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Environmental laws and Regulations
-Environmental
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(EPA) -Violators face Civil and Criminal Penaltys upon conviction.(No Blind Eyes)
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In Transit-
At destination-
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Contractual- EPA requires clean up of Toxic Materials, the generator or owner cannot defend itself by pointing to another entity. The EPA can recover on the basis of generation and/or ownership.
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Insurance- Provides some protection for the buying organization. Must be negotated carfully, policies often do not cover enviornmental issue coverage.
The EPA can mandate a cleanup and collect the costs of cleanup from the buying organization, which leaves the buying organization to pursue indemnification from the supplier.
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LEGAL-
The transfer of environmental risk remains a risky proposition. Because of the public policy behind sleanup laws, there is little case law supporting release of a party from liability. Insurance may mitigate, and hold-harmless clause can offer the potential of recovery, but there are no leagal guarantees that a buying organization will escape enviornmental cleanup liability.
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ISO Certifications
9000
14000-Environmental Management System
14001
14004
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Internal- Performed by employees who have no stake in the outcome of the audit.
Self Inspection- the employees directly involved in the supply chain management function reflect on their own work and processes to determine areas of improvement and potential corrective actions.- Not as functional as 3rd party or Internal audits
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Organization values and policies
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Compliance with all international, federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations
Prevention of harm to the environment
Dedication to preservation of the environment through exploration of recycling/renewable resources
Commitment to meet goals and targets to measuring adherence to values and compliance Pg.183 |
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Reduce- Reductions will have an exponential effect as it further reduces packaging, recycling, transportation, cleaning, disposal and host of other costs.
Reuse- cost-saving technique, identifying other uses elsewhere in the organization, selling it to another organization, returning it to suppliers for credit,, selling surplus items to employees or even donating to institutions
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