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Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Companies
Client: InWEnt Project Partners: ECCInternational Duration: 01.2008 - 03.2011 The project aims for capacity building in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the regional extension of the training and consultancy services of the Indian CII-Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-CESD), especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). Furthermore, the exchange of knowledge of Corporate Social Responsibility in the SAARC region as well as internationally will be strengthened.  more |
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The Foundation of an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Client: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Project Partners: Environmental Policy Research Centre, Free University Berlin (FFU Duration: 02.2008 - 02.2009 Growing global energy consumption, constantly rising prices for energy and partly disastrous impacts of climate change allude clearly to a rapid expansion of renewable energies worldwide. In commission of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Adelphi supports the ambitions of the German Federal Government to found an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). As a first step, a preparatory conference with 170 participants from 60 countries took place in the German Foreign Office in Berlin from 9 -11 April 2008. The actual founding conference is planned for November 2008. Further information is available at www.irena.org more |
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“Business as unusual” – the Seed Award 2008
Client: The Seed Initiative Secretariat c/o The World Conservation Union IUCN Duration: 02.2008 – 07.2008 Adelphi Consult supports the third international competition of the Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (Seed) Initiative (www.seedinit.org), which will be launched annually as of 2008. The call for proposals will be open between 01 February and 16 March 2008. On behalf of the Seed Secretariat, Adelphi Consult will take on individual support to applicants and to the organisation of the selection process. more |
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Assessment of Hazardous Waste Dumpsites and Preparation of Remediation Plans
Client: GTZ-ASEM Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Duration: 10.2007-12.2007 The short term training cum exposure on behalf of the Environmental Programme of GTZ in India for officials of the State and Central Government Pollution Control Boards is a capacity building programme organised by Adelphi Consult. It aims at strengthening the regulatory and administrative capacities of the SPCBs and CPCB by providing state of the art knowledge concerning the assessment, remediation and post usage of contaminated sites. more |
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Technology Transfer in the Waste Industry
Client: Federal Environmental Agency Duration: 09/2007 – 11/2007 The Federal Environmental Agency has commissioned Adelphi Consult to support the profiling process of the newly established Platform for Technology Transfer (Waste Management). This encompasses a survey among German enterprises in the waste management sector to investigate user needs, and an analysis of core online information services in the field of export promotion so as to identify gaps and facilitate networking between them. more |
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Project Assessment on Capacity Building for Geothermal Energy in Rwanda
Client: Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Duration: 09.2007 - 12.2007 The German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) has commissioned Adelphi Consult to assess a project proposal on geothermal capacity building in Rwanda. more |
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Energy efficiency in India: Support the Energy Program of GTZ in India
Client: InWEnt gGmbH Project Partners: GTZ IGEN (Indo-German Energy Program) Duration: 02.2005 - 01.2007 Adelphi Consult supports the Energy Program of GTZ India. In a three year project funded by InWEnt Germany state specific action plans stating general policies, mission and vision relating to energy efficiency, renewable energy and support to power sector reforms will be prepared and implemented. more |
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Inventory on Environment and Security in EU Member States
Client: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Duration: 09.2006 - 07.2007 The aim of the inventory is to identify current initiatives, programmes and projects of EU Member States in the field of environment and security. The purpose is to enhance the comparability between the relevant approaches and strategies of Member States. In the longer run, the aim is to identify potential synergies and links between national programmes and activities of EU Member States to allow for a more comprehensive European approach. more |
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Integrating Environment, Development, and Conflict Prevention – Europan and National Approaches and Challenges. A European Conference hosted by the German EU Council Presidency
Client: Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; the Federal Ministry for Development and Economic Cooperation; and the Federal Foreign Office Duration: March 29 and 30, 2007 Interdependencies between environment, development, and conflict prevention have gained significant importance on the international agenda over the past years. Energy and climate security, and sustainable natural resources management are priorities for the German EU Council and G8 presidencies in 2007. more |
