Environment Management Newsletter
August 22, 2013
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An overview of EU environment policy targets and objectives
European Union legislation has established more than 130 separate environmental targets and objectives to be met between 2010 and 2050. Together, these can provide useful milestones supporting Europe’s transition towards a ‘green economy’, according to a report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The ‘green economy’ has emerged as a priority in policy debate in recent years. But what does the concept mean in practice and how can one measure progress towards this strategic goal? A new EEA report, ‘Towards a green economy in Europe’, provides ...
New Sustainability Measures Set for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics
A new set of sustainability measures to support the greening of the Rio Summer Games were agreed by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee, as part of an implementation agreement signed by both organizations, Monday. UNEP will support the process by providing expert technical advice and through the facilitation of multi-stakeholder dialogues and action. UNEP will also support the further development and implementation of the Rio 2016 Sustainability Management Plan in partnership with local and national government in Brazil. A sustainability ...
LRQA Limited- The journey to ISO 14001 revision
With the global Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO 14001 currently being revised by the ISO, Steve Williams - LRQA Deputy Technical Director and member of the ISO TC 207 (ISO 14001 Revision) Technical Committee - talked about the latest developments in the ISO 14001 revision process. Where are we in the revision process for ISO 14001? The work so far on the revision process for ISO 14001 has taken us from the working draft stage through to the first committee draft stage. As a result of that, it is likely that there will be a second committee draft (CD2) which could be published in Nov/Dec 2013. This then will be subject to further review, after which there will. Read more

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