With a focus on India, the purpose of this book is to describe how environmental auditing can be started by local governments / authorities and also to show how environment auditing of industries is being tackled in India, and what the limitations and constraints of the industries are in conducting environmental auditing. This book provides guidance on monitoring the state of the environment in local areas and establishing the impact of local action on global issues. It narrates how the policies and practices can be modified to recognise the high priority of the environment.
This book is a guide and an analysis as well on the issues of environmental auditing. It focuses on how to do audits. The possible checklists, standards and processes are also spelled out. It explores the choices and issues which a local authority or industrial / company authority may face while acting on the audit process towards sustainable goals.
The issues, approaches and practices discussed in this book are equally helpful to the industries who are really desirous of developing the environmental audit process. In fact, the term "environmental auditing" within local authorities is broader than in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. However, this book will certainly help local authorities and industries as well.