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- Title
Environmental Auditing: An Emerging Tool of Environmental Management in India.
- Authors
Sathya, J; Ravichandran, M
- Abstract
This paper discusses the various issues of the emerging concept, Environmental Audit, its emergence, scope, objectives and applicability in a developing country like India. Environmental auditing refers to the statement of assessment of environmental impact of an existing industry It is a tool to assess the environmental management system, policy and equipments. The need to conduct an environmental audit varies for different organizations, as per the objectives of auditing. It is not available in the form of a readymade package, applicable to all situations. Thus, the procedure of environmental audit thould be planned as per the objectives of auditing. It should be incorporated with other effective environmental tools like Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management System (EMS) for better results. Effective implementation of environmental auditinghelpsin minimization of environmental risks at low cost.
- Subjects
INDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL management; ENVIRONMENTAL auditing; ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis; ENVIRONMENTAL law
- Publication
ICFAI Journal of Environmental Economics, 2007, Vol 5, Issue 3, p14
- ISSN
0972-9313
- Publication type
Article