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ÖKO - Acting economically (“ÖKOnomisch”) by consid-

ering ecological aspects (or vice versa) was, for a long

time, considered as being a vision that could not be ful-

filled. Wanting to make “profit” - on the one or the other

side - from this simply was the “limit”.

sustainability does pay off: The road from the ÖKOPROF-

IT Workshops to sustainable analyses and measures in the

own Company is surprisingly short and straight - besides

material advantages, it will, in the ideal case, be crowned

by the ÖKOPROFIT Company Award.

High Distinction for Graz and its Companies!

City Councillor for Environmental Matters of the City of Graz, Dr. Weinmeister, and Head of the Departmentof Environmental Protection of the City of Graz, SR DI Dr. Niederl, (lr.to l.) at the Prize Award in the courseof the “European Conference - Sustainable Cities“, Lisboa 1996.

Thus ÖKOPROFIT-Graz set out to overcome old preju-

dices and break old taboos in 1991 for the first time.

The fact that it was political decisionmakers and the Ad-

ministration that would dare to get on to slippery ground

had not been expected - although the creation of suitable

basic conditions for innovation and “sustainability” are

the actual main task of this sector.

However, traceable success was - in the concrete case -

only made possible by the cooperation between trade, in-

dustry and science. Thus ÖKOPROFIT has not only caused

a sensation internationally but also locally considerably

contributed to the trademark of a “Cooperative Environ-

mental Protection in Graz”, with which everybody can iden-

tify today.

PRO - PROfessional attitudes shown by all sides have

contributed to providing this project with the respect it

needs to act universally: Today the group of ÖKOPROFIT

Companies ranges from the aspiring small business via the

solid medium-sized enterprise to the large-scale company

with international reputation.

All of them could convince themselves of the fact that link-

ing economic and ecological aspects would yield profit: as

factor guaranteeing a good image, as advantage relating

to know-how and competitive advantage as well as exten-

sive profits.

This exclusive “Club” of the ÖKOPROFIT Companies can

and will convince other Companies that orienting towards

FIT - FIT for the future is a requirement that wants to be

fulfilled day by day. Today it applies to the Companies that

could convince by their special achievements economical-

ly and ecologically.

As City Councillor for Environmental Matters of Graz, I

would, on this occasion, like to thank all participants for

the fact that it was their ÖKOPROFIT Activities that have

made a considerable contribution to the City of Graz being

presented a special award in 1996:

“Sustainable City” is the most important predicate the EU

can award, and we all may be proud of this without lean-

ing back!

(Umweltstadtrat - City Councillor for Environmental Mat-

ters Dr. Peter Weinmeister)

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In October 1996, Graz was presented the “European Sus-

tainable City Award” as first European City. This Environ-

mental Title awarded by the European Union appreciates

a series of single achievements as well as the “Ecological

Overall Achievement” of the City of Graz “on the road to

a sustainable urban development”.

Graz – On the Road to Sustainable Urban Development

In the Agenda 21 voted by the UN Conference for Envi-

ronment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in

1992, cities, municipalities and other municipal institutions

are requested to prepare a “Local Agenda 21”. The Issue

Related Environmental Program Graz “Ökostadt 2000”

corresponds to such a Local Agenda 21. On more than

one thousand pages, it does not only contain analyses of

the situation and guidelines relating to environmental pol-

icy but also principles for a sustainable urban development

by the turn of the millenium.

In July 1995 the Municipal Council voted the Short Ver-

sion of this Issue Related Environmental Program Graz

“Ökostadt 2000”, which had been revised and updated ¹

The Issue Related Environmental Program is to open

new perspectives to municipal environmental policy: The

classical concept of environmental policy as “safeguarding

or re-establishing the quality of the environmental media

ground, air and water necessary for human health” is to be

extended and lead up to a preventive “surroundings poli-

cy”, in which economic and social aspects are considered

in addition to environmental policy.

The concrete scope for manoeuvre was summarized in nine

Action Plans, which are divided according to the most

important issues relevant for environment.

Each Action Plan contains a series of proposals for meas-

ures for achieving the target of an “Ökostadt 2000”.

In order to allow to quantitatively review the extent to

which the targets are achieved, so-called Parameters for

Sustainability were defined as milestones for the most

important issues relating to environmental policy.

The implementation of the Issue Related Environmental Pro-

gram “Ökostadt 2000” is not to be done within the Munici-

pal Authorities but with the participation of experts, environ-

mental groups, citizens’ initiatives and citizens that are inter-

ested. This approach encouraging participation is to guaran-

tee a support that is as large as possible. An independent Com-

mission – the “Öko-Team” (Ecological Team) of Graz, which

is directed by the Environmental Agency of Graz and repre-

sentatives of Departments of the Municipal Authorities con-

cerned as well as representatives of the Universities of Graz,

the Styrian Government and representatives of environmental

organizations of Graz – has to appraise and evaluate the

progress of the activities taken to achieve the targets defined

by the Issue Related Environmental Program “Ökostadt

2000” after the evaluation documents have been prepared. If

targets are not fulfilled, the reasons for missing the targets

have to be stated, and the planning for the next evaluation

date has to be submitted.

Graz – A Modern Economic Model (“Wirtschaftsleitbild”)

Graz is developing to the European Center for Ecological High

Tech. Based upon the existing innovation and research activi-

Graz - Europe’s Environmental Capital

ACTION PLANS

q Environmental protection in private householdsq Environmental protection in public institutionsq Environmental protection in companiesq Ecological agricultureq Water and bodies of water, development of nature

and green areasq Abandoned polluted areasq Traffic and environmentq Noise reduction and avoidanceq Protection of the earth atmosphere

Issue Parameter for Sustainability TargetAir Emission of SO2, Co and dust -30 %

Emission of NOx, VOC -60 %Noise Length of streets and roads wi th a

noise nuisance over 65 dB(A)-10 %

Energy Level of the CO2 Emissions -20 %and Level of power consumption -7 %Climate Share of regenerati ve energy carriers 25 %

Modal Split s.p. 10 in the originalDistance covered by MIV Dri vers - 2 %

Traffic Number of kilometers covered by thebuses and streetcars

+ 10 %

Registration of motor vehicles BalanceTotal waste in the City -13 %

Tailings in the City -30 %Waste Trade/Industry (non recyclable waste,

use of raw and auxiliary materials)-30 %

Hazardous waste -50 %Water Delivered quantity of drinking water -5 %

Qual ity class of water bodies (Mur) 2Ground Sealed area BalanceNaturalGreen and

Protected landscapes, additi onal 50 ha

Landscapes Nature reserves, additi onal 30 haSpaces Natural monuments, additi onal 7

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ties, extensive solutions for problems and achievements in the

field of technologies oriented towards environmental issues

are offered. Graz as center of innovations,which particularly

draws the impulses from a condensed transfer of knowledge

and technology, actively exemplifies the vision of the Ecolog-

ical High Tech City. The Economic Model of the City of Graz

defines the will to innovation, the readiness to communication

and the ability to integration as bases. Thus Graz wants to

deliberately extend the strengths and considerably increase the

striking power in these fields by forming clusters.

Graz – Integration into an International Network

“Clean Technologies”

Furthermore, the foundation of the newly founded Infor-

mation Center for Environmentally Beneficial Production

in Graz and an Energy Agency promoted by the European

Union has provided access to information for the best avail-

able technologies for waste and emission avoidance and

for energyoptimization. The ACPC (Austrian Cleaner Pro-

duction Center) is to particularly have an intensive contact

with foreign institutions that have a similar order or iden-

tical targets. Therefore, Graz is integrated into an interna-

tional network of preventive environmental protection in

companies, which is also of utmost commercial importance.

Graz – Environmental Protection in Companies of the

ÖKOPROFIT Brand

The target of the City of Graz in the field of environmental

protection in companies is the integration of a maximum

number of companies in Graz that are to promote the sus-

tainable development of the City of Graz. ÖKOPROFIT is

a successful step in this direction.

1 List, D. et al.: Issue Related Environmental Program “Ökostadt 2000”, Local Agenda 21,published by the Municipal Authorities of Graz, Department of Environmental Protection, 1995

Award ÖKOPROFIT Companies of Graz

The basis for the ÖKOPROFIT Company Award is the suc-

cessful participation in a waste and emission avoidance pro-

gram. In the Project Year 1996, altogether 29 Companies

applied for this site award. In this context, it should be

noted that all Companies had completed ÖKOPROFIT as

basic program. This year 9 Companies from the Basic Pro-

gram 1996 were presented the award for the first time,

altogether 19 Companies from the ÖKOPROFIT Club were

presented the award, 8 Companies already having been

presented the award for the third time.

According to the awarding guidelines, Company specific

environmental guidelines have to be defined, and the proc-

esses in the Company have to be documented as to techni-

cal, organizational and legal aspects by means of a fixed

checklist. This also includes the proof of the observance

of all requirements by public authorities, the preparation

of an extensive Waste Management Concept as well as the

creation of an Environmental Team. Furthermore, the Com-

panies have to illustrate their environmental achievements

of the last year and elaborate an environmental program

for the next year. This program contains site specific envi-

ronmental indices quantitatively describing the intended

reduction projects in the respective Company.

After the Companies had been subjected to a preliminary inspec-

tion by the ÖKOPROFIT Team, a Commission with qualified

members from various fields evaluated them. What was new was

that Companies that applied for the first or second time were

appraised by the ÖKOPROFIT Commission at their sites.

This is how the members of the ÖKOPROFIT Commis-

sion summarized their personal impression they had gained

on the ÖKOPROFIT Project:

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“For me, the participation in the Project „ÖKOPROFIT

Company in Graz“ also is the solution of environmentally

relevant problems in a partnership with qualified experts

from universities, authorities and trade and industry.”

(Erich Eisner, Environmental Representative of Eurostar Co.)

“ÖKOPROFIT has been more than a project in environ-

mental protection for a long time. ÖKOPROFIT is a

sign for creativity, dynamics and economic success.”

