GreenStart and GreenPlus funding is available to clients of Enterprise Ireland and Industrial Development Authority.  The funding programmes are available to enable businesses to improve their performance using environmental management to either save costs, increase value or grow sales. An environmental management structure can help your company achieve competitive advantage through greater resource efficiency (energy/water/waste/wastewater) and...

Recurring themes for successful businesses working with ECOS include: Environmental management is just another business tool.  It can either cost your business money, gain value for your business and/or grow sales. Waste is any resource where it’s value is not being optimised.  ECOS works with SME and Multinational businesses to optimise your Products, Processes and...

The Local Authority Waters & Communities Office has been set up to raise public awareness and encourage local communities, public bodies and all stakeholders to work together in the management of our natural waters. The office has a staff complement of 3 regional coordinators, 3 support officers based in Clonmel and 12 Community Water Officers...

Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is a method for assessing the total cost of a project or process.  An LCCA allows a company to consider all options and compare both capital and operational costs to maximise net savings over the lifetime of the project. Life-cycle cost analysis evaluates the costs of the project design which will...

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a technique used to quantify the potential environmental impacts associated with a product or service throughout its life cycle.   Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are tools which enable transparent communication to stakeholders.  LCA and EPD present comparable information about the environmental impact of of products and...

Do you know who’s bringing the horse to France? – ECOS and Celtic Bioenergy are. Kerrygold’s clever marketing campaign intrigued a nation while making their brand internationally recognised with a series of clever adds over 20 years ago which still resonates today.  The “Who’s bringing the horse to France?” campaign was so successful it became...

The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) has announced a link-up with FoodCloud, providing copies of a key food hygiene standard to 303 charities, community groups and local causes in the surplus food distributor’s network. One in eight people in Ireland currently experiences food poverty, according to figures from the Department of Social Protection, and demand...

GreenStart provides an introduction to environmental best practice and helps in the preparation of a formalised environmental management structure.  This can help your company achieve competitive advantage through greater resource efficiency (energy/water/waste costs) and greater market share through enhanced credentials in a short, focused engagement.  The initiative is designed for companies that are unfamiliar with...

On February 7th and 8th 2017, the 6 partners of the Interreg Europe project ENHANCE (EMAS as a Nest to Help And Nurture the Circular Economy) celebrated the first Project Meeting at the offices of the Catalan Ministry of Territory and Sustainability located in Barcelona.  ENHANCE aims to improve the implementation of regional policy instruments...

Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste arises from construction, renovation and demolition projects and includes all waste categories mentioned in chapter 17 of the European Waste catalogue (EWC) and List of Waste (LoW) codes. C&D material is normally perceived as a waste and a liability.  Traditionally C&D waste was disposed off in the nearest hole in the...