Water recycling by design

• Grey-water recycling system built into hotel design from the ground up
• Reduces annual fresh water consumption by around 20 %

The 100-room NH Campo de Gibraltar hotel in Algeciras, Spain was opened in 2009 with a clever grey-water recycling system successfully installed in another NH hotel (Hesperia hotel in Cordoba, Spain). Waste-water is collected separately from basins and showers, then treated and recirculated for toilet flushing, which significantly reduces potable water consumption.

Sustainable golf, a pledge for greener greens

Founded in 1968, Bardyke Chemicals Ltd. in Lanarkshire, UK specialises in developing and manufacturing copper compounds primarily used as antifouling coatings on yacht hulls. The company is based in Blantyre near Glasgow and has 18 employees.

Water is precious… established Scottish restaurant tells why

• A growing food business zeroed in on a major water waster… toilets
• Fitting passive infrared sensors reduced toilet water use by up to 75 %
• Simple measures reduced water costs by 33 %, saving ~€ 5 600 yearly

Henderson of Edinburgh Restaurant is a Scottish institution serving quality produce from their organic market garden since 1963.

In steering changes towards more efficient and greener performance in a company, it is important to engage staff in the process to ensure that they are on-board. It is always a challenge to change peoples' behaviour and established practices. Reluctance and resistance to change are normal. However, by consulting staff and clearly communicating the need for change, it is possible to gain their full support. 

Track and trace paves way to better driving

Simple solutions to complex challenges

How innovative lighting reflects a company’s ‘green’ mood

• A lighting refit with much more at stake than energy savings
• Efficient light renders over 50 % energy savings
• Investment of € 631 000 saves € 126 770 pa, with  payback within 5 years

Fibro GmbH is a German company that has been active in the field of standard parts and rotary indexing tables for nearly 70 years.

Every drop counts

• A diaper company applies cradle-to-cradle principles to its products
• It creates a reusable, disposable and partly biodegradable diaper

gDiapers, a company producing diapers (nappies) decided to reduce the environmental impact of its products. Indeed, diapers are largely made of synthetic materials most of which are not reusable. In Europe, 22 billion are made yearly.

The company tried to answer the following questions: