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Definition of emas in English English dictionary
- (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) An Eco-Management and Audit Scheme An EU regulation promoting continuous improvement in the environmental performance of industrial activities Once an organisation has implemented an EMAS-approved environmental management system, an independent, credited person or organisation audits the environmental work After that, the organisation can seek certification from a "competent body", designated by the governments of member states
- EC Eco Management and Audit Scheme
- Eco Management and Audit Scheme
- Eco-Management and Audit Scheme was finalised as a European Regulation in June 1993 and came into force in 1995 It was a voluntary scheme for companies in the industrial sector but the scope has since been extended to the service sector The scheme contains details of an environmental management system which was more closely aligned to so ISO 14001 in 1999 However participating companies must not only conform to the environmental management system but also produce a public statement on performance verified by an external assessor
- European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
- European Management and Audit Scheme
- Eco-Management and Audit Scheme The EU has issued a statute on the voluntary participation of industrial companies in its EMAS
- (Environmental Management and Auditing Scheme) is the EU guideline for environmental auditing, which allows enterprises to certify their environmental management to obtain an EMAS label
- The Eco Management and Auditing Scheme used by the European Business Community