Methodology for the Environmental Service Suppliers’ …
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reduce pollution of water resources by eliminating chemical and hazardous material
releases, reducing the proportion of untreated wastewater and increasing efficiency
of water use.
At the high risk level are concentrated the activities of waste management, represented by the categories “Management of non-hazardous waste”, “Recovery and
recycling of waste” and “Management of hazardous waste”. In these activities the
handling of materials, collection, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of
waste and tailings, which require a high level of management, takes place.
This result is consistent with Brazilian regulations, since strict legislation is
applied in all stages of the waste management process, from collection to final disposal, especially for those wastes considered to be hazardous. These activities are
considered to be effective or potentially polluting. This has a direct impact on the
service supplier contracting, as there is a need to verify and monitor compliance with
the requirements specified by law.
The categories involved in waste management have the potential to contribute to
SDG 12—Sustainable Consumption and Production, regarding the environmentally
sound management of chemicals and all waste, significantly reducing the release of
these elements into air, water and soil, seeking to minimize their negative impacts
on human health and the environment.
The categories considered to be of high risk require greater control and power of
influence on the part of the contracting companies, that’s why the verification process
was elaborated for them.
6 Steps 2 and 3—Unified Verification Process of the Most
Critical Categories and Validation
The verification process for the most critical categories was prepared with the GPMAI
volunteer companies’ collaboration, which shared the suppliers’ qualification methods used in their companies and participated in the structured methodology validation
steps. What motivated the companies to take part was the interest in implementing
or improving their suppliers’ qualification processes, and especially, the possibility
of sharing the results.
In the first stage, to prepare the verification process, a meeting was held with the
companies to present the research proposal and to establish a partnership with those
which accepted volunteering. The companies then submitted their internal suppliers’
qualification procedures, document requirements, and on-site verification forms.
From the analysis of the submitted materials, two subsequent stages of verification
were established to determine the service suppliers’ qualification. In addition, two
forms were also elaborated: (1) Register of environmental service suppliers; (2)
Critical supplier verification form.
The first stage is the pre-qualification, which consists of the register, and the
documents received, allowing evaluating the company suitability for the exercise of
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reduce pollution of water resources by eliminating chemical and hazardous material
releases, reducing the proportion of untreated wastewater and increasing efficiency
of water use.
At the high risk level are concentrated the activities of waste management, represented by the categories “Management of non-hazardous waste”, “Recovery and
recycling of waste” and “Management of hazardous waste”. In these activities the
handling of materials, collection, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of
waste and tailings, which require a high level of management, takes place.
This result is consistent with Brazilian regulations, since strict legislation is
applied in all stages of the waste management process, from collection to final disposal, especially for those wastes considered to be hazardous. These activities are
considered to be effective or potentially polluting. This has a direct impact on the
service supplier contracting, as there is a need to verify and monitor compliance with
the requirements specified by law.
The categories involved in waste management have the potential to contribute to
SDG 12—Sustainable Consumption and Production, regarding the environmentally
sound management of chemicals and all waste, significantly reducing the release of
these elements into air, water and soil, seeking to minimize their negative impacts
on human health and the environment.
The categories considered to be of high risk require greater control and power of
influence on the part of the contracting companies, that’s why the verification process
was elaborated for them.
6 Steps 2 and 3—Unified Verification Process of the Most
Critical Categories and Validation
The verification process for the most critical categories was prepared with the GPMAI
volunteer companies’ collaboration, which shared the suppliers’ qualification methods used in their companies and participated in the structured methodology validation
steps. What motivated the companies to take part was the interest in implementing
or improving their suppliers’ qualification processes, and especially, the possibility
of sharing the results.
In the first stage, to prepare the verification process, a meeting was held with the
companies to present the research proposal and to establish a partnership with those
which accepted volunteering. The companies then submitted their internal suppliers’
qualification procedures, document requirements, and on-site verification forms.
From the analysis of the submitted materials, two subsequent stages of verification
were established to determine the service suppliers’ qualification. In addition, two
forms were also elaborated: (1) Register of environmental service suppliers; (2)
Critical supplier verification form.
The first stage is the pre-qualification, which consists of the register, and the
documents received, allowing evaluating the company suitability for the exercise of