EMAS guideline package

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EMAS guideline package

GUIDANCE ON ENTITY SUITABLE FOR REGISTRATION TO EMAS

GUIDANCE ON VERIFICATION, VALIDATION AND AUDIT FREQUENCY

GUIDANCE DOCUMENT ON THE USE OF THE EMAS LOGO

GUIDANCE ON THE EMAS ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

GUIDANCE ON EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EMAS

GUIDANCE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND ASSESSMENT OF

THEIR SIGNIFICANCE

GUIDANCE TO VERIFIERS ON THE VERIFICATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUMSIZED

ENTERPRISES (SMEs) PARTICULARLY SMALL AND MICRO-BUSINESSES

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 10 July 2003 on guidance for the implementation of

Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council allowing voluntary

participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS)

concerning the selection and use of environmental performance indicators

Guidance document on the implementation of EMAS in sporting events

1 GOAL AND SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENT.3

1.1 STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS4

1.2 CREDITS.5

2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND INSTRUMENTS IN THE SPORT SECTOR6

2.1 THE INITIATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE6

2.2 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN THE ORGANISATION OF SPORTING EVENTS8

2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS: WHY EMAS9

3 SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE EMAS (ECO MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME).11

3.1 THE COMMISSION GUIDELINES12

4 THE ORGANISATION OF SPORTING EVENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF EMAS14

4.1 PRINCIPLES AND CRITERIA.14

4.2 MANAGEMENT CONTROL15

4.3 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION18

4.4 APPLICATION TO AN ORGANISATION; THE MACRO-CATEGORIES OF SPORTING EVENTS

BASED ON THEIR MAIN CHARACTERISTICS.19

4.4.1 Organisations hosting events that take place on one site only and are repetitive in nature20

4.4.2 Organisations hosting events that take place on different sites, are repetitive in nature and

whereby the organisation controls only temporary facilities. 21

4.4.3 Organisations hosting events that take place on different sites, are not repetitive in nature

and whereby the organisation controls fixed as well as temporary facilities21

4.4.4 Organisations for which a specific site cannot be properly defined22

4.5 THE ‘LIFE CYCLE’ OF A SPORTING EVENT22

4.5.1 Conception (including candidacy if applicable)26

4.5.2 Organisation (planning and approach).28

4.5.3 Staging (managing and breaking out of the event)29

4.5.4 Closure (post event activities including reassignment of sites/facilities if applicable).30

5 DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A SPORTING EVENT.30

5.1 THE INTEGRATED APPROACH.34

5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR SPORTING EVENTS36

5.3 GUIDANCE ON EACH REQUIREMENT46

I-A Environmental Management System Requirements.47

I-A.1. General requirements.47

I-A.2. Environmental policy47

I-A.3. Planning.52

I-A.4. Implementation and operation.80

I-A.5. Checking and corrective action109

I-A.6. Management review122

6 THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT125

6.1 THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT FOR SPORTING EVENTS125

6.2 CRITERIA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORTING130

6.3 MAINTENANCE OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION131

6.4 PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.132

6.5 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY132

6.6 LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.133

7 EMAS LOGO APPLICATION133

8 RELATIONS WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS.134

9 GLOSSARY.139