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Article
New Developments in EMAS: Best Environmental Management Practices
Author(s)
Andrea Rocchi
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DOI:10.17265/1537-1506/2017.02.003
Affiliation(s)
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
ABSTRACT
The EU Eco-Management and
Audit Scheme (EMAS), from the beginning, has evolved over time. In its last updates, it
promotes the best environmental management practices through the development of
the Sectoral Reference
Documents (SRDs) that have to be taken into consideration by the EMAS-registered
organizations in assessing their environmental performance. Many organizations
and companies have a wide margin to improve their environmental performance.
With the aim to improve their eco-efficiency and thus its reputation and the
sustainability of their business, many companies want to lower their impact on
the environment. To help organizations achieve this goal, the CCR
identifies, evaluates, and documents best
environmental management practices (BEMPs) for the different sectors, in
collaboration with stakeholders. The results of this work are the Sectoral Reference
Documents (SRDs) on best practices in environmental management. This activity is part of
the European Commission’s work to implement the
system of EU Eco-management and Audit Scheme
(EMAS), a voluntary framework for enterprises and other organizations to
evaluate, report, and improve their
environmental performance. In this context, the EU decided in 2009 to promote
best environmental management practices through the development of the Sectoral Reference
Documents (SRDs).
KEYWORDS
EMAS, environmental, BEMPs
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