Guidelines on sectoral reference documents for EMAS
This Guideline represents the completion of the previous ISPRA Report “The Sectoral Reference Document for EMAS” to which the sheets relating to the other Sectoral Reference Documents published by the European Commission have been added. The document intends to encourage EMAS registered organizations, as required by the European Regulation itself, to make a wider and more widespread use of the Sectoral Reference Documents, issued by the European Commission in order to identify and promote the best environmental management practices, environmental performance for specific sectors and, where appropriate, examples of excellence that make it possible to determine the levels of environmental performance.
In addition to a first introductory chapter of a methodological nature, summary sheets have been included, prepared for each Sectoral Reference Document, to make the essential elements contained therein immediately evident to the reader. For each sheet, where possible, the level of implementation of the documents among the EMAS organizations is also illustrated.
In addition, indications are given on sectoral best practices which, due to their transversality, can be applied in all sectors, which makes them applicable by all organizations.
The use of Sector Reference Documents can also be particularly useful for all organizations, not just those registered with EMAS, to evaluate their environmental performance, identify the level achieved and define new improvement objectives.
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