Since it's extreme infancy in 1994, this is the first time the developments, controversies, amendments, debates and direction surrounding EMAs has been synthesized The reader will not be simply reading a text based solely on research; rather, it will be a "living" work with first-hand information, from those directly involved in the process

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This text definitively breaks down each component of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme regulation (EMAS) - even its appendices and EU guidance documents - providing a step-by-step analysis of the Scheme. In addition, the work offers case examples of three of Akzo Nobel manufacturing locations which have been registered to EMAS, providing real-world advice on how to meet the requirements of the Scheme.

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Interrelationships between BS 7750 and the EMAS Program.- Impetus for Creation of EMAS. Legislative and Developmental History of the Program.- Creation and Evaluation of the EMAS Program.- Examination of the Development of the EU Environmental Liability Scheme.- Discussion and Evaluation of EMAS Implementation in each of the EU-25 Countries.- Discussion on Environmental Management Systems. Evaluation of EMS' Impacts on SMEs.- Evaluation and Discussion of the Current State of EMAS, with a look toward the Future of the Scheme.