The STEM Project
• Launched in September 2012
• INTERREG IVA Funded
• Managing Authority: Special EU Programmes Body
• £1.12m
• Lead Partner: East Border Region Ltd
• Delivered by: Southern Group Environmental Health Committee
• Armagh City & District Council the employer Council
11 Cross Border Councils
• Ards Borough Council
• Armagh City & District Council
• Banbridge District Council
• Craigavon Borough Council
• Down District Council
• Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council
• Louth County Council
• Meath County Council
• Monaghan County Council
• Newry & Mourne District Council
• North Down Borough Council
Our Mission
To Assist 150 Small to Medium Sized Businesses
•Improve their environmental performance
•Save money on their energy, waste and water bills
•Network Cross Border
Targets
53 targets in total!
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Business Recruitment
Audits
Savings
Networks
Business Recruitment 
Business Recruitment
Target
150
Actual
160
Target exceeded
+ 10
Council Areas
Others
16
North Down Borough Council
3
N & M District Council
14
Monaghan Co Co
21
Meath Co Co
18
Louth Co Co
9
D&ST Borough Council
21
Down District Council
9
Craigavon Borough Council
13
Banbridge District Council
8
Armagh City & District Council
19
Ards Borough Council
9
0
5
10
15
20
25
Industry
Industry Sectors
WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION
OTHER
SERVICES
RETAIL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLER
MUSHROOM FARMING
MANUFACTURING
LEISURE
HOSPITALITY
FOOD & DRINK MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS/SERVICES
CONSTRUCTION
CARE HOME
BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES
3
7
6
3
6
23
18
7
18
25
7
12
13
11
7
0
5
10
15
20
Number of Businesses
25
30
Audits - Target 50
Environmental Management System (EMS)
ISO 14001
BS 8555
NVIROCERT
ORIGIN GREEN
Audits

Businesses with an Environmental
Management System (EMS)
Potential
No.
businesses
50
50
3
Target exceeded
+3
Target
Actual
Savings – Energy
Through working with STEM did you
reduce your energy consumption?
Yes, by up to 10%
52%
Yes, by between 10% and 20%
11%
Yes, by more than 20%
4%
Energy Savings 
Aimed to save businesses approx. £2,850 per annum
• Kids play resource saved £3,000 per annum
• Local Armagh Engineering Company saved £15,000 per annum
• Bakery in Ards saved £10,000 per annum
• Food Manufacturer in Craigavon saved £10,000 per annum
• Care Home in Drogheda saved £4,000 per annum
Savings - Energy
LED lighting
Sensor control
Consumption monitoring/targeting
Switch off policy
Replacement of equipment with better energy rated alternatives
Insulation
Other
Percentage
34.8%
15.2%
56.5%
54.3%
23.9%
13.0%
17.2%
Helping bring about change
Over 50 % of businesses surveyed said as a result of working with STEM
they are now considering investing in renewable technologies.
Solar Panels
Wind Turbines
Biomass
Anaerobic Digestion
Other
17%
9%
12%
7%
5%
Waste 
Through the help of STEM did you reduce the waste you send to
landfill
41.3%
Yes
Waste 
Food producer in Meath saved almost €5000 (which included increased
recycling and selling used cooking oil).
Food producer in Dungannon identified that installing a waste baler will
save them £1,000.
An adventure park in Louth saved €700 by diverting waste from landfill.
A manufacturing business in Craigavon identified almost £4,000 in
waste savings by improvement in recycling practices.
A warehouse in Monaghan saved €6,800 by introducing dedicated
recycling stations throughout the building.
Water 
Consumption/Monitoring/Targeting
24%
Cistern “Hippo Bags”
27%
Water Efficient taps and showerheads
17%
Sensor Controls
8%
Rain Water Harvesting
7%
Slimline Cisterns
2%
Other
15%
Networks
• 45 cross border network events
PLUS
• 8 Best Practice visits
PLUS
• 2 large scale cross border Green Biz Conferences and Business Awards
Thank you