(Peter Platzer, Styrian Chamber of Wage Earners and Salaried Employees)

“ÖKOPROFIT is the successful attempt to present an award

for trend-setting ways of thinking in the sense of an environ-

mentally conscious utilization of resources, a careful handling

of waste, an intellectual recycling of throw-away products in a

cluster between science - schools - trade and industry.”

(Univ. Prof. Dr. Hans Ludwig Holzer, UNI Graz)

“ÖKOPROFIT Graz shows in practice that the merging

of economy and ecology is becoming reality. Measures

taken by Companies to optimize the processes as well as

the material and energy flow lead to ecological innova-

tions and considerable cost savings.”

(SR Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Karl Niederl, Head of the Depart-

ment of Environmental Protection of Graz and President

of the ÖKOPROFIT Commission)

“Many useful measures only are not taken because they

are not thought of. ÖKOPROFIT serves as booster in

thinking.”

(O.Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helmut Renner, TU Graz)

“Becoming more competitive and saving money by taking

measures protecting the environment. ÖKOPROFIT shows

that this is possible. All businesspersons establishing an

Environmental Management System in their Companies

report cost savings. Most employees are highly motivated

just as well if it is a question of the environment.”

(Dr. Hans Jaklitsch, Styrian Chamber of Economics)

“ÖKOPROFIT shows that today essential innovation

stimuli come from the production processes being made

more ecological and that Cleaner Production is an

important contribution to safeguarding the industrial

sites and jobs in Graz.”

(Univ. Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Hans Schnitzer, TU Graz)

“Ecological thinking is no luxury but often yields cost

advantages.”

(W. Hofrat Dr. Manfred Rupprecht, Environmental

Coordinator of the Province of Styria)

Award ÖKOPROFIT Companies of Graz

ÖKOPROFIT Commission

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ÖKOPROFIT

History

The „ÖKO logische PROjekt Für I ntegrierte UmweltTech-

nik” (Ecological Project for Integrated Environmental Tech-

nology) has existed since 1991. Whereas it was, at the be-

ginning „only“ case studies done with 5 Companies in Graz,

this project for waste and emission avoidance has, in the

meantime, become an extensive program for preventive

environmental protection, in which 44 Companies in Graz

have already participated. Since 1993 the project has had

its present successful shape. The so-called Basic Program

for the “Beginners” is an ideal combination of training

workshops offering “help to self-help” and individual con-

sulting. Companies from different fields meet to have work-

shops on environmentally relevant topics every month and

elaborate bases for waste and emission avoidance in the

ÖKOPROFIT Year by aiming at implementing correspond-

ing measures.

Method

In contrast to other international Cleaner Production

Projects, the local authority, the Environmental Agency of

the City of Graz, actively participates. The success of

ÖKOPROFIT is, among other things, based upon this close

co-operation between Authority, Consultant and Compa-

nies. In the meantime, the project has been extended to 8

modules.

The Team of ÖKOPROFIT Coaches is composed of em-

ployees of the “Umweltamt - Referat für betriebliche

Umweltvorsorge” (Environmental Agency - Division of Pre-

ventive Environmental Protection in Companies) as well

as employees of the Research and Business Consulting

Company STENUM GmbH. In weekly meeting days, project

execution and coaching are organized together. At the

same time, the ÖKOPROFIT Team is the constant interloc-

utor for the Companies, supports them in planning and

implementing measures protecting the environment and

unbureaucratically establishes the contact to representa-

tives of authorities. In the workshop series, the produc-

tion specific actual state of the Company is described, basic

knowledge on the acquisition of data, legal security, toxi-

coloty, waste logistics, representation of production proc-

esses as well as energy being imparted. Besides the work-

shops, the existing series of working documents (Titles s.

p. 44) allows a systematic Company internal acquisition of

data. Between the workshops, each Company can have

recourse to individual consulting, and the ÖKOPROFIT

Team will, at least, visit the Company two half-days or, if

necessary, coach the Company more intensively.

Workshops

The following topics were dealt with in the altogether 10 work-

shops:

• Waste avoidance

• Establishing an environmental program within the Company

• Waste management

• Material flow analysis, hazardous materials

• Laws and decrees

• Betriebliche Energieanalyse, Erfassung der Umweltkosten

• Ecological purchasing and eco-design

• Eco-controlling, indices

• Preparation for the award, Company report

• Additional Workshop: Innovation by Creativity

The contents of the workshops are fixed and constantly

updated by the Team of ÖKOPROFIT Coaches, who invite

experts as lecturers. This year, for example, “Ecological

Purchasing and Ecological Design” was added as new

topic with new documentation. The series of documents

was additionally extended by the Volume “Company His-

tory and Abandoned Polluted Areas”.

Usually one representative of each Company takes part.

For specific topics, however, this person will be accompa-

nied by the respective Division Representative.

In principle, every workshop has the same structure:

• Feedback Round

• Information Block

• Consolidation by an Interactive Stage

• Discussion and Prospects

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The Feedback Round plays an important role for two rea-

sons: First, it always is a good starter for the presentation

of the environmental situation or the measures recently

taken by Companies. Second, it is an excellent basis for

the exchange of experience and discussion between the

Companies even though so many different fields are repre-

sented.

The Information Block relating to current environmental

topics is handled by selected experts and completed by the

respective documentation.

In the Interactive Stages, which are issue related - e. g.

making coffee in the Energy Workshop - the Companies

learn the approach to typical problems of Companies “in

small things”.

Additional Workshop “Innovation by Creativity“

For all ÖKOPROFIT Companies, an additional seminar,

which dealt with the Topic “Innovative Ideas for and Ap-

proaches to In-Company Problems”, was offered.

This workshop aimed at familiarizing the Companies with

the possibilities of creativity techniques. An integrated in-

company environmental protection à la ÖKOPROFIT is

unthinkable without innovation and therefore also requires

innovative ways and solutions. A proven creativity tech-

nique is “brainstorming”, with which the participants were

familiarized by means of a short lecture and documenta-

tion. Then small groups of 3 - 5 persons elaborated solu-

tions for concrete problems of Companies that were

present, 2 - 3 Brainstorming Rounds being made within

the groups. Then the ideas / solutions were assessed. At

the end the results and experience made with the new tech-

nique were presented. Some results of this workshop could

already be successfully implemented in Companies.

ÖKOPROFIT - EDP Supported Environmental Man-

agement and Environmental Management Systems

In the ÖKOPROFIT Project Year 1996, the Program Sys-

tem AUDIT was used in the new “EDP Module” for the

systematic visualization and balancing of the material flow.

The Fields Pharmaceutical Industry, Repair of Cars and

Steel Industry were analyzed, and measures for saving raw

material and cost were evaluated.

Propagation of ÖKOPROFIT

The Program for In-Company Preventive Environmental

Protection, which has been conceived by Doz. Dr. Hans

Schnitzer (TU Graz, “Institut für Verfahrenstechnik” - In-

stitute for Process Engineering) and Dr. Karl Niederl (Head

of the Environmental Agency of Graz) and implemented

so successfully, is increasingly being imitated. In the mean-

time, ÖKOPROFIT has been executed according to the

Model of Graz in two other Austrian Cities, namely Kla-

genfurt (already in the second year with altogether 19

Companies) and Dornbirn (award for 10 Companies in

November 1996). Since September 1996, ÖKOPROFIT

has, for the first time, been executed on a regional scale

with the participation of 15 Companies in Lower Austria .

The workshops are held by employees of STENUM. Lo-

cal consultants are responsible for the individual supervi-

sion of Companies.

Due to the success of ÖKOPROFIT, the City of Graz has

become a Germ of Development in Sustainable Urban

Development and has initiated a network between the par-

ticipating cities / regions , which is to be intensified and

extended even more in the next years.

ÖKOPROFIT goes international

The international acknowledgement of the Model CP

(Cleaner Project) of Graz is, among other things, shown

by the fact that UNIDO has entrusted STENUM with help-

ing to establish the National CP Centers in Prague /

Czechia, in Slovakia as well as in Porto Alegre in Brazil

by applying the approach of the ÖKOPROFIT of Graz. On

numerous international Congresses, the presentation of

ÖKOPROFIT always enjoys an enormous echo.

ÖKOPROFIT

Additional Workshop “Innovation by Creativity“

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AQUAPROFIT

This partial module of ÖKOPROFIT aims at establish-

ing a water and pollutant balance for Graz in order to

create a founded basis for political decisions in this sen-

sitive field.

Results of the Water Balance

The overall water consumption of Graz is covered by

the public water supply by more than ¾.

The biggest amount of water that gets into the sewage

clarification plant comes from the households. If the

reduction of water consumption therefore is a priority

as has been laid down in the Environmental Program of

the City of Graz, work has to start here.

Amounting to about ¼ of the water getting into the sew-

age clarification plant, rain water is the second biggest

amount burdening the sewage clarification plant. Ex-

ternal water is the third biggest amount of waste water,

and the waste water coming from other buildings than

residential buildings is equally big. These buildings

house hospitals, lodging houses, hotels and business

establishments.

Crucial Point ÖKOPROFIT 1996: AQUAPROFIT

24390760.0

18858220.0

14871170.0

6438596.0

5458880.0

3661402.0

3206798.5

2651899.0

2629333.0

1665327.0

984937.0

926000.0

266787.0

9463720.0

RainStorm sewer system

Rain water

External water

Environs

Surface water

Well

Procurement Delivery

Own well

Canal_ Sewage-mech. Sewage-bio. Mur

Raceway

Industry

Canal

Large-scale business

Household

Non-residential buildings

Seepage

Sewage clarification-house

Drainage pit

Discharge

Draining ditch

Sewage sludge-house

Discharge_

Groundwater

Sewage sludge

Screenings

Water Balance GRAZ - 1992

Numerical Data in m³

Stadtwerke

25000

Industry , however, has a quantitatively rather moder-

ate share in waste water (6.5 %), which is quite unex-

pected. Still it should be noted that this is, in no way,

related to the impact of waste water because only 3

Companies produce about 1/3 of the entire organic load

in Graz.

In order to turn the water balance into a medium-term

planning instrument, the water balance was visualized

by the EDP Program AUDIT. The graphic evaluation in

the form of a flow chart shows all the relevant water

and waste water flow.

