Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

Lead Author: Ralph Stuart (other articles)

Article Topics: Environmental and resource management and Environmental policy

This article has been reviewed and approved by the following Topic Editor: Jonathan Herz (other articles)

Last Updated: August 25, 2008

The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) logo

The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is the European Union's voluntary instrument that acknowledges organizations that improve their environmental performance on a continuous basis. EMAS-registered organizations are legally compliant, run an environmental management system, and report on their environmental performance through the publication of an independently verified environmental statement. They are recognized by the EMAS logo, which guarantees the reliability of the information provided.

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Stuart, Ralph (Lead Author); Jonathan Herz (Topic Editor). 2008. "Eco-Management and Audit Scheme." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth November 21, 2006; Last revised August 25, 2008; Retrieved November 20, 2008]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Eco-Management_and_Audit_Scheme>

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