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ECOPROFIT® / ECOfit

The ÖKOPROFIT® cooperation project: Combine environmental protection with profit

The ÖKOPROFIT® (Ecological Project for Integrated Environmental Technology) cooperation project originated in Graz and connects cities and districts with locally based companies to address ecological issues. The goal is environmental protection with profit: improving operational environmental protection through ecologically sound measures while simultaneously reducing costs.

ÖKOPROFIT® is a recognized preliminary stage to EMAS

ÖKOPROFIT® has been officially recognized by the EU as a precursor to EMAS. This confirms to ÖKOPROFIT®-certified companies that many steps towards establishing an environmental management system according to EMAS have already been completed. These include, for example, the commitment of top management, a large part of the environmental audit, the definition of an environmental policy, and the development of a sound organizational structure.

The annex to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/1533 compares the building blocks of ÖKOPROFIT® with the EMAS requirements. This table provides a quick overview of which requirements of the EMAS Regulation are already covered by an ÖKOPROFIT® certification.

Our consulting services: Implementation of ÖKOPROFIT® projects

Our services

Support for companies through joint workshops and individual environmental consulting

Updated and practical environmental protection working materials

Your benefits

Positioning as an environmentally conscious company with visibility in the region

Expanding contact with local authorities

exchange of experiences among each other

Preparation for entry into environmental and energy management systems

This is how ÖKOPROFIT® works

The participating companies will receive support from us in three ways:

In joint workshops , participating companies exchange experiences and work on the concrete implementation of improvement measures (e.g., waste management, resource conservation, energy saving ). All companies benefit from shared knowledge and mutual learning. Through individual and tailored environmental consulting at the participants' sites, practical measures are developed and implemented on-site. Participants are regularly provided with up-to-date environmental protection materials containing all important and relevant information.

We are currently supporting ÖKOPROFIT ^® projects in Munich, Hanover, Esslingen, Mainz, the city of Augsburg, the Augsburg economic region, the Bavarian Lower Main region, the Starnberg/Tölz/Wolfratshausen region, the South Hesse region, the Hochtaunus region, the Koblenz/Mayen-Koblenz/Mainz-Bingen/Bad Kreuznach region, as well as in Mühldorf, Straubing and Wiesbaden.

Are you interested in ÖKOPROFIT? If you have any questions, please contact us directly at arqum@arqum.de

A brief overview of ÖKOPROFIT ^® can be found in this video.

You can get an insight into the ÖKOPROFIT project 2024 in Mühldorf a. Inn and how we at Arqum are managing the project in the video from rfo.

The ECOfit funding program

ECOfit and Sustainable Management are based on a funding guideline for operational environmental protection that was valid until 2021 and were an offer from the Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy of Baden-Württemberg.

The ECOfit funding program was supported by the Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy of Baden-Württemberg from 2005 to 2021. Now, a new funding program called KLIMAfit has been launched, with Arqum supporting the pilot projects.

Our services

Updated and practical environmental protection working materials

Information for participants on various topics of corporate environmental protection through practical workshops; support for companies through joint workshops and individual environmental consulting.

Your benefits

Reduction of negative environmental impacts

Award from the Ministry of the Environment of Baden-Württemberg

Lower operating costs

Positioning as an environmentally conscious company with visibility in the region

Preparation for the introduction of an environmental or energy management system

Further information about ECOfit

Similar to ÖKOPROFIT, the concept is also based on collaborative workshops and individual consultations with participating companies to jointly find the best tailored solutions. Upon successful participation and review by an independent commission, participants receive a certificate awarded by the project sponsor and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment. ECOfit is primarily aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from various sectors and supports them in implementing an environmental management system , identifying potential improvements, and reducing resource consumption. Below you will find an overview of successfully completed projects:

ECOfit City and District of Ludwigsburg
ECOfit City and District of Calw and Freudenstadt
ECOfit Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
ECOfit Rems-Murr-Kreis
ECOfit Light Lörrach

Contact

Jörn Peter
Munich office
Phone: +49(0) 89-1210 9940
Email: joern.peter@arqum.de

Jörn Peter is the managing partner and business consultant at Arqum. He applies his more than 30 years of experience in environmental, energy, and sustainability management primarily to the conception and dissemination of project models in the field of environment and sustainability.

Another focus is on the conception and financing of national and international projects.

What can we do for you?

References

Customer projects Environment

Environmental and energy management

Conducting annual internal process and system audits in accordance with the EMAS Regulation and ISO 50001 for the years 2020 – 2024

Environmental management

Support in maintaining and further developing the environmental management system according to ISO 14001:2015; provision of the waste management officer.

Environmental and energy management

Conducting regular compliance audits to increase legal certainty in environmental and energy law.

Environmental and climate management

Support and assistance in achieving climate neutrality; climate accounting according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol; support in maintaining and further developing the environmental management system according to EMAS.

Environmental management EMAS

Support for the implementation of an environmental management system according to EMAS.

Environmental and energy management

Annual auditing of the integrated management system according to ISO 14001/ ISO 50001 / ISO 45001 at the German locations as well as in Slovenia and Austria.