Paket DIN-Taschenbuch 416/1 und 416/2

Environmental management, environmental audits, environmental labelling and life cycle assessments

Effective environmental management requires both robust management systems and reliable methods for assessing and communicating environmental information. The package comprising DIN Handbooks 416/1 and 416/2 combines both subject areas in a comprehensive collection of standards.

While Volume 1 covers environmental management systems, audits and adaptation to climate change, Volume 2 focuses on environmental labels, environmental declarations and life cycle assessments. Together, the two volumes provide a sound overview of key standardised areas of environmental management at both organisational and product level.

Standards for environmental management and sustainability assessment

The two DIN Handbooks cover key topics in modern environmental management. They support organisations in implementing and further developing environmental management systems and in assessing and transparently communicating environmental information.

Topics covered include:

• Environmental management systems
• Environmental audits and conformity assessment
• Adaptation to the impacts of climate change
• Vulnerability, impact and risk assessments
• Environmental labels and environmental declarations
• Life cycle assessments
• Water footprints
• Product carbon footprints
• Eco-efficiency assessments

Contents of the two volumes

DIN Handbook 416/1

The first volume contains standards and specifications on environmental management systems, their implementation and further development, as well as the auditing and conformity assessment of management systems. Further key topics include adaptation to the impacts of climate change, the assessment of risks and impacts, and adaptation planning for local authorities and municipalities.

DIN Handbook 416/2

The second volume brings together standards and specifications on environmental labels, environmental declarations and life cycle assessments. The topics covered include environmental labels, environmental product declarations, self-declared environmental claims, water footprints, product carbon footprints and eco-efficiency assessments.

Comprehensive support for environmental management and sustainability

The two volumes complement each other in terms of subject matter. While DIN Handbook 416/1 focuses on organisations, management systems and audits, DIN Handbook 416/2 centres on the assessment and communication of product-related environmental information. Together, they provide consolidated access to important normative foundations for environmental management and sustainability assessment.

The package is intended for:

• Environmental management officers
• Environmental management professionals
• Auditors
• Sustainability and environmental communication professionals
• Professionals working in standardisation and conformity assessment
• Users of environmental management systems, environmental labels, environmental product declarations and life cycle assessments