Environmental Management System Awareness Module

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Environmental Management SystemAwareness Module

• LT Infotech

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About this Module
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Content Map
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Background on Environmental Issues and Response -
Global, Regional and Local Issues
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Development and Environment

• Economic and Social Development requires
  provision of Energy, Water, Food and
  Infrastructure for all to attain minimal living
  standards on equitable basis and enjoy security
• Environment provides resources on a continual
  basis for such development and acts as a sink to
  wastes/rejects through complex and resilient
  ecosystems

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Resource Depletion

• Resources are limited especially the
  non-renewables like fossil fuels
• If resource depletion rates exceed rates of
  replenishment, then resources are no longer
  available, e.g. falling ground water tables due
  to reckless pumping

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Resource Degradation

• Waste assimilative capacities of eco-systems are
  limited.
• Eco-systems can be in threat if waste releases
  are harmful.
• This can result into migration and/or extinction
  of species, affect human health and lead to
  associated socio-economic impacts

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Wasteful Use of Resources

• Phosphoric acid generates 500 waste gypsum
• One tonne of rock to produce one ounce of gold
• Energy resources - oil extraction is 35
  efficient, electricity production also 35,
• Irrigation uses 80 of abstracted freshwater in
  the world, but loses 65 of it before it reaches
  the farm.

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POOR FLOW OF RESOURCES INTO PRODUCTS

• Only 7 of resources end up in the product
• 80 of products are used only once
• Many products consume more resources during the
  use phase than during manufacture
• Most product themselves become waste eventually

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Spatial Manifestation of Impacts

• Local Pollution, lowering of ground water
  tables, Loss of biodiversity, Human health
  impacts
• Regional/Sub-National Loss of forest cover,
  Desertification, Climate change, Acidification of
  waters
• Regional/Trans-national Pollution of
  international waters, Loss of biodiversity,
  Climate change
• Global Climate change, Loss of Biodiversity,
  Ozone depletion

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Pressures on Organizations
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Changes in Environmental Management Efforts
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Not a Trade-off anymore
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Environmental Management

• A process of taking care or protecting the
  environment by managing various business
  activities such that the negative effect on the
  environment are minimized, and the positive
  influences are enhanced.

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Garbage Management
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From garbage to gold?!
Save the environment, clean up the city and help
someone earn a livelihood!
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Tell me more

• Garbage from ordinary households like yours and
  mine is made up of 2 components dry waste and
  wet waste.
• Dry waste constitutes paper, newspaper,
  packaging, plastic, glass, bottles and metal.
• Wet waste constitutes left over food, vegetable
  and fruit feels and the like.
• Instead of simply throwing away waste matter as
  garbage, it could be put to good use too good
  to be true sometimes!
• Dry waste can be sold to the neighbourhood raddi
  wallah, while wet waste can be composted to give
  you fertilizer of excellent quality.
• All you need to do is collect and store the wet
  and dry waste generated from your home separately

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Why is this issue important?

• Post-consumer paper waste - paper bags,
  newspapers, magazines and catalogs, even office
  paper - can form at least one-third of the total
  waste going to the landfill.
• Reducing the amount of waste going into landfills
  slows down the pace that landfill sites are being
  filled
• In a city where land prices are at a premium
  (e.g. metros like Mumbai, Bangalore, etc.),
  saving landfill space makes a lot of sense for
  not just the municipal authorities (who are in
  charge of getting rid of your waste) but also
  for you, as a socially- and environmentally-consci
  ous citizen.
• Recycling organic waste from your house into
  compost allows you to return badly needed organic
  matter to the soil and hence complete natures
  cycle.

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What are the benefits?

• For every tonne of paper not sent to the
  landfill, YOU can help save
• At least 30,000 litres of water
• 3,000 4,000 KWh electricity (enough for an
  average 3 bedroom house for one year)
• Air pollution, by allowing trees to filter up to
  30 kg of pollutants from the air!!!
• Recycling seven steel cans saves enough energy to
  power a 60-watt light bulb for 26 hours.
• One solitary recycled aluminium can saves enough
  energy to run a television for three hours
• The plastics recycling industry in India is
  estimated to be worth Rs. 5,000 crores. About 2
  million tonnes per annum of plastic waste are
  generated in India alone.

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What has been done so far?

