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EMAS, New Applications and Evolution in Italy and EU

The introduction of voluntary instruments, such as EMAS, has radically changed the approach of
the business world for the environment by passing the “command and control” logic to that in favor of a proactive
approach. Born for industrial sites, the EMAS Regulation has seen time in the possibility of application to all
organizations, both private and public, offering the possibility of membership, in the latest version, also to
organizations operating outside the borders of Europe, through the formula of the EMAS Global. However,

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