标题：Development of an Environmental Performance Indicator Framework to Evaluate an Environmental Management System for Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia
出版社：Revista Eletrônica de Administração;Electronic Review of Management;Revista Electrónica de Administración
摘要：The integration of environmental management into military training activities has become a growing concern for the military sector internationally. There is also an increasing research interest in EMS evaluation worldwide. An Environmental Performance Indicator (EPI) framework is considered to be an effective means for environmental management planning and assessment. Yet, there is a scarcity of research evidence of its use for the military sector. As one of the largest landowners in Australia, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is extremely mindful of its duty as an environmental manager. It has an Environmental Management System (EMS) in place to assist military environmental management. The Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) is one of the most significant military training and environmental protection areas in Australia. Based on reviewing the EMS evaluation and indicator framework development initiatives, this paper introduces the ISO 14031 Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) approach and develops an Environmental Performance Indicator framework - the SWBTA-APISR (A=Activity indicator; P=Pressure indicator; I=Impact indicator; S=State indicator; R=Response indicator) to estimate how effective the EMS is as a tool for maintaining the sustainable environmental management of military training activities. The innovative features of this framework are described. This paper uses the military activities conducted within the Talisman Saber (TS) exercise as a case study of the ADF’s activities within SWBTA. This case study assists in developing an environmental reporting framework to examine the effectiveness of the ADF’s EMS. It is expected that the combination of the EMS and the EPE through a specific EPI framework for the SWBTA, will provide a systematic evaluation of the ADF’s EMS implementation and its environmental management performance in the area.