• Most developed countries around the world (like
  Europe, US, Japan) have instituted official waste
  recycling programmes.
• Some countries, mainly developing ones, like
  India, have an informal network of recycling
  paper through the neighbourhood raddi wallah.
• India also introduced the Municipal Solid Waste
  Rules in 2000, which mandate segregation of wet
  and dry waste among other requirements.
• There have been more unusual success stories too
• Using recycled plastic, rag pickers of an Indian
  slum are making highly desirable handbags for the
  boutiques of London and New York.
• Recycled materials have also been used to make
  high-end jewellery by some designers.

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How well has this worked?

• Official waste recycling programmes do work.
  However, the levels of their success depend to a
  large extent on awareness among the common man.
• However, the reality is quite something else in
  India. Excepting the lone municipality of
  Suryapet in Andhra Pradesh, none of the other
  towns and cities in India have been complying
  with the Municipal Solid Waste Rules of 2000.

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How can YOU do your bit?

• Collect information about and analyze your
  garbage generation trends at home.
• Start looking for ways to cut down on garbage
  being disposed and instead, aim to recycle and
  compost as much waste as you possibly can.
• Approach a Local Area Environment Committee
  (LACC) in your area, if one exists, to include
  your society as part of their waste recycling
  drive
• If a LACC does not exist in your neighbourhood,
  set realistic time-based recycling / composting
  targets for your home.
• Form a group of concerned citizens in your area
  and write to your Municipal Councillor
  highlighting your concerns on waste segregation.
  Help yourself become a part of the solution!

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Suggested further reading

• Beyond Recycling A Re-user's Guide 336
  Practical Tips to Save Money and Protect the
  Environment, reviewed at http//www.amazon.com/Bey
  ond-Recycling-Re-users-Practical-Environment/dp/09
  40666928
• The Complete Guide to Composting at
  http//www.compostguide.com/
• New Eco-Warriors at http//www.boloji.com/wfs/wfs0
  51.htm
• Have Your Own Vermi-composting Unit at
  http//www.cleanindia.org/resoucewatch/waste_vermi
  .htm

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Sources of information used to prepare this issue

• From bags to riches the recycling project which
  starts in India's rubbish tips at
  http//www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/from-
  bags-to-riches-the-recycling-project-which-starts-
  in-indias-rubbish-tips-522321.html
• Metals - Aluminium and Steel Recycling at
  http//www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/Informatio
  nSheets/metals.htm
• Management of Plastic Waste An Article in the
  Hindu Newspaper at http//www.hindu.com/thehindu/2
  001/08/21/stories/13210613.htm
• Bling with a Familiar Ring at http//www.smh.com.a
  u/news/technology/old-mobiles-breed-designer-jewel
  lery/2007/10/29/1193618785016.html?s_cidrss_techn
  ology

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E-waste in Offices
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India From the worlds technology hub
to the worlds digital dump yard
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Tell me more

• While businesses see Bangalore as a technology
  hub, environmentalists claim India is the world's
  dumping ground for e-waste.
• E-waste stands for electronic waste.
• E-waste consists of any broken or unwanted
  electrical or electronic appliance like PCs,
  mobiles, washing machines, TVs, refrigerators and
  the like.

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It's a very organized business in an unorganized
way - Kishore Wankhade, of the environmental
group Toxics Link, Delhi.
Image from http//www.greenpeace.org/international
/campaigns/toxics/electronics/where-does-e-waste-e
nd-up
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Why is this issue important?

• E-waste is of concern largely due to the toxicity
  and carcinogenicity of some of the substances if
  processed improperly. If treated properly,
  electronic waste is a valuable source for
  secondary raw materials. However, if not treated
  properly, it is a major source of toxins and
  carcinogens.
• Close to 40,000 tons of used electronic equipment
  are dumped in India every month.
• Did you know Delhi's e-scrap yards alone employ
  more than 20,000 laborers who handle 20,000 tons
  of e-waste every year. Close to 100 percent of
  total e-waste processing activity in the country
  takes place in unorganized recycling and backyard
  scrap-trading outfits, using virtually unsafe and
  non-existent technology.
• In India, although regulations do not allow
  import of e-waste, there is no a clear definition
  formulated for what constitutes electronic waste
  consequently electronic waste finds its way to
  Indian shores in under the generic heading of
  metal scrap.

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Who is affected?

