Environment

This aggregate criterion summarises the RBA VAP Environment sub-criteria. Its conformance is derived from the rollup of the sub-criteria listed below.

Sub-Criteria

• Environmental Permits and Reporting — Requirements for environmental permits, approvals, and regulatory reporting
• Hazardous Substances — Requirements for safe management and disposal of hazardous chemicals and waste
• Solid Waste — Requirements for managing, reducing, and recycling non-hazardous solid waste
• Air Emissions — Requirements for monitoring, controlling, and treating air emissions and noise
• Water Management — Requirements for water use, conservation, discharge treatment, and contamination control
• Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Requirements for tracking and reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions
• Environment Management Systems — Requirements for environmental management system, risk assessment, and continuous improvement

3.0.0 (2023-09-01)

Changed

• major: C6-Energy-Consumption-and-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions 1.1.0->2.0.0; CM-Environmental-Management-System 2.0.0->3.0.0; C2-Hazardous-Substances 1.1.0->1.2.0

2.0.0 (2022-06-01)

Changed

• major: CM-Environmental-Management-System 1.0.0->2.0.0; C4-Air-Emissions 1.0.0->2.0.0; C1-Environmental-Permits-and-Reporting 1.0.0->2.0.0; C6-Energy-Consumption-and-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions 1.0.0->1.1.0; C2-Hazardous-Substances 1.0.0->1.1.0; C5-Water-Management 1.0.0->1.1.0; C3-Solid-Waste 1.0.0->1.1.0; -C2-Pollution-Prevention-and-Resource-Reduction

1.0.0 (2021-01-01)

Changed

• Initial historical baseline — aggregate of the category sub-criteria.