The European EcoManagement and Audit Scheme

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The European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EMAS LOCAL AUTHORITIES

• Performance, credibility, transparency

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EMAS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

• 186 LA registered in AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, FR, Gr,
  IT, SW UK
• Key player local economy, government closest to
  citizen
• LA role in showing by example to local actors
• Important influence on environmental habits of
  general public
• Green Public Procurement
• Impact on companies through municipalities
  regulatory relief, funding assistance, technical
  assistance, etc
• EMAS provides structured framework for managing /
  improving LAs own environmental performance
• City wide issues e.g. recycling, land-use
  planning, etc

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EXAMPLE 1

• Upssala county council Finland
• Reason to register EMAS gain competitive
  advantage versus neighbouring capital Stockholm
• Key feature 8,000 employees hospital
• Province of Parma - Italy
• 1st provincial authority in Europe registered
  EMAS
• Most beneficial outcome increased transparency
  of activities set by the province.
• Power of example financial incentives by
  provincial government for companies
  agricultural co-operatives to stimulate EMS
  uptake
• gt Some 30 co-operatives already registered 15
  local authorities on their way.

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EXAMPLE 2

• Rushcliffe Borough Council Nottinghamshire - UK
  
• Reasons show commitment to environmental
  improvement beyond legislation requirements
• EMAS registration covers
• Waste collection recycling, highways
  maintenance, vehicle management, environmental
  health, property design, Borough development,
  leisure services grounds maintenance.
• Actions
• Fuel stretcher boiler control system for all
  leisure centres
• Purchase of electricity through green tariffs
• Introduction of a recycling scheme
• Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) powered vehicles

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EXAMPLE 3

• City of Waidhofen on Ybbs Austria
• EMAS registration covers
• Town hall, primary school, central water supply,
  building yard and nature park centre
• Other departments and schools to be registered in
  2006
• Newcastle City Council The UK
• Plans to register all Directorates by 2007
• Tynes vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian tunnel
• Reason systematic coherent approach to env
  issues
• Key priorities segregation of waste streams
  further recycling
• Information campaign to increase environmentally
  friendly office practices and driving techniques

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LEEDS CITY COUNCIL. ENGLAND

• Largest City council in Europe EMAS registered

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OTHER EXAMPLES

• International institutions
• European Commission pilot project (5 services
  registered)
• European Environmental Agency
• European investment Back under registration
  process
• European Parliament under implementation
• National Institutions
• UK Environmental Agency biggest enforcement
  agency
• German, Danish, Austrian Environmental Agencies
• Walloon (Belgium) regional Environmental Agency

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NETWORKING - SUPPORT

• EU COMPASS project
• Networking mentoring project
• Will lead 96 LA to EMAS registration
• Award ceremony end 2005
• EMAS peer-review for cities
• EU forum for EMAS Registered authorities
• National promotion activities
• EU, Spanish toolkit for Local Authorities