Facing corporate America`s environmental auditing dilemma
- Kleberg and Head, Houston, TX (United States)
American corporations are currently facing a dilemma over environmental auditing: are the potential benefits of auditing, such as assurance that compliance efforts are successful and awareness of any problem areas, outweighed by the risk of creating a road map for agency enforcement or litigation? Although this is a question that cannot be easily answered, the answer may lie, in large part, in attaining some reasonable level of protection for information uncovered in audits. Recognizing this, there is a growing movement to create a ``safe environment`` for corporate environmental auditing. The push, which includes efforts to alter agency policy regarding disclosure of audit materials and to pass state privilege legislation protecting such materials, has gained momentum as agency enforcement activities have increased. The government`s increased use of criminal sanctions and promotion of auditing by groups such as the International Standards Organization have added to the urgency of the situation.
- OSTI ID:
- 147985
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950152--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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