MPCEE – Operational Profile

 

MPCEE was created by Martin Parr in 1972, as a consultancy working on environmental protection and economic sustainable development projects in a global context. With its roots in Europe, an office dedicated to Africa was opened in South Africa 1995. Changes and additions to international, European and national legislation would cater for the changes in the way the environment was being used and, in some cases, abused.

 

With the increase in awareness of the need to protect the fragile environment, it is not surprising that far reaching legislation has been introduced both to protect the environment and control pollution. The implications of the enforcement and prosecution measures under such legislation have enabled MPCEE to introduce a proactive consultancy policy. This policy involves approaching both the private and public sector based businesses, large and small, to assist those in their legal and moral obligations to minimise the risk of contaminating the environment. This approach, offered as a service, also reduces the possibility of prosecution or, at least, allows businesses mitigating circumstances in the event of a prosecution. This proactive approach should also be seen as an economic investment, over time, to become a cost-benefit advantage.

 

Due to the expertise that MPCEE can offer, the consultancy, ranked as one of the global leaders in environmental protection and pollution control, now offers its environmental management services to promote environmentally sound technologies that are proven to dewater and dry sludge and slurries, which are produced from various industries, thus producing value added end products. Along with this, MPCEE is at the forefront of renewable and sustainable energy technology advancements.

 

 

Mission Statement

 

MPCEE is a dedicated and proactive environmental consultancy, with a remit to assist the public and private sectors to create and protect a sustainable environment. An International operational business dealing with environmental issues at grass roots level. MPCEE creates and develops original projects for commerce and industry, to ensure that environmental protection and pollution control commences at local level and regulated by governments.

 

MPCEE operates to ISO14001-2004 and regularly assists clients to obtain the international ISO14000 standard series themselves.

 

 

Type of Consultancy Work

 

Ø       Corporate Strategy

Ø       Government and NGO Policy

Ø       Environmental Management Systems

Ø       Environmental Impact Assessment

Ø       Water Pollution and Resources

Ø       Waste Management

Ø       Contaminated Land

Ø       Hazard/Risk Assessment

Ø       Environmentally Sound Technologies

 

 

 

Important Related Services

 

Ø       Environmental Training, Seminars, Workshops and Conferences

Ø       Management Consulting

Ø       Legal Audits

Ø       Contingency, Hazardous and Environmental Disaster Planning

Ø       Product, Service and Technology Provider

 

 

 

Additional Benefits From MPCEE

 

·         MPCEE will bring a wealth of solutions and ideas to an organisation, which could take an individual within the organisation many years to learn.

·         An EMS could pay back MPCEE costs within a matter of months.

·         Reduced risk is a less tangible but nonetheless an important benefit of implementing a successful EMS. The involvement of staff in detailed risk assessments serves to raise their environmental awareness and also to reduce risk.

·         The number of companies implementing an EMS is still relatively small. Those that do so can gain an advantage over their competitors through the enhanced stakeholder credibility gained as a result. The board of your organisation can also derive confidence that environmental issues are being managed. It is also likely that supply chain pressures to implement an EMS will increase in the future. With the help of MPCEE, these benefits can be realised.

 

Conclusions

 

The effective use of MPCEE starts with identifying what needs to be achieved and what the client wants from their EMS. The role of MPCEE is to assist the client, not to undertake everything for them. The client must be prepared to commit time and resources to the project and be sure to "own" the system well before certification is sought. A split of four days of your time to each MPCEE day is a good yardstick of the required input.

 

 

SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 

Martin Parr guided MPCEE to become a dedicated and proactive environmental consultancy, which brings the following specific areas of expertise to complement the existing environmental organisations in both a national and international context:

 

Ø       International Operations

Ø       Contingency Planning

Ø       Environmental Law and Associated Legislation

Ø       Training Courses and Seminars

Ø       Advanced Dewatering Technologies

Ø       Joint Venture Partnerships and Project Finance

 

 

International Operations

 

MPCEE for the past 34 years has been operating as an International Environmental Management Consultancy dedicated to the environment, economic development, tourism and regeneration, and the facilitation of complex working partnerships globally. To date, working with partners, there are no less than 132 countries that have benefited both directly and indirectly from its services.

 

During this period MPCEE has developed an outstanding range of professional skills and experience, with specific emphasis on environmental protection and pollution control and its promotion, particularly through the creation of original projects for governments, NGO's and corporate organisations.

