Good environmental management is essential for good and efficient cost-effect based environmental efforts. Telenor's work involving the external environment closely follows the international environmental standard ISO 14001.
The illustration shows which elements are included in Telenor's environmental management system at corporate level.
We have explored the different stages in the environmental management cycle. We have mapped status, forming the starting point for the Group's vision and environmental objectives and its plan of action.
Routines for follow-up of elements of the action plan have been established and a number of measures have been implemented. Environmental audits have been performed in various parts of the Group, with different starting points and target groups. Since 1996, the Group has prepared environmental reports, both as a part of the Group's annual report and in the form of independent reports. The cycle has been completed and new surveys are now being performed as an element of the ISO 14001 certification process which is in progress.
Both nationally and internationally, the requirements for documentation of environmental performance are growing. One of the most effective tools for this purpose is environmental certification of companies. In the course of 2000, the task of environmental certification of the Telenor Group has been commenced. In the first instance this applies to three major business areas and one smaller Telenor company. According to the plan, these companies will be certified in the course of 2002.