Results of the Dirt Load Balance (organic load in the

population equivalent (PE))

As for the balance of 1992, we have to state that the

data won’t allow any detailed visualization without cor-

responding restrictions and explanations.

In the balancing of the pollutant load, it becomes clear

that the values planned for an average number of 400

000 inhabitants is effectively reached. The 3 industrial

companies with the biggest load alone contribute to 1/

3 of the dirt load.

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Beginners ................................................................................. Page 9

Gemeinnützige Öko-Service GmbH..................................................... 12

Heuberger Eloxieranstalt ..................................................................... 13

Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst .................................. 14

Höhere technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt (BULME) ........ 15

Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Steiermark .......................... 16

Hans Pugl Ges.m.b.H........................................................................... 17

Stahl- und Walzwerk Marienhütte GesmbH ........................................ 18

Styria, Druckzentrum Messendorf ...................................................... 19

Wo & Wo Grün GmbH ........................................................................ 20

Club .......................................................................................... Page 21

Andritz Actiengesellschaft ................................................................. 23

Verein BAN......................................................................................... 24

Eurostar Automobilwerk Ges.m.b.H. & Co. KG................................... 25

Flughafen Graz BetriebsgesmbH ......................................................... 26

Steiermärkische Gebietskrankenkasse ................................................. 27

Gartenbaubetrieb Brigitte und Günther Herneth ................................. 28

J. Hornig Ges.m.b.H. & Co KG............................................................ 29

Jagersberger GesmbH & Co. KG ......................................................... 30

Landesnervenkrankenhaus Graz ......................................................... 31

Neckermann Versand Österreich ......................................................... 32

Steirerbrau AG .................................................................................... 33

Steyr-Daimler-Puch Fahrzeugtechnik .................................................. 34

Team Styria GmbH............................................................................... 35

Url GesmbH......................................................................................... 36

Wall AG............................................................................................... 37

Konrad Wittwar GesmbH .................................................................... 38

From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-AUDIT ......................................... Page 39

Berglandmilch Graz reg. Gen.m.b.H..................................................... 41

Leopold Pharma GmbH....................................................................... 42

DI Franz Robier Bau GesmbH.............................................................. 43

Table of Contents

Following, please find the presentation of the Companies

being presented the award in 1996, which are divided into

Beginners, Club Companies and the three Companies that

participated in the Project “From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-

AUDIT” this year. Before the pages describing the Com-

panies, there will be an introduction.

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In 1996 eleven Companies of Graz participated in the

Basic Program of ÖKOPROFIT, nine of them applied for

the award and received it.

In the course of the project, all Companies acquired

their data from the fields input/output, waste manage-

ment, energy as well as laws/decrees/requirements by

public authorities and submitted them to an exact anal-

ysis, showed weaknesses, established an Environmen-

tal Team, reorganized the in-company waste logistics,

organized information events and have already imple-

mented concrete measures or have adopted them into

the Environmental Program for the next year.

Each Company was visited at least two to three times.

The supervising expenditure at the data acquisition and

the further coaching in the program depended on the

Companies.

During the project and, above all, at the presentation

on the occasion of the appraisal done by the Commis-

sion, the Companies that came from various fields of

business in 1996 again proved impressively what envi-

ronmental experts they had matured into and how many

environmental achievements they had made.

Evaluation

The environmental achievements and programs that

were evaluated refer to all 29 Companies that applied

for the ÖKOPROFIT Award 1996 within the ÖKO-

PROFIT Program.

The great number of measures to avoid and reduce

waste and emissions is impressive. Altogether 282

measures were implemented by the Companies in the

current project year. For the Environmental Program

1997, 179 measures to be implemented are intended. On

the average, this results in ten environmental achieve-

ments for each Company and six points in the Environ-

mental Program of each Company.

The following areas are concerned by these measures:

Energy 20%

Replacing raw and aux. materials 18%

Water/waste water 13%

Air 7%

Hazardous waste 6%

Non-hazardous waste 19%

Other 17%

Beginners

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A comparison to the previous year shows that the integra-

tion of the items energy and water/waste water into the

areas concerned by the measures has increased by more

than 60%, which means that these items were treated more

intensively.

The division of the altogether 461 measures according to

their kind and structure is shown in the following Figure:

461 measures (183 taken by the Beginners, 278 taken by the Club Companies)

What is encouraging is that - like in 1995 - at least 55% of

the measures have a period of amortization of less than

two years or are cost neutral and thus prove to be eco-

nomically feasible. In addition, it presently is difficult to

assess one third of the measures on an economic scale, (e.

g. the motivation of employees), or the cost is not known.

ÖKOPROFIT 1996Economic Effects of the Measures

Cost neutralmeasures

15%Not known or

difficult to assess32%

Amortization> 2 years

8%

Amortization< 2 years

15%

Amortization< 1 year

24%

Add. cost6%

461 measures (183 taken by the Beginners, 278 taken by the Club Companies)

Another number that is definitely interesting is the number

of employees reached by ÖKOPROFIT in this project year

alone once again: Altogether the 29 Companies have appr.

15 300 employees, the smallest Company having 15 and

the biggest one having almost 4 000 (on the average appr.

500). For the Beginners, the average size amounts to 180

employees because no large-scale companies have joined.

Very interesting data are also furnished by an evaluation

of what has been saved in absolute numbers. These data

have been acquired by real measures and records or pro-

jected for the year. As for calculations and estimations,

however, it should be noted that the minimum quantity

saved was taken into account (data on the “safe side“).

ÖKOPROFIT Evaluation 1996: 29 Companies

Saving Unit Ist 1996 Plan 1997

Raw/Auxil. Mat./ Product t 2 341 785

Solvent t 183 28

Tailings t 389 615

Hazardous Waste t 591 91

Paper/Cardboard t 435 0

Plastics t 88 8

Used Materials t 210 560

Water m³ 171 650 77 460

Electricity kWh 5 084 000 389 000

Thermal Energy kWh13 088 776 2 656 000

Natural Gas m³ 1 104 500 251 600

Oil t 70 0

Innovation Pool

In this part of the project, it is a question of promoting the

implementation of measures for reducing waste and emis-

sions in new Companies and, above all, in environmentally

sensitive areas. Often there is a lack of technological know-

how in small and medium-sized companies, in particular.

Therefore, the analysis of technological and energy relat-

ed problems, the proposal of suitable measures and a con-

sulting are to support both Beginners and Club Compa-

nies in intensifying the implementation.

In this context, we would like to enumerate some projects

that were executed during this project year via the Innova-

tion Pool:

Beginners

ÖKOPROFIT 1996Implemented and Planned Measures

OrganizationalMeasures

32%

Careful handling17%Replacing raw and

auxil. mat.8%

Technologicalmodifications

20%

Abfallbehandlung2%

Product change2% Other measures

4%External recycl ing

10%

IInternal recycling5%

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• Ecological catalog of building material

• Improvement of the waste management in aeroplane ca-

tering

• Optimization of the material and energy flows in a steel

plant and rolling mill

• Use of bio-compost for ornamental plants

• Biogenous plant pots

• Water management in hospitals

• Solar installations for Companies

• Energy consulting for ÖKOPROFIT Companies

• COD Balance with the Program System AUDIT

• Cleaning concepts in trade and industry

• Improvement of the waste management in Companies

• Practice of finances in federal buildings and preventive

environmental protection

The establishment of a working waste logistics is particularly

important for the Beginners. Waste logistics means that the

Companies have to deal with numerous legal and organiza-

tional requirements (suitable waste containers, container size,

number of containers, location, disposal interval, colored mark-

ing and labelling). The previous project years have shown

clearly that the Companies need an additional consulting and

consolidation for the implementation of their possibilities of

waste avoidance.

Waste Logistics Wo&Wo Grün GmbH

Palais Meran

an important prerequisite for the implementation of meas-

ures protecting the environment. Therefore, this item was

studied within the Innovation Pool (practice of finances in

federal buildings and preventive environmental protection).

The participation of the Technical Federal Secondary

School and Research Institute (BULME) and the Academy

of Music and Performing Arts have made it clear that the

integration of the Administration of Federal Buildings is

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Transformation of all vehicles and

choppers to bio-diesel operation (EU

Program ALTENER) in the course of the

collection of used cooking oil in private

households in Graz

• For the optimization of the distances

covered, all motor vehicles have been

equipped with radiotelephones.

• By means of cooperations with the

waste disposal companies, new recy-

cling projects were initiated (recycling

of cork stoppers, electronic scrap, used

windows)

• Training of the employees to environ-

mental and recycling workers (EU

Program HORIZON)

• Chopping Service

by order of AEVG

• Compost Consulting

by order of the Wirtschaftshof Graz

• Chopping Material Exchange

by order of the Wirtschaftshof Graz

• Firewood Exchange

by order of the Wirtschaftshof Graz

• Collection of Used Cooking Oil

by order of the Wirtschaftshof Graz

• Used Glass Recycling

in co-operation with ASA Co.

• Cork Stopper Recycling

in co-operation with Saubermacher Co.

• Electronic Scrap Recycling

in co-operation with Rumpold Co.

• Mobile hiring out of dishes

in co-operation with the Department of

Environmental Protection of Graz

• By starting new projects and extending

the projects mentioned above, the

course followed by the Öko-Service is

to be consistently continued.

Öko-Service GmbH

Non-Profit Employment Company

Environmental and Recycling Work

Foundation: 1994

30 employees

Site: Anton Mellweg 14, 8053 Graz

Contact: Dieter Reif

0316/ 26 15 55

By taking part in the ÖKOPROFIT Program, we

could clarify a series of details relating to waste

management. Due to the exact analysis of all

material flows, we particularly hope to make

long-term economics as far as energy is con-

cerned. The organizational improvements we

have achieved can be transmitted to the popula-

tion of Graz by means of our services.

Dieter Reif Berthold Schleich

Manager Manager

Appointed and subsidized by the AMS-Styria

(AMS - Arbeitsmarktservice - Labor Exchange),

the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Federal

Ministry for Work and Social Affairs

Chopping ServieAbout 72% of the

chopped material willremain with the customer,i. e. about 530 t of gardenclippings need no longer

be disposed of.

