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Selected Projects funded by European or Hungarian funds “Training for the Future” – Sustainability Vocational Training for Decision Makers and Managers (November 2004 – April 2007)Goals
The overall aim of the project is to contribute to the understanding and practice of corporate sustainability and to develop and test training materials to help this process. For this reason, the training materials are intended to be practical and will be supplemented with case studies from all participating organisations. The training package – consisting of PPT slides, a handbook and an accompanying trainer’s guide, a multimedia learning kit and web-based discussion forum facility – is going to be created with the involvement of partners from 4 countries, drawing on and making use of the experience and already existing materials of all partners, and at the same time developing them. The project also initiates a new type of cooperation between the non-governmental sector, industry and educational institutions as the training package will be developed with the involvement of all three sectors. Results
Training book on sustainability and CSR
Trainer's guide on sustainability and CSR
Handbook on sustainability and CSR
Multimedia learning kit jovokepzes
Discussion forum facility webpage
Training movie on Alternative Entrepreneurs
Pilot courses for students and for top managers in Hungary and in Estonia Main applicant
KÖVET-INEM Hungária Partners
The Natural Step International,
Stockholm Environmental Institute Tallin Office (Estonia) Sponsor
the European Union’s Leonardo da Vinci Programme You can download the detailed program of the training from here
EMAS Easy for SMEs Coaching program (October 2004 - March 2006)Goals
The aim of the project is to provide support to the implementation of the EMAS Regulation in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Hungary by promoting the EU EMAS Scheme and building capacity for the application of the EMAS. The project provides support in terms of practical capacity building of EMAS implementation in these new Member States in particular regarding small and medium sized organisations and enterprises (SMEs).
Main objectives are:
to test and apply EMAS Easy at SMEs;
to disseminate EMAS Easy;
to get SMEs to EMAS certificate;
to train the EMAS consultants on EMAS Easy;
to raise awareness of EMAS in the EU members;
to raise EMAS certifications among SMEs. Main applicant
International Network for Environmental Management Partners
Latvia - Latvian Association for Environmental Management (LVPA) and Latvian Pollution Prevention Center (LPPC)
Estonia - Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development (SEI-T)
Lithuania - Environmental Management and Audit Institute (EMAI) and Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI)
Poland - National Foundation for Environmental Protection
Hungary - Hungarian Association of Environmentally Aware Management Sponsor
European Commission Eco-land (September 2004 – December 2005)Goals
To support the development of SMEs by reinforcing local development policies based on sustainable development criteria,
To sustain the development and test methodologies targeted to foster SMEs development and a sustainable economic growth at the regional level,
To elaborate a methodology to support regional and local development process and SMEs development, in particular in the field of provision of innovative and technologically infrastructured sites for SMEs settlement;
To elaborate guidelines for planning industrial sites environmentally and technologically infrastructured;
To test the innovative management (from the environmental and ICT point of view) of SMEs;
To assess and test the transferability of the model in other regional European context. Main applicant
South Transdanubian Regional Development Agency (Hungary) Partners
KÖVET-INEM Hungária (Hungary)
R-Quality Kht. (Hungary) Sponsor
Phare Interreg Programme EMAS 4 countries (May 2004 – March 2005)Goals and Method
To deliver one-day workshops about the introduction of EMAS (the European Union's voluntary Environmental Management and Audit Scheme) in new member states (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Latvia). The objective of the workshops is to inform all stakeholders about the process of EMAS certification, its advantages and methodology, and also to provide practical tools to assist in implementation. The other main objective of the project is to prepare the basis for long-term cooperation and networking between the participating organisations in the field of environmental management. Main applicant
