Title: An analysis of the factors to be considered in the creation of EMAS (eco-management auditing system) competent bodies in a sample of Baltic countries

Authors: Kamran Faisal, Walter Leal Filho

Addresses: TuTech, Harburger Schlosssstrasse 6-10, D-21079 Hamburg, Germany. ' TuTech, Harburger Schlosssstrasse 6-10, D-21079 Hamburg, Germany

Abstract: This paper analyses the extent to which the Eco-management Auditing System is being used in European countries and presents the results of a survey performed with competent bodies in EU countries. Results which may guide the establishment of EMAS competent bodies in the Baltic region, with a special reference to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are provided.

Keywords: environmental management; Baltic; auditing; ISO 14001; EMAS; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; eco-management; environmental audit.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2004.005289

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 2004 Vol.4 No.1/2/3, pp.160 - 176

Published online: 19 Sep 2004 *

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