tri-Vallées is active in several projects for the collection and re-use by methanisation of biowaste. A project for the collection of biowaste in the mountain resorts was launched and labelled ‘Montagne 2040’ in September 2014 with the support of the Rhône-Alpes Region. The objective is to provide technical solutions to re-use the waste produced during the winter season. The second large-scale project is the creation of a second farm methanisation unit in Tournon in 2016, in cooperation with the farmers and the local communities of the Albertville basin. This partnership is special because of the participation of five communities and two private waste collectors in the operation of the unit.

These sustainable projects combine three priorities for the territory: - Creation of employment - Local treatment and re-use of waste- Production of renewable energy

Case study 15: The role of smart specialisation in the creation of green jobs

ContactLeszek Wozniak Rzeszow University of Technologyal. Powstańców Warszawy 12PL-35-959 Rzeszów [email protected] +48 17 865 11 00

Speakers Prof. Leszek WozniakMs Sylwia Dziedzic

General description: The concept of smart specialisation has become one of the key mechanisms for the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Thanks to its implementation, regions of the European Union may in some way protect against the effects of economic fluctuations (financial crises), and offer increased security for the local labour market. As creators of the Regional Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) for Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Poland) between the years 2014 and 2020 and its Action Plans, we are planning to present all three smart specialisa-tions, which we discovered in our scientific selection process and their roles in creating green jobs in our region.

Smart specialisations of our region are:- Aviation and space- Quality of life- Information and telecommunication technologies

(ICT).


Case study 16: A university curriculum holistic approach to education and skills for future engineers in a sustainable primary-raw-material extraction sector

ContactAndreas EndlInstitute for Managing Sustainability at the Vienna University of Economics and Business AdministrationWelthandelsplatz 1AT-1020 [email protected]+43 1 31336 5452

Speaker Mr Andreas Endl

General description:The strategy of the European Commission, as well as that of EU Member State national mineral policy, define education and skills as fundamental for raw materials security of supply in a sustainable manner from European sources. In view of this, the EU-funded project Communicating, Building of Awareness, Leadership competence and Transfer of knowledge on sustainable use of raw materials (COBALT): 1) identifies and maps existing educational offers and skill shortages, 2) develops strategies for tackling them (short courses and university curricula), and 3) runs pilot tests and evaluation procedures of these strategies. More specifically, the COBALT project provides support for the university education system by incorporating sustainable development principles into education for the extractive industry sector. In doing so, we developed a university curriculum blueprint designed to equip future engineers with the necessary level of skills to address primary-raw-material extraction from a holistic perspective. This includes characteristics such as risk and environmental impact assessments of sensitive environments and emphasises the need

for special societal and cultural considerations during the setup of mining projects. More specifically, such an educational programme goes beyond issues of detailed technical expertise, to encompass an understanding of small community, social responsibility and sustainability issues. Consequently, future university education, based on a holistic and sustainable development approach towards extraction and processing of non-renewable resources, has the potential to extend the capacities and skills of engineers, enabling a transition towards a sustainably operated extractive sector.

Case study 17: Green Deal (United Kingdom)

ContactHector PollittCambridge Econometrics Covent GardenUK- CB1 2HT CambridgeUnited Kingdom+44 1223 [email protected]

Speaker Mr Hector Pollitt

General description: As energy prices have risen, an increasing number of households in the UK have found themselves in ‘fuel poverty’, a position (defined previously) in which they must spend more than 10 % of their disposable income to heat their homes. The quality of the UK’s housing stock is frequently cited as a reason for high rates of fuel poverty.In response to this situation, the UK government launched the Green Deal. This is an initiative which, among other things, has provided credit for purchases of energy-efficient equipment (e.g. insulation, or double glazing) or certain renewables. Under the scheme, households who qualify receive an initial payment from the government, which is repaid through offset reductions in future energy bills. Through consultation, the Green Deal has also provided information to households about possible improvements to energy efficiency.

The public reaction to the Green Deal has been fairly mixed overall with both positive and negative aspects to its different component parts. This presentation presents the initiative in detail and explores some of the reasons for the varied take-up and response rates at different stages of the schemes. It discusses some of the possible wider impacts, for example on local companies and employment. Finally, it draws some initial conclusions that may act as lessons for policy makers in other European countries.


