Key Areas of Action

The Key Areas of Action show good practices and actions for businesses on how to realise resource efficiency. Areas with a lot of potential for resource savings are Energy and Climate, Water, Materials and Efficiency and Waste.

Energy and Climate

1. Implementing solar and geothermal processes
2. Sustainable heating systems
3. Greening heat generation
4. Achieving energy savings
5. Energy efficient businesses
6. Reducing carbon footprint

Water

7. Cleaning processes and supplies
8. Circular wastewater
9. Sustainable wastewater treatment
10. Water saving processes
11. Monitoring water use
12. Water saving mechanisms in toilets
13. Bathroom water efficiency in hotels

Materials and Efficiency

14. Eco-design for durability
15. Sustainable packaging
16. Reducing material use
17. Promoting resource efficiency
18. Industrial symbiosis approach

Waste

19. Promoting waste reduction
20. Recycling and reuse businesses
21. Improved waste management
22. Food waste reduction
23. Waste management in breweries