EMT - Environmental Management Team
Focus: monitor and consider issues in the following areas related to the environmental aspects of environmental management, aligned with the scope of ISO/TC207: Management (systems &tools), environmental reporting, and verification of environmental impact, including Circular Economy (ISO/TC 323):
- Environmental Management (ISO 14000-series and EMAS)
- Energy Management
- Social Responsibility
- Integrated use of Management Systems
The EMT has the tasks to:
- Assist SABE in developing a consistent CEN Environmental Tools and Management Strategy and revise whenever appropriate;
- Follow-up on European Environmental Policy: Monitor important developments in European policy concerning standardization and environmental management;
- Analyze the impacts on European standardization;
- Propose to SABE how to implement these policies into the CEN and CENELEC work flow.
- Assist and comment on the elaboration and follow-up of mandates from the EC to CEN and CENELEC concerning environmental management relevant standardization;
- Assist the development, maintenance and if necessary the revision of other CEN and CENELEC supporting tools within the scope;
- Provide support to SABE for public relation activities regarding areas within the scope.
- Follow-up the development and advise on the adoption of international standards as European standards
- Monitor the progress of the Adaptation to Climate Change Co-ordination Group (ACC CG) and the ISO TC 207 SC7 work on climate change to make sure there is no duplication of work.