Description
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. 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.
