In-house training on Sustainable Asset Management

How can industry in North-West Europe become more energy-efficient and reduce greenhouse gas emissions – without compromising business goals?

Sustainable asset management offers a clear path forward, yet few companies have fully implemented this approach. As a technical manager, engineer, or asset professional, you are in a unique position to lead the transition to a more sustainable industrial future.

What you will learn

This hands-on training provides concrete practices and strategies to improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and increase the reliability of your assets through sustainable asset management. You will gain a solid understanding of benchmarks, frameworks, and techniques to create value for your organisation while contributing to climate goals.

This course is part of the More4Sustainability project, an initiative supported by Interreg North-West Europe. The programme is developed by BEMAS, Mainnovation, NVDO, FVI and Pôle EMC2, with the goal of delivering practical tools and training to help asset professionals put sustainability into action. 

Learning objectives

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the importance of maintenance and asset management in achieving sustainability objectives in an industrial business.

• Use the sustainable asset management framework, with its 17 building blocks, as a basis for improvement.

• Estimate and analyse CO2 emissions from scope 1 and 2 of industrial production sites.

• Optimise the asset portfolio to improve sustainability performance in line with the principles of ISO 55001.

• Use maintenance and condition optimisation to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency.

• Formulate a concrete approach to improving energy efficiency by optimising distribution systems and avoiding heat loss.

• Formulate a concrete approach to reducing emissions, including gas reuse and renewable energy production.

• Carry out a self-assessment to set and prioritise sustainability objectives.

• Develop the strategy and tactical approach using the Sustainable Asset Management Roadmap.

• Apply proven best practice to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions in an industrial environment.

With these skills, you can strategically integrate sustainability into asset management processes, reducing emissions and energy consumption while creating value for your organisation. Once you have passed an online test, you will be awarded the Sustainable Asset Management Leader certificate.

Programme 

Introduction

• Sustainability trends in industry and asset management

• Results of the MORE4Sustainability benchmarking study

• The 17 elements of the sustainable asset management framework

Developing a sustainable asset management strategy

• How can a sustainable asset management strategy be developed in line with the company's objectives?

• Definitions and calculations of energy efficiency and CO2 reduction in accordance with European regulations

• Estimating the Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions footprint of an industrial production site

Asset portfolio optimisation

• How can the asset portfolio be managed in accordance with ISO55001 to improve sustainability?

• Best practice in plant electrification, sustainable asset replacement and production process re-engineering

• Case studies showing the achievements and challenges of implementing sustainability projects as part of asset management

Optimising asset health

• How can optimising the maintenance and condition of assets improve sustainability performance?

• Best practice in predictive maintenance, asset servicing and precision maintenance to increase energy efficiency and avoid unnecessary emissions.

• Case studies on the impact and results of optimising asset health

Optimising energy efficiency

• Overview of processes, systems and solutions for optimising energy distribution and reducing heat loss.

• Best practice in reducing electrical energy consumption, preventing heat loss and storing or reusing heat

• Case studies on the impact and results of optimising energy efficiency

Optimisation of greenhouse gas emissions

• Overview of processes, systems and solutions for reducing emissions.

• Best practice in emissions prevention, storage or reuse of greenhouse gases and renewable energy production.

• Case studies on the impact and results of optimising greenhouse gas emissions.

Implementing sustainable asset management

• Self-assessment of sustainable asset management and identification of relevant sustainability objectives in the company context

• Development of an implementation strategy based on the sustainable asset management roadmap

Online test

• Certificate of attendance at the end of the course.

• The ‘Sustainable Asset Management Leader’ certificate upon successful completion of the online test.

About the trainer

Jasper Lipsch studied Chemical Engineering and Business Economics and then consciously stepped into the world of maintenance. He started at Mainnovation in 2008 and six years later opted for professional field experience. He became Team Leader Preventive Maintenance at Danone. Two years later he started working as a Global Maintenance Process Engineer at Royal Swinkels Family Brewers. Here, the last three years, he was responsible for achieving company-wide objectives in the field of sustainability, circularity and climate. Since January 2025, Jasper has been back at Mainnovation, where he shares his valuable knowledge about sustainability with the market.

Target Audience

The target audience for this programme is professionals working in an industrial context and involved in asset management, maintenance and sustainability. The programme is specifically aimed at the following functions in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, steel and food (in both large companies and SMEs):

Maintenance managers and engineers who wish to integrate energy efficiency and emissions reduction into their maintenance policies and practices.

Asset managers who want to apply the principles of sustainable asset management to improve performance and reduce emissions.

Technical directors and sustainability project managers who understand the practical impact and opportunities of sustainability initiatives such as plant electrification, sustainable asset replacement and renewable energy implementation.

Operations managers and excellence managers who want to integrate sustainability into production without compromising productivity or quality.

Plant managers and directors looking for concrete, realistic solutions to reduce emissions and energy consumption in line with company objectives and regulations.

Process engineers and technical consultants who want to integrate sustainable development into process design and optimisation.

ESG and sustainability managers who want to understand the potential of sustainable asset management to reduce energy losses and emissions in production environments.

• Thanks to project support, this training is completely free of charge until 30 June 2025.