Nearly 75,000 companies worldwide were certified to these standards by Oct 2004. The leading country is Japan with over 16000. The UK is second with nearly 5500 certified companies, while China has moved quickly into 3rd place with over 5000.

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Environmental practice @ work fits with environmental management. The definitions are the same, but your position is different from a manager, who is responsible for the organisation.You could be expected to get involved with target setting and suggesting ways to improve environmental performance.

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