International Network for Environmental Management (INEM) and KÖVET-INEM Hungária (Hungary) Partners
Narodowa Fundacja Ochrony Środowiska (NFOS, Poland),
Czech Cleaner Production Centre (Czech Republic),
Latvian Pollution Prevention Centre (Latvia),
Slovak Cleaner Production Centre Ltd. (Slovakia) Sponsors
The Commission of the European Union
Visegrad Fund Saving for Success: The European Energy Trophy (September 2004-November 2005)Goals
To decrease the energy consumption of the office buildings of the Hungarian compnies. To increase the energy awareness of the participant employees and companies. Method
International competition between the 41 offices in the 6 involved countries by measuring energy consumption and decrease. 5 Hungarian companies joined the trophy. Result
There are 4 different prizes to the winners: International main prize to the most efficient in absolute value and relative value of electricity decrease. National prize for the relative best company, and international prize for the most creative solution. Main Applicant
B.&S.U. Beratungs- und Service-Gesellschaft Umwelt mbH (B&SU) Partners
B.A.U.M. (Germany),
BCSD – NSR (the UK),
AESS (Italy),
KÖVET (Hungary),
APDD (France),
KAPE (Poland) Sponsor
EU SAVE II EU-KÖR (January 2004 – December 2004)Goals
To give theoretical and practical information and training to SMEs on environmental management, grant application and project management. Method
KÖVET-INEM Hungária and the Foundation for the Technological Progress of the Industry (IMFA) educates the participants by a professional staff. Result
We have educated person from companies from a very broad field of the industry. Main applicant
Foundation for the Technological Progress of the Industry, Hungary Partners
KÖVET-INEM Hungária Sponsor
Hungarian Ministry of Economics and Transport KÉKKŐ Project (March 2003 – October 2004)Goals
A common project of EMLA (Environmental Management and Law Association) and KÖVET, KÉKKŐ aimed to broaden the Aarhusi Agreement principle („increasing environmental awareness of the public”) in the micro-, small- and medium sized enterprises. Method
The two organisations combined their experience in environmental law and environmental management with representatives of the target group at 2-day free-of-charge trainings throughout the country. About thirty two-day trainings were delivered all over the country. Main applicant
EMLA (Environmental Management and Law Association), Hungary Partner
KÖVET-INEM Hungária Sponsor
Hungarian Ministry of Education Eco-Business Project in Romanie (November 2002 – September 2003)Goals
“Cleaner environment – less expenditure”. This was the title of the project that was started in 2002 by the Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation (REPF, seated in Csíkszereda, Romania) as a part of their Eco-Business programme. The main aim of the project was to introduce practical environmental management tools to local entrepreneurs and make them set off on the road to becoming more sustainable in the future. Method
KÖVET-INEM Hungária, as a project-partner, provided 6 training for local entrepreneurs in 2002-2003 on highlighted topics of environmental management, like Good housekeeping – Eco-mapping, Environmental performance evaluation, Green office, Products and environment, Green Design, Material and energy flow analysis, and Savings trough environmental measures. Results
All trainings were visited by the same group of 25 companies who were satisfied with what they learned and also – thanks to the numerous workshops – what they could try in practice through eco-mappings and other exercises. At the end of the project all of them received a certificate and a booklet was published out on the project, case studies of each participating company and the overall results. Main applicant
Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation Partner
KÖVET-INEM Hungária Sponsor
PHARE ACCESS RO 0008 programme EcoStar – programme (autumn 2002 – autumn 2004)Goals
To improve the environmental awareness and environmental performance of Small and Medium Sized Entreprises with a practical method, called EcoStar. The method has been developed by integrating two different practical tools: Heinz Werner Engel’s Eco-mapping (Belgian Association of Eco-counsellors, ABECE) and Potstar of the Puskás Tivadar Foundation (PTA, Hungary). Method
During the project 50 SMEs were trained in three groups. Afterwards, KÖVET carried out demonstration programmes at 15 SMEs with monitoring after 3 months. SMEs also participated in a competion: the three SMEs that improved their environmental performance most during the project obtained financial support for their environmental actions. The case-studies and experiences of the project will soon be available on the Internet. Main applicant
