SUSTAINABLE TRADE PROJECT

Boosting local trade

by promoting energy efficiency,

recycling and low-impact products

“To talk about sustainable trade is to talk about responsible consumption”

Rubí Brilla

Objective

ECONOMY

ENViRONMENT SOCIETY

sustainability

How we did it?

1. Performing audits on:

Energy Waste

Product

2. Promoting best practices for each participating trade

3. Stimulating the energy efficiency, recycling and

organic and local products

First of all...

1. Creation of the WG – May’ 13

2. Design of the audits – July’ 13

3. UPC agreement:

Energy Engineering students –workcamp – Oct ’13

4. Beginning the execution step by step

Execution design

TRAINING +

GRANT FOR

INVESTMENT

AUDIT

IMPROVEMENT

PROPOSALS

CLASIFICATION

RESULTS

FINAL

CLASIFICATION

2nd semester 2013

ENERGY AUDIT

Hiring electricity supply from renewable energies (5%)

Energy efficiency in air-conditioning and lighting (60%)

Waste prevention (65%)

Recicling (35%)

WASTE MANAGEMENT AUDIT

Local product (80%)

Organic and fair trade (20%)

PRODUCT AUDIT

Execution design

TRAINING +

GRANT FOR

INVESTMENT

AUDIT

IMPROVEMENT

PROPOSALS

CLASIFICATION

RESULTS

FINAL

CLASIFICATION

1st quater 2014

Execution design

TRAINING +

GRANT FOR

INVESTMENT

AUDIT

IMPROVEMENT

PROPOSALS

CLASIFICATION

RESULTS

FINAL

CLASIFICATION

Energy Waste Product

1st Clasification

Execution design

TRAINING +

GRANT FOR

INVESTMENT

AUDIT

IMPROVEMENT

PROPOSALS

CLASIFICATION

RESULTS

FINAL

CLASIFICATION

2nd quater 2014

Delivery of tailored reports:

Results + Best practices + Proposals for improvement

Execution design

TRAINING +

GRANT FOR

INVESTMENT

AUDIT

IMPROVEMENT

PROPOSALS

CLASIFICATION

RESULTS

FINAL

CLASIFICATION

3rd quater 2014

Carried out by students of

CERTIFICATION OF

PROFESSIONALISM IN

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN

BUILDINGS

Training in EE & RE

12.000€ investment

in LED lighting for all

the traders

Grant for investment

Smart meters installation

Grant for investment

Execution design

TRAINING +

GRANT FOR

INVESTMENT

AUDIT

IMPROVEMENT

PROPOSALS

CLASIFICATION

RESULTS

FINAL

CLASIFICATION

4th quater 2014

1st quater 2015

Final results

Àmbit Energètic

0

5

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25

30

35

40

Sense

Categoria

Bronze Plata Or Rubí

Àmbit Energètic

90%

0%5%5%

Sense Categoria Bronze Plata Or Rubí

FIRST AUDITS - Nov/Des 2013 SECOND AUDITS - Oct/ Nov 2014

Àmbit de Residus

100%

Sense Categoria Bronze Plata Or Rubí

Àmbit de Residus

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Sense

Categoria

Bronze Plata Or Rubí

Final results FIRST AUDITS - Nov/Des 2013 SECOND AUDITS - Oct/ Nov 2014

Àmbit de Producte

2%

27%

49%

20%2%

Sense Categoria Bronze Plata Or Rubí

Àmbit de Producte

0

5

10

15

20

25

Sense

Categoria

Bronze Plata Or Rubí

Final results FIRST AUDITS - Nov/Des 2013 SECOND AUDITS - Oct/ Nov 2014

- Sustainable trade badge ceremony

End of REMIDA project

- Sustainable trade badge ceremony

End of REMIDA project

- Publication of a “Sustainable Trade Guide of Rubí

city”

- International dissemination of the best practice

www.rubicomerç.cat/guia-comerc-sostenible

- Municipality grants for the trade sector.

- Tailored energy efficiency training (hairdressers, bars,

etc.).

- Keep the project going (audit reviews, continuous

support and advice).

Next steps

Thank you very much !

@RubiBrilla