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It increases the level of environmental commitment of the Spanish company
18/02/2004
on February 18, 2004
Foundation Surroundings has elaborated, by second bienio consecutive, the Index of Environingingmental Surroundings (IEA), that evaluates the degree of commitment of the company with the environingingment. In 2003, the IEA has situated in 68 points, a figure that is 10,6 upper points to which obtained in the report of 2001, and that approaches a lot to the Spanish companies to an attitude “proactiva”, that is to say, that the environingingment is already almost an integrated factor in the business gestión, and no only a compulsory question or by law.
However, the attitude of the Spanish company towards the environment is still being classified as it reactivated, which demonstrates that it remains focused on the fulfilment of the obligations which the environment imposes. Progress on ten points with respect to 2001 shows that they begin to appear signs of a more positive attitude towards the environment, in which the correction leads to preventive measures.
The main limitation for environmental improvement are economic factors; the main motivation is the recognition of these improvements by public administrations. Addition, 50 per cent of the companies still does not have enough in the field of environmental training; These shortages are in specific sectors (hospitality and oil refining) and CCAA (Baleares-Canarias and La Rioja-Navarre).
Most addressed by corporations environmental performance is the implementation of systems of environmental management (preventive measures), although the benefits associated with it are, mostly, of intangible character and the main economic benefit is still saving for the recovery of products and/or energy. The environmental investment drops by 30%, from 933 million in 2000 to 714 in 2001. However, increases the number of companies you have incurred environmental costs (more than 95 per cent).
More information: www.fundacionentorno.org
