Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency Activities

1 Introduction toKorean Eco-efficiency Activities2005. 12. 12 Jeehye Park, ResearcherECO-FRONTIERin association with KonKuk to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Overview of Eco-efficiency Activities in Korea Driving Forces in Korea Eco-2 Project Environmental Labeling Research Activities Corporate Voluntary Practices Development and Diffusion of Eco-efficiency Indicators and S/W Project Description Expected Outcomes Project Stages Major Tasks in 2ndYear InStep EE: Toolbox ApproachOverview of Eco-efficiency Activities in Korea3 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Forces in KoreaEco-2 ProjectFostering both environment and economyResearch ActivitiesDeveloping methodologies and pilot projectsCorporate Voluntary PracticesExperimenting Eco-efficiency as a management tool for competitive advantagesEnvironmental LabelingEncouraging communication for sustainable consumptionBest Practices around the WorldLeading development in the field.

2 WBCSD, NRTEE, WuppertalInstitute, JEMAI, Economy4 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk ProjectRegarding corporate environmental Environmental Reporting Environmental Performance Evaluation Environmental Declaration of Products Environmental Accounting, etc. This provokes the needs of mutual growth of economic and environmental performance in Korean Project Launched in 2001, seeks to achieve both environmental conservation and economic development goals in a unified manner. Key components include developing environmental industry and technology, strengthening resource conservation and recycling, applying demand-side water management, enhancing the environmental information infrastructure, and creating a sustainable development : Korean Ministry of Environment, 20015 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Declaration of Products 255 certified products from 8 companies (Samsung electronics, LG electronics, etc.)

3 Environmental LabelingSource: Korean Ministry of Environment, 2005 Environmental Declaration of Products (Type III) since 2001 Provides quantified environmental information on the life cycle of a product With an aim to facilitate market-driven environment protection and improvement Ongoing discussion on EE labeling programs into the revision of the law Promotion of environmentally sound industrial structure This sheds lights on the future of EE as one of product labeling to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Activities Green productivity index Eco-efficiency of plastic wastes recycling Utilize the value by

4 Cost-benefit analysis and eco-cost from LCA resultGP Index =ValueEco-costEE Indicator = Clean production index To utilize gate-to-gate approach Green productivity index To help establish strategy for enhancing productivity and environmental performance Eco-efficiency of plastic waste recycling To enable decision makers to select the most environmentally friendly and economically efficient alternative This encourages methodological development and provides up-to-date information to Korean Price/LCCEI7 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Voluntary PracticesEco-efficiency index Key sustainability indicators disclosed in sustainability/environmental reports An evaluation tool for the product design and R&D In the stage of finding values of the Eco-efficiency as a management toolAn environmental manager in certain Korean company We as a company are to maximize the profit from the products and, at the same time.

5 Minimize the environmental Therefore we seek what is optimal for us by monitoring the Eco-efficiency of our firm 8 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Voluntary Measures Eco-efficiency information is utilized in Eco-design process in order to determine and improve environmental quality at product development process. Applied to some printer and refrigerator models in 2004 Expected to be in force for all new product development from 2006 ConceptPlanDevelopmentProductionSet environmental quality objectivesAssess and improve environmental performance and qualityFinalinspectionProduct development processEco-design Activities Resource efficiency Environmental hazardousness Energy efficiency9 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Voluntary Measures LCA and Environmental Accounting module as parts of the

6 Eco-design system Eco-Design Eco-Design strategy & targets Info of suppliers & suppliesHazardous substances in materialsGreen PurchasingCustomerSatisfactionEnvironmen talAccountingEco-DesignProduction costLCA ResultsLCA ResultsCalculation logicLCA Results of raw materialsHazardoussubstances in materialsInfo flow10 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Forces: Voluntary Measures Annual disclosure of resource output efficiency and additional value from energy saving in the environmental report11 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Forces.

7 Voluntary Measures Eco-efficiency analysis as a part of developing process of new eco products LCA and Production Cost estimation are applied to the of life cycle of productsEnvironmental Assessment/CostAnalysis and QuantificationEvaluation of Product sCompetitivenessEnvironmental Improvement of ProductsPublicity of ProductEnvironmentalPerformanceRaw Materials ProductionProduct ProductionDistributionUseRecycling/Dispo sal Natural resources Materialsdischarged into air/water system Wastes Life Cycle Costs Environmental restrictions Life cycle assessment Eco-efficiency analysis Eco-indicator Recycling rate Prohibition/Reduction of restricted materials Minimization of environmentalimpact Eco-label Eco-declaration Environmental declaration of productsDevelopment and Diffusion of Eco-efficiency Indicators and S/W13 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk DescriptionPeriod2004.

8 4 ~ 2007. (3-year project)ResearchersEco-Frontier & KonKuk UniversityTitleDevelopment & Diffusion ofEco-Efficiency Indicators and S/WTitleDevelopment & Diffusion ofEco-Efficiency Indicators and S/W14 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk OutcomesDevelopment of EE methods and S/WEducation for the markets & consumersPolicy suggestion to enhance sustainableproduction & consumptionSupport for quantitative environmentalmanagementEco-efficiency15 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk

9 Stages200420062005 Development StatusGlobal Trend1stYear3rdYear2ndYear Wider application of Eco-efficiency Provision of web Eco-efficiency case studies (Electronics industry) Development of a web-based S/W Research of Eco-efficiency methodologies Development of S/W prototypeDevelopment in Korea16 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk Tasks in 2ndYearDevelopment of Eco-efficiency methods1 Development of case studies2 Development of S/W3 Dissemination of Eco-efficiency concept4 Development of Eco-efficiency measurement model which is applicable to the electronics industryDevelopment of Eco-efficiency measurement cases in the electronics industry (at corporate/product)

10 Level)Development of web-based S/W to assist companies along the way to establish its own Eco-efficiency model Training and education of corporate managers in electronics industry17 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk EE: Toolbox (w)Value AddedLCA(w)Process & & Company Various types of Eco-efficiency indexService ValueLCA(w)18 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Konkuk EE: Toolbox ApproachEnvironment Production Sales Gross Margin Net Income EVA Resource Chemicals Energy Water GHG EE IndexNet IncomeChemicalsEconomy19 Introduction to Korean Eco-efficiency ActivitiesEco-Frontier & Ko