 

MPCEE can bring the following specific skills based on extensive operational experience in a global context:

 

Ø       Translation of UN criteria for identifying Third-World developing country status

Ø       Negotiation skills gained in a high profile international environment with exposure to Heads of State, leading politicians and businessmen

Ø       Facilitation of complex international operations

Ø       High level of competence working within a multi-ethnic and cross-cultural environment

Ø       Operates in multi-lingual environments – understands the importance for cross cultural communication

Ø       Provision of expert advice to Governments and local authorities on environmental and sustainable development issues

Ø       Design and delivery of policy and strategy to corporate and public sectors

Ø       Provision of management objectives to local authorities on economic development

Ø       Creation and facilitation of partnerships and economic forums

Ø       Creation, management and marketing of original environmental projects for economic and sustainable development, regeneration and tourism

Ø       Research and Supply of original material to create Agenda 21 for the 1992 Rio Earth Summit

 

 

Contingency Planning

 

Contingency planning is the way that a company should react in any one or several situations, singularly or collectively, should an incident happen that may render the company’s personnel, the public, property or the environment at risk. Accurate contingency planning will prevent the exacerbation of the risk should the incident not be responded to in an appropriate manner. Therefore, contingency plans are an essential part of a company's legal documentation.

 

The following are our proven skills and experience:

 

Ø       Development of contingency planning as an integral aspect of environmental protection and pollution control in a global context

Ø       Published ISBN publication - Contingency Plans and Planning

Ø       Contingency planning from risk assessments

Ø       Author of much original information material on contingency plans and planning, including training seminars as well as writing compulsory UK Government courses (mentioned below)

 

 

Environmental Law and Associated Legislation

 

We have made a major direct contribution to different governments' environmental legislation, including the creation and interpretation of legislation in the context of national and international law.

 

Our specific skills include the following:

 

Ø       Advice to governments on the implementation of legal mechanisms to facilitate the practical implementation of legislation - usually commencing as a legal audit

Ø       Original research into a country's environmental law and associated legislation

Ø       Advice to existing and potential clients to enable them to understand the legal implications of their operational environment

Ø       Interpretation of law and associated legislation as an integral part of environmental advice given to commercial clients

Ø       Interpretation of environmental law and associated legislation, to non-environmental lawyers/solicitors

Ø       One time advisory member on three UK Government Consultation Bodies on the following legislative changes:

 

1.      Contaminated Land

2.      Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control

3.      Waste Management Licensing Regulations

 

 

Training Courses, Seminars and Workshops

 

MPCEE has designed original training courses specifically focused on environmental protection and pollution control, which can be adapted to various target groups. This includes the creation (1998), with UK Government accreditation, of the first set of compulsory courses defined by legislation for ports, harbours and oil handling facilities. In addition, we have designed specific courses relating to: general environmental awareness; first responders to a spillage incident; and contingency planning. MPCEE develops seminars on environmental law and associated legislation, including how and when to use the services of environmental consultants.

 

In this area we offer the following experience:

 

Ø       Design of original training courses and seminars, which could be adapted for a variety of sectors and professional groups

Ø       MPCEE offers and Foundation Course in Lean Manufacturing Techniques

 

 

Environmentally Sound Technologies

 

MPCEE has developed agreements with a number of leading manufacturers of advanced dewatering, drying and desalinisation technologies to promote, present and identify industrial sectors where their technology is required. These technologies will reduce both the existing capital and operating costs, where current systems make it uneconomic to do so. Their essence is to turn expenditure into an operating profit by reducing the high moisture rate to zero, at a fraction of the existing costs. This also reduces the detrimental environmental effects of the annual increase of sludge, slurries and manures etc.

 

MPCEE, with a partner operation, has developed a Regional Energy and Waste Management Plan that will bring together various waste streams to be utilised for creating local energy within specific regions. The Plan’s development was possible by identifying different uses for the advanced dewatering technologies. The Regional Energy and Waste Management Plan are ideal for operational activities in both the developed and developing nations.

 

The 21st Century concerns on the depleting energy sources concerns all of us. The research for renewable and sustainable energy has become an important part of MPCEE’s core business. Therefore we are proactively seeking new technologies to assist in the creation of ‘new’ energy sources.

 

 

United Nations Environmental Programme – International Environmental Technology Centre

 

MPCEE is a participating Institution of the United Nations Environment Programme – International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP – ITEC). The nature and intent of this participation is to incorporate MPCEE’s own resources, structure and information, related to both environmental technology and other core areas of our business, into developing maESTro the Environmentally Sound Technology Directory. We are committed to collecting and disseminating EST related information globally to promote technology cooperation and transfer. This two-way process of providing and receiving information, on current activities and updates on technology, will enable the real possibility to share vital data to tackle environmental problems at local, regional, national and international levels.

 

 

Joint Venture Partnerships and Project Finance

 

MPCEE has very strict international legal obligations to carry out due diligence to protect itself and those of its contracted partners. Within these obligations we can offer our partners access to funds and investment opportunities, particularly for those projects with environmental connections that may not normally be available, through standard investment lines. With access to unlimited sources of investment funding, through the World Finance Consortium, MPCEE can assist in creating joint ventures and pairing technologists with the vital funding or development to take their technologies to the marketplace.

 

 

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