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Environmental management involves the management of all components of the bio-physical environment, both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic). This is due to the interconnected and network of relationships amongst all living species and their habitats. The environment also involves the relationships of the human environment, such as the social, cultural and economic environment with the bio-physical environment. As with all management functions, effective management tools, standards and systems are required. An environmental management standard or system or protocol attempts to reduce Environmental Impact as measured by some objective criteria. The ISO 14001 standard is the most widely used standard for environmental Risk Management and is closely aligned to the European Eco Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS). As a common auditing standard, the ISO 19011 standard explains how to combine this with Quality Management . The UK has developed a phased standard (BS8555) that can help smaller companies move to ISO 14001 in six manageable steps. Other Environmental Management System s tend to be based on this standard and to extend it in various ways:
Other strategies exist that rely on making simple distinctions rather than building top-down management "systems" using Performance Audit s and Full Cost Accounting . For instance, Ecological Intelligent Design divides products into Consumable s, Service Product s or durables and Unsaleable s - toxic products that no one should buy, or in many cases, do not realize they are buying. By eliminating the unsaleables from the Comprehensive Outcome of any purchase, better environmental management is achieved without "systems". |
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