The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary Regulation that defines the European Environmental Management System (EMS). Today the EMAS is undergoing a revision process, in order to fit ...the scheme to organizations and stakeholders’ requirements and increase its diffusion. Italy accounts for roughly 1,000 of the 4,000 certified European organizations and, especially during the last five years, a growing number of organizations have not renewed the certification. Thus, the aim of the survey is to investigate why many Italian organizations have dropped out of EMAS, and to identify which enabling measures would be more effective in order to encourage organizations to move back to the certification. The target of the questionnaire were the 339 Italian organizations that did not renew their EMAS registration between 2010 and 2015, and respondents were 99. In the first part of the paper, we present the general findings, while in the second one, certified Public Administrations and private-owned organizations are compared in order to delineate significant differences between the two groups. Concerning motivations for not renewing EMAS, implementation costs were the key reasons for both groups. Conversely, considering the possible enabling measures, while private-owned organizations demand long term tax benefits, Public Administrations prefer a greater consideration of EMAS in public funding. This paper systematically addresses this phenomenon through a survey, contributing to reduce the existing gap in literature and providing a useful input to decision-makers who are overseeing the EMAS revision process.
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•Recovery of manganese and lead from electrolytic manganese anode slime using the sulfur reduction roasting method was demonstrated.•Manganese and lead are basically separated, ...manganese forms a manganese sulfate solution, and lead forms into lead sulfate and is recycled.•A Box–Behnken design was used to optimize the experiment. After optimization, 98.77% of the manganese was recovered, and 45.23% of the lead was found in the filter residue.
Electrolytic manganese anode slime (EMAS) is a complex solid waste containing lead that is generated in the anode chamber during the production of electrolytic manganese metal, which poses challenges in its treatment. In this study, a sulfur-based reduction-roasting-acid-leaching system was developed based on thermodynamic calculations and wet leaching principles. The influences of the roasting temperature, manganese-to-sulfur ratio, roasting time, solid–liquid ratio, leaching temperature, leaching time, and sulfuric acid concentration on the separation of lead and manganese were investigated. The acid leaching process was kinetically fitted, and the leaching conditions were optimized using response surface methodology. The results showed that under optimal reduction-roasting-acid-leaching conditions, the leaching rate of manganese was 98.77 %, and the acid leaching process were conformed to the chemical reaction model 1-(1-x)1/3 = kt. The lead content in the filter residue was 45.23 %, meeting the requirements for lead concentrate ore. The SO2 gas generated during roasting was effectively treated by alkaline solution absorption, thereby achieving the separation, harmless treatment, and resource utilization of lead and manganese in EMAS.
Of the many important events that occurred in the two decades of the 21st century, the process of accelerating urbanization—especially in third-world countries—became something quite phenomenal. It's ...never even happened before. In the early 2000s, only about 45 percent of the population in the third world lived in urban areas, by 2020 the number had reached about 55 percent. Between now and 2035 the percentage of the population living in urban areas will reach about 85 percent in developed countries. Meanwhile, in developing countries will reach about 65 percent. By 2035, it is also projected that about 80 percent of the world's urban population will live in developing countries' cities.
Human activity has been the primary driver of wicked problems that have resulted in the twinned climate and biodiversity crises, that must now urgently be addressed by all sectors of society. Such ...impacts are primarily driven by economic activity and how business is conducted. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) make up the majority of global and UK business with relatively unquantified environmental impact. The present study investigates how UK-based SMEs experience environmental management systems (EMS) – tools used to systematically identify the environmental impact of products and processes - to identify key opportunities and limitations to their implementation.
Between 2000 and 2021 the topic has received a consistent, but low level of attention, with a marginal increase that coincides with the introduction of environment, social, and governance (ESG) requirements. The study synthesized the findings of 30 publications identified in a systematic review of literature that were comprised of case studies and review articles. Internal drivers for embarking on an EMS were resource use efficiency and cost-savings, and market advantage was a frequent external driver. Limitations were often more internal than external, and included inadequacies in human resource, knowledge and skill to undertake an EMS in house. Legal compliance featured as both a key internal and external driver, but a lack of mandate for EMS implementation and external (e.g., governmental) support were critical external limitations. Consequently, key focal areas to upscale the ambition of EMS for SMEs were the provision of guidance and training, as well as top-down pressure.
Overall, there are increasing pressures upon the SME sector to improve their sustainability performance due to the trickle-down effect of stronger, international ESG related policy and legislation into the value chain and EMSs may offer an established framework to enable SMEs to move with larger corporates into a more sustainable future.
•A systematic review was conducted on EMS based literature.•Transactive, knowledge, learning, and procedure influence UK firms.•Opportunities for further study on engagement, resources, and interaction.
