4. Identifying environmental aspects and impacts: methodology

4.1 Description of the methodology

Once the objectives and principles have been defined, the steps outlined above can be implemented using a variety of formalization tools. Nevertheless, all these stages are subject to a participative approach at all levels of the organization, to involve staff in the process.

• 1 ^re step: gather global data on the organization (Box 1).

  Box 1 – Example of data collection

  Company overview

  • Legal status :

    • brief presentation of the company ;

    • description of processes and...