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Environment

ISO 14001 environmental management systems – 'business unusual'

Issue 37 – April 2012

This article by Lynn Johansson, an expert on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) technical committee (TC) 207, 'Environmental management', was first published in ISO Focus+, January 2012. It is summarised with permission from ISO.

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Sustainability and ISO Standards for earth-moving machinery

Issue 37 – April 2012

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is in a unique position to make an impact on various sectors because of the wide scope of its work. Here, Dan Roley, Chair of ISO technical committee (TC) 127, 'Earth-moving machinery', looks at how ISO Standards help the earth-moving industry to improve sustainability.

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New Standard for environmental management accounting

Issue 37 – April 2012

How to increase productivity while reducing environmental impact?

A new ISO Standard does just that, by helping business cut costs linked to waste and emissions and enhancing their environmental performance.

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NEW JOINT HANDBOOK

SA/SNZ HB 203:2012 Managing environment-related risk

This Handbook is intended to help organisations manage environment-related risk based on the process set out in AS/NZS 31000:2009.
Supersedes HB 203:2006

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JOINT HANDBOOK WITHDRAWN

HB 203:2006 Environmental risk management – Principles and process
Superseded by SA/SNZ HB 203:2012

 
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DRAFT STANDARD FOR COMMENT

Free to download from our website: www.standards.co.nz

DR AS/NZS 5377 Collection, storage, transport and treatment of used electrical and electronic equipment

To provide guidance and specify requirements for the safe and environmentally sound collection, storage, transport and treatment of used electrical and electronic equipment in order to maximize reuse and material recovery; reduce or eliminate the amount of waste from this equipment going to final disposal operations such as landfill; safeguard worker health; and minimize harm to the environment.

Public comment on this draft Standard closes on 15 May 2012

 
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