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Nongovernmental organizations NGOs

However, over the years, as environmentalism passed from scientists hands to green nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and to politicians eager to capture votes, impartial science... [Pg.236]

Informative instruments play an increasingly important role in chemicals policy. Information provided to different actors, such as consumers, professional purchasers, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), is often a prerequisite for change, as the information may be used for design, purchase, in recycling, and in recovery operations, or in order to put pressure on chemical manufactures or users to develop and/or use better alternatives. [Pg.256]

As providers of aid relief to communities across the world nurses must be aware of the need for accountability and quality of care. This is not easy as there is no universally accepted international minimum standard. In the absence of a single universal standard, some international government organizations (IGOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have developed their own standards. The Sphere project has attempted to develop the universal international minimum standards, and it... [Pg.572]

Once the financial, environmental, and social indicators and associated metrics have been developed, they may be used to assess an organization s sustainability performance through a sustainability audit, either internally by the organization, or by external stakeholders such as shareholders or environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).25... [Pg.263]

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) can send observers, but not delegates, to these international conferences. Despite this second-rate status, they have influenced the process of sustainable development.54 While at conferences, they can disseminate information and offer new ideas and suggestions. The idea of sustainable development has become part of mainstream thinking, much more so than 20 years ago. [Pg.522]

Manufacturers, users, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) are constantly demanding environmental impact data for the materials used in the production of various items. Environmental impact data, normally include items such as total energy used, green house gas emissions (GHG), toxic elements released, biological... [Pg.158]

There are other parmers, such as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The APELL process is designed to work with other initiatives to reduce risks and their consequences, not to replace them. [Pg.53]


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