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Figure 1 ANNE model of human effective permeability. Data for the model was obtained from published sources or provided through an agreement with Therapeutic Systems Research Laboratories (http /Avww. tsrlinc.com). Black dots represent the training and verification data set and the red dots represent the external verification data set...

Over 80 per cent of member sites now operate health, safety and environmental management systems. Self assessment against the Association s systems is now something all of our members carry out. A small number of sites also have these systems verified by external organisations our aim is to increase the level of external verification.34... 

Reporting, and timing of reporting on sustainability, is about on track with previous results. In 2002, 36 percent of respondents published a sustainability report. Three of these used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as a guide for their report, and one respondent obtained external verification for their report. 

Go beyond self-assessment of the implementation of Responsible Care and adopt external verification processes carried out either by associations, government bodies or other external organisations. 

North America Lost time accidents (100%) Social responsibility (75%) Prosecutions and fines (50%) Occupation illness (50%) Transport effect (0%) External verification (13%) Water consumption (13%) Energy usage (25%)... 

Scandinavia External verification (100%) Prosecutions and fines (75%) Transport effect (75%) Fatalities (75%) Reply card (25%) Transport incidents (25%) Emergency preparedness (25%)... 

In the chemicals industry CERs, it was found that there was often plenty of information on internal environmental auditing, accompanied by frequency and performance evaluation. However, true independent external verification of the CER as a... 

The two sectors have similar scores on emissions, contacts, social responsibility, and prosecutions and fines. However, the chemicals industry CERs are substantially better with respect to environmental management systems (+25%), internet reports (+22%) and occupational illness (+20%). Also there is a significant improvement on external verification (+17%). On the other hand, the chemicals CERs provide much less information on business profile (manufacturing countries (-25%) and operations (-24%)) and give significantly less attention to supplier involvement (-30%) and water consumption (-18%). 

The voluntary nature of CERs will inevitably detract from their credibility as far as some stakeholders are concerned. While external verification is very important to... 

A strong case is emerging for independent external verification - so much so that it would appear that verification could move from being seen as a desirable option to being a fundamental requirement. After all, this has been the case in financial accounting and reporting for a long time. 

The report indicates elements as being in place in more that 50% of the 42 countries for most of the milestones in features 1 and 4, and better than 30% implementation of the milestones in features 5 to 7. The lowest level of implementation is for verification. Only 7% of the countries have begun external verification of compliance and performance, and are making the results public. 

It is evident that many companies have detailed internal auditing procedures. However, given the low level of trust in industry information by the public, there is also a need to have in place independent external verification of the whole of the CER just as the annual report has to be audited. In order to obtain a yes score, firm evidence must be provided of the external verification by means of a certificate or by naming the verifier. 

External verification there is no evidence that the CER has been externally verified. 

External verification there is no sign that the contents of the report have... 

External verification carried out by Arthur D. Little. Random inspections of six sites in different countries (two visited, four by telephone) to assess the completeness of the methods of recording data, and consistency during transfer for consolidation. Bayer has implemented their recommendations from the last validation. 1999 recommendations are to improve information flow within Bayer, to include noise emissions in the questionnaire, and to compile data on below-ground information in more detail. 

Transport incidents while the external verification report identifies that Bayer records safety-relevant data covering the whole transportation process , this data is not discussed in the CER and a no score has been given. 

External verification the environmental report has not been externally verified. 

External verification no external verification report is included in the CER. There is a separate heading titled External Council on 1999 Public Report which instead contains two endorsements from consultants used to help shape our thinking . 

External verification the CER includes a verification statement by Deloitte Touche Certification B. V. The process involved ... 

External verification the report has been verified by Mr Horst Glenz and Mr Michael Sperling, for Gerling Cert, Umweltgutachter GmbH, Cologne. 

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