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...environmental responsibilities initiating environmental action plan.

This checklist is therefore aimed primarily at senior managers who have responsibility for tackling environmental issues.

Definition

An environmental action plan brings together the key elements of environmental management, including: the organisation's policy statement

the environmental audit environmental management systems and standards including the EC ECO-Management Audit Scheme (EMAS) and ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems setting targets and measuring performance against them identifying key responsibilities to set the system in motion and places them in a sequential order for action. Advantages

An environmental action plan will: demonstrate commitment to customers, shareholders and legislators that action to reduce damage to the environment is a priority provide a coherent statement of policy and a practical system for implementation lead to reduced waste and cost lead to closer examination of processes and raw materials which can contribute to cost savings and improved productivity...

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