Centre of Expertise

In 2008 Jane Davidson AM, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, approved a further 3-years funding (2008-2011) to enable EDC to continue to operate as a centre of expertise in Wales.

Key activities include:

• Informing policy makers and related policy development
• Undertaking international best practice studies
• Undertaking applied research and pilot projects
• Actively encouraging a ‘joined-up’ multi-stakeholder partnership approach to tacking the resource efficiency agenda, including working towards a shared vision
• Providing advice and support to priority public sector organisations, in particular business support organisations, to enable effective ecodesign intervention
• Supporting the process of embedding ecodesign in mainstream education
• Disseminating findings and communicating and promoting the benefits of ecodesign
• Ongoing monitoring and evaluating the activities of EDC