1. Development and use of Environmental Performance Indicators
Experiences in Norsk Leca
Knut J. Vaage /1

2. Performance Indicators
Background
Development
Results
Further work /2

3. Performance Indicators - Background
Ecoeffcient Leca products - development of environmental strategies
Project financed by public funding and Norsk Leca
Three key elements
LCA - environmental assessment of Leca products
Alternative fuels for LWA production
Strategic environmental product analysis
The elements of the project were incorporated in a scenario analysis
Key areas of environmental impact identified /3

4. Performance Indicators - Background
Implementation of ISO in Norsk Leca
Tools to measure improvement is of importance
Invited to participate in NORDEPE project as following company
Indicators for strategic decision making /4

5. Performance Indicators - Development
Intention : To develop indicators for Leca production, and to implement them as tools in the strategic decision process
Environmental impact assessement - both from ecoefficiency project and ISO work
4 major impact areas identified
Cause/action analysis applied /5

6. Performance Indicators - Development
Impact on climate
Emissions of gases -transport/production/construction
Impact on landscape
Clay pit operations and industrial facilities
Material efficiency
Consumption of raw materials, recycling
Energy efficiency
Production / product /6

7. Performance Indicators - Development
Development of indicators lead by Johan Thoresen, Østfoldforskning
17 indicators developed within the 4 specified areas - both for internal and external stakeholders
Evaluation by Norsk Leca
12 indicators considered to be applicable
Further refining
4 indicators developed /7

8. Performance Indicators - Results
Total energy consumption / gross turnover
kWh / NOK
Emissions / gross turnover
kg CO2 / NOK
Fossil energy / total energy consumption
% ( on calorific basis)
Substitution of virgin material in block production
% (on volume basis) /8

9. Performance Indicators - Results
Figures for 1998 and 1999 developed
1998 base year, adjustments made for inflation
Experiences
Collection of information - from both production and economical reporting systems
Different degrees of accessability
Common base for comparison - m3, tons /9

10. Performance Indicators - Results
Experiences cont’
Integration into decision process
Challenging task, but a key factor for success
Further work
Introduce the EPI concept to the company management and discuss the opportunities of using EPI in the budget process of 2001
Data collection for 2000 to be improved
Evaluate EPI versus current external information in annual environmental reports
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