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environmental audit

British  

noun

  1. the systematic examination of an organization's interaction with the environment, to assess the success of its conservation or antipollution programme

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Philip Dunne, who is the chair of Westminster's environmental audit committee, has two outside jobs worth £42,081 and spent the equivalent of about 19 working days on these roles last year.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2023

According to the FDA, Old Europe Cheese issued the recall to avoid further risks to their customers after a full environmental audit revealed a sample of cheese that tested positive for Listeria.

From Salon Oct. 3, 2022

The recall was sparked by an environmental audit of the Old Europe Cheese facility and 120 product samples.

From Washington Times Oct. 1, 2022

The next day it could no longer avoid it, by reporting that the Commons environmental audit committee had forecast a trebling of heat-related deaths by 2050.

From The Guardian Aug. 1, 2018

The Chouinards undertook an environmental audit of their products and operations.

From The New Yorker Sep. 12, 2016

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