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Case study 18: Envie – 30 years of a circular economy that generates green jobs

ContactGuido LocatelliENVIE12, rue ConstadtFR-69007 [email protected]+33 4 72 71 71 52

Speaker Mr Guido Locatelli

General description:The Envie network celebrated its 30th anniversary in October 2014. 30 years dedicated to competitiveness, industrial performance and innovation to help unemployed people get back to stable employment. Envie is a forerunner for the circular economy and green jobs. The Envie network consists of approximately 50 companies based in various regions of France. Its core business is focused on sustainable development: • Domestic appliance refurbishment and sales • Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

collection, recycling • The employment and integration of socially

‘excluded’ people• The provision of good domestic appliances at low

prices

In 2013, 646 people with permanent jobs managed and trained 1 200 employees under occupational integration contracts. There are 30 workshops dedicated to domestic appliance refurbishment, 45 shops and 29 industrial sites for WEEE collection and recycling. Envie refurbishes about 65 000 domestic appliances and collects 100 000 tonnes of WEEE per year.

The equally important key performance indicators of Envie are: • Sales turnover of refurbished domestic appliances • WEEE re-use rate • Collected and recycled WEEE tonnage and

associated turnover and profit• Employment rate of employees at the end of

their occupational integration contract

Envie has been a forerunner for the circular economy and green jobs in France for 30 years. In the French Rhônes-Alpes Region Envie is represented by • Domestic appliance re-use workshops and retailers

in Lyon, Saint-Étienne and Roanne (Envie Sud Est and Envie Loire)

• WEEE collection and recycling in Villeurbanne and Saint-Étienne (Envie Sud Est and Envie 2E Loire)

These activities will be all consolidated in Envie Rhône-Alpes (SAS) and will represent about 130 green jobs, including some 90 occupational integration contracts. All Envie companies and Envie Rhône-Alpes in particular continue innovating social, environmental and industrial aspects in order to maintain a sustainable, competitive model for the future.


Green Days is the official brokerage event of Pollutec, organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Rhône-Alpes Region through the Enterprise Europe Network.

It offers SMEs, research centres, agents, distributors and funding companies the chance to meet potential international cooperation partners in individually planned and prevalidated B2B meetings of 20 minutes, based on profiles of Technology Offer/Request, Business/Trade and Partner Search for European Projects. Participants were invited to publish their profiles on the event’s website, and choose the participants they want to meet through the on-line catalogue.

Participants can use this event to:• Develop their business• Promote their product/process• Source new technologies• Access EU R&D projects

Participants also have the opportunity to meet experts from DG Environment of the European Commission, National Contact Point and Enterprise Europe Network advisors.

All meetings take place in a dedicated area: Hall 3, stand F148, from 2 to 4 December. On the day of your meeting come to our booth (Hall 3) to receive an updated version of your meeting schedule including last minute bookings. Staff of the Enterprise Europe Network will offer on-site support throughout the event. Participants will receive their personalised meeting schedule a few days before the event. This meeting plan provides information about who you will meet, where and when at Pollutec (hall, stand, table number).Registration means that you or someone from your organisation will be present at the event and attend the meetings you have requested on your profile.

More than 280 participants, from 30 countries, have already registered!

For more information: www.b2match.eu/greendays2014-pollutec

Green Days meetings

Parallel eventsVenue: Lyon Eurexpo France (Reed Expositions France, 52-54 quai de Dion-Bouton, CS 80001, FR-92806 Puteaux Cedex)

Supported by:

What is POLLUTEC?POLLUTEC 2014 is the 26th international exhibition of environmental equipment, technologies and services.It brings together professionals from around the world to discuss innovative solutions that reduce human impact on the environment, whether it is through the activities of industry, local authorities or the service sector.

Pollutec is a true multipurpose event, offering a di-verse programme of conferences and debates on current environmental challenges.

Figures:• 100 000 sq.m exhibition space• 65 000 trade visitors• 2 300 exhibitors• 400 conferences• 200 innovations premiered• 8 great sectors

Show dates: Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 December 2014Hours: 09:00 to 18:30 (Friday: 09:00 to 17:30)

POLLUTEC, the world’s leading show for the environ-ment and energy market. More than 2 000 specialists from all industries divided into 9 EXHIBITION SECTORS: 1) Waste – Hall 1, 2, 3 and 42) Risks – Hall 33) Regional and national pavilions, institutions – Hall 3, 4 and 54) Energy – Hall 45) Sites and soils – Hall 4 6) Product and Sustainable development – Hall 4 and 57) Water – Hall 5 and 68) Air – Hall 69) Instrumentation, methodology and automation –

Hall 6

The electronic badge gives you free access to the show over the four days.

Forum participants are invited to visit selected stands at the POLLUTEC Fair, taking place on Tuesday 2 December from 14:30 to 16:00.

