Using Gemi's environmental self‐assessment procedure (Esap) to evaluate environmental performance

With increasing expenditures on improving environmental management, there comes a need to determine a return on this investment by measuring performance. One such means of measurement, GEMI's environmental self‐assessment procedure (ESAP), is based on a goal of meeting leadership standards and is the focus of this case study. Designed to be a self‐assessment tool, the ESAP reflects a company's perceived rating of environmental performance. This perception can be different from actual performance, depending on the objectivity exercised and the level of compliance assurance information available.