PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
The implementation of innovations is a priority of the European Union. It is expected that innovation will contribute to delivering growth and jobs, while limiting the pressure on natural resources. In recognition of this, in 2011 the EC launched an EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) pilot programme as a voluntary environmental scheme. However, until now the full potential of this scheme has not been explored, mainly due to a limited awareness about ETV and a lack of knowledge and understanding of ETV by technology providers and buyers. In consequence, industrial sectors remain less effective in improving their environmental performance than if more eco-innovations were implemented. Therefore, the offer of trusted new environmental technologies with confirmed performance on the market remains limited.
OBJECTIVES
The overall goal of LIFEproETV is to promote and ensure the effective implementation of Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in Poland, as a voluntary scheme with a strong recognition and acceptance on the EU market.
To achieve the goal, the project beneficiaries will:
Increase the awareness, knowledge and understanding about ETV as a voluntary environmental scheme, which facilitates market entry of new environmental technologies (supply side) and supports transparent, evidence-based procurement decisions (demand side);Build capacity, skills and a knowledge base for EU-wide ETV uptake and easy access of SMEs to ETV;Create a favourable policy environment to encourage the uptake of ETV on EU and domestic markets, as a tool for helping achieve environmental, climate and innovation policy objectives; andFoster the scale-up of the EU ETV pilot programme within Member States and towards new technology areas.
The project, by promoting eco-innovation within ETV, contributes to achieving the objectives of EU policy in the field of environmental protection, including climate and air protection. It also helps implement the objectives of the European Green Deal (COM/2019/640), including the achievement of the climate neutrality target by 2050, and the EU action plan for the Circular Economy (COM/2015/0614).
RESULTS
Expected results:
Increased stakeholders awareness, knowledge and understanding of Environmental Technology Verification (ETV): the project will create a community of 1 000 economic entities interested in implementing and promoting ETV across the EU and in most economic sectors;Increased interest of technology providers in ETV: There will be 6 pilot campaigns to promote ETV with a target audience of at least 2 000. Moreover, 24 ETV promotional events will be organised, the goals and assumptions of the European Technology Verification System will be presented at over 18 international conferences. In addition, 18 industry magazines or portals will publish announcements and information about ETV, reaching at least 36 000 people;Increase in knowledge about ETV: the preparation and publication, for example, of a guide for ETV proposers, the self-assessment tool and ETV information materials (in multiple EU languages), and the organisation of skills-building webinars for business support organisations;Improved ETV infrastructure: 2 webinars for potential organisations to serve as verification bodies and accreditation bodies;Improved access to ETV information: at least 12 EU ETV Knowledge Centres established to collaborate on the ETV Knowledge Platform. Publication of information about ETV in national languages allowing access to information about the system for more stakeholders; andEnabling policy environment for ETV: 4 regional workshops for governmental agencies and public procurers organised, during which the Policy Brief and guidance on the use of ETV will be presented.