• Poor people in developing countries like India,
  where lower environmental standards and working
  conditions make processing e-waste more
  profitable.
• One ton of computer scrap contains more gold than
  17 tons of gold ore. Circuit boards can be 40
  times richer in copper than typical copper ore.
  But extracting this copper is fraught with
  danger.
• Delhi's e-scrap yards alone employ more than
  20,000 laborers who handle 20,000 tons of e-waste
  every year. Close to 100 percent of total e-waste
  processing activity in the country takes place in
  unorganized recycling and backyard scrap-trading
  outfits, using virtually unsafe and non-existent
  technology.

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Did you know

• It costs about 20 to recycle a PC in the United
  States, whereas unscrupulous Indian importers pay
  up to 15 each for buying them out. That means a
  net gain of 35 for a U.S. recycler.
• In India, there is no a clear definition
  formulated for what constitutes e-waste
  consequently e-waste finds its way to Indian
  shores in under the generic heading of metal
  scrap.
• "Half of children in a city like Bangalore
  already have blood lead levels at about 10
  micrograms per decilitre, which has resulted in a
  reduction in their intelligence quotient. We are
  seeing more and more cases now because more and
  more electronic waste is being handled by our
  people.

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What has been done so far? Has it worked?

• IRG Systems, Asia is investigating current status
  and needs of the e-waste sector in India. View
  their findings so far at http//www.assocham.org/e
  vents/recent/event_64/Current_Status_Needs_Mr_Amit
  _Jain_MD_IRG_SSA.ppt
• Experiments are ongoing at a small scale e-waste
  recycling plant at Eparisara in Bangalore through
  a non-government initiative.
• New Delhi based Toxics Links report gave
  recommendations in the broad framework of
  Extended Producer Responsibility so that future
  policies can be made more responsive in
  addressing this issue. However, the Indian
  government machinery is yet to respond by
  approving such recommendations as law.
• World-wide, directives like WEEE, RoHS, Basel
  Action Network (BAN) and the like are dedicated
  to ensuring a decrease in e-waste generation.
• The initiatives are still work in progress.

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How can YOU do your bit?

• Volunteer with organizations working in e-waste
  management issues. Toxics Link (see
  http//www.toxicslink.org/) and Green Peace India
  (see http//www.greenpeace.org/india/) are a good
  start.
• Upgrade your PC it is 5 20 times less impact
  on the environment and public health than
  recycling.
• Hi-tech products like mobile phones are full of
  precious resources (metals). Dont upgrade unless
  you really, really have to.
• Currently, there is no system in India of
  drop-off services for EEE recycling points. Form
  a group of concerned citizens in your area (such
  as a Local Area Citizens Committee) and write to
  your Municipal Councillor highlighting your
  concerns about the issue.

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Suggested further reading

• Electronic Waste Adds to Pollution in India at
  http//www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june07/
  ewaste_02-19.html
• Basel Action Network (BAN) at http//www.ban.org/
  
• The e-Stewards Initiative No Export, No Dumping,
  No Prisons! At last you can feel good about
  getting rid of that old computer... at
  http//www.ban.org/pledge1.html

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Sources of information used to prepare this
issue

• E-waste Crisis Around the Corner at
  http//www.indiatogether.org/2003/may/env-ewaste.h
  tm
• E-waste In India A Growing Industry and
  Environmental Threat at http//www.treehugger.com/
  files/2007/10/e-waste_in_india.php
• E-waste in South Asia at http//www.iges.or.jp/en/
  ltp/pdf/activity08/19_jain.pdf
• India's Poor Tackle Toxic E-Waste at
  http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online
  /4341494.stm
• India, The E-Wasteland at http//www.physorg.com/n
  ews67098899.html

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Energy issues in Offices
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One Watt Initiative
A Global Effort to Reduce Leaking Electricity
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Tell me more

• An energy saving proposal put forth by the
  International Energy Agency (IEA) in 1999 to
  reduce standby power-use in all appliances to
  just one watt.
• These include all devices with remote controls
  and external power supplies.
• Standby power is a significant use of electricity
  in all developed countries as well as in many
  less developed countries. The products that
  consume standby power are often designed,
  manufactured, and traded in different countries,
  so solutions will require coordination across
  borders.

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Did you know A typical microwave oven consumes
more electricity powering its digital clock than
it does heating food. Thats because most
microwave ovens stand in standby mode more than
99 of the time.
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Why is this issue important?

