What are compliance obligations ‘Compliance obligations’ is a term that was introduced in the latest, 2015 version of the environmental management system standard ISO 14001. It is a term that essentially incorporates two categories of things that an organisation must comply … [Read more...] about Managing Organisational Environmental Compliance Obligations
Environmental Management
Source-Pathway-Receptor from a pollution assessment and risk control perspective
Introduction When trying to undertake a task in the workplace I am always a great fan of structure. Rather than picking ideas out of my head in a random sort of way it is better to have some formalised approach. This then avoids missing something that should have been … [Read more...] about Source-Pathway-Receptor from a pollution assessment and risk control perspective
Life Cycle Thinking Example – The Impacts of a Building
In an earlier post you might remember that we discussed the concept of life cycle thinking. This is the approach to identifying and assessing environmental impacts from cradle to grave. I thought in this post it would be useful to see how that approach can be applied in practice, … [Read more...] about Life Cycle Thinking Example – The Impacts of a Building
The Importance of Nutrient Cycling
Cycling or cycling? I do enjoy a bit of cycling, as those of you who know we well are quite aware, I turned into a MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra) many years back. However, don’t be fooled by the title this post it is not about that kind of cycling, but the just as … [Read more...] about The Importance of Nutrient Cycling
Resource efficiency – an effective way to save money and reduce environmental impact
Introduction The effective use of resources is an effective way in which organisations can reduce their environmental impact and reduce costs. It always strikes me as strange that companies will cut costs in many other ways but will not consider mechanisms by which they can … [Read more...] about Resource efficiency – an effective way to save money and reduce environmental impact