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From
the Desk of Chairman |
Environment
Audit : Part 4 - 58 |
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Environment
audit is no longer an option. It is now an essential
and proactive measure for exploring environmental
improvement opportunities, for facilitating management
and control of environmental practices, and implementing
organisational environmental policy. The Government
of Hong Kong, in order to boost systematic incorporation
of environmental perspectives into an organisation’s
overall operations, has brought out a ‘Simple
Guide to Environmental Audit”.
The ‘Simple Guide’
is based on the Hong Kong’s Environmental
Protection Department’s Environmental
Audit Manual, and provides conceptual overview
of audit process and a reference tool to help
corporates conduct site-specific environmental
audit in professional and efficient manner with
regard to relevant statutory and internal requirements.
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The ‘Audit Guide’ in the current issue of
the WISTA: Environment Audit presents the salient features
of the ‘Simple Guide’ and covers such aspects
as defining audit scope and audit site; assembling an
audit team; and conducting an environmental audit.
The ‘Audit Report’ in this issue relates
to the environmental impact assessment of Dwarka-IGI
Airport Corridor Metro Link project. The baseline
data, necessary for assessing the impact on environment
due to the project activities, includes water, land,
air, ecology, noise, and socio-economic issues. Apart
from land-use, conservation of flora and fauna, and
planning urban transportation, conserving and enhancing
the environmental assets have been considered imperative
and given due importance.
The other features covered include: Scan Around the
Globe; New Technologies; New Products; Air, Water,
Solid/Hazardous Waste; Legal Scene; In Focus; Crime
&Damage; Awards; Health; Energy Scene; Forests;
Wildlife; and Experts Converge.
We welcome comments and suggestions from our readers.
Dr K V Swaminathan
RESEARCH
& ANALYSIS TEAM
Mr K N Julka -Jt Director
Mr Suresh Kumar - Joint Director
Mr D P Singh - Director
Mr S S Kalra - Director
This
publication aims at disseminating information on pertinent
developments in its specific field of coverage. The
information published does not, therefore, imply endorsement
of any product/process/ producer or technology by WITT. |
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