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ECOMMESIS. Strategic Environm enta l Agents

"ECOMMESIS.StrategicEnvironmentalAgentsisa

companyspecializedinprovidingstrategicadvisoryservices

inenvironmentalmatters.Itsultimatepurposeistocreate

synergiesbetweensocioeconomicactors,toensurethat

thedevelopmentofoursocietyismoresustainable,

equitableandrespectfulforourplanet.

ThetermECOMMESISreferstothestudyandsimulationof

thebasic

principles

of

natural

ecosystems,

to

improve

efficiencyandreduceenvironmentalimpacts. Theimitation

ofnaturalecosystemsisproposedasasolutiontoenable

sustainablehumandevelopment.

Themainaims

pursuedby

ECOMMESISare:

*Develop

participative

strategies,where

environmental

problemsare

addressedwitha

criticalview

and

solutionswitha

proactive

attitude.

*Increase

awareness,

environmental

educationand

communicationin

oursociety.

*Participateand

adviseonthe

preparationof

studies,programs

andpolicies

designedbyand

orsustainability.


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ECOMMESISTechnicalAssistanceconsistsofteamsspecializedin

differentfieldssuchas:sustainablemobility,environmentaleducation

and

communication,

citizen

participation,

education,

ecological

economics,researchandenvironmentalmanagement.Teamsare

coordinatedbyenvironmentalists.

Wealsohaveprofessionalsinotherfieldssuchaslaw,journalism,

engineering,designandadvertising,naturalsciences,economicsand

sociology.Thisfactallowsustoaddressprojectsinareal

multidisciplinarywaytheprojectstofindsolutions,sociallyand

environmentallymore

sustainable.

FromECOMMESISweunderstandtheneedforjointforcesamongthe

differentspecialistswhocancontributewiththeirvisionandwork

towardsanewenvironmentalculture,respectfulandpreparedforthe

changesthathappenonourplaneteveryday.


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Publications Drawing UpContentdrawingupandpublicationdesignaboutenvironmentalornaturalissues.The

thoroughnessofcontentsandtargetaudienceadaptationisalwaysamaximumfor

ECOMMESIS.

Environmental CommunicationEnvironmentalcommunicationactivitieshavebeenontheteamsinceitsbeginning.

Environmentalcommunicationisaveryimportantlineofwork,becauseinformationis

essentialnowadaystocommonpeople.SothatECOMMESISdevelopsprogramsandhelps

localradioprograms,preparesscientificortechnicaldisseminationforuniversity

publications,workinginlocalTV

Design of Learning and Teaching MaterialDesignofpracticallearningmaterialadaptedtothedifferentkindofgroupswiththe

possibilitytobeintegratedintovarioustopics,eitherfromacademiccoursesorothersort

oftraining.FromEcommesis,wealwaysoffertheopportunitytoraiseawarenessoflocal

environmentalissuesandincludeenvironmentalaspectsintrainingprocesses.


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Environmental Education ProgramsDesign,contentsdevelopment,educationprogramsdevelopmentandenvironmentaltrainingtargetedatdifferentsegmentsofthe

population.Educationalprogramsaredesignedofferinganongoingtraining,withprogressivecontentsandprioritizingpeopleinvolvement

anddirectapplication.

Tell me and I forget; teach me and I remember; involve me and I learn. B. Franklin.

Design and development of interpretation routes.Organizationofenvironmentalroutesthathelptounderstandandappreciatethedifferentenvironmentaltopics.Theroutescanbefocusedin concrete topics suchas:water, geology, vegetation, energy,flora,fauna,or landscape interpretationand itsevolution.Andalwayspayingattentionforthetransportmodeandparticipantsphysicalabilities.

Events organizationCongress, symposium, workshops organization and other events about different environmental topics. ECOMMESIS always offers a

personaltreatment

for

assistants,

suppliers

and

every

agent

involved

in

the

public

engagement,

in

order

to

achieve

more

comfort

and

fulfilmentforalltheparticipants.Alsowestudythelowerenvironmentalimpactoptionthroughtheevent(sortofpapers,food,goodsanddifferentmaterial).Theenvironmentalapproachmustbenotonlyinthecontentbutalsointheprotocol.

Courses and seminar trainingOrganisationanddevelopmentofcourses,workshopsandeducationalseminars.Toachievethisaimwegottheappropriatehumanteamskilledindifferentareaswithhighencouragingabilities.Theprogramisadaptedtodifferentgroupsregardingcontentandprotocol.

Awareness campaignsDesign, drawing up, development and implementation of environmental awarenessprograms. Taking into account different topicsrequiredbyourcurrentsociety,thecampaignsaredesignedfordifferentgroupsalongwithitsparticipation. Toachievethataim,differentcommunicationstrategiesanddynamicsareused.


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Environmental friendly offices and other spaces.Everyplace, either open or closed, can be adapted and integrated to theenvironment maximizing the available resources. ECOMMESIS offerspersonalattentionforofficesanddifferentsortofspaces. In thisway thecustomer willfind it more sustainable according with the nature of theenvironment.

Stakeholders perceptionSocietyisakeyfactorineverydecisionmakingprocessandeveryeducationalcampaign, communication, or environmental awareness. The studies ofsocialperception are a very useful tool to introduce in trainingprocessesand/or decisionmaking. ECOMMESISpropose socialparticipation studieslikeindependentprojectsorintegratedinothers.

