It is instrument which aim is verifying if company comply with conditions of environmental protection. It consist on checking company documentation and specify level of company influence on environment components. Ecological audit defines which requirements are accomplished, and which aren’t, and gives directions what company should do to comply with conditions and to paid possible the lowest charge for economical use of environment.
When its worth to carry out ecological audit
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Ecological audits are worth to carry out when company plans to make privatization, merger, break in stock market etc. In those situations audit is main element due diligence, and improves company valuation.
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Ecological audits can caution company against unpleasant surplices from ecological organizations, which can use company ecological weak points and block investments.
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Ecological audits should be carry out before new investment
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Ecological audits help in raising funds from European Union and getting fast construction permit.
Kinds of ecological audits
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Eko-screaning - includes: checking documentations of environmental protection, specifying source of documentation, which should be keep in company. Result of eko-screening is to define precisely which requirements have to be fulfit.
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Basic ecological audit – includes scope of eko- screaning plus analyze of company influence at particular elements of environment.
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Full ecological audit – includes basic ecological audit and ecological comprehensive analyze
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Lux ecological audit- includes full ecological audit and comparison company activity with Best Available Techniques. It’s integrated environmental analyze.