• The typical power loss per appliance is low (from
  1 to 25 W) but when multiplied by the billions of
  appliances in houses and in commercial buildings,
  standby losses represent a significant fraction
  of total world electricity use.
• Standby power could account for as much as 10 -
  13 of total household power-consumption. The
  numbers are bound to be much higher for
  commercial buildings.
• Standby produces an estimated 1 of the world's
  CO2 emissions, which in turn contribute
  significantly to global warming. To put the
  figure into context, total air travel contributes
  slightly less than 3 to global CO2 emissions.

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Estimated annual carbon dioxide emissions from
devices left on standby
Numbers derived using the lifestyle of an average
UK household year 2006. Source TV Sleep
Button Stands Accused at http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/h
i/science/nature/4620350.stm
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Who is affected?

• Us!!! The predicted effects of global warming on
  the environment and for human life are numerous
  and varied.
• Forecasts for secondary and regional effects
  include extreme weather events, an expansion of
  tropical diseases, changes in the timing of
  seasonal patterns in ecosystems, and severe
  negative economic impacts.

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What has been done so far?

• By 2005, Australia and Korea had formally adopted
  the one-watt plan. Other countries, notably US,
  Japan and China, have undertaken strong measures
  to reduce standby power use.
• An internationally sanctioned definition for
  standby power and a common test procedure for
  Standby Power was adopted by the International
  Electrotechnical Commission (IEC 62301) in 2005,
  and this is now widely specified and used.

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Has the initiative been successful?

• Almost all recent national energy efficiency
  policy statements mention standby power
  explicitly, which was not the case 2-3 years ago.
• However, while there has been a steady growth in
  the implementation of national programs, the
  geographic and product coverage is still
  sporadic.
• Future conferences on the issue will be held in
  China, India and Brazil in order to stimulate
  policy development in major developing countries.

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How can YOU do your bit?

• Switch off all electrical appliances at the power
  point.
• Where possible, compare and buy products. You may
  not have a product meeting one watt standards in
  the standby mode, but you could help by making
  smarter choices.
• Write to the Consumer Education and Research
  Centre (CERC), requesting it to conduct
  comparative testing, rating and ranking of
  electrical appliances under the ambit of the one
  watt initiative. CERC regularly publishes its
  results through its consumer magazine INSIGHT.
  See http//www.cercindia.org/.

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Suggested further reading

• Koreas 1-Watt Plan at http//www.un.org/esa/sustd
  ev/sdissues/energy/op/forum_dec07/presentations/S4
  3_kim.pdf
• Making The Most Of Your Energy Free, Impartial
  Advice On How To Help You Act On Your CO2
  Emissions at http//www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
  
• Try the Electricity Running Costs Calculator by
  the India Energy Portal at http//www.indiaenergyp
  ortal.org/power_calc.php

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Sources of information used to prepare this
issue

• One Watt Initiative at http//en.wikipedia.org/wik
  i/One_Watt_Initiative
• Pulling the Plug on Standby Power at
  http//www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id
  5571582
• Standby Power Use And The IEA 1-Watt Plan
  Fact Sheet at http//www.iea.org/textbase/papers/2
  005/standby_fact.pdf and http//www.iea.org/textba
  se/papers/2007/standby_fact.pdf

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RoHS and WEEE in offices
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Tell me more

• The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
  (WEEE) Directive is the European Community
  directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and
  electronic equipment.
• Together with the Restriction of the Use of
  Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
  Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC,
  it became European Law in February 2003, setting
  collection, recycling and recovery targets for
  all types of electrical goods.

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About WEEE

• Imposes responsibility for disposal of WEEE on
  the manufacturers of such equipment.
• Companies must establish an infrastructure for
  collecting WEEE, in such a way that users of
  electrical and electronic equipment from private
  households should have the possibility of
  returning WEEE at least free of charge".
• Mandated to use collected waste in an
  ecological-friendly manner.

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About RoHS

• Intended to reduce harmful substances at source,
  ensuring that these substances are not leached
  into the environment by equipments, which
  inevitably are not recycled.
• Restricts use of 6 hazardous materials in the
  manufacture of electronic and electrical
  equipment lead, mercury, cadmium , hexavalent
  chromium (Cr6) , polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
  and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).
• Restrictions do not call for the total
  elimination of these substances but set an upper
  limit based upon weight.

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Why is this issue important?

