A non- governmental organization (NGO) focused specifically on the environment and its unique issues.

an organization ‘s objectives regarding the environment supported by documented intentions and philosophy publicly stated.

Observed environmental issue. Threatens the well being of the organisms living in it. Unwanted, negative effect occurring. Impacting environmental quality. Caused by a known process.

Environmental guardianship based on policies and procedures . Objectives are (1) the conserving of natural resources , (2) the preserving of the existing natural environment and, (3) where possible, repairing […]

Independent US government agency having jurisdiction to protect the environment from existing and in-progress chemical substances that affect the environment. Example of such a chemical substance is a pesticide. This […]

Documented limits and tolerances on measured ratios and levels of pollutants allowed in water. Stated as water quality. A tested body of water must be within tolerance to be labeled […]

Allowable ratio of pollutant to measured water environment . Exceeding the standard results in constrained use of that body of water. Stated level of quality must be maintained . .

Objective evidence of environmental conditions as a public disclosure. Focused on a firm’s environmental performance information . Very much like public statements of financial performance information.

Environmental characteristics or factors that categorize conflict within an environment . This conflict can keep various populations in that environment from reaching their maximum growth potential . This conflict is […]

Environmental repair, reversing destruction of or damage to natural resources . The cost of mitigation potential damage to humans, fish, and other wildlife is included.

Actual or potential failure in the environment . Identifies threat of adverse effects on involved living organisms arising out of an organization ‘s activities. Sources of threat are effluents, emissions, […]

Maintaining the well-being of people by activities of improving or maintaining the standard of basic environmental conditions.

Careful, diligent monitoring of an organization ‘s internal and external environments. Contrast to surveillance , confined to a focused objective or a unique, focused sector. Seeking to detect early signs […]

Testing for hazardous contaminants on a piece of land. Measuring presence and concentrations.

Constraints or pressure on the environment . Natural and/or human-directed causes can be the reasons. An example of a human causes is the generation of pollution. An example of natural […]

Repeated flat-trended positive-results maintenance of the quality of environment on a long-term basis. Speaks to the stability of the factors and practices that contribute to this sustained positive trend.

Methods and tools used to maintain environmental sustainability .

Unsettled, shifting trends threatening environmental sustainability . Can be a situation where company management has little external-environmental information on changes in the existing environment ..

Worth of an environment and what it provides to a community or society that depends on that environment in one or more ways. Refer to environmental value added .

Expected positive net impact over a specific period of time. Measure of the quality of an organization ‘s activities on the environment .

Industry and engineering diligent of environmental impacts. Typically based on a philosophy that cares about the environment . Manifests itself in good design and successful project life cycles. Takes into […]

Proven by objective evidence that activities taken are environmentally positive. Harmony stems from the product or manufacturing processes that improve its environment and the associated ecological factors.

In international law . A public minister of the second class, ranking next afteran ambassador.Envoys are either ordinary or extraordinary ; by custom the latter is held in greaterconsideration.

Lat. On that day; on the same day.

Lat. At that instant; at the very or same Instant; immediately . 1 Bl.Comm. 196, 249 ; 2 Bl. Comm. 168; Co. l.itt. 208a; 1 Coke. 138.