Environmental Management

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Environmental Management

CRA provides a range of environmental management services including development of Environmental Management Systems (EMS), corporate reporting and benchmarking, environmental performance measurement, risk assessment, business continuity planning, and auditing. Our specialized teams have years of experience in handling environmental management issues for clients, both large and small, covering the full range of business sectors, including food and beverage, chemical, electronics, engineering, oil and gas, and automotive, as well as the public sector.  We have assisted more than 100 facilities in implementing ISO 14001 programs and have developed client specific environmental management systems.  CRA's approach is to add value by working with clients to ensure that management systems and CSR initiatives are directed at changing culture and behavior, improving performance, and delivering maximum business benefits.  Our services include:

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

• Environmental and Integrated Management Systems (ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and others)
• Information Data Management
• General and Specialized Environmental Training Courses including EMS Auditing to ISO 19011
• Gap Analysis of Existing Systems against ISO 14001 and other standards
• Internal EMS, Supply Chain (2nd Party), 3rd Party Pre-Certification Audits
• Technical Support for Certification Audits

 

Corporate Reporting and Benchmarking

• Report Development, Validation, and Verification
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Internal and External Benchmarking
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G3) Compliance Reporting and Verification

 

Relevant Projects

Click here to read the Spring 2009 edition of the Ontario Mineral Exploration Review featuring an article entitled "Defining and Quantifying an Environmental Footprint," written by Douglas Smith.  Douglas Smith is a Professional Geoscientist with CRA Ltd., in Waterloo, Ontario.