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A management approach to environmental problems has the
advantage that any activity can be addressed with a number of tools that let
us manage, reduce and prevent environmental impact.
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Performance indicators show how well an organization or
country is doing in relation to its goals.
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To calculate the performance indicators environmental
monitoring and measuring is necessary.
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is used in
infrastructure planning and design.
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Environmental strategies in organizations includes to
understand what is done at the production site in terms of what and how it
is made. In a second step also to establish some form of material flow and
balance: the energy and materials that are input and the products and wastes
that leave.
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Eco-design means that environmental considerations must
enter into product development and design at a very early stage.
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Environmental labeling is way to make it possible for the
consumer to choose environmental friendly products.
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The life-cycle assessment (LCA) is an inventory, aggregation
and classification procedure to determine the environmental impacts of a
product during its entire life-cycle.
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An environmental management system can be seen as composed
of a number of steps all subject to some form of continuous improvement.
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There are two international standards for environmental
management; EMAS and ISO14001.
