ENHANCE Sevilla Environmental Statement for Competent Authorities

Environment Agency Austria

Evaluation criterias for the Environmental statements for the EMAS award • 1. Environmental management system: clarity and importance of

environmental policy, legal certainty, traceability of the structure and process of the organization (max 5 points)

• 2. Environmental aspects and environmental impacts: identification, evaluation, transparency of the presentation (max 5 points)

• 3. Environmental performance, environmental program and environmental goals: indicators, comprehensibility, traceability (max 5 points)

• 4. Communication (internal / external), employee involvement, graphic design and design of the environmental Statement (max 5 points)

Why Murauer?

Brewery - first EMAS company in Austria

• Very clear and straight

• Very good internal communication

• Social aspects included

• Easy to read

• CO2 neutral production

Why Voestalpine Tubulars?

Steel company

• For a steel company very easy to read

• Good internal communication

• transparency of the presentation

• indicators, comprehensibility, traceability

• legal certainty

• Reuse of steel

Why Janetschek?

Printing company

• Story telling

• Very easy to read…you want to read it

• graphic design and design of the environmental Statement

• Trancparency

• employee involvement

• Humus project and earthworm award

Why Zotter?

Famous chocolate company in Austria

• clarity and importance of environmental policy

• Story telling and easy to read

• employee involvement

• transparency of the presentation

• 100% Bio + Fair and low waste & E-mobility

• organic agriculture

Why Schmittenhöhe?

Only EMAS registered ski area in Austria

• Environmental aspects and environmental impacts - very interesting what a ski area can do for the environment

• traceability of the structure and process of the organization

• Role model for other ski areas

• Energy and water efficiency

• Use of photovoltaic and biodiesel skidoos

CONTACT & INFORMATION

Anneliese Ritter Sustainable Development T: +43-(0)1-313 04/3464 M: +43-0664-9668617 emas@umweltbundesamt.at Umweltbundesamt GmbH Spittelauer Lände 5 1090 Vienna Austria http://www.umweltbundesamt.at