Regional planningDesign of regional strategiesplans,masterplans,plansfor social agreements and urban and rural territorial diagnostics. Technicalassistanceandpersonalconsultingformanagers,coordinatorsandtechnicalstaff. Researchintransferableexperiences.Consultingserviceforruraldevelopmentagencies,communicationplandesign,reportingandsocialdiffusion. Interviewsdevelopmentandpollsforneedsdetection.Organizationandencouragingofconsultationcommitteesanddiscussiongroups.

Energy efficiency planningFacilitiesinventoryandenergeticefficiencystudiesforbuildingsinordertoassessthebestalternatives.InthiswayECOMIMESISpromotethesustainablehabitstoachieveabetterenergeticconsumption.


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Traffic Mobility plansDevelopmentofsustainableurbanmobilityplans,workingplacemobilityplans,bicyclemobilityplans,pedestrianareasdevelopmentandredistributionof transport streams.These surveysassure the integrationof several transportmodesgivingpriority to thosewith lowerenvironmentalimpact.

Social mediation and citizen participationTechnicalassistance indiffusionprocessesand socialparticipation,also in regionalandenvironmental conflictsmediation, in strategic

planningprocesses

and

management

solutions

orientated

to

environment

governance

improvement,

in

environment

conflicts

analysis

and

participationtechnicalimplementation.

Agenda 21 developmentDesign,elaborationanddevelopmentof localandregionalagenda21,payingspecialattentiontoregionalplanning,environmentalandsocialparticipationinthewholeprocess.

Sustainable development plansECOMIMESIS designs, elaborates and develops regional and localSustainableDevelopmentPlans(SDP),includingProtectedNatureAreasattendingthecurrentandfutureneeds.TheseSDPmustprovide,fromashared approach, the draw up of action lines able to appreciate thecurrentsocialneeds.

Event technical secretariatAs a consequence of the current trend in enterprise informationtransparency, ECOMIMESIS promotes different kind of events forstakeholders. In this frame, ECOMIMESIS designs contents andarranges colloquiums, congresses, calls,forums,prizes,meetings and


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seminars

for

different

environmental

topics.

ECOMMESISalwayspromotepersonalattentionwiththespeakers,assistants,suppliersinordertogetthebestcomfortandsatisfaction.Inall the events, the best alternative options with less environmental impact are taking into account. In such a way not only theenvironmentwillbethetopictodealwithbutalsotheatmosphere.

Corporate voluntary work.An

option

through

which

the

companies

can

have

relationships with the common people, beyond the ownactivity,isthepromotionofvoluntarycollaborationwiththeirownstaff.Inthisway,thecompaniessupporttheethicalandmoralconcernsoftheirstafftocontributetomakeamorefairandsolidaryworld.ECOMMESIS offers different alternatives for the

Environmental

Voluntary

Work,

as

another

tool

for

corporate

social responsibility (CSR).Thesealternativesareadapted toeveryenterpriseandorganizationwhichdesirestoworkinthisline.

Development cooperationAnactionlineoftheCSRistheprojectsforundevelopedareas,either inthecompany influenceareaor inotherareas.FromECOMMESIS,theaidcallsarearrangedwiththeelaborationandprojectcoordinationadapted to local community. In theelaboration andproject implementation, all theparticipantsaretakenintoaccountwiththeiractiveparticipation.Thegoalisaimingandsupporting the localcommunities toovercometheirownlimitations.


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Environment corporate codesECOMMESISoffers thedesignand implementationofbehaviorcodesandcorporateethicsmanagement SA8000andSGE21:2005,astools for the development of CSR for theenterprise. These internal behaviour codesguarantee the development of the companyregularactivitieswithoutimpactingthesocialand

environmentalstakeholders

rights.

This

supposes

an important company approach and must betaken intoaccount inthedrawingupofthemainstrategiesofthecompany.

Social perception studiesA keyfactor for every company is to know itssocial image and studying its evolution throughtime, basic process for every company concernaboutitssocialenvironmentandcommunity.ECOMMESIS designs and develops socialperception studies which measure theexpectations, opinion from society, communityopinion and staff assessment. These studies also

caneventually

determine

the

perception,

opinion

and assessment about projects, programs andactivities.


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Corporate Sustainability reportingECOMMESISdrawsupcorporatesustainabilityreportingwhichallowenterpriseoffersobjective informationfromaneconomical,socialandenvironmentalpointofview. Thisincludestheresponsibleactionsintheseareasperformedbytheenterprise. Thesereportsaremadetakingintoaccountthecurrentmaininternationalstandardssuchas:ISO14.000,GlobalReportingInitiative(GRI),AldamaandOlivencia,ISO9000,OSHAS18000

Stakeholder relationsThemultidisciplinary dialogue and confident relationships between the stakeholders (investors, customers, staff, society, NGOs andproviders)areakeyfactorforeveryenterprisewhichdesiretoachievethesustainabilityinamediumandlongterm.FromECOMMESIS the involvedenterprisesareguided in thedifferent stages,actions,and tools inorder tobuildand implement theirrelationshipswiththestakeholders.

Social Action ProgramsCSR are developed toprovide answers to the expressed needs by the stakeholders through the dialogue elements. In such aframe,ECOMMESISoffersdesign,drawingupandimplementationforSocialActionProgramsadaptedtoconcreteneeds,notonlyforcompaniesalreadyinvolvedinaCSRprocessbutalsoforthosewhichdesiretostart.

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