What is Corporate Social Responsibility? - InnoTrain CSR

need to be developed. The manual defines an organisational structure and
corresponding staff responsibilities. The environmental programme sets out the
environmental goals to be achieved and the measures required to do so. An
independent auditor regularly monitors the compliance with all requirements, the
realisation of the environmental manual and the environmental programme.
The international standard ISO 14001 is the most important specification for
corporate environmental management in the world. The environmental management
pursuant to the European "Eco audit" (EMAS) includes the requirements set forth in
ISO 14001.
In Germany, approximately 4,000 companies are currently ISO 14001-certified. The
expenditure of time and costs associated with the certification of environmental
management systems is increasingly offset also for small and medium-sized
enterprises by a global competition factor on the one hand and the attractiveness as
partner or supplier in the value chain of larger enterprises with corresponding CSR
provisions on the other hand.
Additional information and resources
ISO 14001
International Organisation for Standardisation
www.iso.org
EMAS
Environmental Management and Audit Scheme
Help desk of the European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/tools/contacts/countrymap_en.htmv
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