The Swedish government decided in 1996 that the governmental authorities are to implemementEnvironmental management systems. Each year, the Swedish Environmental ProtectionAgency compiles the authorities? reports on their Environmental management systems. Thecompilation shows that not more than 20 % of the authorities perform Environmental audits.This study aims to investigate the authorities? view of internal Environmental audits, the incentivesof performing them.

The world's natural resources are constantly being reduced, which increases the pressure on companies to actively engage themselves in Environmental activities. Meanwhile, stakeholders focus is being broadened and it is now important not only to supply a particular product or service but also show that they are actively pursuing an Environmental agenda. Companies can use various tools to aid in Environmental efforts, but also to demonstrate to the world that the company is actively engaged in Environmental activities. One such tool is the Environmental standard ISO14001 which provides the company with guidance and support on how the business must manage its Environmental efforts. To show a business' progress in Environmental performance, it is advantageous to use Environmental performance indicators as they enable stakeholders to easily understand how the business works with Environmental issues.Authors in the field explain that the Environmental management system propagation is limited in service organizations.

Today?s political debate on Environmental issues and Environmental thinking, alongside the Swedish presidency of the EU and Climate Conferences shows that the environment is an important topic. Environment is important, not only in politics, but also for companies and the demand of Environmental strategies and Environmental reports has increased. This leads to an increased pressure on firms to begin to report on Environmental concerns and to create active systems for Environmental thinking.The aim of the present study is to examine why firms in the transport sector, mainly lorry transports, reports Environmental aspects and what drives these companies to create these reports.Based on stakeholder and institutional theory we aim to examine to which extent stakeholders affects the Environmental accounting and reporting. We also aim to explain how the organization is influenced to incorporate external and societal Environmental procedures.

The Environmental work in Sweden has developed a lot over the past fifty years. Today, most companies have some kind of Environmental work. Environmental activities are regulated by the Environmental Code, which applies in parallel with other laws. This report is an Environmental review for Bräcke Diakoni. The report aims to find out how much Environmental impact Bräcke Diakoni has.

Is accountability possible in global Environmental governance? The purpose ofthis thesis is to examine if accountability is possible in global Environmental governance. From an accountability perspective the thesis tries to illuminate global Environmental governance. An investigation about the conceptaccountability is made and the thesis also illuminates the possible problems that exist in global Environmental governance which exist of such a large amounts of different and often private actors. By investigating and examine the concept of accountability from different aspects and by using Global Compact as a example of global Environmental governance the thesis try to answer if accountability actually exist in global Environmental governance and in what way it is possible to demand accountability.

An Environmental review has been carried out at FORIA AB, a transportation- and machine service company, to analyze the company?s Environmental aspects from the transportation segment. This report describes the essential background and the methods of identifying and evaluate the Environmental aspects. It also describes how the work with the Environmental aspects often vary between different actors. The design of the ISO 14001 is intentionally broad in order to apply on all sorts of activities and organizations.

An Environmental review has been carried out at FORIA AB, a transportation- and machine service company, to analyze the company?s Environmental aspects from the transportation segment. This report describes the essential background and the methods of identifying and evaluate the Environmental aspects. It also describes how the work with the Environmental aspects often vary between different actors. The design of the ISO 14001 is intentionally broad in order to apply on all sorts of activities and organizations.

Environmental issues are global problems and they are a major challenge for any successful organizational business worldwide. Many challenges and opportunities emerge during the certification process of an EMS. Therefore it is interesting to contribute in understanding these emerging problems during this process.The aim of this study is to explore how the Environmental objectives could be achieved at preschools in Uppsala, investigate the perceived challenges and opportunities and to identify the outcome of implementing the ISO 14001, Green Flag at such set up.A qualitative method is used and three Green Flag certified preschools, affiliated to the Uppsala Municipality and located at different geographical location were selected. A structured interview with the Environmental representatives from the preschools and the municipality was completed. The so-called PDCA-cycle as a method of evaluating sustainable development and analysing the imperial data is used.The study showed that Environmental certification constitutes a great challenge for the municipality of Uppsala.

The purpose of this paper is to investigate some aspects of teaching Environmental issues, as they are manifested in another culture. In this paper, I will discuss how you teach Environmental issues, how the teaching environment is formed, and what an Environmental issue means to a South African teacher, as well as, if there are any cultural aspects to what an Environmental issue is. Seven observations were made and qualitative interviews with four teachers teaching Life Science in Cradock, South Africa - The results showed that these South African teachers, independent from each other, followed a similar pattern in their teachings. These patterns contain gathering information concerning Environmental issues in the immediate surroundings, as well as using the text book and teaching Environmental issues through lectures. It was not possible to draw a conclusion about the cultural aspects in association to Environmental issues.

Environmental management officers ? leadership and employeeship in local Environmental health authorityThe purpose of this study was to illustrate the working situation of municipal Environmental health management officers. This is a qualitative study where I have interviewed ten Environmental officers in ten municipalities in Sweden. The interviews were based on a half structured interview guide with questions. I have interpreted the interviews through different leadership theories.

Agencies towards Sustainable Development ? A Study of Environmental Management Systems in Governmental Agencies 2005A vision of the Swedish government is to build an ecologically sustainable society. A tool in this effort is to implement Environmental management systems (EMS). The aim of the thesis is to present in which phase of the implementation of EMS Swedish governmental agencies are. This will be done by compilation and evaluation of agencies? yearly Environmental reports.The thesis is written in co-operation with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish EPA).

Teaching preschool children about the environment. A comparative study of how two preschools work with Environmental issues.My investigations are based on qualitative interviews and observations carried out at two preschools, one of which has a nature and environment profile while the other works in traditional ways with these questions. I sought to explore the ways in which pedagogues in each preschool raise Environmental awareness and, more generally, awaken an interest in nature in the children. The consequences of methodological similarities and differences will be considered.This term paper concludes that the difference between an Environmental profile preschool and a traditional preschool working on Environmental awareness is not large. The knowledge gained by children in the latter preschool surpassed that gained in the former.

We must all take our responsibility to our common environment, we have to make sure that the following generation is guaranteed a healthy and good environment. Swedens universities have a significant role too achieve this. Environment questions have to integrate in the educa¬tion as a compulsory element, then more people will have an increased comprehension for the influence we have ion the environment. . My degree project have I decided to do about the Environmental work at Halmstad University.

This thesis has evaluated Environmental classifications of projects and the lessons learned to explore what the possible ramifications of implementing this in the construction and infrastructure are. Companies today are looking to develop methods to demonstrate their Environmental commitments, but there is an uncertainty regarding the contribution of Environmental classifications in this aspect.The literature review presents the theory of Environmental classification, which provides a general knowledge of its function. The empirical data is based on an analysis of existing classification methods and qualitative interviews. The analysis shows specific Environmental classification system for the area of construction and infrastructure. CEEQUAL is currently the only Environmental classification applicable to Swedish projects and therefore serves as the basis for the continued analysis.

Environmental objective 17: Sustainable consumption - An attempt to integrate the global impact of the Swedish consumption with the Environmental objectives system The aim of this report was to integrate the global impact of the Swedish consumption withthe Environmental objectives system through presenting a suggestion for a seventeenth Environmental objective ? Sustainable consumption. How the Swedish consumption pressures the global environment and methods to measure the affects was investigated. The pressure was divided into five main fields: climate, air, water, land and chemicals. The impacton humans and the biodiversity was also discussed, as well as differences between how men and women affect the environment and get affected when the environment changes.