The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

Since it's extreme infancy in 1994, this is the first time the developments, controversies, amendments, debates and direction surrounding EMAs has been synthesized The reader will not be simply reading a text based solely on research; rather, it will be a "living" work with first-hand information, from those directly involved in the process

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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.

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Interrelationships between BS 7750 and the EMAS Program.- Impetus for Creation of EMAS. Legislative and Developmental History of the Program.- Creation and Evaluation of the EMAS Program.- Examination of the Development of the EU Environmental Liability Scheme.- Discussion and Evaluation of EMAS Implementation in each of the EU-25 Countries.- Discussion on Environmental Management Systems. Evaluation of EMS' Impacts on SMEs.- Evaluation and Discussion of the Current State of EMAS, with a look toward the Future of the Scheme.