What is the Multi-State Working Group (MSWG)?
The Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems (MSWG) is a group of ten states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and industry representatives that is studying the effect of environmental management systems (EMSs), particularly those based on ISO 14001, on environmental performance. Since its beginning two years ago, MSWG has contracted with the University of North Carolina (UNC) to host and develop a database. Each of the states involved in MSWG is partnering with companies and organizations within their state to create pilot projects. Companies and organizations will submit the data to the states according to the MSWG Data Protocols developed by UNC. The states will gather data generated by their pilots’ EMSs and place them into UNC’s database where researchers studying a variety of environmental and management issues will have access to it. MSWG is currently working to identify research questions. Back to the Top
