Catalogue of local stakeholders relevant for bio-waste management and biogas production

“Catalogue of local stakeholders relevant for bio-waste management and biogas production” is a collection of basic information on stakeholder mapping in the investment process in bio-waste management and biogas production, including biomethane. Stakeholder mapping is an element of investment management that is important from the investor’s point of view to identify market potential, cooperators and various types of institutional partners. It is also essential
for dialogue with stakeholders.

The need to develop a structured, basic template for a stakeholder catalogue stems from various considerations, identified from observation and analysis of the bio-waste management and biogas market, including contacts with its participants. These are related to the comments below:

• despite the legislative basis for the public consultation process, it should be noted that it refers primarily to public administration entities, including local governments. At the same time, there is no such path for commercial entities;
• provisions do not in any way include indications resulting from current good practice due
  to the relatively new experience on the bio-waste and biogas market and the “learning” process of conducting investments;
• the prevalence of conflicts and a “bad” atmosphere around biogas and waste management investments.

This document outlines the importance of stakeholder mapping, conducting a communication strategy including stakeholder dialogue. The implementation of the project in Polish-Norwegian cooperation allows us to consider the key elements involved universal. Therefore, this document
has a common core with stakeholder catalogues distinguished independently for each country (Poland and Norway).

Our aim is to provide elementary knowledge for investors in the market for bio-waste management and biogas production and, as a result, to support the development of this market.