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Environmental Management Systems : ISO 14000 and EMAS
Tools for Environmental Management
Self Assessment Tools for the review of EMS
Additional links
Guidelines, manuals and publications
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Environmental Management Systems : ISO 14000 and EMAS
"Environmental Management Systems
(EMS) provide
a structured method to ensure that your firm is in compliance
with all applicable regulatory requirements. The ISO
14000 series of standards is a common model for an EMS
structure. EMS can also provide a structure that keeps
management focused on finding cost savings through pollution
prevention" (EnviroGlobe.com).
The connections between pollution prevention and an
ISO 14000 EMS are described in the link:
http://www.mrw2.interscience.wiley.com/enviroglobe/p2/index.htm
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EMAS, The Eco-Management
and Audit Scheme, facilitates voluntary participation
in an environmental management scheme, based on
harmonised lines and principles throughout the
European Union.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/emas/index.htm
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INEM, the International Network for Environmental
Management, is a non-profit,
non-partisan, world federation of national associations
for environmental management and sustainable development.
INEM aims to help companies improve their environmental
and economic performance.
http://www.inem.org
INEM Publications
are available in: http://www.inem.org/htdocs/publications/inem_pubs.html#Anchor-EMAS
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The ISO 14000 Information Center
It has the
sections "What's new", "Community", "Implementing",
"Resources" and "Training". http://www.iso14000.com
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Tools for Environmental Management
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The Environmental Management Tool Kit.
These downloadable tools
can help you improve your company's environmental
performance and reputation while reducing waste,
water, energy and other costs. The topics include:
Eco-mapping, Environmental Good Housekeeping Guide
for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, ISO 14001
- Implementing an Environmental Management System,
Environmental Management Systems: An Implementation
Guide for Small and Medium-sized Organizations,
Eco-controlling - A Tool to Implement Value-based
Environmental Management and CERES Environmental
Reporting Guidelines.
http://www.inem.org/htdocs/inem_tools.html
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EMAS Tool Kit for SMEs, a
step-by-step guide to assist small companies in
implementing an environmental management system
that meets the requirements of the Community Eco-management
and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
http://www.inem.org/htdocs/toolkit/content.html
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Self Assessment Tools for the review of EMS
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Mini-audit: An Environmental "Weather" Map.
What is the environmental situation of your company?
To find out, take a few minutes to do a mini-audit
with various members of your staff. The correspondence
between the results of this quick survey and those
of more sophisticated auditing methods will surprise
you. http://www.inem.org/tools/weather-map.html
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The Environmental Management Systems Evaluation
Tool provided by Research Triangle Institute
RTI is a free web-based system that evaluates
your EMS by asking key questions and giving recommendations
based on your score. It is an interesting way
to learn about EMS.
http://ems.rti.org
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The Global Environmental Management Initiative
(GEMI) provides The ISO 14001
Environmental Management System Self Assessment
Checklist.
http://www.p2pays.org/iso/tools
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The Concise Self-Assessment Guide to Environmentally
Sustainable Commerce, provided by West
Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, evaluates
a broad range of issues facing companies in:
http://www.sustainable-busforum.org/tools.html
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Additional links
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CleanerProduction.com has compiled a comprehensive
link list of Resources on the
Internet for Environmental Management Systems.
This Guide covers three general topics: Awareness:
Basic answers to "What is an EMS?", "Who cares
about this?", and "What's going on now?"Perception:
Thoughtful discussion of "Why is this important?
How does it relate to other topics? How complicated
is it? What evidence is there so far that this
works?" Implementation:
Specific "how-to" instructions or guidance. http://www.cleanerproduction.com/Ecolink/emspage.htm
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The Pollution Prevention Resource
Exchange is a national network of regional
centers dedicated to improving the dissemination
of pollution prevention information in the service
provider community. The topic Hub for Environmental
Management Systems for Small to Medium Enterprises.
This hub is intended to serve those who are interested
in learning more about what an EMS is, how it
works, reasons to adopt an EMS, how an EMS can
help reduce waste, and where to turn for additional
implementation and ongoing operational support.
(160 links)
http://p2ric.org/TopicHubs/bibliography.cfm?hub=9&subsec=7&nav=7
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