Iowa Waste Reduction Center & University of Northern Iowa Community Based Environmental Management Systems
What is a Management System
Elements of a Management System
Example Management Systems
Two Basic Types of Management Systems
ISO
ISO 9000
ISO 9000 Elements
ISO 14000
Why People do ISO 14000
The ISO 14000 Series
Life Cycle Assessment: the Yardstick
Life Cycle Assessment
ISO 14001 Elements
ISO 14001 (continued)
Environmental Aspect
Audit and Verification
Exercise: What are your city’s environmental aspects?
Problems with ISO 14000, from a public policy perspective
ISO 14001 under re-negotiation
Community Based Environmental Management
Why Have A community Environmental Council?
Makeup of Environmental Council
Makeup of Existing Environmental Councils
Training Provided by IERE
IERE’s Three Level Verification
Benefits for the Community
What We Know About Ecolabels
Basis of Ecolabels
Advantages of Ecolabels
Exercise: Ecolabel Stakeholders
IERE’s Labeling
PPT Slide
Green Pig # 150102
Example Annual Report
Resources for EMS’s
Author: Rita Schenck
Email: rita@iere.org
Home Page: http://www.iere.org