Ecomapping

Ecomapping is a free online visual tool that helps small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to analyse and manage environmental behaviour. It is also a useful tool for larger businesses.

Developed by European environmental champion Heinz-Werner Engel, Ecomapping is an easy, cost-effective way for you to meet your company’s environmental obligations and become more eco-efficient.

Ecomapping is a step-by-step process that involves making ‘mud maps’ of your company’s:

• Water consumption
• Waste
• Noise and Air emissions
• Soil contamination
• Environmental risks

From this, you can develop a broader environmental management system. While some tasks are undertaken in the office, most involve engagement with staff on the ‘shop floor’. To be successful, Ecomapping requires the commitment of management and the involvement of all employees (and don’t forget to take ‘before and after’ photos of areas that you are targeting for improvement; this is a great way to celebrate achievements with your staff).

The Ecomapping Toolkit enables you to develop an Environmental Management System which can be expanded to meet ISO 14001.

For more information on Ecomapping please see 
Ecomapping Introduction Flyer (PDF)
or contact:
Bryce Routley
+61 8 8463 3707
bryce.routley@epa.sa.gov.au

The following are supplementary tools and information for management and staff:
Videos 
Templates
References
Links 
Case studies

Videos: An Introduction to Ecomapping

• Why Ecomapping? Peter Dolan – Director of Science & Sustainability, Environment Protection Authority (SA)
• Origins of Ecomapping  Heinz-Werner Engel – Founder of Ecomapping
• Ecomapping Demonstration Part One: Bryce Routley – Eco-efficiency project officer, Environment Protection Authority (SA)
• Ecomapping Demonstration Part Two: Bryce Routley – Eco-efficiency project officer, Environment Protection Authority (SA)

Templates

• Ecomapping - Perception Weather Map
• Ecomaps - Summary of Issues and Observations
• Formal Action Plan
• BSA Environmental Action Plan
• Ecomapping toward ISO 14001 Sheet 1
  
• Ecomapping toward ISO 14001 Sheet 2 
  

References

• Ecomapping presentation portal
  
  

Links

• Environment Protection Authority (SA) http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/
• Ecomapping http://www.ecomapping.org/
• International Network of Environmental Management http://www.inem.org/
• Heinz-Werner Engel: Founder of Ecomapping  http://www.inem.org/
  
  

Case studies

Ecomapping is being delivered to more than 200 businesses in the Adelaide Hills wine region. Click here for more information.