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eloxal HeubergerEnvironmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Reduction in Water Consumption

By constantly checking the water

consumption, prolonging the draining

times and transforming the water circu-

lation, the water consumption could be

reduced by 46% (14.000m³) in 1996.

• Establishment of an In-Company Waste

Logistics

By analyzing the waste and introducing

a new waste logistics, the amount of

waste has been reduced by 50%

(6.000l).

• Water Reduction

Due to a further improvement of the

water circulation, the water consump-

tion is to be reduced by further 15% (2

000m³) by late 1997.

• Economizing Chemicals

Due to the establishment of an index

system and the installation of electroni-

cally controlled dosing units, the

consumption of chemicals is to be

reduced by 10% (ATS 20 000) by 1997.

Eloxieranstalt (Anodizing Plant) Heuberger

Aluminum Surface Treatment

Foundation: 1948

15 employees

Turnover: ATS 12 mio

Site: Lagergasse 135, 8020 Graz

Contact: Mag. Christine Winkler, Josef Mair

0316/ 27 16 54

Due to our services, we prolong the lifetime of

aluminum parts. Environmental solutions that

are useful holistically are our target!

Mag. Christine Winkler Josef Mair

(Environmental (Managing Partner)

Representative)

The reductionin water consumption

has helpedto save

ATS 140 000.

ATS 14 000 could be saved by the

reduction in waste.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to various measures (recycling,

waste separation), the amount of

tailings could be reduced by more than

30% in Admi-nistration.

• The reduction in the consumption of

district heating has led to a reduction in

the basic charges by appr. 25%.

• Due to corresponding publications,

lectures and training measures, the

information flow within the Academy

has been improved.

In publications by the Academy, a stronger

anchoring of environmental thinking is to

become discernible. The continuation of

the Waste Management Concept, which

can be completed by a facultative coopera-

tion of Academy Members, the use of

energy and water saving installations as

well as counselling for new buildings

relating to ecologically compatible meas-

ures are essen-tial targets to be achieved

by late 1997.

Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst

(Academy of Music and Performing Arts) in Graz

Foundation: 1963 as College,

1970 transformation into an Academy

Employees Teaching and Administration: 531

Students: 1548

Sites receiving the Award: Leonhardstraße 15, 8010 Graz

Brandhofgasse 21, 8010 Graz

Contact

Ing. Harald Sukic

0316/ 389 1200

Economy - Ecology - Art - more than just

three catchwords, which are of utmost

importance in the social and political

context in a useful relation at the close of the

20th century.

The Rector:

o.H. Prof. Dr. Otto Kolleritsch

Waste SeparationPalais Meran:ATS 35 000

Toner Cartridge Recycling:ATS 14.000Correction

District Heating:ATS 36 000

Total:ATS 85 000

Foto: Manninger

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

Development of an advanced

TRASH

HANDLING

SYSTEM

by students of three forms.

As “Business School”, we are attracted by

ÖKOPROFIT in two ways :

• first due to the own environmental

impacts we have as a business

• second due to the promotion of the

environmental awareness of our students

The crucial points of the are the general

integration of the Environmental Program of

the BULME into the teaching contents as well

as the implementation of ecological aspects in

the technical fields and the intensification of

environmental awareness by publicly present-

ing project work.

Höhere Technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt -

Technical Federal Secondary School and Research Institute

Foundation: 1919

1 800 students, 261 employees

Site: Ibererstr. 15-21, 8051 Graz

Contact: Dr. F. Lienhart

0316/ 6081-239

It's our aim, to enable the students for a well

balanced technical, economical and ecologi-

cal approach to future tasks.

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Gugl, Headmaster

Electricity21 000 kWh

Fuel OilATS 40 000

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to the introduction of a new waste

separation logistics, the tailings could

be reduced by 20%.

• The sanitation of the district heating

converter station as well as construc-

tional measures on the building of the

Chamber have led to a reduction in

district heating consumption of 19.4%.

• As for waste, measures to reduce the

amount of tailings even more, in par-

ticular in the Branch Offices of the AK,

are planned.

• Measures to reduce energy consump-

tion even more are being prepared.

Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Steiermark

Interessenvertretung der ArbeitnehmerInnen -

Body representing the Interests of Wage Earners and

Salaried Employees

Foundation: 1920

306 employees

Budget: ATS 395 mio

Site: Hans Resel Gasse 8-10, 8020 Graz

Contact: Mag. Susanne Bauer

0316/ 986-517

We also want to implement our environmen-

tal policy we pursue as body representing

the interests of the wage earners and sala-

ried employees in our own business.

Walter Rotschädl, President

Due to the reductionin the annual consumtion

of district heating by250 MWh,

ATS 170 000have been saved.

The different measures to reduce tailings

reduce thedisposal cost byATS 92.000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to the use of HVLP Paintguns,

economics of 25% could be achieved in

the paintshop.

• The use and repeated utilization of

covering foils has reduced the con-

sumption of covering paper by 30%.

• The fact that the packaging was sepa-

rated as early as in the spare part

stockroom before the parts were deliv-

ered to the workshop has made an

essential contribution to the overall

reduction in tailings by 5.5 t.

• In the next year, a sanitation concept for

the sewage water system is to be

prepared. This system is to make sure

that the legal requirements for 2000 are

already met today.

• The paintshop is to be entirely trans-

formed to the use of water soluble

priming paints.

Hans Pugl Gesellschaft m.b.H.

KFZ- Verkauf und Reparaturwerkstätte -

Motor Vehicle Sales and Repair Workshop

Foundation: 1971

60 employees

Turnover: ATS 150 mio

Site: Triesterstraße 11-13, 8020 Graz

Contact: Werner Spitzer

0316/ 91 50 55-29

Our target relating to the participation in

ÖKOPROFIT was to achieve the maximum legal

security and to minimize the environmental

load. We consider ourselves to be a company

that wants to maintain ecological action in the

central area of the City of Graz. The quality of

life of the adjoining owners and neighbors in

our District is to be guaranteed by this.

Hans Pugl, Manager

In thepaintshop alone,the economicshave achieved

a totalof

ATS 70.000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Use of CO Post-Combustion: Energy

saving of appr. 4 500 MWh.

• Due to the installation of a descaling at

the outlet of the pusher furnace, the

scale will be removed at the outlet and

will no longer be transported off with

the rinsing water (50% less scale in the

cooling water circuit). Due to this

measure, the acquisition of a new

cooling tower was no longer necessary.

• The control of the pusher furnace

optimizes the natural gas supply for

heating the billet: energy saving of

370 000 m³ natural gas.

For 1997, an intensified utilization of waste

heat as well as a “Hot Rolling Mill” are

planned. As for the hot rolling mill, it is a

question of putting the billet into the

pusher furnace in its hot state (up to now,

this has only been done after it had cooled

down). These measures help to save

360 000 kW of energy and to considerably

increase the output.

The transport of the blast coal will be

transformed: from the previous delivery in

one-way packages to silo delivery or multi-

way packages.

Stahl und Walzwerk Marienhütte Ges.m.b.H

Betonstahlerzeugung - Concrete Steel Manufacturing

Foundation: 1949

192 Employees

Turnover: ATS 820 mio

Site: Südbahnstraße 11, 8020 Graz

Contact: Ing. Otto Ranftl

0316/ 59 75-55

Stahl aus Schrott bedeutet wirtschaftliches

und immer wiederkehrendes Recycling.

Dipl.-Ing. Günther Brochmann,

Geschäftsführer

Energy savingachieved by

post-combustion:ATS 3 500 000.

The controlof the

pusher surfacehelps to saveATS 600 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to more exact presettings on the

printing machines, the spoilage could

be reduced by 290 000 kg.

• The fact that cleaning rags were used

several times (folding technique) has

reduced the consumption of cleaning

rags by 25%.

• The optimization of the utilization

control of the pneumatic system as well

as the connection of the two compres-

sor plants have led to considerable

energy economics.

• Optimization of the central process

control technique, which has helped to

save energy and work to be done by the

house engineers.

• Attempt to replace cleansers containing

solvents by cleansers on plant basis.

• Project work for introducing a new

technology for the production of printing

plates. Photographic paper, film material

and photochemistry could be saved.

Universitäts-Buchdruckerei Styria (Steirerdruck)

Druckzentrum Messendorf

Herstellung von Tageszeitungen,

Zeitungsprodukten und Akzidenzdrucksorten

Production of dailies, newspaper products and job work

Foundation: 1869

140 employees

Turnover: ATS 330 mio

Site: Styriastraße 20, 8042 Graz

Contact: Ing. Josef Hanetseder

0664 302 1513

For us the responsibility of media also implies

the obligation to act according to ecological

maxims every day.

Mag. Hans Metzger, Management

Spoilage ReductionATS 2 200 000Reduction of the

Cleaning RagConsumptionATS 164 000

Reduction of TailingsATS 50 000

Optimization of thePneumatic System

ATS 100 000Total

ATS 2.514.000

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to a new design of waste logistics,

the tailings could be reduced by 10% in

the first step.

• Modifications in the packaging of our

suppliers have led to a remarkable

reduction in the acquisition cost.

• 10% of our energy cost could be saved

by organizational measures alone.

• By improving waste logistics even

more, we want to reduce the amount of

tailings by still 10%.

• In order to save expensive raw materi-

als, the topic of optimizing cuttings will

be intensified even more in future.

• A further reduction in energy cost by

15% is our declared target.

Wo&Wo Grün GmbH

Sonnenschutzhersteller - Sun Protection Manufacturer

Foundation: 1952

200 employees

Turnover: ATS 250 mio

Site: Hafnerstraße 193, 8054 Graz

Contact:

Dipl.-Ing. Gert Wanderer

0316/ 28 07 - 401

We want to be successful in sun protection

design and environmental protection!

Mag. Heiner Praun, Manager

WasteATS 75 000

EnergyATS 50 000

PackagingATS 125 000

SonnenSchutzDesign

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In this context, we would like to point out quite proudly

that ÖKOPROFIT Graz internationally is the own Cleaner

Production Program of that kind that has already been

under way for more than five years. The fact that as

many as 70% of the Companies have decided to contin-

ue ÖKOPROFIT is still another evidence of the success

of this project.

