Background Berrechid is a city in Morocco located 30 km from Casablanca, the economic capital. Berrechid is known for its industrial park, which is the third most important in the country. The park contains 74 businesses in an area of 33 ha, but it has some serious limitations which impact on both its efficiency and its environmental impact. In particular, the park lacks sufficient infrastructure, effective systems of water management or development plans for the land. In the context of a national strategic plan for the rehabilitation of industrial parks, a real need was identified to help enterprises to respect environmental standards and especially to improve the management of water. As well as the obvious environmental benefits, businesses need to comply with these standards both to meet national legal requirements and to access European export markets. Objectives The ECO-BIZ project was developed in the framework of the Strategic Plan of Rehabilitation of Industrial Parks carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. It facilitated the transition of the Berrechid site from an industrial area to a genuine and effective Industrial Park. It rose environmental awareness amongst the industrialists and promoted eco-efficiency and environment quality management. More specifically, the project developed water management capacity by promoting the use of appropriate technologies and supported their implementation. It particularly focussed on the improvement of waste water treatment facilities and the recycling and internal re-use of treated water . It helped the industries within the park meet the requirements of both national and European environmental legislation. The project contributed to provide the platform from which to develop a complete and integrated management system for the industrial park. Berrechid industrial park is an example in Morocco and in the region of improved environmental practice . Results The project was able to raise significant environmental awareness amongst the industries of the Berrechid industrial site. It also provided concrete support for the development of environmental management capacity, particularly around water management, which should lead to significant improvements in the medium and long terms. The project carried out a study of the current environmental performance of the industries on the Berrechid site to provide a general diagnosis for the site. This was based on site inspections, a survey of the industries and water-quality analyses. Following this assessment, the project selected 15 of the industries on the site that were deemed to be most critical or exemplary for the whole site. This included the four most polluting companies. Detailed analysis of these industries’ performance was carried out and specific infrastructure projects were recommended, particularly around the treatment and re-use of waste water. Monitoring and alarm systems were introduced, which will provide crucial information on ground and water pollution and help inform environmental controls. A major practical achievement of the project was to develop proposals for the Industrial Depollution Fund (FODEP). At the end of the project, five companies were submitting FODEP dossiers to allow them to receive grants for infrastructure improvements. Due to the large amount of work involved in the diagnosis of industries and awareness raising about environmental performance and how to access funding, the project was not able to move on fully to the technical installation of the infrastructure. Nevertheless, the decision of the Moroccan government to construct a sewage plant in the industrial zone has expanded the scope of the environmental movement and offers great hope for the future. At the same time, relations and contact between the industries and the local authorities were also strengthened to increase the chances of ongoing progress. The project partners were positive that the contacted enterprises were committed to introducing water treatment technologies and this will reduce the soil and water pollution generated by the industrial park. The participating industries themselves were very hopeful that the project would help them get their factories to meet environmental standards and be a positive model for the region. Disclaimer : This « results » section should be considered as a draft until the Commission has completed its evaluation.