6. European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
The European Commission adopted the European EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) regulation in 1993. It came into force in the European Community in April 1995. The third version of EMAS dates from 2010. The standard has evolved to cover all activities, products and services that have a direct or indirect impact on the environment. The environmental impacts of a foundry are assessed, as are biodiversity and landscape integration. Nevertheless, EMAS differs from the ISO 14001 on aspects such as employee involvement, public reporting, environmental performance indicators and regulatory compliance.
The EMAS regulation explicitly recognizes the ISO 14001 as a benchmark for the implementation of its EMS, but there are certain differences...
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- Quality management systems – Basic principles and vocabulary - ISO 9000 - 2015
- Quality management systems – Requirements - ISO 9001 - 2015
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use - ISO 14001 - 2015
- Environmental management systems – General application guidelines - ISO 14004 - 2016
- Environmental management systems – Guidelines for integrating eco-design -...
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