Environmental Audit-Boots Plc

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Types of Environmental Audit Title: “Briefly describe a company or other organisation of your choice and identify which types of environmental audit are likely at the moment- to be most appropriate and why.” Boots Group PLC 1 INTRODUCTION This paper seeks to identify appropriate environmental audit procedures for the management of environmental risk within Boots Group Plc. 2 COMPANY PROFILE : Boots Group PLC (the “Group” or “Boots Plc”) is engaged in the retailing, manufacturing and marketing of healthcare products and property development. The Group employs around 75,000 people and its products are sold in 130 countries worldwide. The company has an annual turnover of up to £4billion and is made up of subsidiary divisions. Each subsidiary has its own identity and concentrates on its core business, operating independently via an executive board and management team. The Group’s subsidiary companies include: Boots The Chemists Boots Retail International, which operates in Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong Boots Healthcare International-which manufactures pharmaceuticals Support and Services-which serves all retail operations and Boots Healthcare International Boots Opticians Boots Properties Boots Contract Manufacturing Overall responsibility for environmental management rests with the Group personnel director. At corporate level, an Environmental Affairs team co-ordinates environmental issues for the group. At an individual business level there is a clear structure of responsibility devolved into each business via appointed managers with overall environmental responsibility for each division. The organisation has a policy statement committing to minimising its impact on the environment and aims to integrate environmental factors in all aspects of decision-making. Auditing is an essential component of environmental management and

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