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Environmental Auditing
An environmental audit can be defined as: a
management tool comprising a systematic,
documented, periodic and objective evaluation of
the performance of the project and management
processes designed to protect the environment with
the aim of:
issues audit - an evaluation of how a project's activities relate to an environmental issue (e.g. global
pollution, energy use) or an evaluation of a specific issue (e.g. buildings, supplies);
site audit - an audit of a particular site to examine actual or potential environmental problems
corporate audit - an audit of the whole company and its polices, structures, procedures and
practices;
due diligence audit - an assessment of potential environmental and financial risks and liabilities
Product or life cycle audit - an analysis of environmental impacts of a product throughout all stages
of its design, production, use and disposal, including its reuse and recycling (cradle to grave).
Environmental Audit
All environmental audits involve the collection,
analysis, interpretation, and presentation of
information which is used to:
Monitoring Plan
More efficient resource use and financial savings and tackle external
off-site impacts which consider the broader environmental footprint
of the project’s activities
Processes of EA
The scope and style of audits vary, but common stages and activities include:
Designing an action Programme: Draft preliminary work plan for the process