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A federal grand jury indicted Allied on 1094 pollution violations. Allied is required to set up a system that manages environmental risk.
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US Steel fails to detail the cost of compliance to the Clean Air Act.
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A group of dedicated professionals gather to discuss environmental auditing.
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Post 1983
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Lawrence B. Cahill and Ray Kane write the first book about environmental auditors.
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Thousands die and hundreds of thousands more are injured in an explosion that spreads over the city of Bhopal. Companies in the US start to take environmental auditing very seriously.
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Aldicarb oxime gas leak hospitalizes 135 people at the Union Carbide Plant in West Virginia.
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EPA starts to promote auditing as a means to increase health and safety.
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EPRKA requires companies to submit information about chemicals to the EPA and communities.
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Every member of the ACC is required to adopt the ideas of the Responsible Care Code. Part of the code requires environmental audits.
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The ICC described auditing as, “A management tool comprising a systematic, documented, periodic and objective evaluation of how well environmental organization, management and equipment are performing the aim of helping to safeguard the environment”.
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CERESMembers draft ten principles, initially name the Valdez Principals, to serve as a code of conduct. The CERES Principal included a public reporting piece, as well as a requirement for audits and self evaluations.
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GEMI is designed to support senior management incorporate environmental health and safety measures into corporate strategy.
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EnvirofactsEarly 1990s, Envirofacts, TSI Inventory
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Many companies in Canada followed the ADL framework. Auditors are sent to the US to be trained by ADL. Canada is much quicker to adopt standards for the auditing profession.
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The British Standard was designed as a reaction to environmental issues and to prevent future environmental disasters.
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ISO 14001 is the first systems based approach to environmental management.
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The United Nations pushes for countries to address pertinent worldwide environmental concerns. Members of the United Nations discuss the adoption of the Earth Charter and Agenda 21.
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