Environment Audit

• ISO 17020 Accredited Inspection Agency: ISO 17025 Accredited Testing Laboratory

CIL provides Green Audit Services in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. CIL is an ISO 17020 accredited inspection body.CIL conduct green audit in India. CIL is an accredited certification services in India. Green Audit can be defined as systematic identification, quantification, recording, reporting and analysis of components of environmental diversity. The Green Audit aims to analyse environmental practices within and outside the college campus, which will have an impact on the eco-friendly ambience. It was initiated with the motive of inspecting the work conducted within the organizations whose exercises can cause risk to the health of inhabitants and the environment. Through Green Audit, one gets a direction as how to improve the condition of environment and there are various factors that have determined the growth of carrying out Green Audit. Green audit is assigned to the criteria 7 of NAAC, National Assessment and Accreditation Council which is a self-governing organization of India. The purpose and focus of the audit were mainly to review all environmental aspects in university which included following: 1. Review of all environment related applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which organization subscribes. These include regulatory compliance documents like statutory permissions / NOCs from statutory authorities, Pollution control board related norms, Emergency Preparedness Plan, and Spill Prevention Plan etc. 2. All environmental monitoring reports pertaining to air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and status of results against applicable standards. 3. Examination of existing environmental management practices and procedures, including those associated with procurement and contracting activities. 4. Monitoring and review of all preventive maintenance of equipment’s connected with direct or indirect pollution. 5. Chemical management like storage, handling and use of chemicals, special arrangement for flammable chemical, and consumption tracking etc. 6. Waste management at site that includes storage and disposal, use of PPEs, hygiene conditions, any means of recycling through vendors. Hazardous waste and e-waste management and disposal in compliance with applicable norms. 7. Review of all critical areas and production processes in premise that has connection with environmental aspects and impacts. 8. Review of all the systems and processes in relation with environment that is part of environmental management system. 9. Review of environmental aspects including those associated with normal operating conditions, abnormal conditions including start-up and shut down, and emergency situations and accidents. 10. Review of overall environmental performance and practices of contractors and suppliers. 11. Review of extraction and distribution of raw material and natural resources. Distribution will include use and end life of product. 12. Evaluation of organization performance against the management objectives and targets in relation with environment. 13. Analysing the awareness level in premise for environmental policy and objectives which includes competency, awareness and understanding of roles and responsibility. 14. Operational control of all those operations that are associated with its identified environmental aspects and to check that control is effective in reducing the adverse impact associated with them. 15. Evaluation of previous emergency situations and accidents and review of emergency preparedness and response plan.

• ISO 17020 Accredited Inspection Agency: ISO 17025 Accredited Testing Laboratory

CDG is an ISO 17020 accredited inspection agency for NAAC green audits in India. CDG conduct green audit in India. CDG is an accredited certification services in India. Green audit is all about corporate responsibility. It uncovers the truth about statements made by governments and institutions with regard to the effects of environmental pollution. The aim of green audit is to review the measures taken by the company to combat pollution. Green audit is defined as “an official examination of the effects a company has on the environment”. It is also widely known as Environmental Audit. Green Audit can be better understood as: Compliance of Environmental Laws, Audit of Environment Cost and Environment Impact Assessment, and Carbon Credit. Objectives: The Green Audit process focussed on a few points to be closely focussed on, which are as follows: 1. To provide a healthy environment in campus 2. To enhance awareness towards environmental guidelines and responsibilities. 3. To identify cost saving methods through minimizing and effectively managing waste Green Audit Process: Green Audit process was conducted in three phases: a) Pre-audit activity b) Audit c) Action Plans and Recommendations. Green Audit comprises the identification, quantification, recording, reporting and analysis of components of environmental diversity of various establishments. It involves the inspection of the work conducted within the institution whose exercise can cause risk to the health of the inhabitants and the environment. It aims to analyse environmental practices within and outside of the concerned sites, which will have an impact on the eco-friendly ambience. The green audit is useful to detect and monitor sources of environment pollution and it emphasizes on management of all types of wastes, monitoring of energy consumption, monitoring of quality and quantity of water, monitoring of hazards, safety of stakeholders and even the management of disasters. The main objective of this green audit is to assess the environmental quality and the management strategies being implemented in the college. The specific objectives are: •The main objective is to secure the environment and reduce the threats posed to human health •To provide baseline information to enable organization to evaluate and manage environmental change, threat and risk •To prepare a checklist of flora and fauna diversity in and around the college campus. •To find out various sources of organic and solid waste generation and mitigation possibilities. •To suggest measures to improve biodiversity within the college campus. •To assess the quantity of water usage within the college campus. •To suggest sustainable energy usage and water conservation practices.  Stages under Green Audit: The different stages of green audit include Pre-Audit, Onsite Audit and Post-Audit Stages. The pre audit stage includes forming the audit team, planning the audit, acquire the background information and visit the site. Onsite visit includes the conduct of audit, prepare report of the observations and evaluate the observations. The post audit stage includes the production of the final report, prepare action plan to overcome the flaws and to keep a watch on the action plan.

Environmental audit is a general term that can reflect various types of evaluations intended to identify environmental compliance and management system implementation gaps, along with related corrective actions. In this way they perform an analogous (similar) function to financial audits.