• Both directives are part of an EU-led legislative
  initiative to solve the problem of huge amounts
  of toxic e-waste.
• The world's annual volume of "e-waste" is
  expected to exceed 40 million tonnes in the near
  future!

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Who is affected?

• Compliance is the responsibility of the company
  that puts the product on the market components
  and sub-assemblies are not responsible for
  product compliance.
• Data on substance concentrations must be
  transferred through the supply chain to the final
  producer.
• Products under the scanner include household
  appliances, IT equipment, telecommunications
  equipment, lighting equipment, toys, leisure and
  sports equipment.

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An Example of how RoHS would apply
Contacts and pins comprising of a copper strip
with a surface coating
Circuit board consisting of ICs, resistors,
capacitors, switches
Coil with Cu windings
Speakers consisting of a permanent magnet, copper
wire, paper, etc.
Everything that can be identified as a
homogeneous material must meet the limit
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Have these initiatives worked?

• Its too early to tell but there is every
  indication that manufactures will comply.
• In 2007, UN has launched a global initiative to
  tackle e-waste through a private-public
  partnership to create a global recycling
  standard, extend the life of products and improve
  the market for second-hand goods.
• There are Asian off-shoots of RoHS/WEEE in the
  form of the China RoHS, Korea RoHS and Japan
  Green Procurement Survey Standardization
  Initiative.
• The manufacturer sees a 400 million market as
  lucrative. Being excluded from that is not an
  option!

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How can YOU do your bit?

• Try not to generate hazardous waste in the first
  place!
• You can use safer and environmentally friendly
  options to replace potentially hazardous
  ingredients in your own home. For e.g., neem oil
  is a natural insecticide obtained from the neem
  tree and may be used as an effective replacement
  for pest control at home. For more tips, see
  http//www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/alternatives
  /.
• Currently, there is no system in India of
  drop-off services for correct disposal of
  household hazardous waste. Form a group of
  concerned citizens in your area (such as a Local
  Area Citizens Committee) and write to your
  Municipal Councillor highlighting your concerns
  about the issue.

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Suggested further reading

• Alternatives to Hazardous Household Products at
  http//www.govlink.org/hazwaste/house/alternatives
  /
• Supreme Court of India, Civil Original
  Jurisdiction Writ Petition No. 657 of 1995.
  Research Foundation for Science, Technology
  Natural Resource Policy, New Delhi vs. Union of
  India at http//www.scmc.info/sc_orders/supremecou
  rtorder.rtf
• The Blue Lady Anchors, Quietly at
  http//indiatogether.com/2006/jun/env-bluelady.htm
  
• Detoxify the Corridor at http//www.indiatogether.
  net/petitions/hchem.htm
• Endosulfan Conspiracy by Centre for Science and
  Environment, New Delhi at http//www.cseindia.org/
  html/endosulfan/endosulfan_index.htm

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Sources of information used to prepare this
issue

• Back The Long Arm of the Law on
  IndiaTogether.com at www.indiatogether.org/2004/se
  p/env-polluters.htm
• Supreme Court of India, Civil Original
  Jurisdiction Writ Petition No. 657 of 1995.
  Research Foundation for Science, Technology
  Natural Resource Policy, New Delhi vs. Union of
  India at http//www.scmc.info/sc_orders/supremecou
  rtorder.rtf
• The Dangers of Hazardous Waste by Toxics Link at
  http//www.toxicslink.org/art-view.php?id2

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About Management System Standards (ISO 14001)
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The Need for a Management System
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History

• ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and
  subsequently updated in 2004
• The revised standards of ISO 9001 2008 and ISO
  14001 2004 are cross-compatible and hence can be
  combined or integrated to optimize benefits

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About the Management Standards

• These are management standards and not
  performance standards (as they do not mandate
  performance requirements)
• Voluntary by definition (but often indirectly
  mandated through market requirements such as
  clients or customers)
• Involve participation from people

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Basis of EMS
Both systems Follow.

