Continual Improvement in Environmental Management

Continual Improvement in Environmental Management is a Management Summary edited in the ShortReads Series.

The ebook provides a condensed overview of this topic which is of high importance for any organization running an Environmental Management System (EMS) which is certified by ISO 14001 or validated by EMAS. The so called request for continual improvement, also known as CIP, must be maintained perpetually by these organizations, else they would eventually lose certification.

However, neither of the two standards contain clear definitions of what CIP really means in practice-oriented context. This ebook gives an overview of a widely accepted concept to provide that missing link. It's Author and the developper of the concept, Dr. René Gastl, is one of the leading experts supporting companies with long running Environmental Management Systems. With this ebook he fulfills a wish by many organizations to summarize the framework of CIP.

In addition, the ebook contains a wide range of practice-oriented tips for organizations to help them maintaining their CIP, even after years sind the EMS was implemented.

The ebook is thus written for those who do not want to spend much time on the issue but become a first insight. Its target group is management, experts, consultants, auditors, professors and students.