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The contribution describes an information management approach that elevates the orthodox “one size fits all” disclosure practice of environmental reports to a sophisticated digital stage, using environmental statements according to the European Union Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) as example. The information management approach is illustrated along three basic elements: stakeholder analysis and information requirement analysis (representing information demand), XML-based document engineering (modeling information supply), and IT supported reporting system (cross matching information supply and demand). As a result, environmental statements could be developed from universal documents on print media and thus being a mere EMAS requirement to valuable environmental communication vehicles which provide substantial and reliable information in a tailored fashion and are available on various media — due to an underlying single source cross media principle.
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Isenmann, R. (2007). Information Management for Sophisticated Environmental Reporting. In: Gómez, J.M., Sonnenschein, M., Müller, M., Welsch, H., Rautenstrauch, C. (eds) Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71335-7_10
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