Germany

The e!Sankey Tool helps companies describe and compare their material cost structure to the industry average. Foremost, it is a tool to create diagrams for presentation purposes.

The cost calculator from the VDI Centre for Resource Efficiency provides a practical introduction to a resource-based cost accounting. Companies can use it to analyse cost structures, and material and energy flows to identify areas of potential saving and investment. The calculating tool consists of...

This tool provides a number of questionnaires about the resource efficiency of different production processes and buildings. After the questionnaire has been filled in, the tool identifies areas for improvement and sources of further information. Different questionnaires are available for different...

The Environmental Economic Benchmarking Database (Ökobench) offers a tried-and-tested resource-efficiency benchmarking tool, developed with SME needs firmly in mind. They can identify good practices and processes by comparing their economic and environmental efficiency performance with benchmarks in...

Using this simple MS Excel-based tool, companies can calculate their ventilation heat losses and the benefits and savings of implementing a heat-recovery system.

On-line database of successful resource efficiency projects carried out in manufacturing companies in Germany. It enables user to filter the best practices according to the region, industry branch, resources (energy, water, materials) and areas (production process, product design, monitoring...

VOC (volatile organic compounds) solvents are used in the manufacturing industry in a wide range of applications. The European-VOC Directive (1999/13 / EC of the Council of 11 March 1999) has brought about substantial changes in the use and application of organic solvents. Documentations on subject...

The Effizienz-Agentur of North Rhine-Westphalia (EFA NRW) provides advice on resource-efficient business practices in the areas of production, product design, maintenance, cost accounting, CO2 balancing and the value chain. As part of the initial consultation, EFA experts look into company processes...

'The Eco-Innovation and Implementation Tool for Increase of Enterprise Value' (EDIT Value Tool) is a comprehensive analysis that enables SMEs to identify and exploit opportunities for increasing resource efficiency in production process and products – for the benefit of economy and environment. The...

Support of Cluster Organisations in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Program on Clusters The primary aim of Schleswig-Holstein’s cluster policy is to bring together business, research and politics so that they can work hand in hand. The cluster policy fosters the transfer of knowledge and skills...