Title:
The European Unions Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
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Series:
Eco-efficiency in industry and science ; 16
Publication Information:
Dordrecht : Springer, 2005
ISBN:
9781402032127
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Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
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Searching... | 30000010121306 | GE190.E85 W46 2005 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
This text definitively breaks down each component of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme regulation (EMAS) - even its appendices and EU guidance documents - providing a step-by-step analysis of the Scheme. In addition, the work offers case examples of three of Akzo Nobel manufacturing locations which have been registered to EMAS, providing real-world advice on how to meet the requirements of the Scheme.
Table of Contents
| Introduction |
| Chapter 1 Interrelationships between BS 7750 and the EMAS program |
| Chapter 2 Impetus for creation of the EMAS |
| Legislative and developmental history of the program |
| Chapter 3 Creation and evaluation of the EMAS program |
| Chapter 4 Examination of the development of the EU environmental liability scheme |
| Chapter 5 Discussion and evaluation of EMAS implementation in each of the EU 25 countries |
| Chapter 6 Discussion of environmental management systems |
| Evaluation of EMS' impacts on SMEs |
| Chapter 7 Evaluation and discussion of the current state of EMAS, with a look toward the future of the Scheme |
