Integrated Management of Environmental Technologies: A New Approach based on the Concept: Green Integrated Technology Management & Leadership ‘Green IMLead®’

Abstract

How to strengthen the resilience of urban areas and megacities? How to reduce the carbon footprint in a sustainable way? An answer to the two questions is the use of latest technologies for implementing integrated waste to energy systems. In order to manage green systems the concept Green Integrated Management & Leadership (Acronym: Green IMLead®) is offered in this article. The concept was tested and evaluated in international waste management projects and consists of the seven fields: manager, individual, information, innovation & technology, processes, agility and finance. The new concept is connecting regional and intercultural aspects, management & leadership and system integration of different green technologies. In the investigated green projects following technologies were combined: waste collection, pre-treatment, recycling/upcycling of solid materials (e.g. plastics, wood, metal, paper), and the production of biomethane and fertilizer out of biomass. It was found that the key for success factors for such green systems are social and regional integration, trained people for running such complex processes and successful technology transfer.