Management systems for quality, environment, occupational safety and energy are often introduced in companies one after the other for historical reasons and therefore as parallel systems. They are not always optimally implemented and therefore lead to an imbalance between benefits and costs. Integrated systems, on the other hand, make a significant contribution to increasing a company's profitability, fulfilling quality requirements and legal regulations and achieving environmental and climate protection goals.
Together with our co-operation partners, we are happy to support you with the following services:
- Introduction and further development of management systems in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001, DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 14001 and EMAS
- Support with the changeover to standard revisions and integration of separately implemented management systems
- Conducting workshops and employee training
- Carrying out context, opportunity/risk and stakeholder analyses
- Carrying out internal audits
- Developing key figures and targets.
Highlight-Projekt:
Wienerberger
FutureCamp supported the brick producer Wienerberger from 2011-2023 in the continuous development and improvement of the integrated management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001) at all German production sites with a focus on the strategic orientation, the documentation of implemented efficiency measures, the further development of energy indicators, the definition of objectives and the company's management documentation.
The Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG), which came into force on 18 November 2023, stipulates that all companies with an average total final energy consumption of more than 7.5 GWh per year in the last three completed calendar years are obliged to set up and operate an energy management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 50001 or an environmental management system in accordance with EMAS within 20 months. Companies that already have an average total final energy consumption of more than 7.5 GWh per year before 18 November 2023 must have set up a corresponding management system by the end of 18 July 2025 at the latest.
In addition, companies with an annual average total final energy consumption of more than 2.5 GWh per year in the last three completed calendar years are obliged to draw up implementation plans for cost-effective final energy saving measures, have them reviewed by independent experts and then publish them (energy audit).
As a result, the thresholds have been drastically revised downwards and the basic scope of application has been extended to more companies.
If you need support with the introduction of energy or environmental management systems or with the implementation of mandatory energy audits, we will be happy to assist you together with our cooperation partners. FutureCamp has been supporting clients in the establishment and further development of energy and environmental management systems since 2011 and has been carrying out energy audits for obligated companies since 2015.
"Energy efficiency measures have played an important role for many years, both economically and in terms of climate policy. In our view, energy audits and energy management systems are a decisive vehicle for achieving international climate protection targets and require appropriate attention."
Dr. Christian Pacher is Managing Director of FutureCamp Climate. Mr Pacher has been working at FutureCamp since 2009 on the strategic and operational preparation and implementation of all aspects of national and EU emissions trading as well as on comprehensive climate strategy projects for our clients. He is an expert in capacity building projects and supports the relevant institutional actors in the development and implementation of international emissions trading schemes. As a recognised energy officer and auditor for ISO 50001:2011, he conducts internal audits in companies and also supports the further development of energy management systems. In addition, Mr Pacher is listed in the BAFA's list of energy auditors and carries out energy audits in accordance with DIN EN 16247-1.
In order to meet the European requirements on energy efficiency and climate protection and to leverage efficiency potential in German companies and households, the German government has been providing a comprehensive and evolving funding programme for years. Various funding guidelines have been and are being issued to promote the implementation of energy management systems and energy audits on the one hand and the realisation of energy efficiency projects on the other.
Together with our co-operation partners, we offer you well-founded and comprehensive services in the area of subsidy consulting:
- Workshops and information events on the relevant guidelines, on the level of funding rates, the funding requirements and the relevant funding procedure
- Support with the application for funding
- Support in communicating with the funding organisations.
"Great energy efficiency potential has already been realised in the past in order to ensure economic competitiveness. Many of the energy efficiency measures still available today are therefore costly and often characterised by average returns on investment. Various mechanisms can now be used to increase the profitability of measures. In particular, optimised combinations of measures to form a package of measures can have a decisive influence on the subsidies."
Angelika Berghald has been working as a consultant at FutureCamp Climate since 2016, primarily in the areas of energy, management systems, LCA and carbon footprinting. As an experienced project manager, she advises clients on all important issues in these areas. As a recognised representative for quality, environment and energy in accordance with ISO 9001, 14001 and 50001, she supports clients in the introduction and further development of management systems and conducts internal audits in companies.
Life cycle analyses (LCA) or product life cycle assessments describe and evaluate the impact of products, services or processes (e.g. transport) on the environment, taking into account the entire life cycle ("from the cradle to the grave") and the various environmental impacts (e.g. greenhouse effect, acidification, eutrophication, destruction of the ozone layer, soil pollution, resource consumption). Life cycle assessments are used, for example, to compare the sustainability of products, to optimise the supply chain, to identify hotspots or to avoid shifting environmental impacts to other areas.
In addition to selecting the appropriate impact categories, defining the scope of the analysis and the product system is an essential basis for collecting the necessary data and analysing and interpreting the LCA results. In addition to selecting the appropriate impact categories, defining the scope of the analysis and the product system is an essential basis for collecting the necessary data and analysing and interpreting the LCA results.
FutureCamp supports you in the preparation of your life cycle assessment in accordance to the DIN EN ISO 14040/14044 standards. We support you in
- ideciding which products and services are essential for your environmental performance and how these can be analysed and evaluated,
- the professional and technical development of a life cycle assessment for the selected products or services,
- establishing the processes so that a regular review of your environmental and sustainability performance is possible,
- preparing and communicating the information in a target group- and standard-compliant manner and
- preparing and carrying out an (external) critical review of the results.
Michael Lörcher advises companies at FutureCamp on the introduction and development of management systems in accordance with EMAS and ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 50001 and ISO 45001 and prepares product life cycle assessments. He has been working as a consultant in the fields of corporate environmental protection and energy and sustainability management since 1992. He is an expert in the field of life cycle assessments, LCAs and integrated product policy. Mr Lörcher was a member of the ISO 14040/44 standardisation committee for product life cycle assessments for eight years. He is a registered energy auditor with BAFA for carrying out energy audits in accordance with DIN EN 16247.
Highlight Projects:
TRIMET
Creation of a product life cycle assessment (LCA) for the manufacture of recycled aluminium products