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© International Synergies LimitedVersion date 30 June 2014

Finland – Kokkola Material Week 26 Sept 2014

An Introduction to Facilitated Industrial Symbiosis Programmes

James WoodcockInternational Manager

International Synergies Limited


Presentation Agenda

• International Synergies Limited

• What is Industrial Symbiosis?

• Model of delivery

• NISP® achievements (UK)

• European and global impact


1. International Synergies Ltd

"Striving to lead the world in innovative

industrial ecology solutions for a low

carbon, sustainable economy"


Introducing International Synergies

• Birmingham-based SME

• Offices in Birmingham, Brussels and Belfast

• Specialists in Industrial Ecology Solutions

(World leader in industrial symbiosis)

• Clients from public and private sector and institutions

• Experience in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America

• Famous for NISP® (URS, WSP, SKM, Clemence, Link2Energy subcon)


Development of Industrial Symbiosis

2003

Pilot Study in 3 UK Regions

2005

UK Government

Funds National IS Programme

2007

First International Programmes Based on UK

Model

2010

Pilot of IBIS Approach in

West Midlands

2012

Developing UK

Commercial Model

2013

EUR-ISA Launch


International Synergies Limited and NISP®: Global Recognition

OECD declares Industrial Symbiosis “a la NISP” an “excellent example of systemic innovation vital for future green growth”

2010 International Synergies received the Environmental Excellence Award for Best Carbon Reduction Programme for NISP

2010

NISP highlighted as 1 of 20 Worldwide Green Game Changing Innovations in a report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

2010

British Expertise International Award for implementing Industrial Symbiosis on a Global Scale

2009

2013

International Synergies organises a Public Private Partnership on industrial symbiosis for the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF)

2013

2013 Chief Executive awarded Edie.net’s Sustainability Leader of the Year Award

Worldwatch Institute Europe, Best Practice Business Innovation in a Living Economy features NISP as exemplar

2014 Design Circular Economy Session, invited speaker, at GLOBE 2014

2014 Nominated for European Business Awards, recognizing success, innovation and ethics in Europe

http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/bx.php

http://www.britishexpertise.org/bx/pages/bx.php

http://www.worldwatch-europe.org/

http://www.worldwatch-europe.org/

http://www.edie.net/





International Synergies’ NISP® (National Industrial Symbiosis Programme)

• World’s first national programme (since 2005)

• 15,000 business – all sizes, all sectors

• Regional practitioner (delivery) teams, nationally co-ordinated

• Business-led Advisory Groups

• Benefits- Reduced costs, increased revenues, reduced waste to landfill- Job safeguarding and creation- Reduced virgin material, water use CO2

emissions- Increased innovation

• Benefits of national model are substantial


2. What is Industrial Symbiosis?


Symbiosis Definition:

‘An interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association to the advantage of both’

Concise Oxford Dictionary, 8th Edition


What is Industrial Symbiosis?

• Numerous academic definitions...

In essence:

• Industrial symbiosis is a systems approach to a more sustainable and integrated industrial economy that identifies business opportunities to improve resource utilisation (materials, energy, water, capacity, expertise, assets etc)

Source: Lombardi and Laybourn (2012) Journal of Industrial Ecology 16(1)


Linear system

ProductsNatural

Resources

Waste

Transition towards a circular system

Natural Resources

Products

Products

Waste

to

Resource

Natural Resources

• Change the perception of industries• Enhancing business benefits and opportunities• Increase environmental benefits

Industrial Symbiosis Advances Sustainability


3. Model of delivery


How it works…

Really simple principle: making matches…

What do you HAVE?

Unwanted resources

MATCHES are madeWhat do you WANT?

Resources you can use / process

+ =


3. Resource / Opportunity Mapping


3. Resource Mapping


4. NISP® Achievements

(UK)


NISP® INCREASES

Jobs

Sales

Learning

Profits

Innovation

New business

Inward investment

Knowledge transfer

Utilisation of assets

NISP® REDUCES

Use of Virgin resources

Use of water

Hazardous waste

CO2 emissions

Transport

Pollution

Landfill

Costs

Risk

What NISP® achieves …

NISP® helps create real business opportunity


METRICSTotal benefits if synergies last 1

year only*Total benefits if synergies last 5 years

Landfill diversion 9 million tonnes 45 million tonnes

CO2 reduction 8 million tonnes 39 million tonnes

Virgin material savings 12 million tonnes 58 million tonnes

Hazardous waste eliminated 0.4 million tonnes 2 million tonnes

Water savings 14 million tonnes 71 million tonnes

Cost savings €243 million €1.21billion

Additional sales €234 million €1.071billion

Jobs 10,000+ ???

Private investment €374 million ???

€40 million investment since 2005*all outputs independently verified

Rate Euro £1 = €1.18

UK NISP® delivered Outcomes April 2005 – March 2012


5. European and Global Impact


Hungary

Turkey

South Korea

Romania

Mexico

Chile

PolandBelgium

Brazil

Italy

NetherlandsSlovakia

United Kingdom

Finland

South Africa

China

USA

Australia

International Synergies’ Global Experience

Canada

Denmark


Hungary

Turkey

Romania

Poland

Belgium

Italy

Netherlands

Slovakia

United Kingdom

Finland

Focus on Europe

Denmark


• European Waste Framework Directive - Best Practice (2009)

• Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe (2011) – exemplar case study

• DG Enterprise: Sustainable Industry-Going for Growth &Resource Efficiency (2011) – exemplar case study

• DG Regions: Connecting Smart and Sustainable Growth through Smart Specialisation – exemplar case study (2012)

• European Resource Efficiency Platform (2013) key recommendation

• DG Environment: Priority for industrial policy in (2013) recommendation

• DG Enterprise: Communique on Green Entrepreneurship (2013)• Horizon 2020 (2014) included to deliver circular economy: Waste1

European Policies Promote Industrial Symbiosis for Green Growth


Industrial Symbiosis in Country

Benefits – Environmental, social and economic:

• Encourage segregation of waste

• Reduce dependency on fossil fuels in the Region

• Stimulate the generation of energy from biomass

• Adding value to waste – Decreasing the use of natural resources

• Increasing recycling and efficient waste disposal

• Control and efficient disposal of hazardous wastes

• Increase in jobs

• Contribution to the creation of new standards and best practice

Adding value to existing models and programmes:

•Inventory of industrial wastes generated in the Region•Contribute to discussions on legislation


James WoodcockInternationalManager

International Synergies Limited

t: +44 (0) 121 433 2660dl: +44 (0) 121 433 2681

e: james.woodcock@international-synergies.comwww.international-synergies.com

@peter_laybourn@IntlSynergies@NISPnetwork

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