Ecomapping

A visual, simple and practical tool to analyse and manage the environmental performance of small companies and craft industries.

By indicating environmental problems on a series of 'maps' of the company site, managers and employees can quickly pinpoint areas for improvement. Ecomaps are provided for water, air, noise and other nuisances, soil, urban situation, energy, waste, and risks. Guidance is also provided on developing a environmental programme to continuously improve the company's environmental performance.

The completed set of ecomaps provides an inventory of significant environmental aspects and impacts that can be used as the basis for documentation of an environmental management system.

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Acorn Trust environment performance indicators tool

The EPI Tool is a unique online solution designed to help with your auditing needs towards BS 8555 accreditation, and it is free to use. Once you have created a new account you will be able to add data to your own EPI navigator, and create real time graphs online just using your browser.

The EPI Tool is designed to let you build up records over the years on environmental issues that concern your business. These records can be given to an expert and help fast track your business towards better environmental performance.

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Simple life cycle assessment for SMEs

Life cycle assessment (LCA) requires specific and well-researched information to establish baseline environmental impact data for even basic raw materials, and can thus be extremely resource intensive. Also, the environmental impacts of raw material extraction and production processes may vary from country to country, and even from region to region. Simple life cycle assessment for SMEs is a simplified LCA tool, developed especially for SMEs.

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A manual for the preparers and users of eco-efficiency indicators: Conceptual framework and guidelines

This United Nations Conference on Trade and Environment (UNCTAD) manual is a guide for users and preparers of eco-efficiency indicators. The main objective is to describe the method that enterprises can use to provide information on environmental performance vis-à-vis financial performance in a systematic and consistent manner over periods of time. A publication of Ellipson Management Consultants AG, Basel, Switzerland, it is available for free download from Ellipson's website.

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