• Organizational structure
• Planning activities
• Responsibilities
• Practices
• Procedures
• Processes
• Resources

Plan
Act
Do
Check
Continual Improvement
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Structure and Elements of ISO 14001
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Critical Factors to Success

• Top Management Commitment (they have already
  decided)
• Employee (thats You!) involvement at all levels
• Integration into overall management function
  (System should become a Habit!)
• Common Barriers
• Constraints of Time and Resources (addition to
  your work load? Not really!)
• Insufficient Top management support (not true for
  LT Infotech)
• Uncertainty about the Intent of EMS (that is why
  this module)
• Additional Documentation and Paperwork

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Who should do it?
Contrary to popular belief, EMS management
systems are not the responsibility of
environmental or administration departments
alone.. Although initiated and established with
the primary role of these departments, it is the
collective responsibility of all staff /
employees (at all functions and levels) and
contractors to sustain and continually improve
the environmental performance of the organization
An EMS needs the ongoing leadership and support
of the highest levels of management in the
enterprise if it is going to succeed.
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EMS ISO 140012004
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Environmental Management System

• A systematic problem identification and problem
  solving tool which can be implemented in an
  organization in many different ways, depending on
  the precise sector of activity and the needs
  perceived by management for improved
  environmental performance and environmental
  protection, on a continual basis.

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Objectives of ISO 14001

• To make environmental management a proactive
  exercise and show that a strategic approach can
  bring higher return on investment in environment
  related measures.
• To establish a common approach to environmental
  management systems that is internationally
  recognized, leading to improved environmental
  protection and reducing barriers to international
  trade.

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Clauses of ISO 14001-2004

• 4.1 Scope
• 4.2 Environmental Policy
• 4.3 Planning
• 4.3.1 Environmental Aspects
• 4.3.2 Legal and Other Requirements
• 4.3.3 Objectives, Targets and Programme (s)
• 4.4 Implementation and Operation
• 4.4.1 Resources, Roles, Responsibility and
  Authority
• 4.4.2 Competence, Training and Awareness
• 4.4.3 Communication
• 4.4.4 Documentation
• 4.4.5 Control of Documents
• 4.4.6 Operational Control
• 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response
• 4.5 Checking
• 4.5.1 Monitoring and Measurement
• 4.5.2 Evaluation of Compliance
• 4.5.3 Non-conformity, Corrective action and
  Preventive action
• 4.5.4 Control of Records

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EMS at LT Infotech
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Environmental Policy of LT Infotech

• We, at LT Infotech Ltd. having our headquarters
  located at Mumbai and our branch offices at Navi
  Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai, are a global
  IT services and solutions provider in India, and
  are committed to addressing and managing our
  environmental impacts by establishing and
  continually improving an environmental management
  system (EMS) and adhering to all the applicable
  environmental legislation and other requirements.
•  
• We will strive to minimize and control our
  resource (including energy) consumption and waste
  generation through use of pollution preventive
  strategies and appropriate technologies and are
  committed to taking continual efforts to raise
  awareness on environment across the organization.
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• We will provide a safe and healthy workplace for
  all our employees, contractual personnel as well
  as visitors.
•  
• Date ____________ __________________
• Authorized Signatory of Top
  Management

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Significant Environmental Aspects at LT Infotech
(each centre)
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Key Legal Requirements on Environments at LT
Infotech

• Air Act and Rules (operation of DG sets)
• Environmental regulations on DG Sets - CPCB
• Water Act and Rules (generation of wastewater /
  sewage)
• Water Cess Act and Rules (water consumption for
  drinking and washing)
• ODS Rules (refrigerants in chillers)
• Batteries Rules (LA batteries for UPS)
• Motor Vehicles Act and Rules (transportation
  fleet)
• E-waste (MH) Rules presently in draft mode
  will be in force in couple of months (waste from
  electronic equipment / components / hardware)

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Key Other Requirements on Environments at LT
Infotech

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Environmental Objectives and Targets at LT
Infotech
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Environmental Management Programmes at LT
Infotech
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Documentation of EMS System at LT Infotech
Apex Corporate Manual   EMS Procedures   Operatio
nal Control Procedures at each Centre   Formats
and Records at each Centre
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What is your role in EMS?

• Are you aware of your EMS policy and its
  implications on the company operations in the
  form of Objectives, Targets and Programmes?
• Are you aware of environmental aspects and
  hazards / risks in your functional area?
• Do you know how to identify significance or
  acceptability of these?
• What are the current objectives, targets and
  programmes applicable to your function /
  department?
• Which Operational Controls / Operational Control
  Procedures are applicable to you / your
  department or function?
• Where do you access system documents?
• What records are you expected to maintain in the
  systems?
• Do you know which Environmental emergencies are
  possible in your organization and what response
  has been planned? What is your role?

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Thank you