Best Environmental Management Practice for the Car Manufacturing Sector Learning from frontrunners

Pierre Gaudillat (), Ioannis Antonopoulos (), Marco Dri, Paolo Canfora and Marzia Traverso
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Pierre Gaudillat: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Ioannis Antonopoulos: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Marco Dri: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Marzia Traverso: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC109752, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The European automotive industry is one of the EU's largest manufacturing sectors, and the automotive value chain covers many activities largely carried out within the EU, such as design and engineering, manufacturing, maintenance and repair, and end-of-life vehicle (ELV) handling. This Best Practice report describes Best Environmental Management Practices (BEMPs), i.e. techniques, measures or actions that are implemented by the organisations within the sector which are most advanced in terms of environmental performance in areas such as energy and resource efficiency, emissions, or supply chain management. The BEMPs provide inspirational examples for any organisation within the sector to improve its environmental performance.The report firstly outlines technical information on the contribution of car manufacturing and end-of-life vehicle (ELV) handling to key environmental burdens in the EU, alongside data on the economic relevance of the sector. The second chapter presents best environmental management practice of interest primarily for manufacturing companies (car manufacturers and associated manufacturers in the supply chain) covering cross-cutting issues related to key environmental impacts (such as energy, waste, water management, or biodiversity) before exploring best practice linked to specific topics, such as supply chain management.Subsequently, specific information concerning actors in the treatment of end-of-life vehicles is presented in the third chapter, focussing in particular on best practice applicable to processers of ELVs. This Best Practice Report was developed with support from a Technical Working Group of experts from the car manufacturing and ELV sector and associated fields.The report gives a wide range of information (environmental benefits, economics, indicators, benchmarks, references, etc.) for each of the proposed best practices in order to be a source of inspiration and guidance for any company of the sector wishing to improve environmental performance. In addition, it will be the technical basis for a Sectoral Reference Document on the car manufacturing sector, to be produced by the European Commission according to the EMAS Regulation.

Keywords: Best Environmental Management Practice; EMAS; Sectoral Reference Document; Automotive manufacturing; Car manufacturing; End of Life vehicle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-01
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