Waste Management
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Introducing an environmental management system
A certified environmental management system (EMS) is a coherent strategy for reducing your environmental impact, complying with legislation and setting continuous improvement targets in a systematic manner. While ISO14001 is the most widely applied EMS in the world, the European Union has its own...
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Employees engage in a German SME's environmental policy
Undercover energy agents German SME effectively combines HR development and resource protection Workshops and programmes benefit the company and the environment while improving employee motivation Human resource development and measures to protect resources and the environment can often go hand in...
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German firm's 'NoWaste' strategy
Full-scale waste scheme German company reuses steel by-products to reduce waste 100 % of steel scrap is reused Waste that cannot be reused in the factory is sold to other businesses The German company Georgsmarienhütte GmbH operates in the automotive industry. It produces crankshafts, piston rods...