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Evaluation of the Export Helpdesk for Developing Countries
Client: European Commission, DG Trade Duration: 11.2006 – 07.2007 Adelphi Consult has been commissioned by the Directorate General for Trade (DG Trade) to evaluate the Export Helpdesk for Developing Countries (http://export-help.cec.eu.int). The free online service offers comprehensive information on import and trade issues for exporters from developing countries planning to access the EU market. The focus of the investigation is on assessing reliability, completeness and user-friendliness of the Export Helpdesk, and on evaluating its impact as well as awareness of its availability. The findings will provide the basis for practical suggestions for further improvement of the service. more |
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Development and spreading of innovative and competitive technologies and services in the environmental field within the scope of the Lisbon Strategy as a challenge for the state and industry
Client: Federal Environment Agency; Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Duration: 09.2006 - 08.2007 Adelphi Consult organises a national ETAP workshop for experts of administration, science and economy. The objective of the workshop is to strengthen the European ETAP Process and to upgrade the German contribution to the ETAP Process. The workshop will take place in the beginning of 2007 in Berlin. At the workshop, new initiatives will be presented, particularly initiatives of the Federal States, and potential future actions will be identified. Possibilities of coordination and promotion of environmental technologies in Germany will be discussed. more |
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SME Environment Promotion Programme
Client: GTZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit Duration: 08.2006 - 12.2006 One of the main challenges for the Egyptian development is the improvement of income and employment opportunities especially among the poorer population. In December 2005 the SME Promotion Programme started, conducted by the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry. The programme activities are financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Adelphi Consult supports the programme with providing guidance on international experiences on environmental sector promotion, encouraging the technical know-how-transfer form German companies and assists in developing an implementation strategy. more |
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Strategy of Internationalisation of Partslife
Duration: 09.2006 - 07.2007 Partslife, the disposal system on the automotive parts sector is based in Langen (Hessen) and was founded in 1995 by manufacturers of automotive parts and trade cooperations. Adelphi Consult supports Partslife in their systematic development of partnership “Partslife Europe” until the middle of 2007 in three additional European countries with short analyses concerning the state of implementation of the EU Directives End of Life Vehicles Directive (ELV), Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (WEEE) and the regulation on packaging. Adelphi Consult makes market analyses in selected countries. Enquiry and preselection of adequate partners as well as the preparation and follow-up of cooperation dialogues and business negotiations are part of the contract’s portfolio. more |
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“Sustainable Campus Manipal Academy of Higher Education”
Client: GTZ ASEM (Advisory Services in Environmental Management) Duration: 04.2006 – 12.2007 The project aims to support the transition of the Deemed University of Manipal in Karnataka/ India to a sustainable campus. The project takes a two-winged approach: Catalysing the establishment of an ISO 14001 certified environmental management system on campus will directly impact the academy’s resource use and environmental performance, while promoting the setup of a study scheme on environmental management serves to multiply environmental management capacities beyond the campus itself. more |
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Addressing the Interlinkages between Natural Resource Management and Conflict in the European Commissions’ External Relations
Client: Ecorys Evaluation Consortium for the European Commission Duration: 09.2006 - 03.2007 Natural resources and conflicts are interlinked in a variety of ways. On the one hand, conflicts might arise over natural resources, while on the other hand the cooperative and sustainable management of them may act as confidence building measure contributing to peacebuilding. The focus of the project is to asses how far different interlinkages are addressed in the external relations of the EU, especially the Commission, and highlight innovative approaches and areas having further potential. more |
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New Project: Evaluation of Swiss conflict early warning system FAST International
Client: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Duration: 05.2006 – 11.2006 The Division Conflict Prevention and Transformation (COPRET) of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has commissioned Adelphi Consult to independently evaluate FAST International - the conflict early warning programme of swisspeace. The aims of the evaluation are threefold: first, to give detailed insight into the current position and application of FAST International products by different user groups. Second, to analyse the acceptance and performance of FAST International products and services. Third, to recommend how to improve FAST products and develop specific FAST services. more |
