The scope of the consulting and advisory services of SPEED is to support public administration bodies, local authorities and businesses in the following fields:
• preparing strategic policies and plans in line with international agreements and the European and national regulations on the environmental protection and green growth
• designing and implementing environmental management programmes and action plans for the protection of the atmosphere, water resources, soil and natural resources
• developing environmental management systems (EMAS, ISO 14001) and eco-labeling systems of products and services (ECOLABEL)
• utilizing and developing environmentally friendly practices and technologies, as well as integrated prevention and pollution control programmes
• preparing environmental impact assessments and waste management and water studies
• taking advantage of specialized funding programmes for the implementation of environmental projects and waste recycling and utilization business plans
Indicative advisory and consulting projects:
• Water Resources Management Plans for the regions of Attica and East Central Greece (Directive 2000/60 / EC)-Special Secretary of Waters, Ministry of Environment.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Operational Programmes a) “Entrepreneurship, Competitiveness and Innovation” b) Transport Infrastructure, Environment and Sustainable Development” and c) Regional Operational Programme of Crete (NSRF 2014-2020).
• Development and Operation Business Plan of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure institution (Hellenic Mapping & Cadastral Organization – OKXE).
• Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Operational Programmes a) “Greece-Italy” and b) Central Greece (NSRF 2007-2013).
• Programmes for the promotion of the EMAS (Environmental Management System) Rule in Greece, Cyprus and Syria and the European Eco-label in Greece and Cyprus.
• Environmental impact assessments in 15 environmental projects and development of environmental management systems in line with the ISO 14001 and EMAS certification standards in 14 companies (Power Public Corporation – “DEI”, LARCO, etc).
• Study for the disposal / management of the sludge in the WWTP (WasteWater Treatment Plant) of Chania.
• Special waste management plans (Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works), for dangerous chemicals (Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works), packaging materials (European Commission), mining and metallurgical waste (LARCO, Institute of Geology & Mineral Exploration – IGME), hazardous waste (Ministry Of Environment, Cyprus).
• Strategic Compliance Plan of Cyprus to the Montreal Protocol (Ministry Of Environment, Cyprus).
• Risk Analysis and Response Plan of Climate Change in the Balkan Countries (DAC Balkans Programme).
• Action Plans to reduce air pollution in the cities of Volos, Heraklion, Chania, Kozani and Ptolemaida (Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works).
• Design and pilot application of a Industrial Symbiosis schemes in industrial areas (ETVA Industrial Parks SA – LIFE Programme).
• Coordinated Actions in the environmental sector in the islands of Santorini and Therasia (Cohesion Fund).