The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) has published a practitioner guide on managing compliance with environmental law. Legal compliance is an issue that few organisations can afford to overlook. With more and more pressure being placed on businesses to mitigate any adverse impact that they might have on the environment, this guide should help organisations of all types and sizes.

The guide is aimed at those concerned with how to manage compliance with environmental law. It outlines best practice and should help readers to be informed about how to improve the environmental performance of their organisation and adhere to their legal obligations. Contributions have been made from various organisations, including the Environment Agency, on environmental regulation and users of environmental management systems (EMSs) including consultants and industry. These sections will provide good advice for organisations that have an EMS or are thinking of implementing a system in the future. In particular, organisations will find good practice points on compliance.

The Association of British Certification Bodies also contributed along with NQA to the section on certification and verification. This section provides information on how the process of EMS assessment is approached. UKAS has also contributed in terms of how it assesses the capability of certification and verification bodies. The guide is available from IEMA on 01522 540 069

(Taken from NQA Reporter, Winter 2005/6)

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