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Protecting the environment: the role of environmental management systems

Michael Watson, MA, LLM, PhD

University of Huddersfield, UK, M.Watson{at}hud.ac.uk

Environmental management and auditing systems are increasingly important. They have significant roles to play in relation to environmental protection, workplace safety and public health. Businesses and non-commercial organisations adopt such systems for a variety of reasons. The extent to which they are used varies very considerably between developed countries. The effectiveness of national regulatory systems seems to be a major factor. In the United Kingdom environmental regulators have traditionally sought the voluntary compliance of businesses. This strategy is closely associated with the near absence of administrative penalties. It seems that a wide range of environmental administrative penalties will be introduced in the near future. This may greatly encourage more firms to introduce environmental management and auditing systems.

Key Words: Administrative penalties • EMAS • environmental management systems • environmental regulation • ISO 14001

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 126, No. 6, 280-284 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1466424006070491
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