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APPLICANTS
BUSINESS OVERVIEW AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT (GPEMA)
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The
Business Overview is an outline of the applicant’s
business, addressing what is most important to the business,
key influences on how the business operates, and major ‘site-specific’
environmental problems, if any. The Business Overview is
intended to help Examiners understand what is relevant and
important to the applicant’s business.
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The
Business Overview is of critical importance to the applicant
because:
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It
is the most appropriate starting point for writing
and reviewing the application, helping to ensure focus
on
key business issues and consistency in response, especially
in reporting business and environmental results;
and
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It
is used by the Examiners and judges in all stages
of application review, including the site visit, if
required.
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Guidelines
for Preparing the Business Overview
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Basic
Description of the Company
The Section should provide basic information on:
If the applicant is a sub-unit of a larger company,
a brief description of the organizational relationship
to the ‘parent’ should be given. Briefly
describe also how the applicant’s products and
services relate to those of the parent and/or other
units of the parent company. If the parent company
provides key support services, these should be described
briefly.
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The
nature of the applicant’s business: products
and services; company size, location(s), and whether
it is publicly or privately owned;
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The
applicant’s major markets (local, regional, national,
or international) and principal customer types (consumers,
other businesses, government, etc.) (note any special
relationships, such as partnerships, with customers
or customer groups).;
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Major
legal sanctions / consents, under which operating;
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A
profile of the applicant’s employee base, including
number, types, educational level, bargaining units,
and special safety requirements;
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Major
equipment, facilities, and technologies used;
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Environmentally
sensitive targets around the organisation site to
be added here.
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