Identification and Evaluation of Top Ten Industry Environmental Factors for ISO 14001:2004

Author: Li Zaiqing, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The identification and evaluation of environmental factors are crucial steps in establishing, implementing, and maintaining an environmental management system (EMS). They serve as the leading role, the foundation, and the key to effectively establishing the system, embodying the principle of prevention. To assist organizations intending to establish an EMS, as well as consulting and certification professionals, this book systematically introduces methods for identifying and evaluating environmental factors. The authors have selected the top ten industries with the highest proportion of enterprises certified under China's environmental management system (EMS), including the electronics industry, chemical industry, printing industry, construction industry, mining industry, automotive manufacturing industry, furniture industry, port industry, metallurgical industry, and machinery industry. Using the production conditions of representative enterprises in these industries as a backdrop, the book identifies and evaluates their environmental factors.