Totally Integrated Ecology Management for Resource Efficient and Eco-Friendly Production

Abstract

Energy and environment management is becoming increasingly important for the companies, and for the whole society. Increasing energy prices and the climate change are the main drivers behind this phenomenon. Industrial Ecology Management (IEM) is concerned with the core objectives of security of energy supply, economic efficiency, sustainability and environmental protection. Organizations are increasingly required to put focus on and enhance values such as energy efficiency and ecology awareness, to achieve acceptance by customers and to achieve a competitive advantage in the market through the sustainable and efficient use of resources. However, to implement and operate an IEM, technological, organizational and business obligations must be satisfied. This work presents a Totally Integrated Ecology Management system (TIEM) that is developed to overcome these challenges and help organizations implement industrial ecology management. TIEM is a combination of a comprehensive methodology and a supporting software that offers a holistic approach for IEM. The full integration and completeness of TIEM is achieved through the development along the 7-S model. By using this model all relevant areas of organization are addressed. This includes strategy, structure, systems, skills, staff, style and shared values. Specifically developed meth-odologies, tools and processes to support the implementation of IEM in a company are presented in this work.