Environmental audit

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Environmental audit is an independent assessment of compliance by an enterprise or organization with regulatory requirements in the field of environmental protection during economic activity, assessment of environmental safety of raw materials, equipment, technologies, determination of potential damage to the environment, effectiveness of the existing environmental management system, determination of environmental problems and risks , selection of problem areas and development of measures to solve them, preparation of recommendations in the field of environmental activities.

The goals and objectives of the environmental audit:

The Law of Ukraine “On Environmental Audit” defines the basic legal and organizational principles of conducting an environmental audit, which is designed to increase the environmental validity and efficiency of enterprises regardless of the form of ownership and type of activity.

According to the law, an environmental audit is a documented, systematic, independent process of evaluating the object of an environmental audit, which includes the collection and objective evaluation of evidence to establish the compliance of specified types of activities, measures, conditions, the system of environmental management and information on these issues with the requirements of the legislation of Ukraine on environmental protection and other environmental audit criteria.

The goals and objectives of the environmental audit:

  • Justification and initiation of environmental activities.
  • Analysis and assessment of environmental aspects of the enterprise.
  • Analysis and evaluation of regulatory acts in the field of environmental protection.
  • Justification and initiation of environmental activities.
  • Identification of environmental problems of industries and territories.

 

According to the Law of Ukraine “On Environmental Audit”, two types of audit are provided:

Voluntary – carried out at the initiative of the object’s management or in agreement with it, if a third interested party (client, financial institution, etc.) acts as the Audit Client.

Mandatory – it is carried out by order of interested government bodies for facilities or activities that pose an increased environmental hazard.

Mandatory environmental audit in Ukraine is carried out in the following cases:

  • Bankruptcy of the enterprise.
  • Privatization.
  • Concessions of state and communal property objects.
  • Transfer or acquisition of an enterprise into state or communal ownership.
  • Transfers of state or communal property for long-term lease.
  • Creation of joint ventures based on state and communal property.
  • Environmental insurance of objects.
  • Completion of the product distribution agreement in accordance with the law.
  • In other cases provided by law.

The report and audit opinion prepared by us is an official document for any regulatory organizations and judicial authorities and will help to solve or remove many issues arising from their interaction with your company.

For you, we will conduct a comprehensive environmental audit of economic activity for compliance with the requirements of environmental protection legislation:

    • In the field of atmospheric air protection.
    • Protection of surface and underground waters.
    • Hazardous waste management.
    • For the reasonableness of the calculation of fees for negative impact on the environment (charge for pollution, various fines).
    • Regarding the company’s compliance with licensing requirements and conditions.
    • When obtaining a license for the collection, use, disposal, transportation and placement of waste.