Environmental management
Many opportunities exist for your business to manage its impact on the environment. Reducing your impact on the environment can often save your business money, through using resources more efficiently and by avoiding financial penalties for pollution.
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Environmental laws
In New Zealand there are specific environmental laws and regulations that may apply to your business.
Environmental management systems
This tool helps you change and manage operational and production processes. Using it can help you to improve efficiency across your organisation.
National Environmental Standards
These regulations, issued under the Resource Management Act by central government, prescribe technical standards, methods or requirements for environmental matters.
Natural resource management
In New Zealand, natural resource management is governed by the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The RMA's core purpose is to help achieve sustainability in New Zealand. For businesses that use natural resources, or have a direct effect on them, there may be RMA requirements to consider.
