Voluntary Environmental Agreements Sample Clauses

Voluntary Environmental Agreements. A third market-based environmental instrument relevant to competition policy is the use of “voluntary agreements” and similar voluntary initiatives on the part of firms. Numerous types of corporate voluntary initiatives to protect the environment are currently in use within the EU, all of which can fairly be categorised as falling under the broad (and lately rather fashionable) umbrella phenomenon of “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR).91 The Commission has defined CSR as, “a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis...It is about enterprises deciding to go beyond minimum legal requirements and obligations stemming from collective agreements in order to address societal needs… In Europe, the promotion of CSR reflects the need to defend common values and increase the sense of solidarity and cohesion.”92 90 Commission Proposal for a Directive to extend and improve the functioning of the EU ETS, COM (2008) 30 final. 91 See Lyon and Xxxxxxx, Corporate Environmentalism and Public Policy (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2004) (who describe corporate environmentalism as “the most notable trend in environmental policy since the 1990s”), Bergkamp, “Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility: A New Sustainability Paradigm” (2002) European Environmental Law Review 136, Xxxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxx, “Le débat sur la responsabilité sociale des enterprises (RSE) à nouveau sur l’agenda politique européen?” (2008) Revue du Marché common et de l’Union européenne 393, and Xx Xxxxxxxx, “Corporate Social Responsibility European Style” (2008) 14(2) European Law Journal 203. 92 Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility, “Implementing the Partnership for Growth and Jobs: Making Europe a pole of excellence on CSR” COM (2006) 136 final, and Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility: A business contribution to Sustainable Development COM (2002) 347 final. The CSR concept has awakened massive interest in policy-makers at national,93 Community and international level,94 who have latched onto it eagerly as fitting perfectly with the goals of “sustainable development” and “integration” – i.e., as a way of combining growth and enterprise with environmental protection. At the EU level, the Commission has stated its ambition to make the Community a “pole of excellence” in CSR and that “CSR matters to each and every Eur...
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Voluntary Environmental Agreements. Voluntary approaches are a rather new instrument for environmental manage- ment. Previous work has mainly focused on VEAs implemented in 1990s and early 2000s. According to Xxxxxxxx et al. (2005), Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx (2013), and XXXX (2006), VEAs are effective means of addressing environmental issues in a quick and flexible manner, especially when compared to the process of enact- ment of legislation. For industries VEAs are a way to increase consumer trust. By participating in VEAs, companies not only contribute towards the improvement of the environment beyond official legislation but also communicate their com- mitment to environmental values. (Prakash and Xxxxxxx, 2011.) The possibility of gaining benefits, such as regulatory reliefs, higher market share, customer loyalty and higher product prices, is the main motivator for the firms to commit to the competitive environmental targets (Gunnigham, Kagan, & Xxxxxxx, 2003). The different types of VEAs share the four common characteristics pre- sented in FIGURE 1. Voluntary approach - Easy exit from the agreement - No legal consequences Legislative framework - Participants sign an official contract consisting the goals to be achieved Goals of VEAs Common characteristics of VEAs VEAs are open for various partners - Imrpoving the state of the environment - Governments & municipalities - Companies, NGOs & individuals FIGURE 1 Common characteristics of VEAs (Xxxxxxxxx, 2001)
Voluntary Environmental Agreements. Good or Bad News for Environmental Protection? Journal of Environmental Eco- nomics and Management 36, 109-130. Xxxxxxx, X. 2007. Doing Interviews. Los Angeles, London: SAGE. Xxxxxxxxx, X. 2001. Qualitative research requires quality concepts of its own. Management Decision, 39(7), 551-555 Xxxxxxxx, X. 2012. Triangulation, Respondent Validation, and Democratic Partic- ipation in Mixed Methods Research. Journal of Mixed Methods Re- search April 2012 6: 111-123.WRAP. 2016. A) Our history. Retrieved April 26, 2016 from xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/content/our-progress WRAP. 2016. B) Key publications. Retrieved March 31, 2016 from xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx/about-us/what-we-do/key-publications

Related to Voluntary Environmental Agreements

  • ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION Each environmental service provided by the Engineer shall have a deliverable. Deliverables shall summarize the methods used for the environmental services, and shall summarize the results achieved. The summary of results shall be sufficiently detailed to provide satisfactory basis for thorough review by the State, The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and (where applicable) agencies with regulatory oversight. All deliverables shall meet regulatory requirements for legal sufficiency, and shall adhere to the requirements for reports enumerated in the State’s NEPA MOU.

