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Project title

Environmental Benchmarking for IPC Industries

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Clean Technology Centre (CTC)

Lead Applicant

Noel Duffy

Project Abstract

This project has three main areas of study:Effective and efficient reporting of mandatory non-confidential data;Examination of the potential for benchmarking andAssessment of the usefulness of environmental management system support software.The objectives of Part 1 of the project relate to the preparation of a specification for a software support tool which will address the following objectives:Support the production of mandatory IPC reports of both numerical and textual data in a defined format;Using defined benchmark criteria;Provide internal (company-specific) performance measures in absolute and relative terms;Provide relative indicators of performance in combination with publicly reported data from other companies;Provide enhanced and extended benchmark ranking values in the event of data in excess of statutory requirements being shared on a confidential or non-confidential basis;Contribute or participate in any international sharing of performance measures and best practice. These criteria may be general to IPC companies or specific to a sector or sectors. Provision may also be made for the company to define its own indicators. This will allow prioritisation of areas within companies the subsequent setting of objectives and targets and the formulation of programmes as part of environmental management systems andSupport the implementation and maintenance of an environmental management system through the provision of document templates and task utilities.

Grant Approved

�93,114.97

Research Hub

Green and Circular Economy

Research Theme

Waste and Resources Management

Start Date

01/11/2000

Initial Projected Completion Date

n/a