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“Business as unusual” - Seed Initiative Awards Channel 2006 to 2008
Client: The Seed Initiative Secretariat c/o The World Conservation Union IUCN Duration: 08.2006 – 04.2008 Adelphi Consult has been selected to support the Seed Awards Channel 2006 to 2008. Sparked off in 2001 by preparations to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the Seed Initiative highlights the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable solutions to societal problems. Its biannual award scheme aims to promote locally-led entrepreneurial and innovative project cooperations between private sector, public authorities, non-governmental and labour organisations and other initiatives, through capacity-building, expert assistance and practical input rather than a one-off financial endowment. more |
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New „Factory of the Future“ Project: “RISP – Risk-free to Product Services”
Client: Federal Ministry for Transport, Technology and Innovation - Program Factory of the Future Project Partners: STENUM GmbH, GRAT, ARECON, all Austrian Duration: 11.2005 - 10.2006 The objective of the project RIS is the creation of a procedural model for the development of product services. A process will be designed, which uses today’s knowledge about successful innovation management, considers all risks about development of product services and ranks them according to priority and creates sensible criteria for the future of the development process. This way the process of developing product services will become controllable and at the same time teachable. more |
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EU-India Network of Women Entrepreneurs
Client: InWEnt gGmbH, EC Delegation India Duration: 05.2005 - 12.2006 Adelphi Consult is managing the EU networking venture and is assisting the entrepreneurs through training and coaching courses in India and Germany. The aim of the network is to enable entrepreneurs from the food and garment industries, by means of targeted training courses, to produce environmentally friendly and internationally competitive products, and thus facilitate access to new markets. Moreover, the European-Indian cooperation and strengthening of trade and business relations between India and the EU are promoted in a sustainable manner. In addition to providing training for Indian women export consultants and entrepreneurs in the export sector, this project also foresees the actual market introduction of particularly promising products in Germany. For the most part, products to be offered are textiles and food. more |
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Towards Convergence - Strengthening Environmental Policy and Law in the Southern Caucasus
Client: Inwent - Capacity Building International Duration: 02.2005 - 03.2007 InWEnt and Adelphi Research are initiating a three year training programme on convergence with EU environmental law in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Two training courses per year will be conducted on selected priority areas in environmental policy and law in order to strengthen the regulatory capacity and overall administrative capacity of the respective environment ministries and subordinate bodies in the Southern Caucasus states. These training programmes will be subsequently developed with the partner institutions in each of the three Caucasus states and are to be embedded in a broader assistance framework to help these countries comply with major environmental legislation of the European Union (EU). The main aim of this programme is to strengthen administrative and legal environ-mental capacities, improve environmental and health conditions and regional cooperation. more |
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National Consultation Process on Sustainable Production and Consumption
Client: Federal Environmental Agency; German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Project Partners: SERI, NWD Duration: 11.2004 - 01.2007 Companies are important drivers for sustainable production and consumption. Their success depends on innovative stakeholder configurations to promote sustainable products on the market. Innovative and sustainable products require innovative partnerships between private sector, state authorities, environmental and consumer protection NGOs, media and foundations. The national stakeholder dialogue on sustainable production and consumption, facilitated by Adelphi Consult, offers a unique opportunity to bring these stakeholders together. Through thematic workshops and a website on the national dialogue process the German Environmental Agency and Environment Ministry will promote innovative initiatives and products. more |
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Efficient Management of Wastewater, its treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean Countries
Client: EuropeAid Project Partners: InWEnt, TUHH-Hamburg Germany, ENEA, Italy, Yildiz Technical University of Istanbul, Turkey, Al al Bayt University Jordan, University of Balamand, Lebanon, Birzeit University, Palestine Duration: 05.2003 - 04.2007 Adelphi Research started – together with other partners - to implement a four year project on efficient waste water management in the Mediterranean Region under the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of the EC. The project providing technical assistance in the area of treatment and reuse of wastewater will be undertaken with four local MEDA partners. This project is carried out through Adelphi Research You will find further information on the project at the project website. more |
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