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11-20 of 22 for the Category : Management & Planning and the Subcategory : Monitoring & AnalysisEnvironmental Management Systems (EMS)
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Care for the environment includes concern about how industry manufactures products and the impact that such products and manufacturing processes could have on the environment. Controlling this requires a documented environmental management system (EM
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Conforming to environmental legislation and meeting the demands of the green lobby present major challenges to organisations today. Environmental issues have come to the forefront in recent years with greater awareness
Read more about Environmental StandardsGeographical Information Systems (GIS)
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GIS is essentially a set of computer-based software systems (database and mapping techniques combined) that allow managers, decision-makers and scientists to look at spatial data (information that often appears on maps) in new ways.
Read more about Geographical Information Systems (GIS)Global Reporting Initiative
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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a multi-stakeholder non-profit organisation that develops and publishes guidelines for reporting on economic, environmental and social performance (sustainability performance).
Read more about Global Reporting InitiativeGreenwash
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Greenwash is not a new concept. The term emerged from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and it entered the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1999.
Read more about GreenwashLife Cycle Assessment (LCA)
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) looks at the entire life cycle of a product, process or activity ‘from cradle to grave’ or from the first moment it was thought of until its final disposal or destruction.
Read more about Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)pH Scale
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The pH scale is a measure of either acidity or alkalinity. It is a logarithmically derived scale, which is presented as a scale from 1 to 14.
Read more about pH ScalePrecautionary Principle
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This principle argues that if the environmental consequences of a particular project, proposal or course of action are uncertain, then the project, proposal or course of action should not be undertaken.
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Effective and appropriate safety, health and environmental management is a critical component of sustainable business practice.
Read more about Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)Scoping
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Scoping is a process used particularly when carrying out environmental, or strategic environmental, impact assessments.
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