Links and Downloads Environmental Management

Downloads EMAS

• Funding opportunities and privileges (German)
• Privileges through EMAS
• Guide for UMB (German)
• EMAS and energy management (German)
• EMAS: A good choice (German)

Further information and guidelines can be found on the website of the

• Environmental Verification Committee (UGA) and directly to the
• Download pages/Pages from EMAS

Important links

Environmental law

Environmental law
German regulations on occupational health and safety, environmental protection, transport of dangerous goods and technical law

Databases

Environmental database
Overview of companies and activities dealing with environmental issues in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (German)

REACH-CLP Helpdesk of the Federal Authorities
Obligations of a company under REACH regarding the registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals

Institutions, authorities and federal states

German Accreditation and Approval Body for Environmental Verifiers
Register of environmental verifiers under EMAS (German)

Environmental Assessment Committee at the Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation
Information about the central body for eco-auditing in Germany

Environmental Agency
Facts and figures on the environment

Saxon State Ministry for the Environment and Agriculture
Facts and figures on the environment in Saxony

Austrian Federal Environment Agency
Facts and figures on the environment in Austria

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
Scientific information on food, product and chemical safety, as well as consumer protection

EMAS.de/en
Informations on EMAS

North Rhine-Westphalia State Environment Agency
current environmental data from North Rhine-Westphalia

European Chemicals Agency
Regulations on scientific and administrative aspects of the registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals

Forums

Environmental Forum (German)
Discussion platform on environmental issues

Literature

The following links will take you to essential reference books on environmental management:

umweltmanagement-fachbuch (engl: environmental management reference book)

Saxon Association for Environmental Management

Federal Agency for Civic Education

Associations

Association for Sustainability and Environmental Management
Networking of experts and users of environmental and sustainability management systems