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Platform for Business and Policy in Europe

About EEIP

• EEIP - Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes - is a platform for

Business and Policy in Europe.

• EEIP facilitates an open and inclusive cross-industries and cross-

technologies dialogue with a purpose of better energy efficiency policy.

• EEIP complements existing engagement and exchange channels

between stakeholders and policy-makers, by raising a horizontal, issue-

focused, platform that reflects the need of present and future policy

making.

• EEIP uses communication, engagement and „best practice“ exchange

tools to enable industry and policy to achieve its sustainability and

energy security goals while enhancing industrial competitiveness at the

same time.

• EEIP is a free membership platform.

EEIP - Platform for Business and

Policy in Europe

Members and Activities

• EEIP members include industrial end-users, manufacturers of energy saving equipment and parts, energy service companies (ESCOs), IT companies, business and engineering consultancies, industry associations and any other interested parties and European and national policy-makers.

• EEIP model is an issue-focused, horizontal, knowledge exchange, policy debate platform transgressing current technology-specific or industry-specific contributions. The platform is based on transparency, inclusion and open access.

• EEIP promotes inclusive, innovative policy dialogue that is balanced and evidence-based. It seeks to secure industry's contribution to the European Union's climate and energy goals.

• EEIP provides creative, customised and result-orientated engagement and communication tools to its members and partners. This takes forms of round-tables, seminars, conferences, internet portal, information exchange and assisting in direct engagements.

• EEIP is the leades in European industrial energy efficiency debate and an important link between policy-makers and industry.

Membership and Partnership structure

• Membership at EEIP is open to all and free of charge.

• Partnership packages are based on additional services and

company support.

• There are three levels of Partnership (Business, Privilege and

Exclusive), differently priced in correspondence to the Partners’

interest in EU energy efficiency policy and desire for prominence

and visibility.

• The number of Privilege and Exclusive Partners are limited by

sector and country.

• Privilege and Exclusive Partners are involved in EEIP strategic

planning and implementation.

Members and Partners

Members and Partners

high visibility - presence - position

visibility - promote - input

inform - share - engage

governance - exclusivity - full accessEXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP

PRIVILEGE PARTNERSHIP

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

MEMBERS

Governance

• EEIP is not-for-profit organisation registered as ASBL under Belgian

law.

• EEIP founding members are GreenBusinessConsulting (business

sustainability consultancy), Solace (taxation and business operation

consultancy) and VATTEL (policy efficiency and stakeholder

engagement consultancy).

• EEIP has been active, developing networks and relationships with

companies, policy actors and policy makers since November 2010.

Launch event is on 12 April 2011 at the European Commission.

• EEIP is governed by the Executive Board and the Advisory Board.

• The EEIP Advisory Board includes Founding Members, Exclusive

Partners and a broader range of experts.

Finances

• As a not-for-profit organisation, EEIP aims for a balanced

budget.

• EEIP is based on a ‘freemium’ social business model.

• The main source of income is through partnership

arrangements.

• EEIP is also organising commercial events (e.g. Conference

2011, Congress 2012) and publications (EEIP bi-annual

magazine).

• EEIP is also partnering in research and technical projects.

• Costs of the current (November 2010 - April 2011) operations

are covered by the founding members.

Events programme

• EEIP ‘Manufacturing the Change: Energy Efficiency in Industry’ event (12 April

2010) is a part of the official European Commission Sustainable Energy Week

programme. Launch event.

• From May 2011: Brussels Industrial Efficiency Round-table: invitation only bi-

monthly meeting (15 participants, preference to Partners, experts, Associations,

EC, EU Presidency).

• From April 2011: Presidency EE Debates. Hungarian Presidency co-hosting

debates on three topics: EE and SMEs, Chemical Industry, Public Procurement.

Continued under Polish Presidency from July 2011.

• 24-27 May 2011: Green Week in Brussels: video/interactive installation of

99EESOLUTIONS (creative co-operation via the Hub Brussels), daily partners.

• 11 October 2011: Annual Conference with Business Innovation EE Forum.

• May 2012: EEIP Congress in Cologne, Germany.

Next steps

• Development of EEIP internet portal, member focused, based on social network model, including newsletter and survey tools. Launch in April 2011.

• Development of media partnership with both Brussels’ EU press and European specialist (energy efficiency and industry) media.

• Developing catalogue of ‘best practices’ in energy and resource efficiency in European companies and solutions. Co-ordination of 99EESOLUTIONS video installation.

• Preparation of the first issue of EEIP magazine. Launch in October 2011.

• Co-ordination of invitations to Brussels Industrial Efficiency Round-table.

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