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Author Vaiskunaite, Rasa

Title General Principles of Environmental Management : Study Book

Publisher Vilnius : Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Press, 2009
©2009
ISSN/ISBN 9789955289609 (electronic bk.)
9789955284963
Descript 1 online resource (180 pages)
Content text
Media computer
Carrier online resource
Call No. GE300 .V35 2009eb
Series ProQuest Ebook Central Electronic Books
Notes Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Managing the Environment -- 1.1. What is Environmental Management? -- 1.2. The History of the International EM Organization -- 1.3. The Role of Stakeholders in the Process of Implementing Environmental Management -- 1.4. The Role of Documents on Environmental Managementin the World -- 2. Environmental Management Systems -- 2.1. What is an Environmental Management System? -- 2.2. General Environmental Rule -- 2.3. General Environmental Rule in Lithuania -- 2.4. General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Supporting Techniques -- 2.5. Other International Rules for EM -- 2.6. The Components of EMS under International Rules for Environmental Management -- 3. Environmental Auditing -- 3.1. The General Structure of International Rules for Environmental Auditing -- 3.2. International Documents on Environmental Auditing -- 3.3. The Process of Auditing EMS -- 3.4. Criteria for EMS Audit -- 4. The Series of Documents on Environmental Labelling -- 4.1. What is Environmental Labelling? -- 4.2. Environmental Labelling Scheme -- 4.3. Objectives of Ecolabelling -- 4.4. The EU Flower Mark -- 4.5. General Parameters for any Type of Environmental Labelling -- 4.6. Type I Labelling -- 4.7. Type II Labelling -- 4.8. Type III Labelling -- 4.9. Global Ecolabelling Network -- 5. Environmental Performance Evaluation -- 5.1. What is Environmental Performance Evaluation? -- 5.2. Principles on Implementing EPE by an Organization -- 5.3. Evaluation of Environmental Performance -- 5.4. Overview of Guidance on the Design and Use of EPE -- 5.5. Environmental Performance Indicators -- 6. Life-Cycle Assessment -- 6.1. What is Life-Cycle Assessment? -- 6.2. International EM Rules for LCA -- 6.3. Reasons for Carrying out LCA -- 6.4. Methodological Stages of LCA -- 6.5. Relationship between Tools for Organizations and Products
7. More Tools for Environmental Management -- 7.1. Environmental Policy -- 7.1.1. What is Environmental Policy? -- 7.1.2. Developing and Implementing Environmental Policy -- 7.2. Ecobalances -- 7.2.1. What are Ecobalances? -- 7.2.2. Types of Ecobalances -- 7.3. An Environmental Report -- 7.3.1. What is Environmental Reporting? -- 7.3.2. Drivers for an Environmental Report -- 7.3.3. Producing an Environmental Report -- 7.3.4. Determining the Contents of an Environmental Report -- 7.3.5. Formatting an Environmental Report -- 7.4. Environmental Charters -- 7.4.1. What is an Environmental Charter? -- Abbreviations -- References
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Subject Environmental management
Environmental sciences -- Information resources
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