KÖVET Partner
PTA (Hungary),
ABECE (Belgium) Sponsor
Ministry of Education, Environmental Technical Development Fund, Hungary Epicentre - programme (January 2002 – March 2003)Goals
To improve the environmental performance of SMEs functioning in the EU (and in Hungary), based on the so-called Acorn-methodology developed in the UK and Ireland. The most important characteristics of the methodology is that it allows for the step-by-step introduction and audit of an ISO 14001 management system. Method
In the frame of training series (called “ISO 14001 Put Simply”), KÖVET trained SMEs interested in EMS-implementation in 8 regions of Hungary. Main applicant
IPC – Irish Productivity Center Partners
B.A.U.M. (Germany),
KÖVET (Hungary),
QuantiSci (Spain),
WYGE (the UK) Sponsor
European Union PHARE LIFE Programme BALTEMA (2002-2004)Goals
To support the establishment of Baltic Environmental Management Associations(BALTEMA) in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
To support the EU Accession Policy of the Baltic States with regard to mind setting in industry towards environmental friendly and sustainable management practices. Method
KÖVET is a member of the International Network for Environmental Management (INEM), with its Secretariat in Hamburg. We are often involved in regional projects, like the currently running BALTEMA. The Project is INEM’s largest project which promotes environmental management in the Baltic States. Main applicant
INEM, the project manager is Gergely Tóth (KÖVET) Partners
Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development,
Latvian Pollution Prevention Center (LPPC),
Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI),
Environmental Management and Auditing Institute (EMAI - INEM Lithuania) Sponsor
German Environmental Foundation (DBU) regEM - program (January 2000 – December 2001)Goals
To spread and promote environmental management and cleaner production among SMEs. These tools reduce their environmental impact and also serve their market interests.
To establish several regional offices of KÖVET in Hungary in order to accelerate the dissemination activity of the organisation and to make environmental management related information available for the most possible companies in the country. Method
Trainings at the enterprises trough KÖVET’s regional offices. Results
Hundreds of companies were reached with the project and all trainings were popular and visited by a significant number of participants, but none of the established offices kept working or operated for long after the end of the project. Main applicant
KÖVET-INEM Hungária Partners
Hungarian Centre for Cleaner Production,
Belgian Association of Eco-counsellors (ABECE);
Eco Counselling Europe Sponsor
European Union PHARE Partnership Programme EEVE Multiplier Project (December 1999 – March 2000)Goals
To develop an interactive Environmentally Friendly Office distance learning programme on KÖVET’s homepage and to introduce the advantages of distance learning to the target group and create demand for this method of education, so that it becomes possible for KÖVET to rework more of its programmes in he future and add another channel of communication to its dissemination activity. Method
The job was done mainly by KÖVET, the only subcontractor hired helped with the graphical design and special functions of the webpage. KÖVET compiled the necessary database, the curricular material, the system of guiding the visitor through the programme and made everything as interactive as possible. Results
The programme is available on the Internet and has been used by over a hundred of visitors in the past few years. tavoktatas.kovet.hu Main applicant
Exxon Chemical Ltd. Partners
Phoenix Innovations, BIT, SADIEL, L'Hirondelle, Surrey Institute, UK 2, Total EUR18, KÖVET-INEM Hungária, Solidarnosc Sponsor
EEVE - Leonardo da Vinci project TISOT – Cleaner Environment and Environmental Management System Training (October 1999 – June 2000)Goals
To introduce an EMS combined with cleaner production to 10-20 SMEs by training them in groups. Method
The representatives of the companies meet monthly to learn the introduction of the EMS and the practice of pollution prevention. Result
By the end of the programme, the companies reduced their environmental impact and had an EMS system ready for audit. Altogether, there were 19 companies involved. The programme continued in the EPICENTRE programme. Main applicant
International Network for Environmental Management (INEM) Sponsors
German Environmental Foundation (DBU),
Phare Networking Programme
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