TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Date: November 2, 2004

GROUP DISCUSSION 1. Mr. Anupong Rattanavan 2. Ms. Duangjai Jirakanjana 3. Mr. Padet Sangnikornnopkao 4. Mr. Thanarat Hathanee 5. Mr. Veera Leelapattanaputi 6. Mr. Terachai Tuntimongkolsuk

SCOPE OF PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION OF TOOL DESCRIPTION OF TOOL TYPES OF TOOL TYPES OF TOOL SOFTWARES FOR ENVIRONMENT SOFTWARES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROBLEMS PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS REFERENCES REFERENCES

DESCRIPTION OF TOOL To implement environmental management strategies in governments, companies and organizations we would need sustainability tools and methods to support us clarifying, analyzing, and digesting tremendous inventory data as well as to communicate the results to decision makers and interested parties in a comprehensive way. To implement environmental management strategies in governments, companies and organizations we would need sustainability tools and methods to support us clarifying, analyzing, and digesting tremendous inventory data as well as to communicate the results to decision makers and interested parties in a comprehensive way. The selection of tools are highly important as to pinpoint the right and accurate decision making. There are quite many tools for different processes, strategies, and methodologies. The selection of tools are highly important as to pinpoint the right and accurate decision making. There are quite many tools for different processes, strategies, and methodologies.

TYPES OF TOOL the focus on environmental management tools. The main purposes of such tools are to measure, monitor, control and communicate the environmental performance of a company or an organization. ISO 14001, LCM Management Tool Assessment Tool Communication Tool Environmental assessment is a systematic process designed to identify, analyze and evaluate the environmental effects of a product or an activity. The aim of the process is to identify any foreseeable adverse impacts throughout the life cycle of a product. Environmental Assessment allows effective integration of environmental considerations and public concerns into decision-making. Umberto, Sima Pro, Jemai LCA, LIME As a tool to declare and/or inform customers and decision makers, and interested parties with understandable and accurate information. Tools such as Environmental Product Declarations, Sustainability Performance Indicators and Safety Data Sheets, Environmental labeling, Eco-Efficiency, Factor X

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Raw Material Acquisition Material Plants Product Manufacturing ProductDisposal Power Plant Gate to Gate Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) Results Interpretation LCA Examination and Utilization of Results Software JEMAI X X Life Cycle Cost (LCC) UMBERTOSimaPro X X X X X XX SOFTWARE FOR ENVIRONMENT

COMPARISON TOOLS AND DATABASE ecoinvent Data base SimaPro 6.0 Umberto 5 GaBi 4 Set-Up, Maintainance and Update of large transparent LCI/LCA-Data bases Online Acess to Database Uncertainty-Analysis Easy to Use for LCA-Studies Material Flow Management and Cost Accounting, LCC Parameters for Models non-linear process specifications / dynamic models Scripts or Assistants for special Usergroups Dominanzanalysis Process networks and Visualisation

SOFTWARE CONCEPT Modeling Current data Assessment ASCII SAP ERP SQLXLS Assistant XML COM/ DCOM Report LCI LCIA LCC

PROBLEMS IN THAILAND Lacking of an earnest to implement LCA Lacking of an earnest to implement LCA Conflict of economy growth and environmental response Conflict of economy growth and environmental response Unclear who is the main center to collect the inventory data and consult on LCA software Unclear who is the main center to collect the inventory data and consult on LCA software Lacking of co-operation among different sectors Lacking of co-operation among different sectors Enclosure of information on company ’ s inventory data Enclosure of information on company ’ s inventory data Lacking of knowledge and specialists on LCA software Lacking of knowledge and specialists on LCA software No funding on software supply No funding on software supply No suitable software for Thailand No suitable software for Thailand

SOLUTION by PRIVATE SECTOR Collect and disclosure the foreground data Collect and disclosure the foreground data Encourage the supplier to disclosure the inventory data Encourage the supplier to disclosure the inventory data With Thai LCA group and educational institution, we could exchange knowledge, discuss and organize a workshop tuition training of LCA software With Thai LCA group and educational institution, we could exchange knowledge, discuss and organize a workshop tuition training of LCA software Cluster with the related industrial to initially start collecting inventory data and implement LCA study using software Cluster with the related industrial to initially start collecting inventory data and implement LCA study using software

SOLUTION by GOV. SECTOR Being the main center for LCA collection of inventory data Being the main center for LCA collection of inventory data Funding and supporting for software supply Funding and supporting for software supply Software training and consulting for private sector Software training and consulting for private sector Organizing a software workshop to discuss pros and cons Organizing a software workshop to discuss pros and cons Developing a suitable software for Thailand Developing a suitable software for Thailand

SUPPORT by JAPAN Initial support on supplying, training and consulting software Initial support on supplying, training and consulting software On the job training in Japan company On the job training in Japan company Help on organizing a software workshop Help on organizing a software workshop Support on software specialist Support on software specialist Help on developing the suitable software for Thailand Help on developing the suitable software for Thailand

REFERENCES (Umberto, ECO-it, ECO-indicator, SimaPro) (Umberto, ECO-it, ECO-indicator, SimaPro) (JEMAI-LCA) (JEMAI-LCA) (GaBi4) (GaBi4) doi.eng.cmu.ac.th/Thailca doi.eng.cmu.ac.th/Thailca