Regulatory compliance, management assurance drive environmental audits

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Environmental Solutions; (United States)

OSTI ID:7022768

Diberto, M ^[1]

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1. Arthur D. Little Inc.'s Environmental, Health and Safety Practice, Cambridge, MA (United States)

As environmental protection takes on greater priority, more companies are developing environmental auditing programs. Details of these programs vary, but they share a basic goal--to verify that environmental, health and safety activities comply with company policies, and federal, state and local regulations. The growth of environmental auditing has been driven by the same forces that since 1970 have changed many aspects the business-environment relationship. In addition, regulations, court case precedents and public expectations are forcing companies to disclose much more about their environmental performance than in the past. The handful of companies that developed auditing programs considered them internal tools for evaluating environmental performance in their facilities and operations. As the discipline has spread and environmental regulations have proliferated, auditing increasingly has been driven by a need to assure senior management that their companies are in compliance and sound environmental procedures are being used. To achieve these goals, companies systematically design and conduct environmental audits to address relevant concerns, and appropriately document and report all findings.

• OSTI ID: 7022768
• Journal Information: Environmental Solutions; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Solutions; (United States) Vol. 7:7; ISSN XZ280J
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
AUDITS
COMPLIANCE
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES