Research on the Construction and Practice of an Environmental Management System in Small-size Offices in alignment with ISO 14001

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  • IYAMA Yoshinobu
    Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University
  • Jang Yun Jong
    Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University
  • Jong Hoan Do
    Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University
  • Kim Jae Boon
    Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University
  • HAYASE Kohji
    Graduate School of Biosphere Sciences, Hiroshima University

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  • 小規模オフィスにおけるＩＳＯ１４００１に沿った環境マネジメントシステムの構築と実践に関する研究
  • 小規模オフィスにおけるISO14001に沿った環境マネジメントシステムの構築と実践に関する研究 <一般論文>
  • ショウキボ オフィス ニ オケル ISO 14001 ニ ソッタ カンキョウ マネジメント システム ノ コウチク ト ジッセン ニ カンスル ケンキュウ

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Abstract

It is our goal to establish an environmental management system (EMS) which can be constructed easily in not only big businesses but also small-size offices. Therefore, in this research, the first purpose is the construction of a simplified EMS in alignment with ISO 14001 in small-size offices that cannot acquire ISO 14001 certification. The second purpose is the creation of an environmental performance evaluation and a method for its continual improvement. In 11 offices, a simplified EMS was constructed in order to know the present condition of the environmental burden of these offices. There was a tendency for smaller offices to show a high rate of achievement in their efforts to reduce their environmental burden. Of these, four offices were able to revise the simplified EMS through continual improvement. Consequently, the amount of copy paper and garbage was reduced. The purpose of reducing the environmental burden was attained and the quality of the simplified EMS was supported.

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 16 (4), 305-316, 2003

    SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, JAPAN

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