The LIFE certification methodology as a diagnostic tool of the environmental management system of the automotive industry |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;2. Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA;1. Institut des Sciences de l''Evolution de Montpellier UMR 5554, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier, Cedex, France;2. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, 4-14 rue Ferrus, 75014, Paris, France;3. Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany;4. Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil;5. Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Pici, CEP 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil;6. Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hídricos, Aldeota, Fortaleza CEP 60115-221, CE, Brazil;7. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR GEAU, INAT Tunis, Tunisia;8. Departamento de Educação, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, CEP 48970-000 Senhor do Bonfim, BA, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | We conducted a diagnosis of the environmental management system of the Brazilian auto parts industry, using the LIFE certification methodology (lasting initiative for earth) as a diagnostic tool. This certification recognizes enterprises that develop conservation actions for biodiversity for the purpose of minimizing and/or mitigating their own negative impact on the environment. Through this method, it was possible to quantify and qualify the environmental impact and investigate the existence of conservation actions, as well as evaluate them quantitatively and qualitatively. Therefore, we used this methodology to demonstrate its potential as an economic instrument of environmental management through its application within an EMS certified to the ISO 14001 series. It was shown that there are many benefits of using sustainable environmental resources (possibility to return to ISE-Corporate Sustainability Index-Bovespa) and for the final disposal of waste from production. The main results indicated that the LIFE methodology allows companies to incorporate actions to biodiversity conservation transversally into their EMSs, which can increase the efficiency of enterprise management. We believe that the use of this management model by other companies will enable the intensification of conservation actions in protected areas in their regions. |
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| Keywords: | Conservation Biodiversity Mitigation of impacts Economy LIFE certification Environmental management |
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