Implementation of ISO 14001 at the Acushnet Rubber Company Inc.

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Project Name: Implementation of ISO 14001 at the Acushnet Rubber Company Inc.

Date Last Updated: 6/98

Project Summary: The Acushnet Rubber Company Inc. was the first company in Massachusetts and the fifth in the U.S. to be recommended for ISO 14001 certification. Acushnet fine-tuned an existing Environmental Management System (EMS) plan to link environmental impacts and aspects with the operation controls at their facilities. The company concentrated on production-based pollution prevention and design for the environment. The Acushnet Rubber Company Inc. experienced unprecedented growth in sales and hiring, while posting outstanding pollution prevention results at their two New Bedford plants.

Project Keywords: ISO 14000, ISO 14001, EMS/Environmental Management System, pollution prevention, environmental design

Organization Performing Research: Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute

Primary Research Contact:
Karen Thomas
Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone (978) 934 - 3275; Fax (978) 934 - 3050
E-mail: Karen_Thomas@uml.edu
Web: http://www.turi.org/

Date Research Started/Completed: February 1997

Publications Based on Research:
Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute's Technical Report No.37: "Implementation of ISO 14001 at the Acushnet Rubber Company, Inc., 1997"
Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute's Case Studies " ISO 14001: The TURA Program and the Acushnet Rubber Company, Inc., 1997"

Approximate Project Budget: no information provided

Primary Project Funder: Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI)

Funder Contact:
Karen Thomas
Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone (978) 934 - 3275; Fax (978) 934 - 3050
E-mail: Karen_Thomas@uml.edu
Web: http://www.turi.org/