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ARTICLE · 22 NOVEMBER 2011

Compliance In Reporting

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Here are Dianne’s presentation slides on Compliance and reporting Nov 15 11 from this week’s Envirogate conference, Environmental Compliance Essentials. Bottom line: due diligence in environmental reporting has the same basic structure as any other due diligence program: identify the legal requirements for reporting, reliably detect when they are triggered, give a trained person the job of reporting, keep good records, audit successes and learn from mistakes.

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Here are Dianne's presentation slides on Compliance and reporting Nov 15 11 from this week's Envirogate conference, Environmental Compliance Essentials. Bottom line: due diligence in environmental reporting has the same basic structure as any other due diligence program: identify the legal requirements for reporting, reliably detect when they are triggered, give a trained person the job of reporting, keep good records, audit successes and learn from mistakes.

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