An own Module Continuation, which has existed since

the project year 1994/95, was used by altogether 19

Companies this year. The continued supervision of the

Companies in an own module seems useful because ex-

perience has shown that the in-company activities

would considerably decrease without a continued

coaching from outside.

In the sense of continuous active environmental pro-

tection, the City of Graz has decided to fund this con-

tinuation module as well. This guarantees that the Com-

panies continue to work on and extend the principles of

preventive environmental protection and keep in con-

tact with one another.

This informal network between the ÖKOPROFIT Com-

panies also is an important step towards sustainable

urban development.

The essential targets of the continuation module can

be formulated as follows:

• Implementation of the elaborated projects

• Being presented the ÖKOPROFIT Award again

• Being led to aiming at further targets, sucha as Eco-

Audit and Ecological Product Design

• Exchange of experience beyond the borders of fields

of business

• Being supported in propagating the ÖKOPROFIT

Idea within their fields of business

• Utilization of the possibilities to develop ECO-HIGH-

TECHand to export technology in the field of Clean-

er Production

In 1996 the Continuation Module was organized as fol-

lows:

Coordination Meetings

Workshop 1 Environmental Controlling

Workshop 2a Waste Management / Energy

Workshop 2b Laws and Decrees

Workshop 3a Ecological Purchasing and Product

Design

Workshop 3b Water/Waste Water and Energy

Workshop 4 Environmental Cost, preparation for

the Company Award

On the whole, 6 workshops were offered, two of which

could be attended optionally. In contrast to last year ’s

subsequent supervision, the duration of each informa-

tion workshop was extended to one day, which meant a

further improvement in the offer for Club Companies.

It was also in view of the composition of the teams that

the module was interesting:

From the 19 Club Companies, nine Companies have par-

ticipated in ÖKOPROFIT since the first Basic Program

93/94 and thus applied for the award for the third time.

Ten of the Companies participated for the first time in

1995.

However, this also means that only one Company tak-

ing part for the first time in 1995 has not availed of the

continuation module, which definitely can be consid-

ered as being a great success.

The different starting position of the Club Companies

that have completed the second or third ÖKOPROFIT

Year has also resulted in different requirements for the

Award. Whereas the Companies applying for the Award

for the second time were appraised by the Commission

at their sites, the decision on the Companies applying

for the third time was taken in a meeting of the Commis-

sion.

Club

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This was sort of intermediate check because the award

was presented for three years in accordance with the

EU Decree 1835/93 (EMAS) in 1995: Whereas, however,

ECO-AUDIT Companies only are subjected to a new

Environmental Audit after three years, ÖKOPROFIT

Companies are inspected every year.

The Intermediate Check, at which the Environmental

Achievements and Program were checked, a sample was

taken of the activities constantly updating Waste Man-

agement Concept and the legal situation was inspected,

was very satisfactory and positive for the Companies.

The Companies that have been presented the ÖKO-

PROFIT Award for the third time are:

Andritz Actiengesellschaft

Verein BAN

Eurostar Automobilwerk

Steiermärkische Gebietskrankenkasse

J. Hornig Ges.m.b.H. & Co KG

Jagersberger GesmbH & Co KG

Landesnervenkrankenhaus Graz

DI Franz Robier Bau GesmbH

ÖKOPROFIT Insights

In the course of ÖKOPROFIT 1996, two common Com-

pany visits, to which all “old” and “new” ÖKOPROFIT

Companies were invited, were offered again.

Such meetings on unofficial occasions reinforce the

Club Idea and informal network character that are be-

hind ÖKOPROFIT.

On this occasion, two Beginners presented their Com-

panies. The Steel and Rolling Mill of the “Marienhütte”

and the Newspaper Printers Styria were visited on June

4th and September 26th respectively, an interesting in-

sight into these two fields of business and the single

process steps themselves being offered.

At the subsequent comfortable reunion, the represent-

atives of the individual Beginners and Club Companies

were given ample opportunity to better get to know one

another and to exchange experience.

Exchange of Experience à la ÖKOPROFIT in the Marienhütte

Club

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• A central material database has been

created. This database gives exact

information on the kind and hazardous-

ness of the 500 materials currently used

(R Sets).

This database is generally accessible.

• As a new paintshop has been taken into

operation, the entire color and paint

system has been transformed to the use

of paints containing low amounts of

solvents (only 5-8% instead of 45-48%

of solvents).

• In 1997 a central sewage collection and

treatment system is to be implemented

by means of an own ultra-filtration

plant. This plant is to receive about 30-

40% of the industrial charges, which

currently amount to appr. 130 m³, so

that only the remaining rest has to be

disposed of.

• Intensified integration of preventive

environmental protection into planned

investments of the Company.

Andritz Actiengesellschaft

Maschinen- und Anlagenbau -

Machine and Plant Construction

Foundation: 1852

1100 employees

Turnover: ATS 3 200 mio

Site: Statteggerstraße 18, 8045 Graz

Contact: Ing. Lutz Bernhard

0316 / 6902-2200

An important part of our products serves for

environmental protection. Therefore, we

have, from the beginning, endeavored to act

as pioneer. The Project ÖKOPROFIT support

the innovative character of the measures

taken by us.

The purchasedamounts of paintcould be reduced

from 16t/a to 12t/a. As a whole,

the disposal cost could, from 1995 to 1996, be reduced by 10%while the efficiency

increased,weight reduction tailings

45 t.Saved cost:

ATS 250 000

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Reduction in the amount of bulky waste

by 19% caused by the following meas-

ures: Fire wood campaign in winter,

exact sorting of the tailings, removal of

all the impurities

• Due to the efficient breakdown of the

materials in the field of electronic scrap,

the disassembly of the fellies of 740

automobile tires and the extension of

fractionation, the amount of used

materials in the metal sector could be

increased by 100%.

• Operation of two passenger cars and

one truck with bio-diesel (used cooking

oil methylester).

The subterranean installation of a spherical

tank for the collection and utilization of rain

water for the lye basin and the lavatories for

40 employees is to help to save 250 000 l of

drinking water every year.

The program also provides for the extension

of the collecting capacity by the additional

establishment of collecting places with

trained personnel.

Innovation and specialization by using

alternative energy and alternative raw materi-

als have turned environmental protection to a

common cause.

Mag. Christian Wolf

Verein BAN

Sozial-ökonomischer Betrieb, Umweltarbeit -

Socio-Economic Business, Environmental Work

Foundation: 1983

40 employees

Turnover: ATS 7.6 mio

Site: Ungergasse 31, 8020 Graz

Contact: Christa Suppan

0316/ 91 66 37-14

The reduction of38t of bulky wastehas helped to save

ATS 130 000.The use of

three vehiclesdriven by

used cooking oilmethylester

has helped to save500 l fossil fueland to reduceCO

2 by about

100 kg.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Systematized environmental protection

at Eurostar by the introduction of the

Environmental Management System

according to ISO 14001 and EMAS with

certification, site registration and

validation in September 1996.

• By a circulating system in the

degreasing of the car bodies, appr.

160 m³ of oil emulsion are no longer

disposed of as hazardous waste, which

is why ATS 260 000 are saved.

• The target is the further reduction in the

use of paint for water soluble priming

coats by appr. 30% by the use of

electrostatic painting methods.

• Improvements in cooling systems are to

help to save raw water by up to

22 000 m³ every year.

Eurostar Automobilwerk Ges.m.b.H & Co.KG

Automobilmontage - Automobile Assembly

Foundation: 1990

1600 employees

Turnover: ATS 10.3 bio.

Site: Walter-P.-Chrysler Platz 1, 8041 Graz

Contact: Erich Eisner

0316/ 408-4395

Foresighted acting in the environmental

sector allows us to detect saving potentials

and risks earlier and to turn them to the

ecological and economic benefit of all those

concerned.

Dipl.-Ing. H. Klausner

Member of the Board of ManagersM

By means of thepowder coating of the totalbody, EUROSTAR treads

new paths relating tocoating methods working

without solvents andproducing a low amount of

waste. Due to this,Eurostar achieves a

reduction in solvents of29 t every year.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to the installation of three further

filtering installations, a reduction of the

impact of sewage water on the

groundwater has been achieved.

• All Companies seated there could be

incorporated into the separating logis-

tics. Catering particularly profited from

the newly introduced waste separation

and could reduce its tailings by

about 10%.

• The timetable of the airport bus has

been better adapted to the flying

schedule.

• Further improvemtns in the waste

separating system mainly are to be

searched and implemented in coopera-

tion with other airports.

• For 1997, an inspection of the filling

station operated by the airport for the

internal vehicles is intended.

• In the energy sector, an optimized

control of the heating installation is to

help to make economics.

Environmental protection has always been an

important concern of the airport and is

promoted by numerous projects. All over the

world aviation works innovatively on improve-

ments. In no other traffic sector is there so

much progress in technology (noise, pollutant

emissions). On the Graz Airport, only had

silent aeroplanes of the newest generation

have been allowed to start and land since

November 1st, 1996

Dir. F. Eder

Flughafen Graz Betriebsges.m.b.H.

An- und Abflug von Passagier und Frachtflugzeugen -

Arrival and departure of passenger and freight aeroplanes

Foundation: 1914

98 employees, 562 000 passenger

Turnover: ATS 199 mio

Site: 8073 Feldkirchen

Contact: Ing. Georg Schlagbauer

0316/ 29 02 125

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• The establishment of a suitable separat-

ing system for all outpatients’ depart-

ments reduces the waste in the medical

sector that will only pose a risk of

injury and infection in this area by

2 200 kg (15%).

• Further reduction of tailings by

5 600 kg (24%).

• Reduction in the district heating de-

mand by 243 100kWh (10%) by addi-

tional switching-off measures, a better

adaptation to the operating hours and

by the combination of hot water

treatment.

