European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre Agis Evrigenis, Technopolis Group

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre A short story of EREK A group of business support organisations across Europe had a common vision: fostering resource efficiency improvements in SMEs They have been meeting regularly since 2012. Since 2016, it is the EREK Centre European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre The vision behind EREK Encouraging SMEs to become resource efficient Support capacity building of business support organisations on the topic of resource efficiency Mission: to become a reference point for SMEs and resource efficiency intermediaries on the latest developments and state-of-art RE practice. European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre The EREK Network 26 members in 17 countries And your organisation? European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

EREK members in Bulgaria And your organisation? CEED - Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development – Bulgaria BAMME - Bulgarian Association of Municipal Environmental Experts  European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

The Community and the network charter www.ResourceEfficient.eu Not yet a member of the EREK Network? Join EREK now and become a member of the European Resource Efficiency community today! © VDI ZRE European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre The core EREK services www.ResourceEfficient.eu Self-assessment tool for 10 sectors and od Database of Measures, Technologies and real life business cases ( more than 450 examples!) Support schemes and financial measures in each country EREK Workshops Newsletter & Quarterly European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre The EREK tools for SMEs SELF ASSESSMENT TOOLs DATABASE OF MEASURES, GOOD PRACTICES, and TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT PROGRAMMES SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre Self Assessment Tool European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

SAT - Hotels and restaurants European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre Examples of questions European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

Your tailored Resource Efficiency report After completing the SAT on your sector, you will get your tailored Resource Efficiency report (not shown on the picture: specific recommendations, links to the Catalogue (measures, good practices and technologies) and further links to other documents (that are not EREK related) European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

Database of resource efficiency solutions European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre There is a good practice on Bulgaria Good practices European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre Support programmes European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

Support organisations European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre How EREK can help you Hotel and Restaurants sector 38 good practices 8 measures 6 technologies Bulgaria 2 Bulgarian members 9 support programmes 1 Bulgarian good practice In the slides about good practices (14) there is the picture about the good practice in Bulgaria. We only have one good practice from Bulgaria, it is an opportunity to encourage people to send their good practices. European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

Get involved! Join the upcoming EREK workshops Vienna (Austria), in collaboration with Biz-up on 22nd October 2018 Madrid (Spain), in collaboration with Ihobe (TBC) Warsaw (Poland), in collaboration with IETU (TBC) Belgium, in February 2019 (TBC) Paris (France), in collaboration with ADEME in March 2019 Budapest (Hungary), in collaboration with Kovet (TBC) Brussels (Belgium), in collaboration with Ihobe in May 2019 Bucharest (Romania) (TBC) Helsinki (Finland), in collaboration with Motiva (TBC) Keep up to date by subscribing to our newsletter or by checking www.resourceefficient.eu ! European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

Services to SME associations Our focus is on network expansion and expertise sharing with active members. EREK builds capacity of organisations providing services directly to companies. You can: You will: Get direct access to the information gathered Shape the development of tools and activities to fit your needs Integrate the tools into your own service offers Get recognition at EU and international level as leaders/pioneers in the area of resource efficiency Co-organise and attend international workshops Contribute to the European debate Promote your own services, activities and events through EREK Contribute to the database on resource efficiency benefits and showcase the successes of your members European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre Services to SMEs Our focus is to help SMEs becoming more resource efficient. EREK builds capacity of organisations providing services directly to companies. You can: Get direct access to the information gathered Use the SAT to asses your resource efficiency Attend international workshops Learn the latest news in resource efficiency in Europe Get to know more about support programmes in your country European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre

European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre Thank you ! Contact us at www.resourceefficient.eu agis.evrigenis@technopolis-group.com European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre