Quality Requirements for Environmental Information (Extended summary)

Year	2011
Number	UW-1119-E
Publisher	Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Series	Environmental studies

Development, Definition and Application of Quality Requirements for Reporting on the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production

This study defines quality requirements for environmental information about products, companies and national economies. It is based on the true and fair view principle used in financial accounting, on statistical standards and on guidelines for environmental reporting. The key quality requirements are relevance for decisions and the focus on the overall picture, which means considering all relevant environmental impacts along the whole life cycle.

Quality Requirements for Environmental Information (Extended summary) (PDF, 408 kB, 09.11.2011)