Sector Studies

The main objective of this guideline is to inform companies that have offices and/or an administrative area at their headquarters about the opportunities to apply good housekeeping practices to minimize the environmental impact of their activity and, at the same time, to encourage them to look for new opportunities to prevent pollution in
their operations.

The study presents the most important good practices in administrative procedures and
groups them in seven categories that refer to the main vectors involved: purchasing criteria, efficiency in the use of water, paper and energy, suitable maintenance, waste
management and cleaning.

The aim of the study is to help companies achieve sustainable development, through the study of their impacts and by suggesting a wide range of possibilities for reducing pollution, which include reduction at source, recycling and recovery at source, waste recovery, redesign of product and process, good environmental and hygiene practices and the replacement of raw materials.

This manual of Pollution Prevention in the pulp and paper industry has been prepared with the aim to offer to the companies of the countries of The Mediterranean Action Plan instruments and decision mechanisms to improve their environmental performance progressively and to obtain a better and efficient production.

The present challenge consists of adopting the measures necessary to allow a sustainable development and to guarantee the competitiveness of the companies, especially the SMES.

This manual of good environmental practices in the logistics sector has the aim of providing methodological criteria and orientation especially for small and medium-sized businesses (generally with fewer resources available for environmental management) in order to incorporate good environmental practices into their daily activities. Introduction of good environmental practices results, in addition to achieving an environmental benefit, in an improvement in overall business management.

Businesses in the logistics sector seek to provide their clients with the best possible services, including a positive environmental attitude and increasing levels of quality. This manual can serve as a useful tool for introducing good environmental practices and gaining an advantageous competitive position.