Environmental control and management
- Environmental control
- Environmental management
- Introduction to environmental management standards
- Introduction to environmental labels and declarations
- Ecodesign
- Introduction to ecolabels
- Life cycle thinking, management and assessment
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA)
- Design for the environment and green chemistry
- Sustainability management
- Circular economy management and assessment
- EU policy framework
- *EU Environment Action Programme
- *Sustainable development
- *Sustainable use of natural resources
- *Sustainable production and consumption
- *Circular economy
- *Climate action
- *Bioeconomy
- *Forest policy
- *Resource efficiency and raw materials
- *Integrated Product Policy (IPP)
- *Energy policy
- *Industrial policy
- *Best Available Techniques (BAT) and BREF
- *EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)
- *Green, sustainable and circular public procurement
- EU legal framework
- *SEA and EIA directives
- *EU FLEGT Regulation and EU Timber Regulation
- *Ecodesign Directive and Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)
- *EU Emissions Trading Directive
- *Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
- *Renewable energy and energy efficiency
- *Air quality and environmental noise
- *Reduction of certain atmospheric pollutants and ozone regulation
- *Water Framework Directive
- *Floods Directive and Groundwater Directive
- *Nitrates from agriculture and the sustainable use of pesticides
- *Construction products regulation and urban waste-water treatment
- *Waste Framework Directive
- *Packaging, packaging waste and landfill
- *Environmental liability and the control of major-accident hazards
- *Habitats Directive and Directive of Public Access to Environmental Information
- Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- *The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and The Paris Agreement
- *The UN Forest Instrument
- *The International Tropical Timber Agreement
- *The UN Convention on Biological Diversity
- *The Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
- *The UN Convention to Combat Desertification
- *The Aarhus Convention and The Kyiv Protocol
- *The Espoo Convention
- *The Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
- *The Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents
- *The Bazel Convention – Hazardous wastes and their disposal
- Environmental control and management in Finland
- Circular economy management in Finland
- Environmental policy in Finland
- *Sustainable development in Finland
- *Sustainable consumption and production policy in Finland
- *Circular economy policy in Finland
- *Bioeconomy policy in Finland
- *Climate policy in Finland
- *Biodiversity related policy in Finland
- *Land use policy in Finland
- *Construction policy in Finland
- *Waste policy in Finland
- *The policies related to environmental hazards of chemicals in Finland
- *Plastics policy in Finland
- Environmental law in Finland
- *Environmental Protection Act and Decree
- *Act on Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure
- *Nature Conservation Act and Decree
- *Land Use and Building Act and Decree
- *Forest Act and Decree
- *Climate Change Act
- *Water Act
- *Waste Act and Decree
- *Chemicals Act
- *Act on Compensation of Environmental Damage and Environmental Damage Insurance Act and Decree
Environmental management Environmental management is about managing environmental performance and impacts of organisations such as industry and companies based on continuous assessment of environmental performance. Management and assessment are both based on defined environmental performance criteria and indicators. Environmental management is typically implemented using environmental management systems and associated management tools such as performance, impact
Authors & references
Authors:
Roope Husgafvel, Aalto University
References:
- The International Organization for Standardization. ISO 14050:2009. Environmental Management. Vocabulary.
- The International Organization for Standardization. ISO 14001:2015. Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use.
- The International Organization for Standardization. ISO 14001:2015. Introduction to ISO 14001:2015. [Online] Available from: https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/store/en/PUB100371.pdf [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- Husgafvel, R. Lecture materials. Department of Forest Products Technology. Puu-0.3310 Industrial Symbiosis. Aalto University.
- The International Organization for Standardization. ISO 14004:2016. Environmental management systems. General guidelines on implementation.
- European Comission. Environment. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. 2019. [Online] Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/ [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC. [Online] Available from: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1221/oj [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- European Comission. Environment. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Key benefits. 2019. [Online] Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/emas_for_you/premium_benefits_through_emas/key_benefits_en.htm [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- European Commission. Environment. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. How does it work? 2019. [Online] Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/join_emas/how_does_it_work_step0_en.htm [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/2026 of 19 December 2018 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). [Online] Available from: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018R2026 [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- Commission Decision (EU) 2017/2285 of 6 December 2017 Amending the user’s guide setting out the steps needed to participate in EMAS, under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (notified under document C(2017) 8072). [Online] Available from: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32017D2285 [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- European Commission. Environment. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Guidance & Tools. 2019. [Online] Available form: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/emas_publications/guidance_tools_en.htm [Accessed 20th August 2019].
- European Commission. Environment. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. Sectoral Reference Documents. 2019. [Online] Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/emas_publications/sectoral_reference_documents_en.htm [Accessed 20th August 2019].
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