Redesign of a component based on ecodesign practices: environmental impact and cost reduction achievements

This paper focuses on ecodesign and its application in the footwear industry aiming to identify how the ecodesign can be applied to the redesign of a shoe component in order to minimize the environmental impact and simultaneously reduce costs of production and assembling. The factors that influence the use of ecodesign, the benefits and the difficulties were also investigated. A longitudinal case study was developed in a company that produces shoe stiffeners. The process of ecodesign implementation and the practices of ecodesign considered during the product redesign were analyzed. A cost reduction of about 10% was observed (in relation to the use of natural fibers and polymers in its composition-31% of biomass and 69% of fossil material). Toxic materials were completely eliminated and a reduction of energy consumption was also noticed (during the injection process). The main contributions of this study are: ecodesign constructs to be further researched the conjoint analysis of technological ability and market potential in a redesign project, and the requirements to gain managerial support for a redesign project.     

大庆市红岗生态工业园区建设的必要性

黑龙江省是一个资源大省,过去几十年来多以资源初级开发为省内主要经济支柱,企业大多延袭传统的经营和管理模式,因此延长产业链条、走循环经济道路是本省未来经济发展的途径.大庆红岗区是大庆市主要工业区,本文论述了红岗区利用石油资源,创建生态工业园区的必要性.     

型煤产业发展与提高

本文论述发展工业型煤产业的重要意义和技术质量保证,洁净煤技术是控制污染和节约能源,提高煤炭资源利用率的重要技术项目,将粉煤生产成型煤,为工业、民用提供洁净的燃料,既充分利用煤炭资源同时改善能源结构,又有显著的环保效益,国家把煤炭产业列入中国洁净煤技术有限发展项目,目前制约型煤产业的发展要造气型和燃烧型煤并举,同时有利于用户的节能效益。     

Expert views on environmental impacts and their measurementin the forest industry

The paper argues that corporate environmental management should be based on significant environmental aspects that result in significant environmental impacts. The Finnish forest industry has substantially reduced its emissions but, being heavy industry, it still causes significant environmental impacts. This paper presents expert views on environmental impacts and their measurement. They were gathered through semi-structured theme interviews. The most frequently mentioned environmental impacts and significant environmental impacts related to water, energy and air. Positive environmental impacts resulted from recycling, forest industry products and use of energy. Traditional emission measurement was considered a well-measured issue. The target subjects of the measurement and especially environmental impact measurement require improvement. The contribution of this research is concerned with the development of measurement and two issues arising from the research are emphasised. First, environmental impact measurement should be further developed. Second, the measurement of the production chain that is physically outside the boundaries of forest industry mills should also be developed.     

综合类生态工业园区建设绩效评估

介绍了我国工业园区的发展现状、特征和存在的问题,指出建设生态工业园区将成为一些开发区二次创业、解决土地节约化利用和自然资源制约问题的优先途径;按照园区内行业类型和组织方式的差异性,将我国的生态工业园区分为综合类生态工业园、行业类生态工业园和静脉产业类生态工业园三类;重点介绍了我国生态工业园区建设情况和相关标准制修订情况;结合综合类生态工业园区标准,重点分析了2006—2008年我国生态工业园区建设在经济发展、物质减量与循环、污染物控制的各项指标达标情况。分析结果显示,虽然受工业园区建设发展阶段限制,我国综合类生态工业园区各项指标达标率呈波动性发展,但总体呈上升趋势。     

东湖开发区产业布局对环境的影响研究

武汉东湖高新技术开发区是首批国家级高新技术产业开发区之一,产业基础好,发展条件佳.近十年是其经济和社会发展的重要时期,是进行经济结构战略性调整和改革开放的重要时期,也是减轻环境污染和遏制生态恶化趋势的重要时期.但由于开发区建设初期注重经济建设,忽视环境保护,使环境问题日趋严峻.因而,紧紧抓住新世纪的历史机遇,下大力气解决开发区突出的环境问题,调整产业结构,合理产业布局,制定切实可行的生态规划和环保措施迫在眉睫,以期实现长期快速增长,持续、均衡发展.     

我国环保产业关联效应的投入产出分析

本文通过对比2007年与2012年投入产出表中环保产业与国民经济42个产业部门间的关联程度及结构的变化,分析得出环保产业的发展现状及产业关联结构有所优化。"环保产业不环保"的现状已有一定的改善,而"环保产业不服务于环保"的现象仍有碍于环保产业投资效率的进一步提升,大部分环保投资仍在中间生产过程中被消耗,产业生产效率水平较低。因此,政府应通过扩大环保技术投资、强化环境规制等政策打好产业组合拳,促进社会资本投资在加强环保产业内部竞争方面的综合作用,从而提高环保产业自身的价值创造能力,促进环保投资效率的提高。     

汞行业污染物排放标准制定初探

阐述了制定汞行业污染物排放标准的重要意义,提出了制定汞行业污染物排放标准应遵循的基本原则和应考虑的因素,拟制了编制该标准的框架及程序。     

Natural resource industry involvement in collaboration for water governance: influence on processes and outcomes in Canada

Natural resource industries are increasingly significant actors in environmental decision-making. Possessing vast institutional and technical capacity, firms have an important role to play in ‘new’ governance strategies such as collaboration. These strategies are often based upon assumptions of equitable influence. This paper investigates the nature of resource industry participation in collaborative water governance in Canada, and the potential consequences of that participation as investigated using power theory. The study used comparative cases to reveal that resource industries are able to shape collaboration, and the issues collaborated upon, at multiple analytical levels both internal and external to the collaborative process in ways not available to other actors. Analysis also revealed that resource industry participation in collaboration did not reflect a commitment to engage in shared learning and the reexamination of values and interests as presupposed by collaborative theory. Collaboration is thus challenged in producing equitable, representative outcomes when resource industries participate.     

输水水质保障约束下的南四湖流域产业生态化发展研究

在生态文明建设理念的指导下,从南四湖流域的自身特点与现状出发,在总结和借鉴国内外产业生态发展主要经验的基础上,结合南四湖流域自身特点,从管理机制、财政政策、价格税收、技术创新、投资取向、政绩考核等多角度出发,构建了南四湖流域的产业生态政策体系,并从实施目标责任考核、建立流域产业布局规划的协调制度、完善产业结构调整优化的法律法规制度、增强生态产业的科技创新能力、建立流域的政府信息共享与公开机制、建立健全流域水环境执法机构六个方面提出了相应的生态保障措施。