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP INVESTOR EMAS Prananingtyas, Paramita
Masalah-masalah hukum : majalah Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Diponegoro,
10/2018, Letnik:
47, Številka:
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Journal Article
Recenzirano
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Emas, suatu benda yang sangat bernilai. Selama berabad-abad telah diakui sebagai logam mulia, yang mendapatkan tempat tertinggi sebagai pilihan investasi masyarakat. Investor-investor yang tergiur ...dengan keuntungan maksimal yang ditawarkan dari berinvestasi pada emas inilah yang menjadi sasaran empuk para pengelola investasi emas illegal. Keadaan tersebut memunculkan beberapa masalah dalam naskah ini, antara lain mengenai bentuk investasi emas dan bentuk perlindungan hukum bagi para investor yang terlibat dalam penipuan investasi emas. Metode penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah yuridis empiris, dengan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh adalah investasi emas dapat dilakukan dengan berbagai cara antara lain melalui pembelian emas perhiasan dengan kadar 22 karat. 18 karat dan 12 karat, emas batangan dengan kadar 24 karat, emas koin dengan kadar 22 karat dan berinvestasi emas secara tidak langsung atau berjangka dengan sistem online. Penipuan investasi emas dilakukan oleh para pengelola jasa investasi emas yang tidak menyerahkan emas dalam bentuk fisik kepada para investor dan memakai sistem money game atau skema ponzy untuk menarik minat para calon investor. Perlindungan hukum bagi para investor emas telah diatur oleh Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) melalui Satgas Waspada Investasi, SiPeka dan FCC. Namun pelaksanaan tugas dan kewenangan OJK ini masih belum maksimal.
Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is the most important public standard for an Environmental Management System. In the last few years, the number of certified organisations has been ...decreasing. Scholars have largely debated the drivers, barriers and benefits, but the recent decrease in EMAS registrations has not been sufficiently studied, leaving unsolved questions for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers. This paper aims to address this literature gap by (i) analysing the trends of other voluntary certification schemes in order to understand whether the decrease is a peculiarity of EMAS; (ii) investigating the reasons why formerly registered organisations have abandoned EMAS and why ISO14001 certified organisations do not adopt EMAS. The paper reports results of 17 interviews highlighting the lack of financial and human resources, the lack of market and stakeholder recognition, and the unclear added value of EMAS as reasons for the decrease of EMAS.
The novel COVID-19 infection has spread all over the world and is still generating a lot of issues at different levels. There is a lack of control in disease early diagnosis and rapid evolution, ...which impacts both the medical and the economic system. Young gastroenterologists should adapt to overcome current difficulties and continue their life and general training. This is a multi-center national study, which aims to assess the general perspective of young gastroenterologists (residents and young specialists) from six university centers in Romania regarding their current training and the psychological effect the pandemic has on their life and job. An online survey with 58 items was distributed using Google Forms, and quality of life and anxiety were assessed. The validated instruments 15D (for assessing the health-related quality of life) and endler multidimensional anxiety scales (EMAS-for assessing anxiety) were used. All analyses were performed using SPSS 25. Of the 174 gastroenterologists approached, 96 (response rate of 55%) responded. A majority of the respondents were residents in gastroenterology (64%), and 40.6% were male. The pandemic influenced the number of examined patients as well as young gastroenterologists' endoscopy training. Health-related quality of life was negatively associated with the level of anxiety generated by the cognitive component of anxiety as a state, the new and ambiguity of the state, and how threatened the respondent felt. The level of anxiety was moderate (median = 51), and no difference was found between the physicians working in a designated hospital or not. General caution should be considered for young gastroenterologists' training, and continuous observation should be done to ensure better mental health on the current evolution. These findings would need to be verified in larger-sample studies and in different types of specialties.
Emas merupakan salah satu mineral alam yang memiliki nilai jual tinggi oleh karena itu logam emas sering dieksploitasi secara besar-besaran. Keberadaan emas di alam umumnya terikat dengan mineral ...pembawa sehingga dibutuhkan suatu teknik pemisahan emas yang ekonomis, efektif dan ramah terhadap lingkungan. Metode isolasi emas yang saat ini umum digunakan adalah metode sianidasi dan amalgamasi, tetapi metode tersebut memiliki dampak yang berbahaya bagi lingkungan dan kesehatan. Metode lain yang lebih ramah lingkungan yakni menggunakan pelarut tiosulfat. Kemampuan tiosulfat mengekstrak emas berhubungan dengan pembentukan kompleks antara pelarut tersebut dengan logam emas. Proses pelindian dilakukan dengan pelarut tiosulfat. Dimulai dengan melakukan preparasi terhadap bijih emas Tatelu hingga diperoleh ukuran bijih sebesar 140+200#. Setelah itu bijih emas Tatelu dilindi menggunakan alat rolling bottle dengan variasi konsentrasi 0,5, 1 dan 1,5 M selama 24 jam dan diambil percontoh pada 4, 6, 12, 18 dan 24 jam kondisi persen padatan sebesar 20%, 30% dan 40% dalam keadaan temperatur ruangan. Persen ekstraksi 66,77% diperoleh pada percontoh dengan konsentrasi tiosulfat 1 M selama 24 jam dengan persen padatan sebesar 30%.
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