Eco-management and Eco-auditing

The need for businesses to keep a check on compliance with environmental regulations is vital. Investors and insurance companies require the environmental standards to be met and heavy fines can be imposed where companies fail to comply. In order to assess whether it meets required standards, the managers of a business must first undertake an environmental audit and then implement changes to patch up the gaps in their environmental practices. UK and EU standards have been set (BS7750 and EMAS respectively) and companies must adhere to these. This revised and updated edition provides advice on how to assess a company's stage of compliance, and how to map a route to implement standards. Best business practices are set out and the key questions are highlighted. The book illustrates how good corporate environmental practice can give a company a competitive edge. Aimed at those within businesses who are concerned with compliance, the edition provides practical advice on how to arrange company practices to comply with the recently introduced British Standards Institute requirements for environmental management and the equivalent standards emanating from Brussels (EMAS).