Dr. Dick van Beers - Independent & International Sustainability Professional

 

Eco-industrial parks and sustainable industrial zones

Services

  • Improve economic. environmental and social performance of existing industrial parks and zone
  • Design and plan new (eco-)industrial parks and zones
  • Support the development, improvement and implementation of governmental policies and strategies 
  • Training and capacity building
  • Undertake industrial synergy opportunity identification and scoping studies
  • Assist industries with implementation of feasible opportunities
  • Develop and deliver customised capacity building and trainings
  • Assess sustainability impacts and benefits
  • Develop sustainability strategies for industrial parks and zones
  • Provide project support with technical, strategic and policy advice
  • Moderate and facilitate multi-stakeholder and expert sessions
  • Scope and develop new project proposals
  • Undertake expert reviews of eco-industrial development plans and reports
  • Undertake international and comparative assessments
  • Promote international good practices and share their learnings 

 

Project examples

      • 2020-25: International expert to support implementation of Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP), country projects in Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Moldova, Morocco, Peru, South Africa, Viet Nam. UNIDO.
      • 2020-25: Development of eco-industrial park tools (e.g. EIP Concept Planning Tool, Master Plan EIP Review Tool, EIP Assessment Tool, EIP Policy Support Tool, Industrial Park Added Value Services Tool). UNIDO.
      • 2022: Strengthening the master plan of Park Industrial Malambo (PIMSA) through eco-industrial park approaches, Colombia. UNIDO.
      • 2022: Introduction training on eco-industrial parks in Lebanon. SwitchMed, UNIDO.
      • 2021: Peer-to-peer exchange for public officials on the development of sustainable industrial parks in Africa. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammmenarbeit (GIZ).
      • 2021: Lead consultant for "Technical assistance needs for the transformation into eco-industrial parks". Lessons learnt series, Issue 2. UNIDO.
      • 2021: Lead consultant for "Lessons learnt from assessing 50 industrial parks in eight countries against the International Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks". Lessons learnt series, Issue 1. UNIDO.
      • 2020-21: Enhancing the sustainability of Beluluane Industrial Parks through the application of eco-industrial park approaches, Mozambique. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammmenarbeit (GIZ).
      • 2020: Delivery of online trainings on the development and implementation of eco-industrial parks in Indonesia. UNIDO.
      • 2020: Development and testing of eco-industrial park training materials for national service providers, industrial parks and tenant companies. Sofies and UNIDO.
      • 2019 - 2020: International expert for eco-industrial park baseline, opportunity and feasibility assessments in South Africa and Nigeria. Sofies and UNIDO.
      • 2019: Support review and prioritisation of industrial parks for Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme in Colombia, Egypt, Peru, and Vietnam. UNIDO
      • 2018: Delivery of training on the development and implementation of eco-industrial parks in Vietnam. UNIDO.
      • 2018: Facilitation and technical expert for eco-industrial parks study tour to Denmark and Austria for high-level Vietnamese delegation. UNIDO.
      • 2017 - 2018: International advisor and technical support to eco-industrial Park development in Colombia and South Africa. UNIDO.
      • 2018: International expert for testing Vietnamese National Guideline on Eco-Industrial Parks. Sofies and International Finance Corporation (IFC).
      • 2017: International Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks. UNIDO, World Bank and GIZ. UNIDO consultant.
      • 2017: Implementation Handbook for Eco-Industrial Parks. UNIDO.
      • 2017: Evaluation and prioritisation of manufacturing sectors for sustainable industrial park development in Peru. UNIDO and Ministry of Industry, Peru.
      • 2016: Sustainable Industrial Zone Development in Peru - Development of Project Document for Global Environmental Facility (GEF). UNIDO and CSD Engineers.
      • 2015: Presentation on International perspectives and Learnings for Australia and Asia Pacific. Industrial Symbiosis Workshop at the Word Resources Forum Asia Pacific, 1 June, Sydney, Australia.
      • 2013: International Learnings and Recommendations on Eco-Industrial Park Development in Peru. CSCP Mission for UNIDO and SECU, Lima, Peru. Collaborating Centre of  Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP).
      • 2013: Development of Industrial Ecology Strategy for Anketell Strategic Industrial Area. GHD engineering consultancy for LandCorp, Australia.
      • 2011 - 2012: Development of Sustainability Framework for Sundar Industrial Estate. CSCP Report for Cleaner Production Institute Pakistan. Collaborating Centre of  Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP).
      • 2008 - 2011: Sustainability advisory services for Latitude 32 Industrial Estate. GHD consultancy for LandCorp, Perth, Australia.
      • 2012: Industrial Ecology Scoping Study for Rockingham Industry Zone. GHD engineering consultancy for LandCorp, Perth, Australia.
      • 2011: Industrial Ecology Strategy for the Boodarie Strategic Industrial Estate. GHD engineering consultancy for LandCorp, Perth, Australia.
      • 2010: Industrial Synergy Scoping Study for East Rockingham Wastewater Treatment Plant. GHD engineering consultancy for Water Corporation and LandCorp, Perth, Australia.
      • 2004-2008. Capturing Regional Synergies in the Kwinana Industrial Area. Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing, Perth, Australia.