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Ullika LundgrenMiljöcontroller

ullika@gu.se

031 7869870

Environmental management at the University of Gothenburg – how does it affect work at the laboratory?

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Environmental Management around the clock – ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental legislation demands:

• Inventory• Planning• Targets and plans• Fulfillment of laws• Environmental Audits• Follow-up• Reporting

• Results in continuity, possibility of strategic planning and continuos improvement.

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Inventory– handling of chemicals as a significant environmental aspect- extent- risk

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Planning- laboratory responsibles- laboratory handbooks - KLARA- staff training- routines for handling solid and liquid waste- routines for storing of toxics

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Targets and plans ( ”Handlingsplan för miljö och hållbar utveckling 2011-2015”) (The plan will be in English shortly)

Target for Chemical substances

• The University shall lessen the amount of present chemicals at the SIN-list with at least 5 percent to 2015 compared with the results from 2012.

• Assignments to deans/ head of departments and university director

• Plan for and implement activities relevant for the own operations.

Target för Environmental Risks

The University shall minimize the amount of incidents resulting in negative environmental impact and work for minimizing the consequences of such incidents.

• Assignments to deans/ head of departments and university director

• Plan for and implement activities relevant for the own operations.

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Fulfillment of Laws and Environmental Audits

• Checklist for fulfillment of laws once a year for all departments- How are the laws fulfilled? How is that controlled?

• Environmental Audit from three different angles:- Law demands- Demands from the standard ISO 14001- Own routines

- How is it actually working in reality?

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Follow-up and reportingwww.gu.se/miljo

• Sustainability reporting – results from all targets and good examples and best practice from the departments.

• EMAS-reporting• Swedish EPA and Ministry of Education

• Ministry of Energy• Ministry of Transportation

• Global Reporting Initiative• International Sustainable Campus Network