The main starting point in the Program 1997 is

paper consumption. Further reductions are to

be achieved by the following measures :

• 2nd stage of the filing of the data on

optical data carriers

• Messages of employers by means of

remote data transmission

• Replacing the microfilms by an elec-

tronic filing system

Steiermärkische Gebietskrankenkasse

Sozialversicherungsträger (ASVG) -

Social Insurance Institution

Foundation: 1868 (Predecessor)

1 215 employees

Turnover: ATS 11.5 bio.

Site: Josef-Pongratz-Platz 1, 8010 Graz

Contact: Mag. Kurt Rupprich

0316/ 8035-240

A healthy intact environment is a prerequisite for the

health of humans. Taking care of them is the task of

the “Steiermärkische Gebietskrankenkasse”. There-

fore, we have made our contribution to environmen-

tal protection as far as possible for many years.

Chairman Mag. Johann Hakel

From 1993 to1995,the reduction

in tailingshelped to save

disposal cost byaltogether

ATS 230 000.

As fordistrict heating,ATS 192.000

have been saved.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• As the garden mold is delivered in

refillable Big Bags, the amount of

plastic packaging will be reduced by 13t

every year. This will reduce the price of

the garden mold by 7%.

• As the transport park has been trans-

ferred to a forwarding agency, it is also

possible to accept return freights and

thus increase the degree of utilization

from 70% to almost 100%.

• We intend to replace the peat in our

garden mold by raw materials growing

again fast, such as bark chips.

• Furthermore, we are still looking for

alternative raw materials that can

replace the plastics from which our pots

are made.

• Due to the installation of loading ramps

for loading the trucks, the sliding doors

don’t have to be opened any more.

Therefore, there will be no more heat

loss. This measure will be completed by

March 1997.

Since we started to take part in

ÖKOPROFIT, we have attached great

importance to handle the resources of our

earth with as much care as possible in our

product design and purchasing.

Sabine Herneth, Management

Gartenbaubetrieb Brigitte und Günther Herneth

Balcony, Bed and Pot Plants

Foundation: 1896

120 employees

220.000m² cultivated area

Sites: Tiergartenweg 2, Reitweg, Markusgasse 32

all 8055 Graz

Contact: Sabine Herneth

0316/ 29 49 53 -10

The delivery ofthe garden mold in

refillableBig Bagsinstead of

in 80 l plastic bags has helped to make

economics amountingto

ATS 230 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Transformation of the refrigerating

plant to the state of the art in the

course of the development of the

freshness service

• Reduction in hazardous wast by 70%.

• Reduction in tailings by 10%.

• Exclusive use of whisper trucks.

• Analysis of the existing sorting

accuracy and its improvement.

• Introduction of ecologically beneficial

gift packages.

• In the course of the planned expansion

- improvement of the existing

installations.

J. Hornig Ges.m.b.H. & Co KG

Coffee Roasters and Grocery Wholesale Trade

Foundation: 1912

353 employees

Turnover: ATS 1 064 mio

Site: Waagner-Biró-Straße 39-41, 8020 Graz

Contact: Consul Johannes and Edith Hornig

Elfriede De la Vega

0316/509-210

As part of our strategy we declare ourselves

for the ecosocial market economy. Therefore,

ecological acting of all interpreters partici-

pating in the team is a decisive premise.

Consul J. Hornig

The reduction inhazardous waste and

tailingshas helped

to saveapproximatelyATS 100 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• The rebuilding of the paint cabin could

reduce the solvent consumption by

30%. Due to the higher air excess ratio,

it becomes easier to use water lacquer

in combination with the HVLP Guns.

• Due to the modernization of the heating

installation (boiler exchange), the use of

heating oil could be reduced by 10%.

• A new emulsion separating plant

improves the sewage quality and

considerably is below the limits, e. g.

Materials that may settle

0.2 mg/l instead of 10 mg/l,

Lead concentration

0.0 mg/l instead of 0.5 mg/l.

For 1997, the installation of a new paintshop

is intended. This large investment with a

considerable period of amortization

anticipates progress in the paint sector to be

expected. The new paintshop will, in

combination with the new lacquer

technology, help to save up to 885 of the

solvents for priming paints.

Autohaus Jagersberger GesmbH & Co. KG

Repair and Sales of Motor Vehicles

Foundation: 1972

46 employees

Turnover: ATS 39.7 mio

Site: Raiffeisenstraße 200, 8041 Graz

Contact:

Josef Huber

0316/ 46 55 55

We take our commitment to environmental

protection very seriously. As only car dealer

we have score the hat trick.

Having received the ÖKOPROFIT Award for

the 3rd time, we completely are in the green

area again.

Manager Dr. Hans Jagersberger

Due to theboiler exchange

in theheating installation,8000 l heating oil

can be savedevery year.

Thus the cost will bereduced by

ATS 24 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to the installation of a collecting

center for waste and used materials, the

disposal cost have been reduced, and

the amount of tailings has been reduced

by more than 10%; instead of five

disposal trips, which have been neces-

sary every week up to now, three trips

are sufficient.

• Furthermore, a composting plant has

been erected, an amount of 7 - 8 t/a

being expected. The compost is used in

the gardener ’s house of the hospital for

improving the soil

• Rebuilding of the laundry (putting into

operation: Februar 1997)

• After the new laundry has been com-

pleted, the changed tasks as well as the

technological innovations require the

preparation of an energy concept for

the LNKH.

• In order to minimize the in-company

supply trips, the establishment of a

logistics center in the object of the

laundry that is getting free is intended.

• The crucial point of the investments

made in house technology in 1997 is the

improvement of the energy supply.

Altogether about ATS 7 mio are in-

tended for this.

Landesnervenkrankenhaus Graz

Hospital for Mentally Handicapped Persons

Foundation: 1874

1196 employees

Turnover: ATS 1 261 mio

Site: Wagner Jauregg Platz 1, 8053 Graz

Contact: Adolf Dornetshuemer

0316/ 29 15 01 304

We have set ourselves the goal to give our

patients the best quality of care with an

extensive environmental protection at an

optimal profitability.

G. Schmidt, Director

Due to the installation of ascollecting center for waste andused materials, the number of

the collecting centers, which hadbeen decentral up to now, couldbe reduced to but few objects.

Due to this,10 containers with a capacity of

1 100l each could be givenback. zurückgegeben werden.

The saving results from thereduced cost for renting thecontainers and amounts to

ATS 45 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Recycling

A rebuilding at the inlet of the packag-

ing machine allows the recycling of the

coat hangers returned by the custom-

ers. Due to this, the coat hangers,

which have been disposed of before,

can be recycled, and raw material or

waste of 2.5 t can be saved.

• Packaging

Due to the use of larger mailing bags

instead of certain cardboard boxes,

20.2 t of packaging weight have been

saved. Due to the thinner middle layer

of mailing bags, further 16.5 t

have been saved.

• For the storage space, a heating control

(5-10% less energy consumption) as

well as a need oriented light control

(35-45% less electricity cost) are to be

acquired.

• A different measure refers to house

technology: cleaning paper is to be

replaced by materials that can be used

more often.

Neckermann Versand Österreich

Mail-Order Firm

450 employees

Turnover: ATS 1. 3 bio.

Site: Triesterstr. 280, 8012 Graz

Contact: Gerhard Hiebler

0316/246-4212

Today’s Environmental Program is tomor-

row’s business success and additionally

ensures our quality of life.

E. Sommer

Management

86%of the

coat hangersare recycled.

Saving:ATS 140 000

The useof larger mailing bags

has resultedin a

saving potentialof

ATS 328 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

Brewery Puntigam

• Due to the completion and commission-

ing of the “New Bottling“, the heat

requirement could be reduced by

590 000 m³ (-50%), and the consumption

of natural gas and water could be

reduced by 65.000 m³ (-47%).

• Other measures taken within the Com-

pany, such as avoiding some rinsing

processes in the wort lines in the

brewing room have reduced the amount

of sewage water of the entire plant by

altogether

110 000 m³ (-22%) and the CSB Load by

130 000 kg (-22%).

Brewery Puntigam

• In the room housing the refrigerating

machines replacing bundled tubular

capacitors by evaporation capacitors.

By 1998, 90% of the amount of water used

up to now, namely 430 000 m³, are to be

saved.

Target 1997: Saving of 37 000 m³ of water.

Final Stage 1998: further saving of

350 000 m³ of water

• Development of heat recovery in the

brewing room.

Target 1997: Saving of 150 000 m³ of

natural gas

Steirerbrau AG

Brewery - Malting

Foundation: 1977

1 450 employees

Foundation Brauerei Puntigam 1642,

Foundation Reininghaus 1697

Turnover: ATS 3 400 mio

Sites:

Brauerei Puntigam, Triesterstraße 357, 8055 Graz

Mälzerei Steinfeld, Reininghausstraße 1-7, 8020 Graz

Contact: Ing. Horst Nechtelberger

0316/ 502-346

Besides the flavor, beer drinkers especially

esteem the naturalness of our products,

which results from the raw materials water,

hops and malt. So what’s more in the interest

of a brewery than to meet this requirement

put on purity by also acting in an ecologi-

cally beneficial way?

DI Dieter Pelz, Member of Managing Board

The numerous measuresrelating to

technology,organization and

energyhave led to

the following economics:Heat

ATS 2 400 000Water

ATS 550 000Sewage WaterATS 2 600 000

TotalATS 5.5 mio

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Due to the conversion to water lacquers

for the filling paints, the lacquer con-

sumption could be reduced by 70%, and

the solvent emission could be reduced

by 97%.

• As the waste was separated more

exactly, the tailings could be reduced

by 20%.

• Due to the implementation of a new

disposal concept, the disposal cost is

to be reduced by 80%.

• A further crucial point for 1997 is the

implementation of an Environmental

Management System.

STEYR-DAIMLER-PUCHFahrzeugtechnik

Production of Vehicles and Vehicle Components

Foundation: 1899

3900 employees

Turnover: appr. ATS 5 bio.

Site: Liebenauer Hauptstraße 317, 8041 Graz

Contact: Ing. Christian Jegel

0316/ 404 2807

Environmental protection is a corporate

target for the long-term guarantee of the

economic business success.

