Measuring Your Company*s Environmental Impact: Templates and Tools for a Complete ISO 14001 Initial Review

* Easy to use step-by-step manual and complimentary CD-ROM with tools for conducting a complete ISO 14001 or EMAS initial environmental review
* Designed and written by top environmental engineers specifically to meet ISO 14001 and EMAS standards
* The cost-effective environmental review solution for companies in all sectors of the economy
A step-by-step manual and complimentary CD-ROM containing tools for managers to carry out a complete company-wide initial environmental review as a prerequisite for introducing an environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001 or EMAS. Emphasis is placed on collecting and presenting quantitative data starting with the material and energy flows through the company. The manual also contains indicators for energy, transportation and water use, to help you compare with other companies. The toolkit includes the following electronic files:
* A template for the environmental review (Word-file), where you fill in tables with data and text
* An inventory and calculating tool designed to calculate emissions and the environmental impact of the company's transportation, energy consumption, and other activities (Excel-file)
* Instructions and forms for an Environmental FMEA – a method for identifying and evaluating environmental impacts to determine your company's most significant environmental aspects

Mats Zackrisson is a research engineer on environmental issues at IVF Industrial Research and Development Corporation, Sweden, who specialises in environmental, ISO 14001 standards and environmental management systems.

Gunner Bengtsson a research engineer at IVF, focuses on finding business solutions to environmental issues.

Camilla Åstrand is a research engineer at the Transport Research Institute, Sweden.