Fachartikel zum Thema 'Politik, Entwicklung, Management':
Eco-efficiency in a Colombian Leather Tannery
Curtigran Ltda is situated in the metropolitan district of Bogota. Faced with increasing environmental legislation, waste water treatment problems, and decreasing productivity and product quality, the company saw eco-efficiency as a strategy which could ensure its survival.
Working in co-operation with the local San Benito Leather Tanners' Association (ASOCUR), the Association for Small and Medium Eco-efficient Enterprises in Latin America (PROPEL) conducted a comprehensive sectoral study before selecting Curtigran to participate in its pilot programme in 1994. A cost system was first implemented in Curtigran, and an environmental impact assessment was conducted. Then, clean and efficient technologies were developed in-company with the help of external consultants, expert tanners and a training programme. The company has since reduced its pollution by 50 per cent, improved the quality of its products, and increased its product yield.
Curtigran has become a local champion and its success will be used by PROPEL to promote eco-efficiency to tanners across Colombia. The eco-efficiency approach is now being applied in other industry sectors in Colombia.
| Copyright: | © INEM - International Network for Environmental Management | |
| Quelle: | Case Studies in Environmental Management SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (Oktober 2005) | |
| Seiten: | 8 | |
| Preis: | € 2,00 | |
| Autor: | Carlos H. Barragan  | |
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