The environmental audit is here to stay. The global concern about environmental damage that underlines this development is considered and ways in which some organisations are already responding and their reasons for doing so are discussed. The “green audit” can be used to demonstrate...

The reconvening of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (The “Earth Summit”) from 3 to 4 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, preceded by a meeting of the Commissioners in London in April, to debate “nothing less than the fate of the planet”, emphasized the urgency of...

The environment is currently at or near the top of many agendas. It has certainly become integrated into the formulation of business strategy. If businesses do not wish to move towards being environmentally friendly of their own accord, there is now a plethora of legislation to act as a...