CBE Polska

Central Mining Institute (GIG)

The basic areas of GIG activities constitute: mining engineering, environmental engineering, problems relating to quality, education and training. GIG is one of the most acknowledged partners in such areas of activities as waste management, raw materials recycling, energy audits as well as modernization of energy economy of municipalities and enterprises, optimization of water supply and sewage disposal, environmental monitoring, Cleaner Production programme, programmes of sustainable development of municipalities (rural districts), and regions. Institute is a leading research organization working in clean-coal technology fields such as coal-bed methane, underground coal gasification, carbon capture and storage, shale gas.

Wood-Based Panels Producers Association of Poland was founded in 1992 at the initiative of the Founding Committee which consisted of representatives of the panels industry and of persons connected with the industry. The Association in a relatively short time managed to unite not only all the producers of wood-based panels in Poland but also academic sources connected with the panels industry and companies working for its benefit. During 10 years of its existence the Association has tried to face the needs of its members which are very diversified since the branches of the industry, including plants manufacturing plywood, fibreboards manufactured by wet method, fibreboards manufactured by dry method and particleboards are very characteristic and diversified in their needs. The common feature of the whole industry is undoubtedly the raw material that it utilizes - timber. During those 10 years various ownership changes have happened and some of them are still being implemented. Many plants have been liquidated while new ones have been created. This period has enabled the Association to work out the rules of operation in accordance with the requirements of its members. The Association tries to find joint interests and directions of activities for persons that are competitive to each other. The Association tries to participate in shaping legal regulations and norms regarding environmental protection.

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The mission of the Inspekcja Ochrony Środowiska (Environmental Protection Inspectorate) is to control operatorsso that the use of the environment was held in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards in this area, monitoring and assessment of the environment and to provide the public and of public information on the environment. In line with the vision - Inspection is a modern, professionally managed public institution,provides the tools to conduct effective environmental policy, expressed concern about the state of the environment for present and future generations.

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Leviatan Confederation focuses in regional and industry associations more than 3,750 companies employing a total of over 700 thousand people. Leviatan is a member of Komisja Trójstronna ds. Społeczno-Gospodarczych (eng. Tripartite Commission for Social and Economic Affairs), also belongs to BUSINESSEUROPE organization - which represents the interests of business and employers to the European Commission, European Parliament and other EU institutions. Confederation effectively strives for better law for Polish entrepreneurs and cares about their image. Moreover, Confederation monitors barriers for entrepreneurship and prepare its own macroeconomic analyzes.

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Stowarzyszenie Polskich Energetyków SPE (eng. Polish Association of Power Engineers) exist from 1996. Now it is a nationwide association, has 17 branches in the country and has more than 2,000 members, professionals of all sectors of power: power engineers, heat engineers and gas industry. As stated statutory SPE is a voluntary, self-governing permanent association of science and technology aimed at developing and promoting initiatives, attitudes and actions conducive to the development of the Polish energy sector, the rational use of fuels: solid, liquid, gas and energy: electricity and heat and supporting organizational and physical, natural and legal persons to take such action. SPE implemets following tasks: initiating and promoting the best technical solutions in Polish energy, rational and efficient use of energy and fuels, supporting and promoting innovative solutions in all disciplines of production, transmission, distribution, supply and use of energy and fuels and related areas, promotion of energy-efficient equipment and economic investment solutions, promoting energy solutions to protect the environment, enhance and disseminate knowledge in the field of innovative solutions for production, transmission, distribution, supply and use of energy and fuel, protect the interests of producers, distributors and users of fuels and energy, and manufacturers of energy-using equipment and fuel, initiating and supporting creativity in science and technology in all sectors of energy, impact on quality of products, materials, and energy services, to popularize the safe operation of equipment, installation and energy networks, improvement of professional skills and shaping their professional power engineers, integrating environment and development ties camaraderie, promote European integration and the development of contacts and cooperation between communities. One of the SPE activities is also exchange of views and sharing achievements and intentions among energy experts.

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Ogólnopolska Izba Gospodarcza Recyklingu (eng. Polish Commerce Chamber of Recycling) was registered 25.11.1999 and currently has over 100 members (active and passive) - mostly small and medium-sized businesses and organizations. The main tasks of OIGR include: representing the interests of businesses and associated economic self against government administration; actions to protect the environment through: striving to establish a nationwide system for collecting waste for recycling, the method of financing the development of selective waste collection, a nationwide public education in the field of protection of the environment with particular emphasis on waste management and cooperation between regional and national economic policies for recovery and recycling of waste, taking part in the work of the state administration sectors, local government institutions and consultative advisory and legislative initiatives, with particular reference to waste management and also encouraging members of chamber in the country and abroad through exhibitions, fairs, shows, seminars etc.; fulfilling functions of service, information and advisory to members of OIGR. Basic targets of OIGR are: co-creation and implementation of national and regional programs raising environmental awareness, supporting companies in the waste sector, representation of the interests of the companies involved in the collection and recycling of waste to state and local government bodies and other institutions, which affect the operating conditions associated in the Chamber of operators, increasing reliability of OIGR and associated companies and improving their image, protecting the environment through proper waste management, including minimizing the amount of waste sent to landfill, reducing the consumption of natural resources through the use of waste as raw materials for further production, using the latest techniques in order to reduce emissions and preventing the creation of pollution.