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Environment, health and safety (EHS) (or health, safety and environment – HSE –, or safety, health and environment – SHE –) is an interdisciplinary field focused on the study and implementation of practical aspects environmental protection and safeguard of people's health and safety, especially in an occupational context.
Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11 or Global Goal 11), titled " sustainable cities and communities", is one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The official mission of SDG 11 is to "Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable". [1] The 17 SDGs take into account that ...
An example is the European environmental research and innovation policy, which aims at defining and implementing a transformative agenda to greening the economy and society as a whole so as to achieve "truly" sustainable development. The EU strategies, actions and programmes promote more and better research and innovation for building a ...
There are several environmental policy goals that contribute to health including clean air and water, sanitation and hygiene, safe use of chemicals, workplace safety, health-supportive built environment, and sustainable agriculture. [2] Environmental health risk factors include: climate change, air and water pollution, some chemicals and ...
Environmental audit. An environmental audit is a type of evaluation intended to identify environmental compliance and management system implementation gaps, along with related corrective actions. In this way they perform an analogous (similar) function to financial audits.
This List of SDG targets and indicators provides a complete overview of all the targets and indicators for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. [1][2] The global indicator framework for Sustainable Development Goals was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed upon at the 48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission held in March 2017.
The full title of Target 12.7 is: "Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities." [1] It has one indicator: Indicator 12.7.1 is the "Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation". [1] Three objectives, SPP, GPP and SRPP, all figure in the ...
Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Goal 14 or SDG 14) is about "Life below water" and is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording is to "Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development". [1] The Goal has ten targets to be achieved by ...