Organised tours:


European Forum on Eco-innovation

The main goals of the European Forum on Eco-Innovation are to:• Disseminate innovative eco-friendly ideas • Give leading and emerging eco-innovators the opportunity to examine areas of policy, finance and technology • Raise awareness of recent research and policy development• Encourage innovation through communication between disciplines and sectors• Identify key issues requiring action by national governments and the EU• Help mobilise relevant actors with common objectives• Develop concrete strategies for future action.

Under the Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP), these objectives are reaffirmed with a greater focus on business stakeholders (especially SMEs), and with the aim of delivering key messages for the shaping of eco-innovation policies at European, national and regional level.

The Forum is held over two days and presents the latest developments in the field of eco-innovation. Discussions revolve around a central theme which is proposed by the EcoAP High Level Working Group, the European Commission or the host country. Each Forum event focuses on a particular issue and features a number of relevant panel sessions.

During each Forum, recommendations are made for future action by the business and finance worlds, as well as national and European policy makers. Shortly after the forum, a report is pub-lished based on the presentations, discussions and recommendations and is made available to down-load.

Eco-innovation Action Plan

The Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP) aims to boost innovations that result in, or aim at, reducing pres-sures on the environment and on bridging the gap between innovation and the market. The partnering approach referred to in the EcoAP will help to suc-cessfully turn research into market solutions, thereby mobilising the full innovation chain for sustainable growth in Europe and beyond. A new Eco-innovation Action Plan was adopted in December 2011 to help businesses deliver green growth and environmental benefits.

The Eco-innovation Action Plan comprises seven actions to help build stronger and more stable market demand for eco-innovation. These actions focus par-ticularly on market supply and demand, on research and industry, and on policy and financial instruments. They will bring together stakeholders, the private and public sectors, and the European Commission.

Actions of the EcoAP: Action 1 – Environment policy and regulation for promoting eco-innovationAction 2 – Demonstration projects and partnerships for eco-innovationAction 3 – Standards and performance targets for key goods, processes and services to reduce their environmental footprintAction 4 – Finance and support services for SMEsAction 5 – International cooperationAction 6 – New skills and jobsAction 7 – European Innovation Partnerships

More information on the EcoAP can be found at:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoap

Launched in 2006, the bi-annual European Forum on Eco-innovation brings together experts from the worlds of business, finance, technology development, academia and civil society, as well as other relevant stakeholders actively involved in eco-innovation and resources efficiency.

Prague Forum May 2013

Hannover ForumApril 2014

Lisbon Forum November 2012

Amsterdam ForumApril 2012

Green Days meetings

For further information

Visit the official EcoAP website for the latest information on:• Policies and Actions• Innovative Technologies• Funding resources• Links and forthcoming events• EcoAP news (newsletters and platform) and other communication tools.

Contact information

Directorate-General for the EnvironmentUnit A1 - Eco-Innovation and Circular EconomyTel: +32 (0)2 296 48 88Contact: [email protected]/environment/ecoap/index.htm

The paper used in this product is manufactured from managed forests and is FSC certified.

Useful Links

DG Education and Culture - European Commissionhttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/index_en.htm

DG Employment - European Commissionwww.ec.europa.eu/social

DG Environment - European Commissionwww.ec.europa.eu/environment

Eco-innovation Action Planwww.ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoap

Entreprise Europe Network www.een.ec.europa.eu/

European Environment Agencywww.eea.europa.eu

French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr

CCI Rhône-Alpeswww.rhone-alpes.cci.fr

Cedefopwww.cedefop.europa.eu

POLLUTEC 2014www.pollutec.com

Rhône-Alpes Regionwww.rhonealpes.fr

Where to find us17th European Forum on Eco-Innovation Monday 1 December 2014 (09:30 to 17:45)Tuesday 2 December 2014 (09:00 to 12:50)Hôtel de ville de Lyon (Town Hall)1 Place de la ComédieFR-69001 LyonFrance

EBAE Awards ceremony and cocktail receptionMonday 1 December 2014 (18:30 to 20:00) Préfecture du Département du Rhône 106, rue Pierre Corneille Entrance : Cours de la LibertéFR-69003 LyonFrance

Pollutec guided tours Tuesday 2 December 2014 (14:30 to 16:00)Green Days meetingsTuesday 2 December 2014 (16:00 to 18:00)POLLUTEC EUREXPO LYON FRANCE, Avenue Louis Blériot FR-69686 Chassieu (Lyon) France

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