1. Page 1 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH The VDI Centre for Resource Efficiency (VDI ZRE) Dr. Martin Vogt October 14 th, 2011 Act Clean Final Conference, Berlin

2. Page 2 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Contents 1. Motivation 2. The VDI ZRE 3. VDI ZRE Tools

3. Page 3 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH 1. Motivation

4. Page 4 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH German raw material consumption Source: Federal Statistical Office Germany, 2010

5. Page 5 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Successful development in Germany Goal of the federal government is to double the (abiotic) raw material productivity (RMP) (National Strategy for Sustainable Development) Value added (GDP) Extracted + imported, used, abiotic raw material = Direct Materialinput (DMI) RMP = Source: 2010,

6. Page 6 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Room for further improvement Source: Federal Statistical Office Germany, Taking into account structural economic shifts between countries - RME

7. Page 7 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Public Governance for more RE Existing technological and organisational solutions for more resource efficiency are not sufficiently implemented (recycling, substitution, savings). Different policy elements can accelerate the development: RegulationMarket-Based Instruments Voluntary InstrumentsInformation - standards - prohibitions - subsidies - taxes/ fees - cap and trade Voluntary instruments, such as sectoral agreements refer to the self- organisation of market actors. - Provision of scientific and technological knowledge - Funding information - Labelling Overcoming different types of barriers for more RE Using the innovation ability of SMEs VDI ZRE The policy toolkit to promote innovation and its implementation

8. Page 8 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH 2. VDI ZRE

9. Page 9 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH The main tasks of VDI ZRE are to provide information and to identify standards of best practice into all fields of technical applications. Goals: Reduction of : consumption of natural resources Goals and strategic focus Increase of: Value added to the economy Number of jobs Qualification of employees Biodiversity and Health Main fields of action: Manufacturing Sector and Construction Sector.

10. Page 10 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH The approach of VDI ZRE … is Information, Cooperation and Activation. Increasing the competitiveness of SME by realising cost-savings through RE. VDI ZRE helps to identify these potentials.

11. Page 11 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Institutional Context of VDI ZRE VDI ZRE project cooperation between the German Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the Association of German Engineers funded in the framework of the National Climate Initiative of BMU. VDI GmbH VDI Group VDI e.V. VDI Verlag GmbH Springer-VDI-Verlag GmbH VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH VDI Wissensforum GmbH VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH

12. Page 12 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH 3. VDI ZRE Tools

13. Page 13 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Booklet Information Database Efficiency Atlas Resource Checks VDI ZRE Information Tools – overview Database, movies with best practice examples in WebVideomagazine, efficiency atlas, resource checks, innovation radar, systematical and comprehensive visualisation of RE-potentials using industrial process-chains, newsletter WebVideoMagazine

14. Page 14 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Process Chains and Resource Checks Process Chains Resource Checks Foundry technology Plastic processing Electroplating (also in English) More are prepared. Basic module (also in English) Metal processing (also in English) Plastic processing Electroplating Foundry technology Hospital: Facility Management Hospital: Energetic improvements

15. Page 15 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH WebVideoMagazine 14 movies with best practice examples are already online, ranging from SMEs to RE in hospitals: http://www.ressource-deutschland.tvhttp://www.ressource-deutschland.tv

16. Page 16 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Excursion: VDI Guidelines (activity of VDI e.V.) VDI Guidelines play a very important role as pioneers for international standardization: Accessible for all market participants, they allow savings by reducing information and control costs as well as costs for adjustment and trading. Technical knowledge can spread faster. Standards thereby facilitate contractual arrangements, commercial transactions, and serve to reduce technical trade barriers VDI Guidelines thus help to relieve government from the duty to implement additional layers of regulations. Today 1.800 valid VDI Guidelines extensively covering the broad field of technology. Topics range from securing loads on road vehicles to testing of optical fibres up to biomimetics and monitoring of the consequences of genetically modified organisms. Bildquelle: illustration-konzept.de

17. Page 17 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH VDI Guidelines on Ressource efficiency VDI 4597 Rahmenrichtlinie Ressourceneffizienz VDI ZRE currently contributes to the development of: VDI 4598 Ressourcen- effizienz in KMU VDI 4599 Kumulierter Rohstoffaufwand The development of further guidelines is under consideration. Long term goal: all RE-related Guidelines become part of a VDI handbook on RE.

18. Page 18 | Act Clean Final Conference| October 14 th, 2011 | Dr. Martin Vogt © VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz GmbH Reinhardtstr. 27c 10117 Berlin Telephone: +49 30 27 59 506-0 Fax: +49 30 27 59 506-30 Email: info@vdi-zre.de