Cleaner production

Changes and improvements to production infrastructure can significantly reduce raw materials used, and related costs of storage, as well as boost manufacturing efficiency. According to McKinsey reports, companies should prioritise activities that offer the greatest potential benefit. Additionally...

Traditional accounting systems are not routinely designed to provide companies with information about total costs related to the use of resources and generation of waste and emissions. When a company is able to calculate and allocate costs on so-called non-product outputs, it can better monitor the...

The right balance makes a difference Top 20 analysis highlights where immediate energy and materials savings can be made Optimising the software on a heat pump saves about 20 000 kWh of electricity per year HAASE Gesellschaft m.b.H. is a producer of high-temperature, low-sag energy cables and rope...

Look closely and all kinds of savings can be found Top 20 analysis reveals energy-saving opportunities Adjusting compressed air pressure, for example, saves about 19 000 kWh in electricity a year Grain dust (byproduct) recommended for use as biogas fuel Garant Tiernahrung GmbH is an animal feed...

How to top a scrap problem Component-maker employs TOP 20 to evaluate where energy and material gains could be made Targeted measures cut back on unrecovered scrap losses and identify new products Stafer is an Italian company producing rolling shutter components with a staff of around 70 employees...

The true value of data TOP 20 analysis reveals a major disconnect between physical and financial operations New machinery and systems installed to counter material losses and improve energy management A TOP 20 input-output analysis was carried out in a furniture company from the Czech Republic to...