ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BUSINESSES

Early day motion 793, tabled 6 July 1999 by Paul Marsden (Labour). Signed by 31 members.

That this House urges businesses to develop environmental management systems in accordance with the international standard ISO 14000, improve their operations and procedures by reducing waste, energy use, emissions and pollution, manage resources in a holistic and sensitive way, publish and monitor environmental targets and actual performance in their annual reports, strive to achieve environmental goals by encouraging employee participation, minimise bureaucracy through clear, simple and effective procedures and encourage customers and suppliers to introduce compatible environmental management systems; and congratulates those businesses already committed to environmental improvements.

Signatures by party: Labour 22, Liberal Democrat 6, Labour/Co-operative 3.