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MSWG Sponsoring National Research Summit on EMS (10/22/99 - DEP Update)
The Multi-State Working Group (MSWG) on Environmental Management Systems is sponsoring a research summit at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2-3. The summit will allow researchers to discuss current and future directions for environmental management system (EMS) research. Representatives from DEP will be participating in the event.
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Focus On EMS: Why One Small Business Is Pursuing ISO 14001 (10/8/99 - DEP Update)
Following KPW’s decision to pursue an EMS, the company developed an Environmental Policy with top management commitment. Top management’s commitment to the environmental policy is critical since all activities undertaken by the EMS are performed for the purpose of implementing the policy.
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MSWG, EPA Host National EMS Workshop (7/30/99 - DEP Update)
The Multi-State Working Group (MSWG) on Environmental Management Systems and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently hosted Learning Together, the second Annual national workshop on environmental management systems (EMSs).

Download Presentations from Learning Together: Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Performance and Regulation Innovation

MSWG Discusses Glatfelter's Certification (6/4/99 - DEP Update)
The Multi-State Working Group (MSWG) on Environmental Management Systems held its quarterly meeting in Pittsburgh to discuss P.H. Glatfelter’s recent certification to ISO 14001, among other topics.
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Multi-State Working Group Issues First Public Report (5/28/99 - DEP Update)
The Multi-State Working Group (MSWG) on Environmental Management Systems recently issued its first public report on its environmental management research. The first public report provides some background information on the project, the state and federal agencies involved and some basic demographics on organizations submitting data in the effort.
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Multi-State Working Group, CSG Forge Partnership (4/9/99- DEP Update)
The Council of State Governments (CSG) is the new administrative home for the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems (MSWG). An agreement was worked out earlier this month between the two organizations outlining details of the cooperative partnership, which integrates MSWG research projects into CSG’s Environmental Policy Group in Lexington, Ky.
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