Environmental Compliance Assistance Programme for SMEs – and beyond

1. Environmental Compliance Assistance Programme for SMEs – and beyond Imola Bedő DG Environment C1 – Sustainable Production and Consumption Unit

2. Potential = Business • 23bn GBP23/ year potential savings for British enterprises – efficiency measures without or with little investment • Providing resource efficiency and environmental services: eco-industries leading • 3.4 million fulltime job equivalents • Renewable energies: growing area • Leading market shares in water management (30%), sustainable mobility (35%), green power generation (40%), waste management and recycling (50%), material and resource efficiency (10%)

3. We’d want SMEs to see that… • … it’s more than treehugging • Business reality, competitiveness issue, new opportunities • … but many SMEs don’t seem to see • 70% thinks they don’t have impact on the environment • 0,4% has a certified EMS • Short term focus • Lack of time, expertise  in need of support, advice

4. ECAP Betterregulation Lack of awareness on environmental legislation Lack of expertise to understand legislation The cost of compliance is relatively higher Targetedinformation Lack of time and expertise to understand issues Lack of clear, simple information Tailor-madeEMS Lack of time and expertise to implement environmental measures Localexpertise Targetedfunding Lack of financial resources to address environmental issues

5. Some tools ShoeLaw Enviornmental compliance - diagnosis EMAS Easy 123 Environnement National Industrial Symbiosis Programme CHANGE – IEEAdvising SMEs on energy SustainGraph – LIFE+ Development of an e-tool to help improve the performance of EU graphic SMEs LCA to goLCA tool development for SMEs Advice to SMEs

6. Roadmap to Resource efficiency 70 - 80% of total impacts Mobility Buildings Food Water Clean air Soil Key resources Materials Marine resources

7. Policies in the life cycle Natural resources Design Natural resources Better products Reuse, recycling Pro-duction Waste Efficient production Collection Distribution Use Waste and recycling More intelligent consumption

8. Roadmap and SMEs • Support networking and exchange of best practice between agencies providing resource efficiency assistance to SMEs Corresponding MS recommendation: Ensure that advice and support is available to help SMEs identify and improve their resource efficiency and sustainable use of raw materials (continuous);

9. Priorities:waste, waste treatment, drinking water, construction materials and insulation of buildings Standards &performancetargets Policies and regulation Barriers Uncertainty of demand Uncertainty of return on investment (or too long pay-back) Lack of funds Insufficient access to subsidies or fiscal incentives Lack of external financing H2020 financial perspective (grants, equity, credits), ETV system Finance andsupport to SMEs New skillsand jobs Flagship:An agenda for EU skills and jobs Europeaninnovationpartnerships Internationalcooperation Grouping institutions, experts, stakeholders for fast-track solutionsIdentified priorities: raw materials, water bilateral environmental dialogue; network of eco-innovators (UNEP); technology transfer to developing countries Demonstrationprojects, partnerships Next FP7 Call: July 2012

10. Action 4: focus on SME needs • Increase trust in eco-innovation outcomes -ETVa voluntary scheme to certify the eco-innovative aspect of technologies, products or services (active in BE, CZ, DK, FI, FR, PL, UK) • Faster investment and finance - network of financiers: EC Commission will launch a call for proposal to set up a network of green financiers for better uptake of eco-innovation (financed under CIP eco-innovation, 2012-13) • EU Regional funds: "Smart specialisation strategies" • The possibility to create new financial instruments in support of eco-innovation is being explored - EU Loan & Guarantee Service (policy and market driven) and an Equity Instrument for research and innovation (start-up and growth phase)

11. strengthen the role of eco-innovation • provide financial means for the implementation of the EcoAP (2014-20) mainly through: Societal Challenge “Climate Action and Resource Efficiency, including Raw Materials” 3160 million € proposed total funding

12. SMEs & environmental policy:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/sme • ECAP Forum: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/forums/ECAP/ • ECAP Helpdesk: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/sme/helpdesk/index_en.htm • EMAS website:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/index_en.htm • EMAS Easy methodology:http://www.emas-easy.eu/ • Development of EMAS sectoral reference documents:http://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/activities/emas/index.html • Life+:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/ • CIP eco-innovation:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/ • JEREMIE:http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/funds/2007/jjj/index_en.htm • SME techweb (FP7):http://ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/index_en.cfm • Enterprise Europe Network: http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/ • Money back through the window: http://www.environmental-savings.com/ • ENTR study on SMEs and environment:http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/business-environment/environmental-challenge/index_en.htm • Study on the competitiveness of eco-industries: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=3769&tpa_id=203&lang=en • Eco-innovation Observatoryhttp://www.eco-innovation.eu/ • Ecopol projecthttp://www.ecopol-project.eu/ ; • ETV pilot:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/etv/etv_preprog.htm Useful links