EMAS News
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E.MA call for applications for the academic year 2019/2020
Admissions to the 2019/2020 edition of the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) are open: first deadline – 28 January 2019, second deadline - 25 March 2019.. The European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) is organised by the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC); it was created ...
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The deadline for application to EMA 2019/2020 has been extended until 15 April 2019
Due to requests from prospective applicants in different parts of the world, the EMA governing bodies have agreed to continue to receive applications until 15 April 2019. Please note that the applications received will be reviewed on a continuous basis and enrolment of the selected candidates will be made on a “first come, first served” basis. We therefore encourage you to submit ...
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Global Campus Europe Field Trip
The academic year of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation is divided into two semesters; during the first one, our students have their Field trip. The field trip is a trademark of EMA and has been organised by Mag. Marijana Grandits (from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights at the University of Vienna) for years, first in Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
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Greening business: which companies adopt eco-management schemes?
New research reveals which factors influence a company's decision to adopt EMAS - the European Eco-Management and Audit System, a scheme designed to improve corporate responsibility practices. According to the findings, larger, more financially stable companies and, intriguingly, those with smaller profit margins, are more likely to participate. EMAS was set up in 2001 to encourage companies in ...
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Global Campus of Human Rights EU-UN Fellowship Programme
The Global Campus of Human Rights is offering to the EMA graduates of the past 5 years two positions as fellows in the framework of the Global Campus of Human Rights EU-UN Fellowship Programme. The Fellowship will start on Monday, 26 August 2019 and will end on Friday, 20 December 2019. The placement offices will be the European Union Delegations in Geneva and New York (one fellow for each ...
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Statement by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik on his participation at the clean-up action in Brussels organised in the context of Let`s Clean Up Europe initiative
"It is a real pleasure to take part in this initiative and to contribute actively to cleaning up Europe! The action fits well with the fact that the European Commission actively implements EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) to improve its environmental performance and connect with stakeholders in the process. Through EMAS, the Commission has already decreased its waste generation per ...
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KRAIBURG Austria Awarded EMAS Certificate
Gerold Schachner, Ecology Manager at KRAIBURG, received the certificate at an environment management conference in Vienna from Christian Holzer, Head of the Environment and Recycling Section, representing Austria’s Minister for Environmental Protection, Leonore Gewessler. With the European environment management system EMAS (Eco Management and Audit Scheme) which has been in existence ...
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Piraeus Bank receives environmental certifications from EMAS and ISO 14001
Piraeus Bank is the first bank in Greece to have certified its Environmental Management System (EMS), in all its branches (359) and administration buildings (24), a total area of 187.831 m2, under ISO 14001:2004 and EMAS. EMAS integrates the management requirements of the widely acknowledged environmental management standard ISO 14001:2004. However, as a premium EMS, EMAS goes beyond the ISO ...
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KRAIBURG Austria Outlines Environment Strategy
KRAIBURG says it has always strived to act in an environmentally responsible manner. For example, the Group is already one of Europe’s biggest consumers of granulates and powders extracted from used tyres and re-utilises them in high-quality products. This approach can be summed up with KRAIBURG’s strapline “Drive it Again”. However, in an attempt to go a step further, the ...
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Raymetrics exhibition at Hydromet Africa, February 19 - 22, 2019
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) will be hosting the three more important WMO events of the African hydrometeorological calendar in February 2019. WMO RA-I RECO (technical hydromet conference), RA-I quadrennial meeting (50+ NHMS Director-Generals), and AMCOMET (African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology – 40 Ministers). Together, these events bring together all major ...
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Nomination Period Extended for EPA’s Annual New England Environmental Merit Awards - New Deadline is Feb. 6, 2015
Due to this week’s blizzard, EPA is extending the nomination period for the 2015 Environmental Merit Awards by one week. Nominations will now be accepted until Feb. 6, 2015. EPA’s annual New England Environmental Merit Awards recognize environmental achievements during the past year by individuals, businesses, governmental entities and other organizations. Awards are also given under ...
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EU’s eco-management scheme shows positive long-term impacts
Standards for environmental management, such as EMAS and ISO 14001, aim to help organisations become more sustainable, but they have received little evaluation. A new Italian study is the first to quantitatively compare the impacts of these two standards. Its results suggest that EMAS’s stipulation that organisations must report their ongoing performance may bring sustained environmental ...
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Alex Guarachi presents music for relief with another $50,000 donation for earthquake relief efforts in Chile
Alex Guarachi, President of TGIC Importers, signed his name at the bottom of a $50,000 check and presented it to Music for Relief, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, to aid in the earthquake repair efforts in Chile. This, coupled with an initial donation made days after the February quake, brings the total amount donated to $100,000. This effort was made possible because consumers filled ...
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Training Consultancy Adopts Temperature Measurement System and Becomes One of the Safest Educational Facilities in the UK
EMA Training Ltd, an independent learning provider in Derby, UK, has become one of the first education establishments to undergo a routine OFSTED visit since the pandemic, ensuring its HUB can open and operate safely for both students and staff. EMA conducted a full risk assessment at the facility to ensure the safe return of apprentices to the classroom, which included a number of safety ...
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Our role models and their outstanding environmental contribution
Ladies and Gentlemen, The EMAS Awards – the European Commission's environmental awards – have been given out to private companies and public organisations for outstanding environmental achievements since 2005. This year’s EMAS Awards focus on the excellent work done by private and public organisations on “Eco-innovations improving environmental performance”. ...
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EC greener than ever
The European Commission has long been at the political forefront of fighting global climate change. As an organisation with a large workforce, it also leads by example and makes a real difference. Building on the success of its pilot project launched in 2001, the European Commission has now decided to extend its environmental management system to all its activities and buildings in Brussels and ...
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Practising what we preach: environmental management in the European Commission
Following the positive results of its third EMAS (eco-management and audit scheme) registration, the European Commission is now preparing to extend EMAS to the entire organisation from 2009. With this scheme, the Commission has in place a structured system for managing the environmental aspects of its activities, thus leading to improvements in several areas including increasing energy ...
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Environmental Report of Diehl Metal Applications for 2016
With the current environmental report – validated and audited by an independent environmental consultant – we want to give an overview of the environmental protection activities at Diehl Metal Applications GmbH. Diehl Metal Applications (DMA) produces products at the locations in Berlin (plating technology) and Teltow (stamping and plastics technology), which are mainly used in the ...
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The eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) at the EC: FAQs
What is EMAS? In a nutshell, EMAS (the eco-management and audit scheme) is a system for environmental management in the workplace. It incorporates tools for evaluating, reporting and improving environmental performance. The scheme, implemented by Regulation No 761/2001, includes the international environmental management standard ISO 14001. In addition, it requires a demonstration, through ...
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Nominations for EPA New England’s Annual Environmental Merit Awards accepted until March 1, 2013
EPA is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Environmental Merit Awards, which will recognize environmental achievements during the past year. Award categories are available for individuals, businesses, state and local governments, and other organizations. Awards are also given under a lifetime achievement category. These regional awards have been given out annually since EPA was created in ...
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