Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage

Environmental and social responsibility is becoming more and more important in today’s global economy. There are thousands of environmental and social codes and standards in the world today. The codes and standards define the rules and the objectiv...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
Format: Handbook
Language:English
en_US
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/619291480071464045/Environmental-and-social-management-system-implementation-handbook-food-and-beverage
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spelling okr-10986-254622021-04-23T14:04:31Z Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage International Finance Corporation food industry beverage industry environmental risks emergency preparedness stakeholder engagement social responsibility Environmental and social responsibility is becoming more and more important in today’s global economy. There are thousands of environmental and social codes and standards in the world today. The codes and standards define the rules and the objectives. But the challenge is in the implementation. An environmental and social management system (ESMS) helps companies to integrate the rules and objectives into core business operations, through a set of clearly defined, repeatable processes. This handbook is intended to be a practical guide to help companies in the food and beverage industry develop and implement an environmental and social management system, which should help to improve overall operations. Sections I and II provide background on ESMS in the food and beverage industry. Section III provides step-by-step instructions on how to develop and implement an ESMS. For more publications on IFC Sustainability please visit www.ifc.org/sustainabilitypublications. 2016-11-28T23:34:44Z 2016-11-28T23:34:44Z 2014-06-06 Handbook http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/619291480071464045/Environmental-and-social-management-system-implementation-handbook-food-and-beverage http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25462 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic food industry
beverage industry
environmental risks
emergency preparedness
stakeholder engagement
social responsibility
spellingShingle food industry
beverage industry
environmental risks
emergency preparedness
stakeholder engagement
social responsibility
International Finance Corporation
Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage
description Environmental and social responsibility is becoming more and more important in today’s global economy. There are thousands of environmental and social codes and standards in the world today. The codes and standards define the rules and the objectives. But the challenge is in the implementation. An environmental and social management system (ESMS) helps companies to integrate the rules and objectives into core business operations, through a set of clearly defined, repeatable processes. This handbook is intended to be a practical guide to help companies in the food and beverage industry develop and implement an environmental and social management system, which should help to improve overall operations. Sections I and II provide background on ESMS in the food and beverage industry. Section III provides step-by-step instructions on how to develop and implement an ESMS. For more publications on IFC Sustainability please visit www.ifc.org/sustainabilitypublications.
format Handbook
author International Finance Corporation
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title Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage
title_short Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage
title_full Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage
title_fullStr Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage
title_full_unstemmed Environmental and Social Management System Implementation Handbook : Food and Beverage
title_sort environmental and social management system implementation handbook : food and beverage
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/619291480071464045/Environmental-and-social-management-system-implementation-handbook-food-and-beverage
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