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Objectives

• Present the internationally recognized environmental certification systems

and describe the process of obtaining them, including eco-audits or
environmental audits.

• Explain the concept of environmental impact assessment and its

usefulness in public and private management of the environmental
performance of the company.

• Describe eco-labeling as an example of incorporating the environment

into the company's competitive strategy.
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• Identify the different instruments of environmental management

as an ecological strategy.

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Value the importance of companies to know the factors that affect

environmental behavior, the indicators of sustainable development
in business management, as well as the environmental instruments,
with the purpose of preserving the ecological environment.
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1. Environmental management instruments

• Environmental impact assessment

• Environmental management system
• Environmental audits or eco-audits

2. Ecology as a strategy: Ecolabeling

- Example of eco-labeling
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Environmental impact assessments

Environmental Management
Systems

Environmental audits or Eco-audits

 Environmental impact
-Alterationintroduced in the environment by the implementation
of a project, expressed by the difference between the evolution
of the environment, or of any of its constituent factors without
and with the project. The interpretation of such alteration in
terms of human health and welfare is what defines
environmental impact.

-Environmentalimpact involves
-Modificationof the characteristics of the environment
-Modification oftheir conservation value or merit
-Meaningof these modifications for human health and
welfare.

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Environmental impact is the

effect that any human activity
generates on the environment
and its analysis has been a
breakthrough. significant
with respect to the evaluation
of the viability of a company,
activity, public work, etc.
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Contents of the ESIA

Documents related to the project

Environmental study itself

Documents related to the identification and assessment of impacts

Environmental monitoring and control program.

Summary document

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 The tool makes it possible to show the
environmental impact of a product, beyond
the manufacturing process, but also in other
phases prior or subsequent to its
manufacture.

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The audit consists of the A successful and

evaluation systematic, effective audit
(Standards from depends on the
Management) cooperation of all
documented, periodically and parties involved.
objectively of the activities to
detect their status in relation to
the with the
environmental quality requirements.

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OBJECTIVES OF A
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
The environmental audit must provide the management of the
organization with sufficient information

1. Control

2. Plan

3. Check

Activities that may cause

effects on the environment.
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DETECT THE PROBLEM EARLY

KNOW THE DEPTH OF THE

PROBLEM

DISCOVER THE CAUSE OF

THE PROBLEM

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DETECTED IN
AUDITS2.- Abnormal situations
are not taken into
account.
1.- No aspects are identified
over which influence can be
exerted.
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The improvement
from
environmental
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organization.

Through
the

performance of

Pollution
Prevention.
 Composition of the ISO Organization

One per country, with representation going to the most

representative national organization
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Organizations in developing countries and

do not yet have a national standards committee.
Corresponding
They do not take an active part in the standardization process
but are promptly informed about the
works that interest them.

Members Countries with small economies that are required to

Subscribed pay lower fees than the corresponding countries.

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It is composed of a group of
standards, which refer to the ENVIRONMENTAL
environmental management
applied to the company,
whose objective consists of

standardization
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protect the environment. at
medium
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ISO 14001 Standards
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ISO 14001 standard

specifies how
establish an effective
environmental
management system.
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ISO 14001 is the only

standard of the ISO 14000
family that establishes
requirements on the basis
of which a certificate can be
obtained.
 Purpose and scope of application of the
International Standard ISO 14001
a) Establish, implement, maintain and improve an
environmental management system.

b) Ensure your compliance with your established environmental

policy.

c) Demonstrate conformance with this International Standard

by:
1. The completion of a self-assessment and self-declaration.
2. Seeking confirmation from the organization's stakeholders,
such as customers.
3. Seeking confirmation of your self-declaration by a party
external to the organization.
4. Seeking certification/registration of your
environmental management system by a organization.
party external to the company.

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ISO 14004, Environmental Management Guidance Standard,

moves to final stage of revision
Helping organizations to manage their environmental
responsibilities in a systematic way, which contributes to

Its objective is
to

sustainability.

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 Environmental
Management System

Set of coordinated activities

to direct and control an organization
with respect to the environment.

For this purpose, a..

SGA
(Environmental Management System)
 Environmental management system
model
for the ISO 14001 Standard
Review
• Management
Verification review.

• Monitoring and
measurement
Implantation • Legal compliance
• Resources, functions, assessment

Planning responsibility and authority. • Non-conformity Corrective

actions and preventive
• Competence, training and
Policy • Identification of
environmental aspects
awareness actions

• Communication. • Control of records.

• Definition of and legal requirements
the • Documentation and document • Internal audit
Environmental • Definition of objectives,
goals and programs control
Policy
• Operational control
• Emergency preparedness and
response

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MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
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Adapt the points and requirements of

the ISO 14001 Standard to the company,
translating each of its requirements to
the reality of the organization, but
without ever losing sight of the overall
objective.
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factors or areas that make it up.

ENVIRONMENTAL
THE NEED FOR

MANAGEMENT

Benefits of implementing an EMS for the

organization.

About management

• Integrates Environmental Management into the

overall management of the organization as any
other area of the company.
• Serves as a complement to other systems of
management, such as quality or safety.
• Encourages increased creativity and
participation of all the organization's personnel.
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Industrial organizations as a major

contributor to pollution must start
implementing environmental stewardship to
ensure that resources do not run out in a
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1 What is an EMS?

2 What types of environmental audits are there?

3 What does Ecolabeling consist of?

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1 This is the type of eco-audit that verifies that the data submitted by
the companies are compatible with those contained in the records:

a) From environmental management systems

b) From compliance with legislation environmental
c) From environmental risk
d) From environmental statement

2 The effect generated in the environment by any human activity is

called:

a) Ecological evaluation
b) Human development
c) Environmental study
d) Environmental impact
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3 What are the purposes of eco-labeling?

a) Reduce production costs through Eco-efficiency.

b) Promote the use of products with reduced environmental impact.
c) Certify the recyclability of products during the end of life cycle.
d) Provide information to consumers on the environmental impact of
products.

Answers:
b and d
a and c
a, b and c

4.- According to Labandeira, what are the tools of the environmental

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management systems (EMS)?

a) Establishment of programs and management systems.

b) System evaluation by means of audits.
c) Assessment of government policies.
d) Public information on the data obtained.

Underline the answer:

a, c and d
a, b and c
a, b and d
b, c and d
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