F. Brenner

1996Saving:

DisposalATS 3 mio

Filling Paint210t

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• The optimization of the company

specific waste logistics has resulted in

an annual cost saving of altogether

ATS 87 000. Among other things,

the tailings could be reduced by 21 t,

i. e. more than 50% as compared

to 1995.

• By means of a time controlled stop

valve for the compressed air reservoir,

8 000 kWh a month or

ATS 65 000 a year could

be saved.

• By heating the untreated waste wood of

the Company in a chip heating installa-

tion , about 44% of the total heat

requirement are to be covered.

• Due to the implementation of the

ISO 9002 Standard, the three-part

system consisting of environmental

protection, occupational safety and

quality are not only directed from the a/

m site but are also extended to all the

other branch offices.

Team Styria GmbH

Iron and Metal Producing and Processing Industry

Foundation: 1980

148 employees

Turnover: ATS 65.8 mio

Site Triesterstraße 388, 8055 Graz

Kontakt: Ing. Bernhard Lambauer

0316/ 29 55 46-49

- Work and Environment -

for us two essential factors for the future

Dir. Brence, Management

EE NNTTTTÄÄTTSSKKRREEWW

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• As painting materials were purchased in

large containers with 1 000 kg each,

500 pieces of PVC Buckets could be

saved.

• As a mobile street marker has been

purchased, there won’t be any drizzle.

This is why there can be a material

saving of 200 kg paint a year.

• Url Co. has specifically employed one

man for checking the waste separation

and doing a subsequent sorting.

• By using even more painting materials

containing few solvents, a further

reduction of 100 kg of solvents is to be

achieved. Furthermore, the purchasing

of a gun cleaner helps to save solvents

by about 80 kg.

• Glue colors also are to be delivered in

containers, which would help to save

further 1 000 pieces of PVC Buckets.

Otto Url Ges.m.b.H.

Painter

Foundation: 1960

32 employees

Turnover: ATS 14 mio

Site: Andritzer Reichsstraße 66, 8045 Graz

Contact: Kommerzialrat Otto Url

0316/ 69 47 83

The environment is valuable for us. There-

fore, we only use gentle products.

KR. Otto Url

The measuresmentionedfirst alone

have helpedto save

ATS 15 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Installation of a heating boiler, with

which the burner also allows to fire

solvents. This will, on the one hand,

considerably reduce the disposal cost.

On the other hand, the energy content

of the solvent is used for producing

process heat.

• Installation of a color store with store

management

• Communication by videoconferencing:

Reduction of the number of business

trips

• Certification according to ISO 14001

and validation according to EMAS

(4th quarter 1996)

• In order to ensure an increased cost

transparency, an eco-controlling will be

established in 1998.

• In rotogravure:

Process waste air concentration with

monitoring of the lower explosing

protection limit. Instead of 15 000 m³ of

waste air, 7 500 m³ of waste air an hour

are to be released with appr. 1-2 g/m³ of

solvent via a waste air clarification.

This will help to increase the efficiency

and thus to save energy.

Alfred Wall AG

Packaging Printing

Foundation: 1868

650 employees

Turnover: ATS 1.5 bio

Site: Grillweg 15, 8053 Graz

Contact: Karl Tschuffer, Maik Weitgruber

0316/ 25 00 114

We do not only commit ourselves to observe

all the legal basic conditions but also to

apply the state of the art in order to produce

our products in an ecologically benefical

way.

Mag. Wall Mag. Schneider

(Board of Directors)

The installationof the

new heating boileralone results in the

following economics:Avoidance of the disposal

cost forappr. 450 t of solvents :

ATS 600 000

Own heating andproduction of process

heat:ATS 200 000

ALFRED WALL AG

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Since the waste logistics was intro-

duced, the amount of tailings has been

reduced from 64 t to 32 t, i. e. by 50%.

• Due to the installation of two emulsion

separating plants, only cleaned sewage

water will get from the workshop and

washing station into the sewerage.

• Due to the new recycling plant in the

washing station for passenger cars and

transporters, 1 700 m³ of fresh water,

i. e. 80%, are saved.

• Successful conversion to water lac-

quers for the entire passenger car area.

This equals 70% of the total painting

materials.

• Sanitation of the electric installation aiming

at saving 8% of the electricity cost.

• Giving an impetus for branch offices:

extension of the environmental measures

to our branch offices and counselling in

this respect (Waste Management Con-

cept, Sewage Water Concept, etc.)

• Further optimization of waste logistics

Repair and Sales of Motor Vehicles

Foundation: 1957

280 employees

Turnover: ATS 1.2 bio

Site: Schippingerstraße 8, 8051 Graz

Contact: Prok. Karl-Heinz Klammer

0316/ 60 76 410

Our target is to put our environmental image

on a par with the Mercedes Image.

Komm.-Rat Dr. Alfred Ehrlich,

Manager

Technology of the Futuure - the A Class of Mercedes-Benz

Installation of awash water recycling

plant:ATS 27 000

Use ofHVLP Gun Floor FilterExchange instead of 8

time a year6 times a year:ATS 37 000

Exact separation of theworkshop waste:

Reduction 2 t:ATS 22 000

Installation of a nitrorecycling plant:ATS 22 000

Total SavingATS 108 000

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The ÖKOPROFIT Company Award in Graz has proved to

be a known and recognized “local” means to honor con-

servation-minded Companies. Further-more, the EU Decree

1835/93 (EMAS) and ISO 14001 are internationally recog-

nized instruments.

Therefore, we wanted to also give successful ÖKOPROF-

IT Companies the opportunity to aim at achieving EMAS

and ISO 14001 resp. in a similar common model for environ-

mental consulting. Due to the detailed preliminary work,

the carefully directed establishment of an Environmental

Management System causes considerably lower cost and

time expenditure than that for a comparable Company with-

out ÖKOPROFIT.

Establishment

In analogy to ÖKOPROFIT, the consulting activities con-

sist of two components:

• Common workshops for all Companies concerned with

working documents

In altogether five workshops, the general bases for the

establishment, inspection and appraisal of the Envi-

ronmental Management System are elaborated. In anal-

ogy to the ÖKOPROFIT Basic Program, corresponding

leaflets serve as documentation.

• Individual coaching of the Companies

This coaching consists of the instruction to the con-

crete implementation of the steps necessary, the moni-

toring of the project progress, support in establishing

the documentation, acting as leaders/moderators in

project groups, etc. The execution of an Environmental

Audit by internal or external auditors and the support

of the Company in this audit also are part of individual

coaching.

The preliminary work done in the ÖKOPROFIT Project, such

as the definition of Environmental Policy and Targets or the

establishment of an Environmental Program as well as of the

Waste Management Concept are adopted into the project and

oriented towards the EMAS Decree and ISO 14001 resp.

Altogether three Companies decided in February 1996 to

establish an Environmental Management System by being

supported by the Module From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-

AUDIT . The intensive work has paid off for the Compa-

nies. Although the Companies had participated in ÖKO-

PROFIT several times, the extensive establishment of an

Environmental Management System helped to detect weak-

nesses. A central aspect is the integration of the preven-

tive environmental protection into the “classical” manage-

ment processes.

The current state of the project is encouraging: DI F. Robier

Co. was certified according to ISO 14001 in January 1997,

Leopold Pharma Co. was appraised and certified resp. in Feb-

ruary 1997. Bergland Milch reg. Gen.m.b.H. has - due to the

success of the Site Graz - decided to extend the establishment

of an Environmental Management System to all nine sites,

the certification being intended for late 1997. Once again the

example of Graz is a model for the rest of Austria.

Reports from the Companies

At Robier Co., the successful environmental work started

in ÖKOPROFIT was continued and deepened.

What is particularly worth mentioning is the striving of

the Company for consistently pursuing targets aiming at

the eco-design and analysis of the offered services: As

result of this strategic decision, the following services are

to be increasingly implemented in future:

• more work in Graz than elsewhere (reduction of transport)

• more renovation than new construction (utilization of

existing structures)

• “more ecological” renovation

Among other things, these strategic guidelines are also

reflected in the Environmental Program:

1. The renovating strategy has been recognized as es-

sential measure influencing the environment and has

been anchored in the Environmental Program by a cor-

responding lobbying with Authorities and Chambers.

As, however, this is not only a possibility to reduce

environmental impacts for Robier Co. but also for other

construction companies, this measure goes far beyond

the “traditional“ thinking in terms of sites.

2. In order to provide employees and customers with en-

vironmentally beneficial materials, an own Catalog for

Ecological Building Materials has been elaborated,

and its continuous updating has been fixed in the En-

vironmental Program.

In addition, it should be noted that the Environmental Man-

agement System does not only apply to the Headquarters

but that all building sites are integrated by corresponding

instructions. Besides the measures necessary for environ-

mental protection, these instructions also refer to the is-

sue safety on the building site.

From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-AUDIT

40

At Leopold Pharma Co., a list of 70 measures for improve-

ment could be elaborated at the inspection even though

this Company had already successfully participated in

ÖKOPROFIT twice.

Some measures, in particular those relating to energy and water,

have already been started on. A new plant for washing bot-

tles requiring less hot water is being installed. Due to this, the

hot wash water will be reused, which will presumably help to

save 6 600 m³ of water 260 000 m³ of natural gas.

An essential target is the continuous improvement of the

production process. This will help Leopold Pharma to im-

prove the yield and reduce the loss of raw materials and

packaging materials. For example, pipes are rebuilt as to

make sure that the filling can be done until the last drop.

As a central part of the Environmental Management Sys-

tem the “Environmental Calendar” has been elaborated.

In this calendar, all environmentally relevant activities are

planned in advance and entered. Due to this, the estab-

lishment of the Environmental Program and the required

financial means are even known before the budget is made.

In order to constantly improve the employees’ conscious-

ness of environmental protection, there is already a notice

board shaped as “Ecological Tree” at the entrance. On

this board, the newest information relating to environment

are presented attractively and updated every second week.

In trainings potential environmental impacts of the respec-

tive activities of one employee are exactly analyzed, eco-

logical consciousness being created again.

The technical reporting system has been transformed to

an uniform EDP System. This allowed to link all the data

on line for the first time, which gives each person respon-

sible access to all the relevant data.

