Summary
ABOUT THE TOOL
EDIT Value is a tool to identify the most effective opportunities for saving costs, improving the resource efficiency and the overall sustainability performance of small and medium-sized enterprises within the given framework conditions. It enables a company to choose the most effective leverage points and feasible measures leading both to an improvement of resource efficiency and the best allocation of its limited resources. With the help of EDIT Value, all business levels of an enterprise are assessed in a systematic way.
METHODOLOGY
The EDIT Value Tool consist of three phases. First, potentials for improving resource efficiency and sustainability within a business are investigated. This involves an analysis of material and energy inputs / outputs, as well as analyses of management systems and product life cycle (phase 1). After the identification of relevant aspects, appropriate intervention tools and measures are presented (phase 2) and the feasibility of the identified tools is assessed (phase 3).
BENEFITS OF EDIT VALUE
• Proposed measures bring double benefit: costs saving and reduction of environmental risks at the same time
• Identification of the most promising areas for improvement
• Allocation of possible measures (specific tools, concrete measures) is driven by the company’s needs
• Better control over strategic risks and opportunities of enterprises
• New view on business effectiveness and efficiency
• Improvement of enterprise staff in continuous improvement of enterprise performance
Forms and supporting files
STEP 1.1: STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
STEP 1.2: MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INITIAL ANALYSIS
STEP 1.3: INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
STEP 1.4: WALK THROUGH AN ENTERPRISE
STEP 1.5: SCREENING ANALYSIS OF THE INPUT AND OUTPUT OF THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
STEP 1.6: MAPPING OF ALL POTENTIALS
STEP 2.1: OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE APPLICATIONS
SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Allocation of major applications
SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Selection aid for applications within the EDIT Value Tool
STEP 2.3: FEASIBILITY STUDY
SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Advanced Cost-Benefit Analysis – Factsheet
SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Advanced Cost-Benefit Analysis – Guide
About the development of the EDIT Value Tool
The EDIT Value Tool is a major output of the EU-Interreg-project in Central Europe PRESOURCE (Promotion of resource efficiency in SMEs in Central Europe).
Case studies
Case study 1 - Austria: SME (Food procesing)
Case study 2- Austria: SME (Animal feed)
Case study 3 - Czech Republic: SME (Furniture)
Case study 4 - Czech Republic: SME (Packaging)
Case study 5 - Germany: SME (Metal processing / founding)
Case study 6 - Hungary: SME (Production of aluminium frame glass windows)
Case study 7 - Hungary: SME (Chemicals production)
Case study 8 - Italy: SME (Furniture)
Case study 9 - Italy: SME (Rolling shutters)
