2. Environmental management
2.1 General
The stakes associated with environmental responsibility, pollution risk and image have been rising for several decades. The general public's recent awareness of the need for sustainable development is also a source of motivation for environmental initiatives.
Whether they are complying with regulations or going beyond them on a voluntary basis, companies and organizations undertaking environmental initiatives are making major investments to reduce their impact. They therefore need as many guarantees as possible around their environmental protection approach. The aim is not only to ensure their credibility in the eyes of their partners and civil society, but also to control their approach and, above all, to ensure the validity of their management...
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References
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Regulations
French regulations
Décret n° 84-74 du 26 janvier 1984 fixant le statut de la normalisation (JORF du 1 février 1984, page 490) (under revision)
Décret n° 2006-975 du 1 er août 2006 portant code des marchés publics [NOR : ECOM0620003D] (JORF n° 179 du 4 août 2006, page 11627)
Law no. 2004-338...
Organizations
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) http://www.iso.org/
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) http://www.cen.eu/
French Standards Association (AFNOR) http://www.afnor.org/
...Websites
GPN Environment's major programs http://www.afnor.org/portail.asp?colfond≥Bleu&gpnid≥1346
ISO/TC 207 "Environmental management" technical committee http://www.tc207.org/default.asp
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