Bergland Milch reg.Gen.m.b.H. has already participated

in ÖKOPROFIT with its site in Graz twice. In 1996 it was

also the site in Klagenfurt that participated in ÖKOPROF-

IT. In 1996 Bergland Milch decided to strive for a certifica-

tion according to ISO 14001. After the elaboration of the

Environmental Policy, which is supported by the Manag-

ing Board of Bergland Milch, and the successful Environ-

mental Inspection at the site in Graz, the Managing Board

has decided to strive for a certification of Berglandmilch

according to ISO 14001 for all 9 sites. Therefore, the first

priority was to create a similar “environmental level” at all

sites. In order to achieve this with a justifiable expendi-

ture, the schedule was extended a little so that the certifi-

cation is intended for late 1997.

The Environmental Inspection resulted in 50 proposals for

improvement at the site in Graz alone.

What is of central interest for a Company with almost 1000

employees is the employees’ information and training.

Therefore, the direct information on the environmental is-

sue has been intensified from the beginning.

Furthermore, an input/output analysis for all sites is made.

In future the monthly balances of all sites are to be available to

each site in order to allow an in-company benchmarking.

Besides, the existing daily protocols are analyzed and extend-

ed by environmentally relevant data and indices so that the

data are available to all persons responsible.

Sequence of the Module “From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-AUDIT”

From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-AUDIT

Common Workshops In-Company Sequence

WS 1 Starting Workshop

Environmental Policy, Guidelines

Environmental Inspection

Environmental Program

WS 2

WS 3

WS 4

EstablishingtheEnvironmentalManagementSystem

Coordination of the WG

Environmental Audit

Appraisal/Certification

WS 5

WG

WGWG

WG

WS ... WorkshopWG ... Working G roup

Environmental Declaration

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Working on the establishment of an

Environmental Management System by

the participation in the Project “From

ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-AUDIT”.

• The conversion to FFC disinfectants as

well as the use of rinsers, hot water and

vapor sterilization eliminate 40 t of

chlorous disinfectants.

• Introduction of multi-way packaging

(5-10 l buckets instead of one-way

plastic containers) for product packag-

ing and secondary packaging.

• By late 1997, the introduction of the

Environmental Management System is

to be completed, and all company sites

of the “Berglandmilch” are to be ap-

praised according to EMAS or certified

according to ISO 140001.

• The sewage water emissions and raw

material losses are to be minimized even

more - for this, the cleaning installa-

tions are to be modified.

• Execution of a workplace evaluation in

all “Bergland” Company Sites.

Berglandmilch reg. Gen.m.b.H.

Processing of Milk

Foundation: 1991

133 employees

Turnove: ATS 740 mio

Site: Babenbergerstraße 75, 8021 Graz

Contact: Hubert Platzer

0316/ 91 58 80

The target of “Berglandmilch” is to reduce

the effects of economic action to an accept-

able minimum.

Chairman of the Board Ing. E. Resl

The fact thatchlorous disinfectants

have beenreplaced by

FFC disinfectantsalone has helped

to saveATS 300 000.

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Establisment of an Environmental

Management System by the

participation in the Project

“ From ÖKOPROFIT to ECO-AUDIT”.

• Saving of 57 t of cardboard by the

conversion from cardboard trays to

multi-way trays.

• Reduction in NOx emissions to less

than the half by a new steam boiler

(from 140 mg/m³ to 57 mg/m³).

• Less depreciation of goods by avoiding

the exceeding of the date of expiration

by improving the planning and conclud-

ing better agreements with customers.

• A continuous improvement of the

production process in order to increase

the output and reduce raw material

losses as well as the further utilization

of hot water in order to reduce cost and

save natural gas and water.

• Due to the installation of a new

washing machine, 800 l/h of

distilled water are saved.

Leopold Pharma GesmbH

Manufacturing and sales of infusion solutions

Concentrate solutions for the artificial kidney

Foundation: 1947

218 employees

Turnover: ATS 500 mio

Site: Hafnerstraße 36, 8055 Graz

Contact: Siegfried Pfeifer

0316/ 249-703

We want to promote the sense of responsibil-

ity of our employees for the environment on

all levels, encourage them to participate

actively and to motivate them to continuous

improvement.

WaterAtS 270 000

Sewage WaterATS 180 000

Natural GasATS 70 000

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Environmental Achievements

Environmental Program

• Participatin in the Eco-Audit Project of

Graz with ISO 14001 Certification.

• Replacing operating materials by

biologically decomposable materials

and acquisition of a filtering

installation.

• Saving of fuel by an improved organiza-

tion and new purchases.

Ecologically beneficial building as extensive

concept. This implies the completion of a

catalog of unrisky building materials, an

intensive training of the employees in envi-

ronmental matters, integration of the suppliers

and customers into the program, intensified

redevelopment instead of new buildings.

DI Franz Robier Baugesellschaft m.b.H.

Fast Building Service

800 building sites / year

Foundation: 1889

85 employees

Turnover: ATS 67 mio

Site: Kübeckgasse 29, 8055 Graz

Contact: Dr. Erich Schoklitsch

0316/ 29 30 48

Our target is to execute all building tasks in

perfect quality by sparing the environment

as far as possible.

DI Walther Wessiak

Due to the filtering of thebiologically

decomposablehydraulic oil,

saving ofATS 27 000

Saving of fuelATS 40 000

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Reports and Documents - Status January 1997

ÖKOPROFIT-GRAZ - Series of Documents

Publisher: Magistrat Graz, Amt für Umweltschutz und Magis-

trat Klagenfurt, Abt. Umweltschutz, Version 1996

Grabher, A. et al.:

Anchoring of the Idea of Preventive Environmental Protec-

tion in Companies, ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 1

Sage, J. et al.:

The Avoidance of Waste and Emissions,

ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 2

Dimitroff-Regatschnig, H. et al.:

Acquisition of Environmental Cost and Proceeds,

ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 3

Fresner, J. et al.:

Material Flow Analysis, ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 4

Dimitroff-Regatschnig, H. et al.:

Waste Management - optimization of the waste logistics,

ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 5

Schauer, K. et al.

In-Company Energy Analysis, ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 6

Geyer, T. et al.:

Hazardous Working Materials in the Company,

ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 7

Eder, P. et al.:

Legal Aspects and Basic Conditions,

ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 8

Fresner, J. et al.:

Environmental Controlling, ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 9

Baumhakel-Schruef, M. et al.:

Waste Management Concept 1996, (incl. form),

ÖKOPROFIT - Volume 10

Geyer, T. et al.:

Environmentally Beneficial Purchasing in the Company -

Volume 11

Sebesta, B. et al.:

Company History - Volume 12

(from March 1997)

ÖKOPROFIT GRAZ - Reports

Publisher: Magistrat Graz, Amt für Umweltschutz, 1994/95.

Baumhakel-Schruef, M. et al.:

Award ́ 94 , ÖKOPROFIT Company of Graz 1994.

Baumhakel-Schruef, M. et al.:

Award ́ 95 , ÖKOPROFIT Company of Graz 1995.

Röhrer, C.:

ECO-AUDIT as Basis for the Environmentally Related As-

sessment of Small and Medium-Sized Companies

Ferjancsik, Z.:

Analysis for the Optimization of the Application of Sliding

Means on Enamelled Wires

Geyer, A.:

Textile Cleaning, final report

Nußbaumer, M.:

Waste Water Measurement, printing

Heitzinger, P.:

An Analysis of the Flow of Goods in the Car Repair Paintshop

Nußbaumer, M.:

Treatment of Sliding Means - Alfred Wall AG.

Geyer, T.:

Data concerning the Safety of Hydrocarbon Solvents in

Textile Cleaning

ENVIRONMENT AL PROTECTION - GENERAL

List, D./ Niederl, K. et al.:

Ökostadt 2000 - on the road to a sustainable urban develop-

ment in Graz, Local Agenda 21

Publisher: Magistrat Graz, Amt für Umweltschutz, 1995.

Baumhakel-Schruef, M./ Moshammer, B.:

Management of Infectious Waste in the Medical Field

Publisher: Magistrat Graz, Amt für Umweltschutz, 1996.

Niederl, K.:

Ökostadt 2000 - Local Agenda 21 in Graz

Journal of the European Environmental Management Associ-

ation, No 9, S. 17ff, Nov. 1996

Andritz Actiengesellschaft · Verein BAN · Bergland-

milch Graz Reg.Gen.mbH · J. Christof GesmbH · Druck-

werk · ELBAK Batteriewerke GmbH · ELDRA

Gesellschaft mbH · EUROSTAR Automobilwerk

GesmbH & Co. KG · Flughafen Graz BetriebsgesmbH

· Steiermärkische Gebietskrankenkasse · Gemeinnützige

Öko-Service GmbH · Grazer Stadtwerke AG · Garten-

baubetrieb Herneth · Heuberger Eloxieranstalt · Hoch-

schule für Musik und darstellende Kunst · Höhere

technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt (BULME)

· J. Hornig GesmbH & CO. KG · IKEA Imobilien

GesmbH · IMO Markt GesmbH - OBI Markt · Autohaus

Jagersberger GesmbH & Co. KG · Kammer für Arbeiter

und Angestellte für Steiermark · Landesnervenkranken-

haus Graz · Leopold Pharma GmbH · Magistrat Graz -

Beschaffungsamt · Stahl und Walzwerk Marienhütte

GesmbH · Mumper KG · Neckermann-Versand

Österreich · J+R. Nezmahen OHG · Hans Pugl GmbH ·

Putzerei mit Herz · Reisinger & Sohn Autohandels- und

IndustriegesmbH · DI Franz Robier Bau-GesmbH ·

Rugani KG · Salis & Braunstein · Steiermärkische

Landesdruckerei · Steirerbrau AG · Steyr-Daimler-

Puch Fahrzeugtechnik · STROSS OHG · Druckerei

Styria - Druckzentrum Messendorf · Team Styria

GmbH · Malerbetrieb Otto Url GmbH · Alfred Wall

AG · Konrad Wittwar GesmbH · Wo & Wo Grün GmbH