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Development of the EMAS Sectoral Reference Documents on Best Environmental Management Practice. Learning from frontrunners. Promoting best practice

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This report aims to describe how the EMAS Sectoral Reference Documents on best environmental management practise aredeveloped. Firstly, the EMAS regulation and the legal background of the documents are introduced. Afterwards, the mainelements included in such documents (best environmental management practices, environmental performance indicators andbenchmarks of excellence) are described and some examples are provided. The outputs of the process, namely the SectoralReference Documents and the JRC Scientific and Policy Reports on best environmental management practice are then outlined,together with the role played in developing the documents by the different actors involved: JRC/IPTS, the Technical WorkingGroup and the EMAS Committee. An in-depth presentation of the methodology used, introducing the frontrunner approach andhow information is gathered and drafted, allows the reader to have a complete picture of the process for developing the EMASSectoral Reference Documents. Finally, the report presents the lessons learnt so far, the dissemination activities carried out andthe list of reports already available.

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  • SCHOENBERGER Harald & CANFORA Paolo & DRI Marco & GALVEZ MARTOS Jose Luis & STYLES David & ANTONOPOULOS Ioannis, 2014. "Development of the EMAS Sectoral Reference Documents on Best Environmental Management Practice. Learning from frontrunners. Promoting best practice," JRC Research Reports JRC84966, Joint Research Centre.
    • Handle: RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc84966
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