  • Environmental Assessment and Mitigation Development of a transportation project must comply with applicable environmental laws. The party named in article 1, Responsible Parties, under AGREEMENT is responsible for the following:

  • Environmental Releases Each Party shall notify the other Parties, first orally and then in writing, of the release of any hazardous substances, any asbestos or lead abatement activities, or any type of remediation activities related to the Small Generating Facility or the Interconnection Facilities, each of which may reasonably be expected to affect the other Parties. The notifying Party shall: (1) provide the notice as soon as practicable, provided such Party makes a good faith effort to provide the notice no later than 24 hours after such Party becomes aware of the occurrence, and (2) promptly furnish to the other Parties copies of any publicly available reports filed with any governmental authorities addressing such events.

  • NON-SEXIST ENVIRONMENT 1. A non-sexist environment is defined as that in which there is no discrimination against females or males by portraying them in gender stereotyped roles or by omitting their contributions.

  • Environmental Conditions A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx’x, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

  • D5 Environmental Requirements D5.1 The Contractor shall in the performance of the Contract have due regard to the Authority’s Environmental, Sustainable Procurement and Ethical Procurement policy statements and in addition, shall assist the Authority in achieving the Sustainable Development in Government targets (“SDIG”). These statements and targets require the Authority through its procurement and management of suppliers to inter alia:

  • D4 Environmental Requirements D4.1 The Contractor shall, when working on the Premises, perform its obligations under the Contract in accordance with the Authority’s environmental principles, which are to conserve energy, water, wood, paper and other resources, reduce waste and phase out the use of ozone depleting substances, minimise the release of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds and other substances damaging to health and the environment.

  • Obligation to Notify Owner of Existing Hazardous Materials The Contractor shall immediately notify the Owner and the Design Professional, both orally and in writing, of the presence and location of any physical evidence of, or information regarding the presence of Hazardous Materials at the Site of which it becomes aware. If the Contractor encounters Hazardous Materials on the Site the Contractor shall (i) immediately stop performance of Work or that portion of the Work affected by or affecting such Hazardous Materials; (ii) secure the contaminated area against intrusion; (iii) not disturb or remove the Hazardous Materials; (iv) not proceed, or allow any subcontractor or supplier to proceed, with any Work or other activities in the area affected by such Hazardous Materials until such materials have been properly remediated and until directed in writing to do so by the Owner; and, (v) take any other steps necessary to protect life and health and the surrounding environment. The Contractor shall be entitled to adjustment of the Contract Time and the Contract Sum pursuant to Section 5, Part 2 of these General Conditions in order to compensate for the impact of any required demolition, re-work, shutdown, delay, protection of work, disruption, and start-up resulting from the encountering of such Hazardous Materials on the Site for which the Contractor is not responsible.

  • Environmental Condition Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 to the Information Certificate, (a) to each Loan Party’s knowledge, no properties or assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries have ever been used by a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries, or by previous owners or operators in the disposal of, or to produce, store, handle, treat, release, or transport, any Hazardous Materials, where such disposal, production, storage, handling, treatment, release or transport was in violation, in any material respect, of any applicable Environmental Law, (b) to each Loan Party’s knowledge, after due inquiry, no Loan Party’s nor any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets have ever been designated or identified in any manner pursuant to any environmental protection statute as a Hazardous Materials disposal site, (c) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice that a Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any revenues or to any Real Property owned or operated by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, and (d) no Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective facilities or operations is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree, or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law or Environmental Liability that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

  • Compliance with Environmental Laws Except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including without limitation, laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum and petroleum products (collectively, “Materials of Environmental Concern”), or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), which violation includes, but is not limited to, noncompliance with any permits or other governmental authorizations required for the operation of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws, or noncompliance with the terms and conditions thereof, nor has the Company or any of its subsidiaries received any written communication, whether from a governmental authority, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any Environmental Law; (ii) there is no claim, action or cause of action filed with a court or governmental authority, no investigation with respect to which the Company has received written notice, and no written notice by any person or entity alleging potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental responses costs, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from the presence, or release into the environment, of any Material of Environmental Concern at any location owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, now or in the past (collectively, “Environmental Claims”), pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law; and (iii) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including, without limitation, the release, emission, discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern, that reasonably could result in a violation of any Environmental Law or form the basis of a potential Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the Company or any of its subsidiaries has retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.

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