The European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre (EREK) supports companies, especially SMEs, saving energy, material and water costs. It provide tools, information and business opportunities demonstrating new and better ways to be resource efficient and benefit from circular economy business models which turn waste into assets.
The Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) is a user-friendly online survey which helps SMEs assess their resource efficiency against recognised benchmarks and finds solutions to improve their situation. Recommendations are categorised per resource (i.e. Material, Water, Waste, etc.) and can be accessed in the form of a resource efficiency report.
It provides recommendations to SMEs, tailored to their level of advancement, in 10 of the most resource intensive sectors of the EU economy: food processing, metals and plastic processing, chemicals and process engineering, timber and woodworking, manufacturing of machinery and equipment, wholesale and retail, construction, waste collection services (now including household waste), hotels and restaurants and textile and clothing.
In addition, a cross-sectoral SAT covering offices is also available, thus any company whose activities include office work and space is also covered.